The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-10-30

cline battle whenever Its interests or honor
may demand. - The events OF the
| last week may swell With pride he heart of
feyery officer and soldier. OF this army. ~
And then, in letter to Lineoiu dated NAV
1es 1863. Hooker says, near 10, close Is IL
1t asking too much TO inquire your opinion
OF my Order no. 49? II 50, do not answer
me. Jackson. is dead, and Lee beats McCiel-
Ian in his untruthful bulletins" cannot
fDd tlfat Lincoln ever answered che ques-
ton. y, ID 49,. @ =, ta.a
Aye, my comrades, "a. ~.,,,-
THE BATTLE OF Cs&SCELLoasvILLE IS OVER.
"When written history shall truly record
[ the struggle which ended shus, every leaf
may be drippiag with The tea:y Of grief and
| woe. but not page viii be stained with
stigma OF shane." It will show nowhere
such an example OF the steady handling OF
a small force against great one, upon.
plans based upon profound ana accurate;
Judgment OF tae facts. Risks were as
sumed, apparently despe:sse, With cool SELF
reliance aud confidence in the army that
never faItered ueder AL dangers and dis
couragenents until all has been accom-
pIished which uaScr the circumstances
could reasonably se expected: The laurel
OF Charlottesville is entwrncd' With the
CYPRESS. Brigadier.Seneral Paxton fell
while leading his brigade with conspicuous
courage in she assauiS OF the Sd. Generals
A.. 2. Hill. Nichols, McGowan,. Heth,
Hoke, and Pender were wounded ITO which
must. be added MANY g.aiant officers and pri-
Vntes. while many more are now @
:. But u handful os dust In tac nndos aheirehcace
a name IN soq2 and 81 ,rr-
Ard Fail,s TO ssS,Er with bcr:7Nmpet vc4ceS
Dead, dsad ON she field OK tsaory.'
Charlottesville is inserarably connected
irs its glory and Sts,m wfta StouewafP Jack
son, General Lee O1liciaiIy writes =" do
no . pYopose 20 speak here OF the character
Of this ilust7iouS. RIA n, since removed from
the scene OF bis eahn ent usefulness by the
haui OF an irlscrrHa5,ie but al-wise Provi-
dense. I nevertheless desire to pay the
of my admfrata OIL to she matehless
energy and skin thus Ill arked this F..
LAST Aur srs HIS LIFE, a.t
forming as 1t did ~, >rthy conclusion OF
that long series OK ss5e ndid achievements
which won for hiIn tse lasting gratitude
and love for his country" In my reading
Of history Jacksou'S puH 'ly military genius
resemtied more closely Casar's and Hapo-
Icons. Like the latter, his success must be
attributed to the repid ndactv OF his move
ments and TO his mastery control OF the
contide ace aad wilGof big men. de had the
uaGllr lBilDpT dUu IL oa tn1'hf ik
battle. Cesar fell at: the base Of POM
pey's Statue. which lad been restored
by his naguanimisy, .TBerced by twenty
three wounds ut thchai,ds oi those he had
done most for. Jackson fell at fhe hands
OF those who wouldi have cheeriu'ly joined
their comrades upsn nmry L valley plain
and mountain SloEe in the eternal silent
bjyouacs If his life csllitt have been spared.
Like The little child at the Chandler house,
where ,FacksOn brsahe6 his last. who
- wished that Ga'd would let her die> in his
stead. for then only AfF mother would cry,
but il jackson tIicd all The people OF the
country would cry.
SIXTEEN 1'EAIas HAVT; PASSED.
God Grant that the little speaker then, the
woman. now, il alive, who wanted to He
for jackson, is beloved AID happy. The
character OF JAG kSon,. while being ll4eDed
TO the unswerv ing justice OF an Arislldes,
had vat the graJd virtues OF Cato. Like
the boreatis ut an atltumn's evening close,
it VIII brightly shias.in the sky OF the ftt-
ture. For he was like Enoch-''a type OF
periected humaTity-a man raised to heaven
by pleasing Coil, while angels fell to earth
by transgressron. Immortal Jackson! 4!
though
Like leaves OF a1ttnn,lhV dead have ;ain,
The soult,ern heart ISL heir fuuera!nrih
The southern slogan their requiem stern"
Sacred ChancellorSyjle! The sun had
go.e down behind the hills, and hbe wind
hshind the clouds. 1t Yas
- nlsnr OF sIUrIs uuc, not use tno6e
That sweep The mountains breaSt;.
Not Ike the hurricane that blows y'
To break the oceans rest.
Il Itehrcned-tpas The shce'ed hEsn
From serried ranks that flew:
IL thundcred-rHas the cannon serash.
That tore the forest through
on. night uf hcrror. thou dlist $50,
With all thy starry eyes,
The holocaust OF, "iciOry-
4 nations sacrifice.
"Lo. PROSTATE ON the neld of atsfe
The noble warrior fell,
"urichng with Il martyrs life
The land he iD1cd SO well.
Bur fuund he maugird heros form
4 living rampart rose
TO shield him from The hail aud siormi
OF his rcircating foes; -