The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-04-10

[ Of the COnfedefacy. AT nrst many
of his officers and men were somewha
distrusttul of his his judgment
After he had led them to halt dozer
victories, however. their confidence il
him became boundless, aud then hs
never had fear. His wonderful
triumphs in the Valley campaign he
took as q matter of course. No matter
what odds were piled up against him he
never faltered: his hope never sank
His men soon came TO be fatalists, and
his faith was little short of theirs. he
never feared that he would DO killed
He looked for long and happy life
under a government of Confederated
States"
One of the most marked features oil
his character, as gathered from his wife,
was the horror of war. Nothing but
the loftiest sense of duty could have
kept HIM amid scenes OF carnage. "His
whole correspondence with me-" said
Mrs Jackson, "was full OF expressed and
implied horror OF war and bloodshed. l
am convinced that one of the reasons
impelling him to the positive and vlgor-
Gus course that he pursued was the
knowledge that it must speedily release
him from the repugnant work in which
he was engaged. He was the most
tender, sEectionate and demonstrative
man at home that ever saw. His heart
was as soft as a womsn's; he was full Of
love and gentleness. Nothing but the
most positive sense of deep religious
duty could have nerved him to 60
through what he did. The stern, mex
orsble front that he wore in pubic life
was the easement beneath which he inn
prlsoned his upcoming tenderness and
pity. One writer has said that jackson
was ambitious. Lee was not. l wish
that man could read the letter my hus-
band wrote me when he resigned his po-
sition as General because the government
had taken certain action that he thought
destroyed his usefulness in that capacity.
He intended to go back to Lexington
and take charge of the cadets there.
The letter was full of joy and gladness.
He threw of his high rank and gave up
his brilliant prospects with hearty
thaukiulness and relief. 1t was the
happiest hour of his life during the war.
He felt that he could consistently
with duty, retire from tho hated fields of
strife and go with me to our little home
in Lexington, and live in love and peace.
That was the ambition. And yet,
when the govern ment refused to accept
his resignation and so arranged affairs
that he felt he could again proftably
serve his county, he gave up the happy
dream of home, and with true sense of
remained in the field until
Ged called him hence"
"sToNEwALL's" FAMILY.
Mrs. jackson is OF modest, shrinking
nature, and breads the publicity that tho
fame of her husband has brought her.
She has persistently declined to talk to
the press reporters that have sought her
out in legions. 1t Is possible, however,
that she will prepare and publish life
of the great hero whose name she bears.
A notable instance OF the annoyance
that publicity brings is herewith given.
Last spring Mrs. jackson and her
daughter, girl of fourteen years of age,
took trip to Augusta, Ga. The papers
for a week or so teemed with gossip con-
corning the bereaved pair. One item of
this gossip condensed into two lines,
started the rounds of the press. 1t read:
"Miss Julia daughter of Stonewail Jack
sons a pretty, modest girl, of l6 years
of are" Since that time Miss Julia has
received hundreds of letters from stranger
swains, soliciting correspondence with
her. The breezy West, where the pro-
prieties are lost in an unconventional
viror, furnishes the bulk of these queer
epistles. The most OF them have the
orthodox flavor of the Pocket Letter
Writer, but occasionally some untettered
soul turns itself loose and rises above the
scope of technically. Then the letter is
fearfully and wonderfully made. l
should like to insert some specimens
here, did space permit. 1t is needless to
saw that Miss Julia has laid her innocent
hands upon none of these impudent VEN
lures, and that her little hesd-pretty,
we must con fess it-still beuds devotedly
over the arithmetic and grammar.
General Jackson left his wife and child
in very moderate circumstances. lie IN.
vested all that he had in the bonds OF the
ConfederaCy, which are OF course worth
less. A neat home in Lexington was
about all that was left. A small amount
of money in bonds and this house COM
mise Mrs. Jackson's wealth at present.
Her income is limited, but sufficient for
the support of herself and daughter. She
is now boarding At the school ut which l
visited her, for the purpose OF educating
this daughter. She has uniformly dis
any movement that looked to-
ward the raising OF moncy.by public SUBJ
scrlptIon for her use. Hence PROPOSE
ton made last spring that the various
memorial societies OF the South should
receive contributions on Memorial day
for the family Of Stonewall jackson, re-
allied only few hundred dollars.
Mrs. jackson has determined to make
her home in Charlotte, near which city
her father lives. She Is now trying to
so arrange Der slender resources that she
can build and furnish a home for herself
And daughter. She much prefers TO sup
ply whatever deficiency there may be IN
her means by her own eXcrtlons. were
1t not for this preference, ottcntimes and
frankly expressed, the people OF the
South, and of the Union for that matter,
would very soon build worthy home
for the wife and daughter Of Stcnewall
jackson.
RAGS. RICHES AND DEATH.