The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-04

\ seHSfa W4* more highly endowed with
courage. both physical and moral. and
none ever secured TO greater der
gree the trust and affection Of his
troops And yer, 10 upright was his
life. so profound his faith. 30 ex-
quisite his tenderness, that Jackson's
many Victories are almost his least
claim to be ranked among the worlds
true heroes
i mot by Napoleon. nor washington.
nor Cromwelt. nor Gustaxus Adolphus,
nor yet by Caesar. nor indeed by Han
nibal nor even by Alexander. the great
Macedonian declared the speaker
were Jackson's personal and physical
prowess surpassed. Continuing Major
Anderson said:
His Trust In God.
With him, as very part OF his
/ being, was his trust in God--his re-
/ ligion. which was not only a principle.
but an essential principle of his ma
ture. Faith in the unseen and eter-
nal was far more potential with him
than his faith in anything visible or
temporal His religion was the great
est thing in the universe to him, as
1t was the most powerful influence in
his life. 1t is doubtful whether
more sincerely devout man ever lived
And yet, in all of his religion there
was nothing of cant, no sancti-
moniousness. no gloom. nothing of
bigotry or acerbity, but the utmost
charity and difference for the faiths
and convictions of others. His good
; ness and greatness need not to be
gagged by the qualities or measures
of other men TO demonstrate his
merit.
Where he differs from the great
commanders Of other ages 1t is gem
orally in particulars In which ne is
superior to them.
AT all events, we are content with
him as he is, and would not, If we
could exchange him for any who
| have been mentioned in comparison
with him.
jackson Yielded to Lee.
There is name, than which none
is more illustrious, which we may
mention lovingly along, but not in
contrast with his. the name OF that
majestic leader and born king of men.
Robert f. Lee. to whom Stonewall
jackson cheerfully yielded the prece-
dence.
I United as they were In their lives,
diverse as they were in their tran
scendent genius. kindred as they were
/ in the unselhshness of their ambition.
| the nobility of their ideals, the
| righteousness OF their conduct. tine
| ness of their souls. each the compile
ment and the supplement of the other
and each generously recognizing the
abilities and the merits of the other.
we, their followers can make no COM
parison of their goodness and great
ness.
| I'VE can only yield to each the sin
cere homage of our admiration and
affection.
IF we are asked, What was the
secret of Jackson's hold upon and
command over, the affections and
cheerful obedience of his soldiers? the
answer which will be confirmed by
any who served under him and knew
him well in war, is, That he won the
| confidence and love of his soldiers
by his intelligent attention to provid-
ing for the wants and, as far as con-
lIsistent with the arduous service which
he exacted OF them, for the comfort
and welfare OF his soldiers; by his
sharing with them any hardships
which he called upon them to endure
and by the sleepless tireless and
Sometimes nerce and memorable en-.
ergy with which he conducted the
movements which he directed against
the enemy, and by the skillful and
brilliant strategy with which he out
generated his opponents and sur
prised both friend and foe. A very
BRIEF service under him convinced his
soldiers that Old Jack knew what
he was about and was a eonsummate
master of the art of war.
The Unspokcn Lessons.
ut was in no small measure the
: inspiration OF his glorious personality,
which inpelled the brigade which was
honored by his leadership and affec-
ton to deeds of valor which have en-
shrined its name in history along with
} that of its immortal commander, and
given the "Stonewall Brigade some
right to live through coming ages
along with the Macedonian Phalanx
OF Alexander, the Tenth Legion of
} Caesar. the Paladins of Charlemagne,
the Ironsides of Cromwell, and the
Old Guard of Napoleon.
These are the unspoken lessons of
his life; but there comes to us from
} the grave, that solemn injunction ex-
} pressed by him in those words which
must go ringing down the centuries
and will, / trust. be remembered by
his countrymen whenever there may
} be the temptation to sacrifice honor
to ease or hberty to safety:
What is life without honor? De-
graduation Is worse than death. We
must think OF the living and Of those
who are to come after us, and see
that by Gods blessing we transmit to
them the freedom we have ourselvs
inherited.
And so. in the coming generations
and ages may the statue Of our be-
loved commander, which shall be
erected here, be a perpetual reminder
of the precious lessons Of his life: and
may virginians be ever so 'obedient
To the heavenly vision that, in time
of stress and trial when the we'll be-
ing. the virtue. and the liberties of
their country shall be imperilled. some
future heroic soldier of Righteousness,
will point his countrymen to the figure
of Jackson as 1t will forever stand out
from the pages of history, and again
utter that now immortal rallying cry:
Look! There stands jackson like
a Stonewall'
Rally behind the yirginians,"
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