The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1868-06-24

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CONGRESSMAN AT LARGE:
Col. MARMADuKE JOHNSON, OF R1cuaoxD CIrY.
ssLcxington In the Valley Of Virginia."
1t was the dying request of SToNEwALI
JACKSON that he should be buried there, and
two unostentatious tombstones, in the Lex
ington cemetery, mark the resting place OF
all that vas mortal Of THOMAS J. JACKSON.
But, that modest grave oft is strewed with
Mowers, and often. hath it been visited by pill
grilns, not only from the far distant parts Of
America, North and South, but by intelligent
Europeans, who came to do homage to the
American hero, whose spotless character and
glorious achievements had eclipsed the famc
Of the most renowned military chieftains Of
the Old World The Natural Bridge, Of Vir-
ginia will ever be visited BY the admirers Of
the grand werks Of Nature, and so will
SroNEwALL JAcKsoN's grave!
Some say he was rebel, but what Of that ?
For seven long years George Washington was
a rebel; but Mount Vernon for more than
half a century has been and ever will be a
Mecca jim the eyes of all American patriots
worthy IF the name, and, when the madness
Of the haur has passed away, and men are
able to reason and feel, uninAuenced by tenn
porasy sectional prejudice, there is no true
American but who wild feel proud to claim
Stanewall jackson as his fellow-country- man.
But "Jackson's Grave" is not the only at
traction possessed By Lexington. This is a
very big town for ats size. Far in the past
It has been, aud inthe present Is, the resting
place Of an extraordinary number of distin-
guished characters. Among the dead we
mention Gen. andrew Moore, first U. s. Sem
ator elected west Of the Blue Ridge, and one
of the heroes of the battle Of Point Pleasant;
James Mcdowell, who was one Of Virginia's
aHlest Representatives in the U. S. Congress,
and afterwards one of her most accomplished
aua faithful Governors; Samuel Houston,
first President Of Texas, hero Of San Jacinto,
&c, who was born and reared to manhood al
most within sight Of Lexington.
Among the living we will commence with
the President of Washington College-Gen
ROBERT e. LEE. In the late civil war be
was COMMANDMENTS Chief on the losing side
but is there any American Except Simon
Cameron, whom no honest man believes who
does not feel a sensation of pride in remem-
bering that Robert E. Lee is his countryman
We frankly admit that us. Grant is great
hero; that, starting on the Rappahannock, in
April, 1864, with 100000 men he captured
Richmond, defended by SO, 900 men, after q
campaign of t,oelve months, bat, we incline
to the opinion that if positions and numbers
had been reversed, Lee would have captured
Richmond in less than twelve days, therefore
we think there is now living at Lexington a
hero considerably greater than even U. S.
Grant.
Iezssgtes, 1t present, contains great
aamber of other prominent characters, either
among its old residents, or those located there
since the recent civil war. We will name
some Of these: 4 81
Hon. John W. peterborough, former U.
S. District Judge for Western District Of Va,
Principal Of Lexington Law School, author Of
Brockenbrough's Reports, member of Peace
Conference, and of First Confederate States
Congress, at Montgomery and Richmond; at
present Rector and Law Professor Of Wash
ington College and Practising Attorney
Hon. John LeteEer, Ex-member Of .. 8.
Congress, Elk Governor Of Virginia, at pres
eent President Of the Board Of Visitors Of the
". NJ Institute and Practising Attorney.
Hon. s. Mcdowell Moore, Elk member Of
u. S. House of Representatives, Of Virginia
Senate and Va. State Conventions of 1929
and of 1861, at present Practising Atty.
Capt, John M. Brook, formerly Of the U.
s. Navy-the Inventor of the deep-sea sound
ing apparatus -of the first iron-clad (the Vir-
ginia) also Of the celebrated Brooke gun,
which riddled the Federal Iron-clad feet at
Charleston, now Professor at the V NJ. l.
Gen. G.. W. Gusts Lee, eldest son Of Gen.
R. E. Lee, one Of the Aids to President Da-
wis during the war, and now Professor atthe
Y. NJ. Institute. asa
Cd. William Preston johnson, son Of the
heroic Albert Sidney johnson. Col. ]. was
also an Aid to President Davis, and he is now
Professor Of History and English Literature,
at Washington College. Has purchased a
pretty suburban residence on the banks Of the
North River. Ia.
Among other recent additions to the Fac
uity Of Washington College, we will name
Col. VIM. Allan, a. NJ, Professor Of Applied
Mathematics Richard 8. MeCullech, A. NJ,
Mccormick, Professor Natural Philosophy !;
Edward s. Joynes, A. NJ, Professor of Mod
eru Languages and English, and Rev. J. L..
kirkpatrick, D. D., Professor of Moral Phi