The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-10-26

! not only to Richmond, but TO Lexington
that they might see IL deposited ID IT'S lal
resting.plaee. But It maY not be. Thos
, people over the river are agsin shewiD
sigus Of movement, and it is SO necessary fo
me to be on hand that cannot leave m
headquarters long enough to ride to th
depo. and pay my dear friend the poo
tribute OF seeing bis body placed upon th
cars" Then. after stating what orders b
had sent to Richmond for the reception q
toe remains, be said: His friends of tn
Stonewall brigade may be assured their gen
eial viii! receive all the honor practicable
But as General Jackson him:ef never neg
lected O duly while living, he would no
rest the queter 10 bis grave because ever
his old brigade bad left the presence of til,
enemy to see him buried. Tell them how
sympatbize with them, and appreciate IN,
feelings which prompted their request
Tell them for me, that deeply as We al
lament the death Of their general, yet If hi:
:. body is only to be buried and his spirit re
mains behind TO inspire his corps and thi!
whole army we may have reason to hope
that ia the end his death may be as great {
gain to us as it certainly is 10 himself"
! His full confidence in Jackson's skill was IL
Illustrated 10 the playful reply he made to one
of his aids who came to his tent on the 29:h
of April, 1863, to inform him that tie enemy
bad crossed theriver 10 heavy force A." Well
! I heard firing, and was beginning to think
| it was time some of you Icy young fellow:
were coming to tell me what it was all about
San to General Jackson that he kno,os Just as
4, ,oeH uhat to do NTH the enemy as L do"
To one of his trusted officers
be said, after Jackson's death: al
had such implicit confidence in
J.ckson's skill and energy that | never
troubled myself to give him detailed instruc'
tions. The most general suggestions were
all that he needed"
In speaking of Jackson one day not long
before his own fatal illness and Of the irrepar.
able loss tie South sustained 10 his death
! General Lee said with emphasis: " II had
had Stonewall Jackson at Gettysburg we
should have won great victory. And l
feel confident that complete success there
would have resulted in the establishment oil
our Independence"
And this affectionate confidence Of his
chief was fully reciprocated by Jackson. In
the summer OF 1862 (soon after General Lee
had taken command of the army some OIL
Ger Yentured to intimate in bis presence that
the new commander was slow" and that
| Inc army DetQcu SuGu aStifS iSouSA 40 tbS
one who had Just double quicked his "foot
cavalry y through the splendid Valley cam.
naron.n InStead of being pleased AT the
complmcnt intended to be paid him Jackson
| replied IN indignant tones General Lee is
| not slow No one knows the weigh.
uDon his beart-his great responsibilities.
| He is commander-in-cnie and be knows
that if bis army is lost it cannot be replaced.
! No, there may be some persons whose good
opinion of me may make them attach some
weight to my views, and il you ever hear
that said of General Lee, l beg that you will
contradict it in my name. l have known
| General Lee for live and twenty years. He
Is cautious. He ought 10 De. But be IS not
Slo,c.' Lee is a phenomenon. he is the
only man whom | would follow blindfold.'
The opinion thus expressed in the early
DAYS of their service together during the
late war (they were comrades in MeXico)
seems to have strengthened up to the death
of Jackson.
| In several private letters to Mrs. Jackson,
| General Lee expressed his Warmest admra-
ton and regard for her great and good hus'
| BAND"
The following is given in full. and will be
| read with deep interest by macy old soldiers
VINO so we'll remember the coat:
| LEXINGTON, VA, 18th January. 1868.
Mrs. M 4. Jackson, care Of Mr. James p.
Lepin, Charlotte, North Carolina:
NV Dear nlrs. Jackson, In compliance
with your wishes, rs expressed in your note
| O! the 9th Instant, forward BY express, to
the care of Mr. james p. Irwin, Charlotte, n.
| c., the oyercOlt sent to me by MI. }. X.
| Bryan, OF Virginia.
1t has appeared TO Inc most proper that
| this relic OF your husband, though painfully
reclliiDg bis death, should be possessed by
| YOU, und l take great pleasure In lraEsmlt-
| ting it TO you.
l enclose you an extract from Mrs.
Bryan's letter, describing how the coat came
| into his possession, &c. 1t is familiar OBJ
| IccL To my Sight, and puSt recall sad remnls-
| cences 10 the mlnd OF every soldier OF the
Army OF Northern Virginia.
With my most earnest wishes for the wei
fare and happiness OF yourself aud daughter,
| | am, with great respect, your most oDedent
servant, X. T.. LEE.
Those who have attempted to institute
comparisons between Lee and Jackson, or to
eXalt one at the expense OF the other, have
utterly Inexperienced the character OF
both. They were indeed par mobile trdhum.
They worked together for the cause they
loyed-their bodies sleep near each other In
the beautiful "Nalley of Virginia and 1t
is a pleasing fancy that when Lee "struck
| bis tent" and "crOSsed over the river 10 rest
| under the shade of the trees Jackson was
the first 10 greet and welcome him TO those
deless joys. -
| History Of the Statue.
| Much has already been written concerning
| the history OF the statue, and it is only neces.
sary now to state briefly the main facts con.
nected with it. II was the noble gift Of an
association Of English gentlemen formed in
Euglind directly after the death Of General
Jackson, in the summer OF 1863. They sub.
scribed sufficient amount of money-about
| four thousand guinea>-to secure work OF
art by the first artist of Great Britain, and
their intention was to present it to the Con-
frderate States, to be placed at its capital in
Virginia. They secured the services OF
Foley, the greatest sculptor Great Britain
| has produced since the time of Chantrey, but
the many great works be was then engaged
on delayed the execution of The under
taking.
| He made model, which was cast in plas-
ter, when the downfall Of the Confederacy
shrouded the hearts of all its lovers 10 sor-
row here ard in Europe. Foley then directed
bis attention to the great equestrian statue
of Sir james Outram, former Governor.
General Of India, for the Indian Govern.
ment, ard subsequently to the colossal statue
of tie Prince Consort, after his death to be
placed in the Albert Memorial, which the
J wives Of Great Britain erected to the memo
ry of Prince Albert at Kensington.
Matters remained in this way until the
year 1872. About that time the Association
of the Army of Northern Virginia, General
| E;,,houoh % heinp Drasidput hea ri that