The National tribune., 1889-03-21
sToxEwALL gAcKsoy.

A glance at his opponent: Thomas J. Jack
son, kBoWa as 'StoneWall,' received his mill
tsTy education at Vest Point, where he was in
NO manner distinguished, and entering the
Array OF the United States was appointed 10 the
artillery prior tO-thc war WITH Mexico, IN which
he took an humble part. 1t is said that he OBJ
tained the name Of StOncWall at the skirmish
known as the first battle of Bull Ran, where
someone casually remarked that his brigade
stood rs lrm as q stone wall A newspaper
correspondent applying 10 him the strong
sounding namc, with bis conspicuous piety.
which he made widely known In season aud
out Of season, he almost At once became mark
al which the 1ngeE Of Fame pointed, though
without having achieved anything remarkable
One Of his officers IN recent letter to me says:
jackson was intensely ambitious Much Of
has popularity was due to the skilllul work of
newspaper correspondents"
IL has been said that the public always goes
fCT strong lcatare-Such as q " fighting saint y
q religious soldier, one who cuts men down
with the gospel Of mercy in his mouth" This
card has never failed. from Cromwell down
ward. There can be but little doubt that Mr.
Davis and Gen. Lee played Jackson, with his
pecEllariics aud cccentreities at his full value;
aud by the multitude surrounded as be has
been by SO much of fable and fOg, he has prob
ably been regarded with moro yeneratiou. won
der and admiration than any other officer en-
gagged IN Tie struggle. he has generally been
represented as bold and strongly aggressive
but the contrary is tTle. IN fact, the COnfed-
eracy had no General Of any prominence more
tlMsds or one who was more literally supplied
with troops and munitions Of war in pro-
p0rLion 10 the l5rces opposing him. His chief
military characteristics we're extreme cantion.
and dependence upon obtaining results with
cut serious fighting, by feeble attacks with
greatly superior numbers, and by raids on the
HANKS or rear OF some opponent more timid
than himself IL he eZceiled at all. IL was as }
raider and scarecroR; but his hasty move.
ments Were very costly IN men. 1t can hardly
be said that Ae ever delivered a hard, concen.
trated blow during his career. Gen. Lee would
RALLY HIN At TINES or HIS ovER-cAUrroy
and call upon him for heavy blows. though b.
once wrote 70 him: 1t was 10 save v0u tn,
abundance Of hard fighting that ] gentared Il
suggest. would rather you shoald have easy
lghting a2d heavy victories" Heavy vjcte
ries and light fighting would doubtless he eT
trenely desirable, but OF course. against /,
steady ana able leader they are never practi
cable ana the great Confederate Cantain him
self mainly trusted in heavy blows and ham
1ghtlng. jackson was of about medium bight
Ih0ugh ST lgAtly stopped; Of a somewhat deljcatt
constitution, 'yeak-eyeds dyspectic, dieter. anC
lgPoc1Oldflac-le Imagined one Of his side.
was heavier than the other, and carried .
weight 10 has pocket TO maintain an even hal
ance. For his imaginary ailmcut he consulfaf
eminent surgeons. both In this country anf
Europe, VINO conid give him no relief. and h,
hugged the delusiOn TO his death With hi,
1ntinateS he could unbend, and even I" frblicl, ;
Wlta The best; bnt in public bis face was Ion.
ana solemn and he iHanlged in frequent pioul
eJaeulatlon6, after tic manner, we may presume
ol Fraise-tIod GaHe5ones Of Cromwellsday. A.