The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-19

! Blackiord 'McmoirS, l., p. 22e) SAYS:
! General Jackson rode about all day
al a restless way. mostly alone When
i lie was uneasy lac was as cross as a
bear. and neither his generals nor his
staf liked TO come near him IL they
could help 1t. The expression of his
race was one Of suppressed energy
mat reminded you OF an explosive mis-
;, silc. an uniucky spark applied to which
would blow you sky high"
henderson. H., IN a6s asa; No mat
\ JACKSON never sought 10 screen the
crime. No thought that the public re-
nuhS OF ms principal suhordinatcs
might impair their authority or de-
stroy their cordial relations with him
self ever stayed his hand; and II may
! wei ne questioned whether his disrc-
sara ot consequences WAS not too alb
solutely uncompromising Men who
i've III constant dread OF their chiefs
anger arc not likely to render lovnl
ana ei'icient service. and the least
trhicl,on IN the higher ranks is felt
throughout the whole command When
! inc troops begin taking sides and
uhahlmity disappears the power of en-
sctic combination at once dctcrior-
a'es. Ihat Jackson was perfectly iust
is not denied: the misconduct of mis-
4 subordinates was sometimes fragrant:
put IT may well be questioned whether to
Keep oniccrs under arrest for four weeks
or even months, marching without their
sWorhs in the rear OF the column. was
s. Wholly wise. I-ypn Dr poh,a,
admits that in this respect Jacksnn.s
,Niu"tt IS open 10 criticism He
looked on the plumbers of his officers
u those plumbers We're honest and due
SIMPLY to misconception of the situa-
iion' with tolerant eye. . But
II he believed says his chief of thc
Stait; that his subordnates were self
,houiscnt or contumacious. he became
stern and cXacting master
and during his career a catseIess fric.
tlon was produced in the working of
ms government over several gallant
ana merltoFtouS officers. who served
uhuer MN. This was almost the solo
iault of his military character: thai
ny THIS Jealousy of Intentional inefIi.
i1 n,ncE ne diminished the sympathy
= hcers next his person by whom his or.
GERS were TO be executed. Had he been
aniG 70 exercise the same energetic
Jealous personal affection he would have
been a more perfect leader OF armies ;,
y" OF r"rE,,ipg Nature.
tiehaeTson. H., =. 800: lie was not OF
sentiment look possession of ms whole
pcils' ana IL may ne questioned whcth-
81 81 IL was ever really appeased At
In same time. the TACT that jackson
iachtu inc fascination when, allied tn
me lotty intellect, wins the hearts of
men most readily, and is pre-cmlncntiy
! thr characteristic OF the very greatest
| Mafflors, can hardly be denied Ills
influence with men was a plant OF
STOW growth. Yet the glamour of mis-
t!vht deeds, the gradual recognition
"i ms uhiaiiing sympathy. his modcsty
anu ms truth. produced in the end the
: same result as the personal charm OF
Ndpo!eon. of Nelson and of Lee. His
xo on me devotion OF his troops was
: General Dabney II. AIaury. "Rccol
,ec.nohs OF Nirsinian.' PIP a. ~
"fillod with conscientious scrun,.s
"A inn
Just. His arrests OF Hll Windcr ana
i ,et''n al I.iShard Garnctt. three oil the
;n n,'Tss, officers IN our service, were
ll.Acusable, especially that OF Gar
nttt. jackson permitted him TO
! remain in this painful position for many
J maoNtns' and when Garnctt nnalIy sue
cour, IN op'aining trial before a
T I.i lnartlai he was acquitted upon
Jacksons 8 own TESTIMONY Thn
"IrcStSof ,SseneralfGharlcs Windor was
Hnndcrs u' ,ol Il, fi'hr .s harshncss."
S saxon is arersc to the unrestraincd
display of personal affection: and when
ms natural reluctance is ovcrbornr b,.
iFrcpresSible emotion, he ,t;cmuts Ia
mae II by jest. SO Jackson's yetcr-
ans laughed at his peculiarities nj his
nlngy uniform. his battered cap, his
Eourtesy and his bushes. They de-
lighted In the phrase, when a distant
!tit was heard. Here's Old Jack or n.
Henderson, H., p. 2Si: 1T is curious
; even after the long lapse OF years, To-
near his veterans speak of their com
mahder. Laughter minglcs with tears
cach has some dToll anecdotc to rnIat.
each some instance OF thoughtful s%,n
; patny or kindly deed; but il is still
pam TO see how they feared his dis
ppii ei,, how hard they found his
!; discipline, how conscious they were
OF their own mental infcriority.'
Henderson, H. p. 1875. ':He had HE
Limitations like the rest OF Of U.S. i.a' lis lis
hot. Tnre werH strong MS temper was
y - forgiveness never came easy to
) MN ana he loved power. He dreaded
"tfohG liquor because lie liked IL. ana
If in his nature there we're Frsnt so
paclties Tor good there were none tho
leSs' mad II been once perverted grenr
capacities for evil. Fearless and strong
sein-urpchdent and ambitious, he had
within him the making of a Napolenn
ana yet his name is without snot n,,
blemish" 'ho' VI
wa henderson, H., 2; 1875: HE was al
was thorouGh--truc stcadfnst and con
His,"m tIthat he reached the heroic
standard His attachments we're not
III Tfrie". lils interests s." far as his
anu narrow. Beyond his religion ana
ne army he seldom permitted his
vni1, '' to stray; His acquaintance
WIN art was small. lie IucddIcd Iit,I
! with politics. His scholarship was No,
profound. and he was neither snortst
nan nor naturalist. Compared with
nahS 3i inc prominent figures of his
i,nry NC range of his capacity was
strongly Religious
,.el us turn for moment to Mrs
Ltcksoh Memoirs Of Stoncwall lack
son. OF General Jackson's life in
lexington there Is evidence that some
people thought him peculiar (.Jackson
Memoirs, y. 81, ct seq, though on In
} innate association with him they dis
/, covered that il was all the result of
ms deeply religious principles. lie
WeiShed his liPhtest utterancns in .thc
paihnce OF the sanctuary" Mrs. lack
son, qnoting pr Dabney. says at pages
% ana SO OF The Memoirs: His ner
me large hands and feet charactcristin
II of all his race Difrercnt nri,'
ions existed as to Observation-Disclosures be-
SHuse = varied so much In the con
us ~ page 81 ii is said: he al