Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-11-05
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FoaEY,s sEoNEwALL JACKSON.
rT,e Statue and Pedestal.
fFrom the Richmond Dispatclr.l

TT,e Statzsc and Pedestal.
rFrom the Richmond Dispatclhl
Even at first sight the statue shows
us that The sculptor. has seemed all
trick and mauDerism. His work IS
simple and true. Like al the great
est sculptors, Foley bas wisely alb
stained from representing violent &C
ton or bodily excitement. There IS
noise, and strength. and self control,
most heroic OF all virtues, il every
line of the calm, easy figure. The
soldier is standing with rs right arm.
a-kimbo. The body IS aO5 atlfand up
right as IN self-coIecICus attItud!nlZjng
but 1t sways easily upon the hips.
The barred head. neitne dIoopIng nor
thrown back. but turned a little to the
right. is looking keenlv, but without
excitement, into The diatauco;lt IS as
if he were watching. with confidence
in his subordiuatcs, for the fuitilmeilt
OF an order already given. The lett
hand raised 10 the level IF his left
shoulder. is holding the hit Of q
sword. who g point, without bearing
any weight, is resting lightly upon
the top OF tIae low StOltCU0t5 that sym
bolizes the heroic name. The legs,
encased in military boots are wonder
ful In the perfect naturaIneSs OF thelf
attitude and movement. The leg IS
thrown slightly forward, is bent at the
knee, and relaxed by the absence of
weight upon it The right leg comes
down straight and strong, bearing the
burden OF tho body, but free from
every sign Of muscular STRAIN or
fatigue. The attitde combines case
and dignity il has, moreover, the
high merit of c15dur0lce. 1t is an at
titnde--not, indeed, for a second or a
minute but one that a healthy man
might maintain for hours without
wearincss and without essential
change.
l. tie treatment of the costume
there is the same freedom from con-
ventiouality on the one hand and from
vulgar ty on the other. The uniform
Of Confederate general IS I'M
1nistakably expressed. but there IS
no mil iner exaggeratiOn OF the detail,
The co It is buttoned, but it is not stiff
with padding nor pulled. 1t bujges
and wrinkles, so as to reveal the tig-
ure Of . man healthy indeed but lar
from al hletic. ihe beit too, ~bIlck-
led 50 loosely as not to dent the WaHt t;
II drooa3 comfortably on the rleft,S@tO
boots. tue gloves, the chevrons, the
army G ID that hangs ia the crook of
the Left elbow, ali speak Of real work,
and herd service. Every detail is
horlelv. vet the general effect IS grace
full and diguihed.
II is the face, however, that IS Wor-
finest oj study wocthles5, too, OF
ad,nifa ion Tile liae5 ot that counte-
nance arc so dear and so familiar 10
our remembrance that it would be IN
f..if to demand ii 4 foreign artist,
WORKING sv.g.v from bad photographs,
50 peri It Il piece Of realistic portal
tune as many a. caricatUri5t could fur
lish. But tie bearing and expression
are pei feet; the face rises above mere
p0ytrailure into the physical type Of
those . eculiarities; bosh moral and IL
taIleetual, thai made w the great seal
OF Jack~on It is NOS beautiful; no
bastard notion Of Etscck Lines has been
allowed So change the proportions, 10
ktraIghtt4 l7D tlla nose, 10 dc :rosS tlio
chnek-b04o5 90 the hari-f- 'tur8d En-
cIistl face. Yet without sncG superb
ciaI beauty fea. are tie higher beau
" Of III :sal force and Intellectual Vi
cor ha- been sA,zad with the tran
crdeL5 skill. There is earnestEcea
il the lAce. deep calm pf soul, 4 stea
tliuess OF resolution tha5 rises
high above excitement. There Is
tenderness aAd goodDaa too
7 Is t.e face of lnEu Use and
du:IFul, SUB I~u-5T Jiucgu c,ous, and
heroic .s- nod 81 There IS nu2rE0us
powor & ali, I'D # That seil-coutroi
which passes 50 easily into tue power
Of cont. o,liug others. Such face vii
If 10 M. anj Win iii his achieve
raoats. it will speak t. coming ages
CT the la.gb myti~ns t.-..ar which he
5ou}Z up arms Tor the south, or the
CLri-tta1 spirit II ~llo1 lie LED GU
armies. Of ta3 da-.1c s-rAclty With
when ho p;S4a5l ..--- II t ~, az
'l5lo-,.N. - - - - .
- - - 80. .,
T1r.7el Il. arf lI-d q .3cf,,..aans OF our
oIcrv. As look at il We cannot but
faai deem sorrow NET the great sculpt
or die5 h. fore he saw his work cofa-
1Iaga l. vt Will Folay and with Jack
son the last acitieve nett was the great
est. Fpr as Charlottesville was to
+ne soldier so Is this jackson TO the
ecutnt0i-f4ia LIES rl9stcrpioce. sealed
and p1nrIfa3 BY death. The statue
will stand among statues as Jackson
stood among men, simple. heroic, and
sublime.
THE INSCRIPTION.
The following IS the inscription ad-
opted BY the commissioners, who have
used due diIig ace t. keep it secret IN
til the EroInant il il unveiled:
J,rosa7taI Nv T,noli4I, gentlemen
4:f.,t, = 80, f