The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-07-26

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70 was 8
milIss anu tnaI u one Iaatf
Deen IN autRorlly tue ~ y llase
been inherent tnat some nore I,sacapi llan
than Dayls could nave rnaae q peiIer
IBIS fs not true. sFne war was 9 tfsnennoss3I
war, and no one KNOWS Detaer tnan taoss;
who were IN II. DAVIS dld ali ne couiu' s anu
all any man could Tor tne SCUM. Ln Nc
South was beaten from The Deglnhlng.
There was no victory possible ZOE any gov
eminent resting upon the platform OF the
Southern Confederacy. Just as soon as tne
war united and aroused the young men OF
the North and called out the national feel-
ing there was no end but the end that came.
Davis did all he could Tor bis side, and how
fnrcf, he did no one knows better than those
who were ii, the feld.v
y. q e s. s. -,
sioN 2 " . ~ az Nso..
q had letter from DlosDv, sala tne
General. . some tlme ago, aeprecat,hs eolue
attack / bad made upon StoheWali Jachson.
] wrote MIN there must DE some ihlstahe' Us
had never attacked Jackson.
Your correspondent asked the ue i.ea
how he ranked jackson among soi9ie,s.
- knew Stonewail Jackson, salu tne
General, at West Point and IN mexico, Az
West Point be came into the schooi at an
older age than the average and began Win
q low grade. But he had so much courags
and energy, worked SO hard ana governed
his life BY discipline so stern, tbat ne
steadily worked bis way along ana Iose
far above others who had more aaYan-
tages. Stonewall Jackson, at West folnt'
was in state Of constant Improvement:
He was religious man then, and some OF
us regarded him as fanatic. Sometlhes
his religion took strange forms-nypoc1on-
drja-fancies that an evil spirit had taken
possession OF him. But ne never re-
iaxed in his studies or his ChrisIlan ou-
ties. knew him in Mexico. lie was
ALWAYS brave and Trustworthy omcer-
none more so in the army. never knew
him or encountered him in the rebellion: l
question whether his campaigns IN virginia
Justify his reputation as great COMMANDER.
He was killed too soon, and before MS ram !,
allowed him great command. III Wou'u
have been test OF generalshlp II Oackson
had met Sheridan in the valley lnste"u 4, VI
some of the men he did meet. FROM al !
know OF Jackson and all see OF DIS cam.
paigrs have little doubt OF tne result. Il
Jackson had attempted on sheridan tne tac-
tics he attempted SO successfully upon oths So
he. would not only nave Deel peaten pIC ue-
stroyed. Suoue1, uatlns ia ne u ar";rst
fine genera IKE oachson, misny w =
raw troops ana lneA?elieneeu GU ~
ers, SUCH as VIC naa III tnH pesinn y,
the war, out hos Against u.lleo I,Uoto 49,.
commander IKE ontiiuuh. nnS ."L
for which jackson Is Famous, anu Wiz
achieved such remarkaole results, Deionse ~
entirely 10 tne Deglnn.n ~ sac WI" Which the
SnS iotties were fought. They would
have insured destruction to any commander
who tried them upon sherman, Inc mas,
Sheridan, Meade, or, IN fact, any OF out
great generals. Cohsequ.n1y n;o,,o
fame as n general depends upon achleSe-
ments gained before bis generalsnlp was
tested-hefore he had cnance ol Lnatcnil1s
himself with really great coinlnan4 Ieai-,o NV
doubt so able ana pallenI man % oatMn
who worked SO nara ak ah!tnlnS NC ao, co.
ed, would nave adapteu nlins1t ~ nIh ho so
dltlons ana risen WIN Iuem. , ~ LII IonEson
his opportunity. always iI ~, s;naaro and
personally, ana esleemeu nin ain ,,,e o1,,ors
manly character ne lmp ie stona ~. pur;.
as man OF the Cto.nMe' SAM Ena,andar
tan-mucn more VI .no w. n,o, Eelieved
tnan tue Vlrsln'a.i. 80; - a." ID bic nature
IN Tue Ieoeuion, no w. ho1;orod in no.
was sucn that WHATEVER ne ntno a,,t, No
came deep, renSlous uu.S =. euy =.
would discharge at any oOsI. ~ - $50. - li.
take to suppose tnat ever hau an. ieen,ns
for Stonewal aachson oue ies sr;oas. he
sonaily, we were always suou a.;en nn ai
character hao la,e p9,n'1 - FOL ~ fnht;no
though NC niaue 'H ;s o,,or mon Aid 81
against MS eUuu.i ), -. tI,o NO., ,,
conscleit'ousiy ho J" 90 'no '''"''
LEE AS A COMMANDER.
Tbis lod IN, !, remark as to the great and
,,;,,ansn1 son,o ~ Loo esnecialJy in En-.
un'So'sa non,,ta.;o, which Scanned 70 grow
iop s- 1o ,.po'"''oA "N
efeiF o"o. ,.oa Too nc b;ob ~ some
ns, .,,a o ran ;, saiG tho General .sfhot
otaeis VI G I.an, NY, as ,o,,ch anvietv when
- ~ Sa;, ~, nv srn,,t &c when Toe Johnston
, Nv "as f ~ Tea Snas rood man. n fair
nas IA n,nn0' ,hn hoS eyerythino in his "a
con'lnIiiuei, VIZ n ,,hn ,,coSnd sunshine
WI. no n"s q IL i,r tho ,,na,;noons voice
nc wac suppoi w Se" ,,os sunnorted hv = large
VI .ua aV tha Moth. be had the snnnort and
,,,yv.thy os tho outside world. All this is
~ an immense advantage to a general. Lee
\. 4 th;s in . remarkable degree. Every.
thing he did was right. He was treated
like demi-god. DER generals had hos
tile press, lukewarm friends, and q public
opinion outside. The cry was in the air
that the North only won by brute force;
that the generalship and valor were with the
South. This has gone into history, with SO
many other illusions that ARE historical. Lee
was Of aslow, conservative, cautious nature,
without Imagination or hum0f, always tle
same, with grave dignity. l never could
see in his achievements what iuStifles his
reputation. The illusion that nothing but
heavy odds beat him will not stand the ulti-
mate light of history. Iknow it is not true.
.sThe South and North were more nearly