American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1866-01-18
Relief Of the widow of 9tonewall
JackDon.

Jackson
Several persons have spoken to me to- dag
and yesterday in regard to the communica.
ton and editorial article which appeared in
The News of the 27tb, in regard to a move.
ment for the relief of the widow of the late
army. There is no doubt, if the movement
is started 10 New York, a very handsome
sum can be collected here, and sent on to
swell the general amount. Indeed, know
of many wealthy persons in this city who
will be glad to contribute to so worthy an
object. The memory of the gallant General
Stuart, "the right hand of Lee" and the
memory of Stonewall Jackson, the illustri-
Gus, the indefatigable and never-weary hero
of so many victorious battles and campaigns,
are venerated both here and in Baltimore by
a very large proportion of the citizens of the
two cities. So that can safely promise,
from Baltimore and Washington, a large con-
trbution to the "Stonewall Jackson Fund"
In this connection I Will send you a real po.
etic gem a jewel of the first water. 1t is
lie heartfelt tribute of the soldiers who serv-
et under him, to the most prominent features
CT their generals character. To say that his
men loved and worshipped him would be to
family express the feelings which they enter
tanned toward him There was not one of
them that would not have died for him He
led them on forced marches over horrible
roads and through tangled forests, aud for
distances that no modern army has ever
rqualel and the result was, surprise and
victory. When the history of the late war i9
written Gen. Jackson will take his place
among the greatest generals of modern times.
These verses were found, stained with blood,
in the breast of dead soldier of the old
Stonewall Brigade, after one of Jackson's
battles in the Shenandoah Valley. pity
the man who can read them without deep
emotion, or with dry eye.-N. Y. News.
sToNEwALL yAcKsoNs WAY.
Come men, stack arms Pile on the rails
Stir up the camp FIRE bright,
y J matter if the canteen fails,
Wen make a roaring night.
Here Shenandoah crawls along,
Here burly Blue Ridge echoes strong,
To swell the brigade's ropsing cong,
IF "Stonewall Jackson's way"
We see him now,-the old slouchee hat,
Cooked Ter his eye askew-
TIE shrewd dry smile-the speech So pat,
So calm, so blunt, so true.
The "Blue Light Elder" knows EN- well;
Says he, that's Banks, he's fond of shell, |
Lord, save his soul wen give him well |
That's "Stonewsll Jackson's way"
Silence ground arms kneel all caps of!
Old Blue Lights going to pray:
Strange the fool that dares to scof!
Attention its his way
Appealing from his native sod
Hear US, Almighty God
Lay bare thine arm, stretch forth thy rod,
Amenr That's Stonewall Jackson's way.
He's in the saddle now Fall in!
Steady The whole brigadel
Hills at the ford, cut off; ven win
His way out, ball and blade.
What matter if our shoes are worm
What matter II our feet are torn?
Quick step we're with him before dawn
That's Stonewall Jackson's wayI
The SUMS bright lances rout the mists
Of morning-aDd, by George
Here's Longstreet, struggling 10 the lists,
Hemmed in an ugly gorge.
Pope and his Yankees, whipped before,
"Bsyonets and grapeW hear StOnewall roar,
"Gharge, Stuart ! pay of Ashley's score,
10 StoneWall Jsckson's way"
All maiden, wait, and watch, aud yearp,
For news of Stonewalrs band
All widow, read with eyes that burn,
That ring upon thy hand
All wife, sew on, pray on, hope oni
Thy life shall not be all forlorn;
The foe mad better ne'er been born,
That gets in Stonewalrs way.
p1r Rev. DR.. Teasdsle, one Of the pulpit
celebrities Of this State, was 70 deliver q lee
lure in Louisville, on the 10th, for the bene-