The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-11-17

TEN We met the other day with nm
article in Applston's journal, on the
"Phrases of our late war;" calculated to
give rise to some curious reflections as
to the value of ''history." Among otheT
things was the following:
There arc Jackson and his men,
standing like stone -wnll."- Gen. Bee.
ihe above words have been treasured
IN the South as an heroic legend of what
was It's most brilliant and decided fnot
decisive) victory in the late war. In the
battle of Manassas (as the South vet
persists IN calling it, rather than "Bull
hnn"-the solitary instance where it has
not allowed the North to name the fields
OF the war; the Confederate lines were
broken IN the carly part of tho day.
Gen. Bee, who commanded some South
Carolina troops among these fragments,
sought III vain 10 rally them, until Jack.
son and his Vlrgininns came to support
them, near the ''Stone Bridge" aud
then the distressed general called out
loudly the words recorded above. The
WORDS have been especially endcared mud
preserved IN the South i'll their upp.ica-
ti"n 70 jackson individually, having be-
stoweu upon hlm the naue of "Stouc-
waii. IL IL proper to explain here that
0cnerai Jackson alwnys and very peril
nently declined the namo for himself.
anu insisted that it belonged TO his com
maud, and that he had no light to usurp
1t from them. He wns content to remuin
plain jonathan" Jncksou. But the
Southern public persisted in APPLYING
'Stonewall' to him with such success
that he was never nfterward populnrIy
known by any other name; and, Indeed.
le WAS RD cOnofnnplu onon,,f.,3 tt,.,k
have mistaken it for tho bona file bapt,s
NAL designation of the great Southern
general. General jackson was anxious
to perpetuate tho nume on his command
then brigade drawn from some of the
Counties Of Piedmont, Virginia; but in
the subsequent reorganization of the
Confederate army, the brigade was
broken up and lost its identity, aud the
person OF its old commander alone re-
NAMED to associate nnl preserve the
memory of the scene at Manassas.
Now, "Manassas" is mol tho SOLITARY
instance where it (sho Soutli) has not
allowed the North to numo the fields of
the war. The majority OF the troops
commanded by General Bee we're not
South Cnroliuians. The "Stonewail'
Brigade was no: "ilrawn from some OF
the Counties Of Piedmont, Virginia. ;"
every company in it, we believe, belong.
ing West of the Blue Ridge. That
brigade was moi broken up in any '.snb-
seqnent reorganization of the Confede-
rate army" 1t never lost it's identity. :"
On tho contrary. it was oDi-iuUy pamed
the 'Stonewnll Brigade" after General
J!ackson's death, and continued to be
known as such to the end of the war.
further on IN the same article:
"May We kill 1000. and may the Lord
hnve mercy on their soulsI
~ General PenNefoa.
There was never, wa believe, any
1ourdntlon in fuct for tho romark ut
trlbuted to General Pcn,lIeton at Falling
waters; bnt no repDr. Of The occurrence
among the soldiers ever put the remark
10 the above shupe, anal We judge thut it
was SO shaped by the author Of the
article TO give him an cXtaSe for v.uting
MS spleen against distinguished Com
federate olficer. His knowlc,lgc on th.
whole subject may bs judged uf by the
fnct that he describes General Tel. llctun
us having been formerly "Stonrwall
Jacksnn's pastor ut Lexington.
The article in -1ppieion WIS written by
AIR. Il. a. Pollard. who has achieved
some reputation rs historian of the
'nte war,-Le.ci"gtom (In) Gnssle.
UNITED STATES CoUnr. In tie Circui.
Court, in Charleston, on the 18th. on
the Equity side, an order was granted
ny consent Of counsel. appointing Sa-
mnel Lord, Jr., Esq referee, to receive
oilers Tor certain mortgaged property of
John Frazer & Co., and to report upon
the expediency Of salc su(liccncy of
price, terms. go.
In the District Court, the petitions of
Chnrlcs Madden and DAniel l.. Scanned.
creditors, to put tho Greenville and Co.
lumbia Railroad Company in bankrupt.
cy, were dismissed. Notice of appeal
was given.
In the case of I. s. X. Bennett, bank
rupt, the creditors wero eDjoincd from
proceeding, and the Registrar in Bank.
ruptcy from considering any moro pcti-
tions until further orders Of tho court.
In tho case of John Adom, bankrupt,
the injunction was dissolved, and the
order of distribution previously given
was made absolute.
In the case of John G. Saegers, in tho
matter of l.. 9. Cunningham, exceptions
we're filed by counsel to tho report Of
Registrar OIuwson.