Middletown transcript., 1875-10-30
The jackson Monument.

The erection s0fs the naD0s0me Statue
at Richmond, Va.,a Of Gen. i. j.
4(StonewalD jackson was q most fitting
testimonial to the worth Of truly noble
and heroic citizen and soldier. Emerg-
ing st the beginning Of the great inter
State war from comparative seclusion
be rapidly arose from one position to
another till be reached an eminence
second only to that attained BY the
more practiced soldier. r.. E. Lee, and
the fame Of his heroic achievements and
deeds Of valor became as extensive as
the limits Of the civilized world. So
promptly did be act and SO swiftly and
powerfully did be deal his blows that
the mention Of the name Of" "Stonewalf'
jackson had more Of terror in it to his
enemies than that Of whole brigades Of
ordinary troops under other officers.
/ The day, that witnessed the fall Of
jackson was q dark one for the strug-
Cling Confederacysi The people Of the
South felt that large portion Of their
strength VAS gone aud from that hour,
despite the. brilliant victories Of Lee,
the course Of the Confederacy was ever
downward. 4 aqs a4ait
We will not say that Jackson was ..
greater soldier than Lee, but it can be
said of Jackson what can be said Of mo
other wardrobe never lost q battle.
Wherever jackson commanded \ or.
fought victory perched upon the South
ern banners, and had be lived it is safe
to assert that the doWnfall Of the Con-
fsderacy. would have been deferred
many months, if not years.
The scanse' Of the South was lost
but it was rendered sacred BY the blood
of Jackson. Johnston, Stuart, Ashley
and Hill. a cause for which such
men. as we'll as Lee, johnson. Gordon
and Beauregard fought. could not have
been wrong or reasonable, and when
the great future shall have unrollcd the
book Of fate the spirit which prompted
these men will be revealed. and justice
will be done BY distant posterity to
their memory. Huf eHav f y
DELAWARE CRY. Oct. 81, rs.
Nj. Ed;tor-Mr. Frank Comfy, the
celebrated ''mimic. !" delighted our .peo-
pie in his select entertainment. entitled
'.Merrf Moments" on Monday and
Tuesday evenings, 10Th and Goth. The
power displayed BY Mr.. Comfy in the
control Of bis voice, and facial express
sion, iso truly wonderful |; while he
brings his audience to tears in one
moment, he convulses them with laugh
ter in the next. !.
On Tuesday evening, about the time
the entertainment wss half through,
Mr.. Comfy received . Telegram which
called him to the bedside Of his dying
child. He opened the envelope in sight
| Of the audience, bnt would not read it
until the entertainment was over He
knew that his child was sick, and sus-
pected the contents Of the message; and
knowing that be could not conclude the
performance after reading it, he re-
mained ip awful suspense, fully three
quarters Of an hour, illustrating the
most comical characters, (Which must
have cost him aterrible struggle) there
by fulfilling bis engagement With the
people. a,s4 s.,r +
Where have We nobler example of
| true honor. and real bravery in the dis
charge ofduty apah aitfs9 .ssii 2
We have since learned that Mr..
,Conly's child is dead, He has our
heartfelt sympathy /; and may the peace
Of God which passeth all understand
ing, heal the wound inflicted BY death.
FIDo. Z
+ The 6ftieth annual exhibition Of The