Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-21

patriot and the artist the magnificent
Washington monument, and the Henry
Clay statue. Here, also, near the en-.
trance from the north side, stands the
recently erected bronze statue Of Stone.
wall Jackson, for which Virginia is
gratefully indebted to the liberality Of
English gentlemen whose admiration
was challenged by the character and
career OF this great Christian soldier
her most noble and devoted son. Only
one who was Identified with the cause
in which Jackson fell will be touched
with unspeakabls emotion as standing
beneath this splendid tribute 10 his
worth, be reads the noble words Of the
inscription, ending With the quoted
line
"Look, there Is Jackson standing like q
stone WALTZ
The ride down James river from
Richmond to this point Is uninterest.
ing, though one passes q number Of
places whose names became quite
familiar during the war, among them
Dutch Gap, q cutoff attempted BY
Gen. Butler, aud accomplished by na-
lure long afterwards; Bermuda Hun
dred and City Point, the latter the
base for Gen. Grant while operating
against Petersburg. He also sees
jamestown Island, where was estab.
lished, in 1907, the first English Colo
ny in Virginia, and Powhattau, the
home OF the Indian Chief Wahunsano-
cock, to whom the world and history
are indebted for Pocahontas aud the
little episode, In which n Captain
Smith doubtless thought he took an
important part, but which is generally
related with only such reference to
him as Is indispensable to the coheren-
cy Of the story.
Arrived at Old Point, the fist OBJ
iect of interest to the visitor, after the
dust Of travel has been removed by a
plunge In the surf, is Fortress Monroe.
Il is the largest in America-the walk
around the ramparts being over a mile
in length-and the first impression
which one receives, on viewing the
immensely Of the works, is that there
are guns enough, and shot and shell
enough 10 sweep out Of existence the
navies of the world, If they would but
come within reach of the frowning
batteries. The interior of The fort is q
beautiful parade ground, where, morn.
ing and evening, well dressed and well
drilled troops maneuvre to the finest OF
martial music. Around the margin Of
this parade ground and just under the
protecting elevation Of the solid ma
sorry Of the ramparts, are the quarters
of the officers and men, sheltered by
the spreading branches OF splendid
live-oaks aud many Of them adorned
by beautiful shrubbery and flow
ere, constituting miniature homes
as attractive and comfortable as II
the occupants felt secure that
neither wars nor rumovs Of wars
would reach them evermore. Just
opposite, in the direction Of Nor
folk, and rising upon All artificial found
alton out Of the waters Of Hampton
Roads Ia the Rip Rsps, an unfinished
} fort projected By Mr., Calhoun, in order
the more efiectually 10 command the
entrance to James river aud Norfolk
. harbor. Norfolk Is fifteen miles dis
! tant-an hours ride in any of the fine
Richmond, Baltimore, New York oil
Boston steamers which are passing al
2 most hourly. 1t is town not unlike
] our own Vicksburg. All the condi'
2 lions of prosperity seem to unite in it
I + yet II obstinately refuses 10 advance
! !, In one thing, however, II goes akead o.
us 1t has q good hotel.
: Among the visitors here are DR.. W
9 T. Baliolr and Mr.. Madison Klein, o
Vicksburg, and l see by the regiSter O.
the Hygeia, that Mr.. E. u. Clark wa
= here a few days ago. Indeed, | havO
{ encountered V~Icksburgers at almos
every point in my journeyings, ant
wherever l find them l always 6nt
the HERALD, which, by-the-by, is a bet
ter paper than any to be seen in thi
y section, excepting the New York ant
Baltimore dallies. Neither Richmond
with lls seventy thousand, nor Norfolk
! with its twenty thousand population
produces q daily equal In size, matte
and typographical appearance to tn
g Vicksburg HERALD. "