, 1869-01-04
+" STOkEWAll" jACKS0NAND
HIS CRITICS,
Els True Character and Value.
Co1lated from Rebel Au.
thorities,
Testimony Of Pollard, Dabney and
John Esten C0oRe.
An Historical Deuudinc,
New Version Of @stonewall Jackson's
Way"-His Cruelty, 0rasinese Nigger-
hoggirg, oo1htable-defanlt1ng,
Military jealousy, Horse
racing, etc,

AaGIuS 6iCs
special Correspondence Of The Chicago Tribune
WARRINGTON, Dec. Fl, 1865.
q good deal OF question has been recently
raised as to whether the talents and charae.
ter Of stouewall Jackson have not been orc;-
rated. BY the London Tines he Is called
"tte Heaycr-boru Jackson,' and so rxces.
s1Fe has been the aggregate Of ndulatiou I'D.
on him, that he Is iu q fair wur to take place
In herolein over Lincoln, Reynolds, Mcphc..
SOD, john 4. Andrew and the men Of free.
dom.
Some charges were recently raised against
Johuson 10 this extent:
l. That, Us military genius, be Was ecccn.
tric, unreliable, and, except for his success,
open to the churge Of insanity.
:. 1hat his character was not unimpcacha.
ble, aud that h!s record was not blame]css,
.. Tint be whipped Ills negroes.
1. That his only independent campajcu. in
1861, In the Bath and Capon ysleys, was a
failure.
In the library Of Congress there are few
original books .manating from the South, but
the best OF these are By john Es,en Cooke.
Edward Pollard uud DR.. r, L. Dabney.
Uabuey was the Chiett Of Staff OF j" Stone.
wall " jackson. ard his book soys, in its pre.
facc, that The task have assumed has
been entrusted me By the fanny and widow
of Jackson. supported by the urgency of
General EWcll, his second in command. bis
venerable PASTOR" etc.
"1he correspondence Of Jackson has been
In my hands, together with copies Of all in
portant Confederate official papers, etc."
From Dabney aud the other two authori.
Ties have copied some passages con-
hrminE, while they excuse, the rllaryes al.
ready cited. Uabncy Is very foolish. and
t"o-thiEus OF his book is devoted to repair
lIE, editing, and upoloelsiny for the facts IN
tie other third.
1t will be seen from these passages, quoted
ttom ths pages In every instance appended TO
them, th1t tue late letter Of Jubaf Enrjv was
demanded 10 save the failing reputation Of
jackson. anu now gafhesin. sumo original
matter upon tue same subject when Will b.
Ii tiu c submitted.
1tugeest hat the best way to refute these
iucts Is 10 pHch tuto the authors o, them. Go
for Dahney TO for Cooke! Go for Pal.
lard! E2tincu.sh each other!
3AcKsoS's DLooDTHfAsrf CRUELTY.
Ec "us naturally oi high temper he
was lrascibie aud domiheeriug. = He
never hesitated 70 censure freely the conduct
ot the officers With whom be was associated.
His ida q rar ,ra, roaids, dtaN. lie
auddny ot bieod. lie appe4rs to hart hid The
sa'"f aloo"y eonecpfin a Forrest his me,,
L!eutcnan.s," =. rs
T. On one occasion, when be was falling
back to Winchester, three Federal chargers
performed the extraordinary feat OF CHARGING
unsupported through one Of Jackson's cntire
briEadcs. Colonel Patton vas telling Jack
son Of their gailautry, AMI oi the death OF two
OF them running, tue long gauntlet Of fire.
Snid Colohtl Patton: 4 would hare saved
ths If lives ii could, as 1t would have been as
veil to have rcwarced their bravery by tak:
aon'f 1oIf!t MtMfo be bT;pe. Shoot then. 1H y u
lice md Ills Licutenants," do.
he character Of hts thinking was Illus.
trated by the declaration which be made
upon assuming command lin 1861, that it
sr"S ut t,ue policy VI The South to take no
prisoners IN Iris 1ror. 1his startling opinion
he calmly sustained III CONVERSATION. lie al
filmed this ae in It's intent aud ineeptjou dlt.
tcrent from nil civilized wnrs, aud 1heretu,e
&h- uld not be brought un1er their rules. Il
was the John isrown rand resumed and ex-
tc. ded. aud as Virginia had righlcously put
~ death every ate OF these cut.throats upon
| the galtows, why were their comrades in the
same crime now to demand a more honora bic
| 133-laG.
t . HAN1 VI EuARACEEH.
!" as .oung Jackson npp,oached manhood
hls conduct beca1nc Irregular. lie was, as
he hlHselt declared. all ardent ftequenscr of
Tnccs, oil lou.e raislngs uud Of country
catces. r During the ilrst years 0. lis
course at West toint the 'demerIis' incurred
show nonie teua!ns ri Ills wiluer In bits. y
| "Cunnins Jac: son, The uncle who
| brought him ur, Was nttcr.y de3oid
ol Christianity, Of Il violent and uncrupu-
| lous character, and much given 10 assume,
IN lis Fuder phnsc, the character Of u sport
E;c E,cc Gentleman; lie employed his nephew US
The post oi constable it the northern halt
OF Lewis County becane vacant. His ,r,chsls
| procured the appointment lur him. The
Court winked at the irrsguarity OF his BE-
1nc minor. accepting the surets ssbip vi his
uncle as sufficient guarantee. These occu.
| patti. ps proved more favorable to The health
| Ut Ills body thau uf his character. They
brought him acquainted lth tho worst pco-
| pie ot hts vicira.e. His home influences were
| not ausplclous. The law requires the
| county Court to take security and bunh oi
! cycry constable to the a1nouu. OF not lrss
| than two thousand dollars tor the faithful
transaction of all the busin:.ss committed to
htnl. When cTvditur places any claim in
the hands OF cons9lGle for collection, he
usually cxacts receipt from him. Tue
lie must nbsolre htmscif either BY COLI ting
and paying over the amount oi the claim, OF
hy mixing every lawful effort to do so. Ind
showing that 1t was impracticable, by reason
e ther OF the insolvency or esaslon Of thu
/ creditor.
! .'Wh.n The hope of a., Immediate ap,o;n,.stn,
as enatt # NE Hillary Aedtemy al ltt*, Poinl
| Hdf suggested. youty }Jckson's dbidiHg de.ir<
for liberal tdueation ftrbade his hes.fating ,or
a:.v smaller concerns. He instantly resigned
his place. II cham ed that this was sea ION
OF GtrinGcncy i'll the currency Of the region
| nDi hi. rrf I'm. ,I.r
time to mise reads money for his outfit By
bis advice, 1homas sold such Claims tor cast
as could be thus di,ro-cd oi, and transferred
tl,c remainder o' his papers an1 business tt
him for adjustment. Ii would appear thai
even thee prompt means FILLED to rcalz.
settlements with snitors wrrc made. ii
the absence Of that personal rtcollec
tion On which he largely relied, til,
tnote greedy succeeded In making him then
scc1nin. debtor for more than he had lit II
his uucle's hands. The consequence ,c,s, thu
St.urffy,J"r q. I'a5mtnt q sums thrs <ltimfsI
On the return nt Thomas fStoue su.l
f.om West Point, be looked thoroughly Int,
these transactions, and drmapd-d q mote &C
cnIatn settlement Of bis accounts. 10 on
claimant, tor whom he had collected varie
ts OF email sums at dill rent times, thu
making somewhat Intricate series Of trans
actions. 4t snidshHt Mis- 1e7'1v oa9.t ia be at|
." remember fhf rsetilt q, rdrious p41,sfsts O
account. Ttr ,thish The 1rfit:en fra7t,ss is no
lost; md that ,rheu Me rseo1l.t ttio
wae distinct and undenlablc, lie slou'd insi
on having credit. lie required lis auta.,uui:
! to 70 over thu whole account on this plar
When lie sought TO avoid allowing payment
: which Jackson we'll ktew lad been made, b
l | saying 'he hal no recollection of them, tt
! latter would rtrly, 1f1. but 1.u NEST rteo
i let them ; aid fy has .drm countenancs an
reference to attendant circumstances, woul
, constraiu his unwillin. party II make 1t
: just admissions. In this way hc .forctd lin
.. allow In court suadf abstemenis Of his claj,,
= Finally, oil the sums for which, as coustabl
!. he vas bonud to pay To any one, were full
paid tiMer hy him or h:s unelr.''-Dabncy
Lie Of storewall Jackson. Up. 3. H. II, %, 81
J4cKsnS's FEEnLE-MiNDEDSEss.
"1hc estimate Of bis fecblenc:s hr the Lc
!, ington students was expressed in the mic
c narne Of 'Ft ol Tom Jackson '''--John Est,
9 Cooke, ?. IA.
: "Une Of the most curious pecul;ari,i.:
z Jackson was the strange fashion he had
G raising bis right hand alott aud then letti1
i 1t tall suddenly 10 hts sfdc. Il Is ossib
a perhaps, IL de1erfainc tn, meaning Of tb
+. singular gcstu,e. 1t Is suld that he had soU
= physical ailmeut which he thus relieve
Others believed that at such moment. be w
= prusiDg.''- Esten Cookies Miscellanit
p. s..
;, There were those who said that thi.
= dicated iusantty-that JAcksou's mind r
: not sound. UtheE stories are told about hi
to show TINT bis ecceutricity amounted