Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-07-13

his earnest and pathetic piety, his single
ness Of aim, his immense energy as an eye
cutive officer, and the loyalty of his ma
ture. making obedience the first Of all du-
ties. "He rose every morning at three"
said Mr.. Davis, performed his devotions
for nalf an hour, and then went booming
along at the head Of his command, which
came to be called :Jackson's foot cavalry"
from the velocity OF their movements.
He had the faculty, or rather gift, of excl
ting and holding the love confidence Of his
men to an unbounded degree, even though
the character of his campaigning imposed
on them more hardships than any other
troops in the service. Good soldiers care
not for their individual sacrifices when ado
quate results can be shown; and these
General Jackson never lacked. Hard
fighting, hard marching, hard fare, the
strictest disciplne-all these men will
bear if visibly approaching the goal Of
their hopes. They want to get done with
the war, back TO their homes and families ;
and their instinct soon teaches them which
commander is pursuing the right mean, to
accomplish these results. Jackson was a
singularly ungainly man an horseback,
and had many peculiarities of temper,
amounting TO violent idiosyucrasies but
everything in his nature, though here and
there uncouth, was noble. Even in the
heart OF action, when most exposed, he
might be seen throwing up his hands 10
prayer. For glory he lived long enough" "
continued Mr.. Davis with much emotion,
land if this result had to come, it was The
Divine mercy that removed him. He fell
like the eagle, his own feather on the shaft
that was dripping with bis life-blood. In
his death the Coafsderacy lost an eye and
an arm, our only consolation being that
the final summons could have reached no
soldier more prepared to accept it joyfully.
jackson was not Of sanguine turn, al
ways privately anticipating the worst, that
the better might be more welcome.
Mr.. DAVIS on FENlANIsA-HlauLy 1MpoR-
TASF-pIs VIEWS OF RECONSTRUCT
YIoN.
The present Fenian movements for Ire.
land WAS farce to make angels weep. The
last attempt was in 1928. whom the popula,
ton Of Ireland was more than q million
Iarger-the movement originating at home,
and all Europe in convulsive and volcan-
10 condition. History gavo no example Of
an oppressed race that had accepted exile
returning with success to libsrate their ma
tive land. The aristocratis refugees Of the
French Revolution indeed got back to their
country, but only under the swords of
combination in which England, Austria,
Russia, Prussia, and the German States
we're enlisted, with their whole military re.
source. 1t was more catch penny clam
or of designing demagogues in its cis-At
lantic aspect; nor could he see that in Ire.
land there was su organization Of even
vigorous purpose to accomplish the object
proposed. Eugland's control OF the seas
was absolute, at least so near home, against
any less combination than the navies of
France and America. To land men in any
sufficient quantity in ireland would require
some desperate ssa-6ghts By navy With na.
w, and transport feet, costing for vessels
and their equipments not less than some
hundread millions. The men engaged in
this must be either fools or rogues. He
had no special cause to love England, nor
dislike; but such impracticable and pigmy
tbreatenings Of her empire would be ludi.
crous if not too sad. Against the rocks
of her coast the storm clouds of thousand
fold the FeDiau power had dashed with
elamor Of waves and mist Of spray, but
next morning the sun shons bright sgain,
the air was calm, and only in shore
strewn with wrecks could evidence be found
Of any past oommotion.
Asking Mr.. Davis what were his views
in regard to the reconstruction of the
Union, he spoke pretty pear ~ verbatim as
follows; this report not being condensed as
with other conversations, but taken down
in fult from memory, Immediately on re-
turn tony 9uartsrss
eve could not otherwise define recon-
strucsion than as renewal to and by all
the States, Of oil the rights, privileges,
duties. immpnities, and obligations pre-
seribad and recognized BY the Const,trf. ;
ton Or original compact Of Union. There
we're several possible alternatives 70 this
plan Of rssonstruction:' =, + :, =. ~
:; "lst. Consolidation The swallowing up'
ef al State govsfnment By the General