The Sun. — 1863-05-30 (London, England)

OUR DEAD HERO.  Since the death of Washington, no similar event has so profoundly and sorrowfully impressed the people of Virginia as the death of Jackson. The surprise and admiration with which his earlier feats in the war were regarded had long since ripened into cordial gratitude for his services,boundless confidence in his capacity, enthusiastic affection for his person, and sincere veneration for his character. They had come, too, to regard him as one of those men of destiny who have a mission to fulfil, and who bear a charmed life. The Providence on which he so firmly relied had seemed to shield him from harm, and there was a sort of superstitious faith that he would pass unscathed through all dangers, to the end. They were not, therefore, prepared for the cruel mischance that struck him down, and still less for the fatal result which has so speedily followed. There is not one loyal heart in all this Commonwealth—not one in all this Confedero.cy, that has not, or will not, sicken and sink with grief at his fall. Were it possible to restore him, we believe there are thousands who would give their own lives to ransom him from the captivity of death.  For all this love for him living and all this grief for him dead, there was reason enough ; for in the great struggle which now engages hearts and hands, ho was himself e power equal to many regiments of armedoa men. He had thrown into it the energiesint f • ellect. mighty spirit, the resources of a g What others did or attempted from 'mho did from great tlses of amb;tion, patriotism, or sense of duty► reverential compulsion of conscience, and a conviction of obligation to his Maker. rHe did it with all and body. So actuated, the strength of mind, he thought not of conses:uuellnoreys to himself, of dangerk to be won—and so to be encountered, or g acting, he left nothing undone that was possible of accomplishment. There is no need now to rehearse his deeds; they are fresh in the memories of all. But, memorable as those deeds are, and destined to become lessons for military students for long ages to come, it was not perhaps so much what, in his brief but crowded career, he accomplished, as the manner in which he did whatever most difficult feat lay before, and the ability he thus manifested for more arduous and  momentous achievements, that explains the wonderful growth of his fame, and will give him a place in history amid the most renowned heroes and cap• tains of all ages.  The old mother State that bore him is not sterile, the Confederacy for which he fought is fruitful of men, but it is not to be expected that this war will produce or this generation see one who in all respects will fill the great space he has left void, Others may have his genius to devise, others his energy to execute, others his purity of life, and others his stern and solemn self-consecration to the cause, but we may hope in vain to find all these united in one, and their potency so felt by his men as that, his will moving and his spirit animating all, they should become, as Jackson's men were, the very limbs of his body, moving and acting as he willed, almost without conscious volition of their own.  Still, let none suppose that because this great sol dier will no more lead his invincible battalions against the merciless and murderous invaders of our country, we shall be unable to defend ourselves against the hosts who muster for our destruction. The same Providence who gave us Jackson still rules the affairs of men, and though He has taken the mighty chieftain from us, He leaves us his illustrious example to follow, and his grand spirit to fire every heart and nerve every arm. The men who for two years have felt the influence of such a presence, whose hearts burn with glowing memories of what he was, will never yield to mortal foe. Jackson, though dead, will still fight in the men whom he so often led to victory.