The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-05-31
The Observation-Disclosures Memorial.

NOT long DeI0re the evacuation OF Charles
ton by the Confederate forces In 1866 there
was received here memorial OF General T..
j. Jackson. made by presidents OF the British
West India Islands, and presented to the
State OF South Carolina The, cases con.
tainlng it had not been opened at the time
OF the entrance into the city OF the Federal
forces, and 1t was seized and sent TO Wash.
ington with other ..'spoils Of war" and de.
posted in the War Department. A short
time ago Governor Simpson learned OF the
existence and probable whereabouts OF the
relic, and made application to the Secretary
OF War, through Congressman Evins, for
its return. The application was prom pity
and courteously granted. and Congressman
Evins forwarded the precious memento to
Charleston.
-..9he Jackson memorial, sas~Peeeiwgsa fross,
Washington, is composed Of shell.work
upon a wooden foundation. 1t is aHo-
gether about ten feet high, the base being
three and a half feet square. Upon the
base are four squares, decreasing in size,
the uppermost block supporting the four
columns of an open dome. These COL
umns are elaborately made, being bor-
dered on the interior with white shells
and OH the exterior with black shells, ar
ranged in double rows. The exterior of
the dome is OF broken pieces of mother
oi-pearl. The open space under the dome
was doubtless intended to be occupied by
a statuette, or similar ornament. This
dome supports series OF squares. On the
top one is set block containing inscrip-
tions and devices in shell-Work OF varie-
gated colors. On one face the COnfede-
rate flag and the. Confederate! battle-fag
cross each other, a large star being just
ah THAR rninf NJ onnfnn1 I1n1ernp1th
are inscribed in white letters General
Jackson's words: "DO YOUR DUTY AND
LEAVE THE REST TO PROVIDENCE. IT Is ALL
RIGHT" This inscription, like the others,
is in frame OF blue. bordered by black
shells, the groundwork OF the faces being
broken mother-of-pearl. On another face
is inscribed: MANASSAS, FALLING WATERS,
WINCHESTER. CROSS KEYS. PoRT REPUBLIC,
CEDAR Run, FREDERICKSBURG, RICHMOND;
each word being formed of different colored
shells. On another face, beneath row OF
stars, euch formed of four tiny shells, is in
scriDed in letters Of small white shells:
" BULwARK OF THE FIELD,
A HOST HIS PRESENCE AND HIS ARM A
SHIELD.
AS HE LIVED He DIED-GLORIoUSLY."
The fourth face is Inscribed in white let
ters: "To THE MEMORY OF GENERAL<
8 SToSEwALL' JACKSON, WHO FELL AT CHAN
CELL LoRsv1LLE MAY 2, 1863" '
The block just described supports set Of
squares similar TO those on which it rests,
only somewhat smaller, which in their turn
support tapering shaft, which is just one
half The height OF the entire work. This
shaft is bordered at each OF It's four corners
with double row Of shells, and is divided,
on all its faces to its summit, into series OF
oblong squares, each separated from the
other by broad line OF white shells, and
decreasing in size to the last. Each Of these
contains an elongated st. Andrews cross OF
white shells. The four tliangles so formed
are filled in with colored work, those above
and beneath the point of intersection being
yellow, and those at the sides blue.
The memorial has been somewhat defaced,
the sheil-work being broken at the angles.
There will be no difficulty, however, in re-
psiring the damages. From its character
the memorial could not be safely placed in
any exposed position or in the open air, and
Governor Simpson, at the request OF those
instrumental in recovering the memorial,
has entrusted it to the keeping OF the ladies
OF the Confederate Home in this city, who
will preserve it with pious care Charles
ton Is. g. Ne,os and Courier. @.. ....