The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-20
IN ALEXANDRIA.
Champ Clark Pays a Beautiful
Tribute. TO Lee.

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ALEXANDRIA,. VA, January 1o.--The
anniversary OF the death of General Robt.
y. Lee was only partially observed MS
nollday In Alexandria. At night Lee
Sannp OF Confederate Veterans carried
out ng-establlshed custom ana held
reunion, followed by n subscription BAN
auet, at the Camp Hall, on Prince street.
me principal speakers were snator j. s.
=. Blackburn. OF Kntucky, and Represen-
tative Champ Clark, of Missouri. In his
speech Mr. Clark said:
Stonewall Jackson.
congressman Champ Clark, OF Mis-
souri, responded " the toast Stonewal
jackson, and said:
jackson WIS considered on all hands
as decidedly slow coach while teach
mig mathematics mt Lexington Even
ms friends thought. when he was APP
pointed colonel OF volunteers, TINT he
was assuming responsibility for which
ne was too weak and thnt he was about
as near the top OF the military ladder
as he was likely to climb. When he
was placed in charge OF Harpcr's Ferry.
there was almost universal objection on
the ground of his supposed untitness
Such was the dismal beginning OF the
most brilliant military career Of modern
times. The first opportunity that came
the Calvinistic school master stood re-
vealed as full panopl!ed son OF Mars.
Out OF the smoke and din and carnage
of his first battlefield Jackson's star rose
bright az Sirius and blazed with ever
increasing splendor till he was gathered
to his fathers. To pray necessarily, to
watch vigilantly. to march astoundlngly,
to fight VIGOROUSLY seemed to be the
four self-imposed duties OF this pious.
modest and herioc man. The sight of
his foes fired his Scotch Irish blood and
sent 1t boiling like melted lava through
his veins.
His Sobriquet.
AT the first battle of Manassas he won
the sobriquet of "Stonewall." name
which carried terror from Cape Cod to
Puget Sound. and from the Potomac to
the British possessions This title was
the happy inspiration of General Bee
aud worked wonders for Jackson's pop
ularity. for 1t stuck to him with such
tenaclty and fitted him SO well that
thousands OF people believed he was
christened in that name and proudly
called their boys "Stonewall.
His Methods.
General Forrest declared that the whole
secret OF SUCCESS in war is TO get there
first with the most men. This was also
Jackson's theory, and he marched his
men so rapidly they came to be known as
"Jackson's Foot Cavalry They gloried
in this title, and to-day all over the land
there are men who would not exchange
the right to say II once belonged TO the
'Stonewall Brigade" for the brightest
cross of the Legion of Honor that ever
cleaned upon Frenchman's breast.
Once when they We're making long
and terrible march, somebody asked them
where they We're going. They answered
cheerily: ooh. we don't know-but old
Jack does" and he did.
When the world saw him destroy Banks.
scatter Pope's forces as chaff before the
wind and double up Hooker's magnificent
army like jack-knfe. II was apparent
that an equal to Alexander, Caesar. Han
nibal or Napoleon had appeared among
men. Such was the celebrity OF this mans
movements. so skillfal We're his DISPOSE
tons, so terrible were 1.-The blows he
struck, so amazing was his unparalleled
success, so startling and enormous We're
the victories he won, that nothing seemed
impossible or improbable for his accom-
plishment.
Friend and foe alike came to regard
him with admiration and with awe. 1t
is safe to say that had Jacksons advice
been followed at Fredericksburg. Burn
sue - entlTe army WOuiu nave Dtell cap
tured Washington wouldA!av been can
ken. peace established. and to-day the
Southern Confederacy would have been
one of the proudest nations on the globe
But such was not to be. 1t had been
ordained and no human power could
thwart the decree-that the. Union should
forever remain one and inseparable-
the hopes and aspirations Of the South
for political independence. sinking
through black agony and deep despair.
should be buried in a bloody grave.
Jackson's Death.
Jackson died in the morning of his
fame. before the Confederate banner was
trailed in the dust-just after victory
worthy to rank with Blenhelm. Malpla-
quet, Marengo or Austerlitz This leon
Inc soldier, who on hundred awful
fields had met death and defed him to
his face-who at Bull Run, Front Royal
and in the Seven Days battles around
Richmond. appeared to be the favorite of
Heaven and to bear charmed life, fell
at last accidentally, by the bullets of his
own men. any one of whom would cheer
fully have died that he might live
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