The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-10-27

that JACKSON CORPS would certsiniy win.
ter In the ~ alley, for the General had rented
O house for bic. family. = We marched at
day break che next morning for East yir.
GINA, and the glorious battlefield Of flrst
Fredericksburg.
jackson seemed to penetrate The plans OF
the enemy, and to be coguizant of their
every move by intuition. During the march
TO Hooker's rear he said suddenly 10 Rev.
B. +. Lacy, who was acting dis his guide /:
|" AS soon as the enemy miss me from their
front they will send a column to the plank
road. wish you to guide two brigaGes to
that posns, that they may be ready to meet
the enemy and cover my movement The
order was executed, and tbe brtgades had
barely got into position when they
were attacked at the very poiut which
Jackson bad indicated. He was remark
able for the short, cool orders which be
gave upon the battlefield. just before the
battle Of Cedar Run Mountain Colonel PEN
dleton e gallant young officer of JacksoD's
staff rode up TO General Early, whose bri.
Rade was In advance, aud said !: IS Genersl
jackson sends his compliments, and says ad-
vance on the enemy" On the same occasion
q quartermaster who General Ewell had met
on the field and pressed into service on bis
staff RODE up to General Jackson and said !:
!" General Ewell's compliments, aud says he
Is ready.S g General Jsckson's compliments,
aud tell him to proceed was the .laconic re-
ply; aud thus opened that battle, which shed
lustre on the Confederate arms. AT Coal
Harbor, on the memorable 9th of June,
1862, after be had gotten bis corps 10 posi-
ton, the great chieitain spent few
moments in earnest prayer, and then
said quietly TO one of his staff:
"Tell General Eweil, to drive the
enemy" Soon the terrible shock of battle
was Joined, and he sat quietly on his old
sorrel sucking a lemon and watching through
his glasses the progress of the feht. Pre-
sentIy staff officer Of General Ewell gal.
loped up and exclaimed, "General Ewell
says, sir, that Il is almost impossible for him
to advance further unless that battery [poiDt.
ing TO III Is slenced." $50 tell Major An
drews to bring sixteen pieces Of artillery to
bear on that battery and silence it immedi-
ately" was the promp. reply. Soon the bat
terry was silenced. SHOWS" said The General,
atell General Ewel to drive them"; aud
obey the order. During the hottest OF the
fire on that memorable day General Lee his
noble spirit stirred within him at the s'aush.
ter OF his men) turnedrto Jackson and exclaim.
ed, ais it possible for your men TO stand tia
lire much lopger:" eyes, sir, think il is
was the Iaconc reply of the iron chief; and
then, turning to an aid, he said, "Go tell
General Ewell to cease firing and charge
with the bayonet." The last order he gave
before bis fatal wound was, "Tell A. z. Hill
to press right on"
HIS CHRISTIAN CHARACTER.
But it remains to notice what must ever be
regarded as the controlling power Of this
great mans life-I mean bis simple-hearted,
earnest piety. Jackson had become Chris.
tan some time before but it was not until
the 22d of November, 1851, that be made
public profession Of religion and united with
the Presbyterian church in Lexington, then
under the care Of the venerable and beloved
Rev. DR.. W. S. White, whose recent death
has been so widely lansented.
The following incident not only illustrates
bis Christian character, but gives the key
note to his whole life
Not very long after lis conBection with
the church the pastor preached sermon on
III
male church-member ought when occasion
required to lead in public prayer. The neXt
day a faithful elder Of the church a,ked
Major jackson" what he thought of the
doctrine of the sermon, and if he Tas no;
convinced that be ought TO lead 10 public
prayer. 81 do not think it my duty" he
replied, and went on to assign ss his reason
that he hesitated 10 his speech to such
an extent when excited that be did not
think he could "pray TO ed6cation !"
in public. "Have you mlde the matter
subject of secret prayer? persisted the
elder. "No, sir, butt will do so tonight"
The elder then advised him also to consult
his pastor, and he went at once TO DT.
Whites study and went over with hlm the
arguments and passages OF Scripture D9
which he supported his position. The nex'
day the elder saw him walking rapidly Dy
his place of business. and fearlng that he
wished to avoid the subject Of their previous
conversation he called him back and asked.
Have you made that matter SUBJECT OF
prayerful investigation. Major?' Yes, sir,
and was just on my way 10 tell Or. White
to call on me to lead in prayer at the meet
ing tonight; Soon after he was called on,
and made such stammering effort that me
pastor felt badly for him. and told bin That
he did not wish to make the meeting uncom.
Portable to him, and would not call on him
again if be preferred it. "My comfort has
nothing to do with it, sir; the Scriptures
seem to teach that it is my duty, and want
YOU TO call on me whenever you think
proper" was the prompt reply. 1t Is need
less to add that he soon became y glfted IN
prayer"
BE was a" deacon" mot an "elder," as
has been frequently asserted) in the church,
and was untiring in the discharge of all the
duties Of the position On one occasion ne
went at the appointed hour to attend IDEA
cous' meeting" at which there was lmpor-
tant business to be transacted, and alter
waiting ,fve minutes for several a6sentees
(pacing back and forth, watch in HANDY, ne
asked to be excused for while, and darted
off to the residence Of one of them. Ringing
the door-bell violently the gentleman came
out and Jackson accosted him with :" MIR. -,
It is ten minutes after O'Clock" (the hour ap-
pointed for the meeting). sizes, Major, am
aware Of that, but didn't have time to 60
out tonight" "Didn't have time? retort-
ed the deacon "wby, sir, / should not sup;
pose that you had time for anything else did
we not set apart this hour (oDly one I'D the
month) for the service Of the church, HOW
then can you put aside your obligations 10
the matter 20 With this he abruptly started
back to the meeting, and his brother deacon
felt so keenly his rebuke that he immediate
~ followed. There was no difficulty il the
finances of that church as long as deacon :
Jackson managed them. $50"
He was once collector for the Rockoridge
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