The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-23
THE SILENT T0ASTS.
CONFEDERATE VETERANS MEET TO
HONOR LEE AND JACKSON.
DIR. Hunter VI CO uire Delivers an Admira-
BILE Address on characteristics OF
His Former Commander.

NEW YORK. Jan --.-- j w HN"Nt'N
white haired soldiers who fought for the
Confederate cause under Lee 9nd JACK
son. met tonight for the eighth time 10
toast the memory of their dead comrades
and rerew associations. Their banquet
was held al the st Denis Hotel.
THE VETERANS.
Colonel c. T.. Thorbuin. commander OF
the Confederate Veteran Camp, the Of
Iiciai title OF the gathering. presided.
Grouped around him at the centre table
were Colonel A. K. Chisholm. Major ).
Ellis Briggs. Former Governor hugh D
Thompson. Augustus W. Peters, Or.
Hunter Mcclure, OF Stonewall Jackson
stan: Major jed Hotchkiss and Rev Or.
lanes =. Smith. both of whom served
with Jackson through the war; Rev. G..
S. Baker and Rev. w. f. Jonkn.
The dinner was given in memory Of
Stonewall Jackson and the portrait or
the famous Confederate leader looked
down upon the gathering. There was
also a portrait Of General robert T.
Lee. both framed in Confederate hass'
DIR. INQUIRIES SPEECH.
The toast of the night was that which
carried Cereal Jackscns name and TO
this Or. Mcclure who extracted the
bullet from the Confederate leader as ne
lay dying. replied
DR.. Mcclure said in part
General Jackson's history Is your his
tory. and a share OF his glory belongs 70
you. Your title TO 70 is proved by the
existence of this organization; by tina
answering devotion which despite adj
vancing years and adverse surroundings,
you have adhered 10 tho principles thar
adhered TO the principles that enobled
your young manhood. by the exalted and
self-exalting reverence that YOU pay q
your glorious dead.
Il am to speak OF 'Stonewalr Jackson.
not in the formative years of his life, nor
in the quiet of peaceful avOcations. but
as men knew him wnen The fire from
Heaven foil upon him I'm the battlefield
as il did upon Arthur-the fire by which
Sir Launcelot knew him for his king-the
fire that like the live coal from OFF the
altar touched the lips OF Jackson and
brought from them that kingly voice
which the eagle of victory knew and
obeyed. For n king was 'StonewaW
Jackson. if ever royalty Amounted as by
fire. appeared among men.
In seeking TO define Jacksons place I'm
history l accept Lord Wolseleys dean.-
ton OF a great commander. lie declares
I'm effect. that the marks Of this rare
character are
First OF all. the pOwer-the instinct
the inspiration--to define the condition and
the purposes Of your enemy; secondly. the
genius that I'm stratgery instantly devises
the combination most likely To defeat
those purposes thirdly the physical and
moral courage-the absolute self-relance-
that takes the risk OF decision. and the
skill that promptly and properly delivers
the blow that skaters the hostile plans
40 managing ones own forces (even when
smalD as 10 have the greater number at
the point Of attack: fOurthly. the cool
judgment that IS mistaken by the clash
and clamOr of emergencies; and last, but
not least the preyisiOn-the caution, that
cares for the lives and well-being OF the
private soldiers. and the personal mag
netism that rouses the enthusiasm and
affection that make the commander $
presence on the battlefield the incentive
to all that human beings can dare and
the unquestioned hope and sure promise of
victory.
HIS INTUITION.
Many incidents OF JacksOn's career
prove that he possessed the instructive
power to know the plight and TO foretell
the Purposes Of the Federal army and its
commanders"
DR.. Mcclure then went on 70 toll many
incidents Of General Jackson on the bat
tlehed, the most iteresting and dramatic
of which were the following:
AT Malvern Hill when a portion OF 0ur
army was beaten and % some extent de-
moralized. Hill and Ewell and Early came
TO tell him that they could make no re-
sistance n Mcclellan attacked them In the
! morning. 10 was difficult 20 wake Cen
I eral ackson. az he was exhausted and
very sound asleep. [ tried it myself. and
after many efforts, partly succeeded.
When he was made to understand what
was wanted. he said: Mcclellan and his
army will De gone by daylight and went
10 sleep again. The Generals thought him
mad but the prediction was true.
AZ ErcleT'rKs after Burnside
repulse, nc asked ne how many bandascs
/ had. ! told him, and asked why hf
wanted TO know tie sad that he Wanr'd
10 have piece or white cloth 10 te on
each mans arm. so that his soldiers
might recognize eacn other IN Night
attack and hc asked 90 bee allowed %
make such an attack ana drive his foe into
the swollen river or capture him. Suisse
guent events demonstrated that he knew
.he state Of things within the hostile
lines and would have accomplished hf
purpose. General Lee withheld his con-
sent for the reason thdt so often Pee
strained him in Ike cases-he couli not
put az 50 great risk an army which me
South could not replace.
THAT Jackson possessed the second and
third requirements. the genius 10 devise
and the skill and courage 20 deliver the
blow 10 edod 10 defeat his foes b. 70 not
amply proved by the general fact trat his
own force in The valley campaign was
never over 700. and generally Jess, and
that FOR a lime he was Keeping az hay
GO coo Federal soldiers m or near tho
great valley AID 1900 al fredericksburg
soundy thrashlrg IN the field from time
10 time large portions OF this great
army or. taking a wider view, JacNson
and his small force so Influenced the
whole comu1igr as 10 Keep lv'oO Fed
eral troops away from Richmond and
compel the Fsdtrsl government 20 en-
rloy a larger force than the entire Con-
federate army IN Virginia I'm order. SIS
lincoln said 80 protect tho Feieral
Capltol." while another and superior
force operated against Lee and Rich
mOnd.
FIRST. LAST AND ONLY COUNCIL.
II cannot give any instances or illustra-
lions OF the mental action by which he
reached his conclusions or devised the
combinations which defeated his enemy
FOR Jackson took no counsel save with hts
familiar The Genius Of War ana ms
God lie Gid hold one. and only one
council Of war. In March, 1862. az WIN
chester. Jackson had in his small army
less thar 5000 men. General Hsnks' who
was advancing upon Winch ester from
a. a.ffI uF F.tr az