The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, January 30, 1914, Page 7, Image 7
A NORTHERN VIEW OF
STONEWALL JACKSON
WRITTEN DURING WAR
(Presbyterian Standard)
Through the kindness of Mrs.
Stonewall Jackson we are able to
give our readers an editorial on the
"Death of Stonewall Jackson," written
by a Northern man, May 22, 1863.
Whpn we rememher the hiOornass nf
feeling on both sides at that time,
the kind spirit of this editorial
speaks much for the man who,wrote
it and much for the man of whom it
was written.?Ed.)
8th November, 1913.
Mrs. Mary A. Jackson.
Dear Madam: I am hot a veteran
of the war, for I am too young, but
war literature is very interesting to
me and particularly your contributions
in the Hearst Magazine.
I have read Henderson's "Stonewall
Jackson," more than once, also
the "Life and Letters of Margaret
Junkin Preston." I have always regarded
your husband as one of the *
original and interesting characters |
of history. I pray that you will not I
look upon this letter with its enclos- =
ure as anything other than a trace of
Northern light in a period of dark- ^
ness.
Asa McFarland was owner and ed- s
itor of the New Hampshire States- s<
man many years. I remember him )(
as an old man, but his sons have long a
been my friends. Mr. McFarland a
was a son of Concord's third town
minister, whose pastorate beginning f(
early in the 19th century ended in 18
1825. I mention this to show who
the writer of the editorial was, 15
written in the darkest days of war, e'
not in exultation, but in sadness, it
illustrates in large measure how Gen- a
Jackson was looked upon by people
who held him in respect, not hatred. 01
I have always regarded this country p
editorial as one of those contribu- ^
tions to the truth of sincere judg- '
monf nf mo?'o o/ifo
4iiviiv vi man o avvo vrllAV.ll UCOCIT'J
recognition.
It is with this sentiment, dear
madam, that 1 send the editorial to
you. Believe me very truly.
Charles R. Corning. "
Let me say that the writer of this '
editorial was a republican?almost a Jr
radical.
To Mrs. Jackson.
tl
Death of Stonewall Jackson?Editorial
Irjr Asa McFarland in "New
Hampshire Statesman*"
(May 22, 1863.) J"
The people of Virginia are mourn- 1
ing, as they rarely if ever did for any '
:mU.U!a i. - ? iL-1 ^
umci iiuittuiiuiii. ui iiiui commonwealth,
the death of Stonewall Jack- 81
w
son. His. name, as most readers may ^
be aware, was Thomas J. Jackson.
The prefix so generally used indicat- "
ed one of the features of his mind? a
inflexibility of purpose. To that 8'
were added other desirable attributes
by which men acquire influence over
others, and are long and affectionate- n
ly remembered when they are prone. ?
' Jackson was a remarkable person; a
and his death is the subject of regret
among other people than those in revolt.
The Albany Journal expressed ^
in one line the feeling of loyal people,
when it said: "We hoped for his ^
capture?not his death."
The deceased general was one of
those who, in seasons of peril, throw jj"
every impulse of their souls into the
public service. He went into the re- u
bellion with the same unquenchable
zeal, the same transfixed, immutable
purpose, that animated Robespierre ,
and St. Just in the first French Revo- J
lution. Indeed, Jackson was the St.
Just of the rebellion, with this essential
difference, that Jackson cher- ^
ished the most profound religious M
convictions. He believed in Provi- ^
dence as made known in revelation. ^
..... . . .. - . ? -
fie oeneved tnat human affairs f?re t>
controlled by an Almighty Being? tc
not as a fatalist or a deist believes, f
but that (iod employs human agents 111
to carry into effect many of his own 111
designs. To inflexibility of purpose
and profound religious convictions
were added the most disinterested ^
purposes and the most heroic courage.
His zeal was clear and constant f
as the light of a never-obscured star. "
In all stages of the rebellion, his
whole soul was absorbed in it. He
went into the struggle utterly irrespective
of personal consequences.
He never, it is said, manifested a ^
mercenary purpose, and was as fear- ol
less as a lion, although docile as a "
child. His camp?alas! how unlike
the camps of many generals!?was a '1;
place where prayer and praise ming- o1
led on the altar; a camp whence he
went forth to cares and duties and
perils, taking his life in his hand. 01
The careers and deaths of such St
men are not without their influence
even upon those who cannot be expected
to grieve when they are gone.
It cannot be otherwise. We may de- c
plore their errors, but find it impos- y
sible to resist the effect of their exalted
conceptions of what they believed
to be duty to their fellowmen, 2
their country, and their God. That tl
the deceased hero believed himself in u
the line of his duty, therd can be no | a
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other pastry, arc
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Ing Powder will
digestible, whole
No Aium ? No L
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oubt whatever. No hypocrite could
ave wrought himself into such tenion
of will, rendered such heroic
ervice, and been so transfixed and
ound down to a cherished purpose,
nd the world will do credit to itself,
nd strengthen mankind in noble
urposes, to permit Stonewall Jackin
to pass into history as a Christin
soldier. There is a sympathetic
hord running through the human
ice, which often extorts our respect,
ren when the judgment condemns,
oyal people throughout the North
re glad that a powerful foe of the
fnion has been removed; byt it is a
redit to them that they would have
erferred, in the foregoing language
f a contemporary, that Stonewall
ackson had been captured rather
ran slain.
The only improvement that can be
lade of the death of so remarkable
man is, to hope and pray that exmples
of similar heroism may be
tultiplied in the loyal armies of the
epublic. Where have we an officer
i high command, of so many desirale
elements of character as were
tingled in Stonewall Jackson? Is
lere a solitary example of such unstentatious
deportment, such dauntiss
courage, such uncomplaining enurance?in
tastes simple as a child,
'illing to encounter hardship, perils,
istings, death, even, at any moment,
>r the cause of the Union and the
onstitution? There are good genrals
in our army, but not one, of
horn the public is aware, who has
le power Jackson possessed of so
tfusing his own burning, unquenchble
earnestness and unflagging enrgy
into his men, that they loved
im o o n f *- -
tkD a tciivici lainui, UCt'ttlUC Illb
rms ,his legs, his spirit, and then
loved with the irresistible energy
f those having such a leader. It is
remarkable circumstance of the resllion,
that the loyal cause has not
ossed a leader who is a counterpart
f Stonewall Jackson?a general who
as thrown the intense energy of a
ersistent mind, quickened to a white
eat of patriotism, into this struggle,
ad, like him who is the subject of
lis article, been willing to live or
le, surv:ve or perish for the countiy,
ithout personal conditions annexed,
fould that Providence vouchsafed us
few such generals!
FURMAN UNIVERSITY
FURMAN UNIVERSITY, Jan. 26.
T. Herbert N. Johnson, of Boston,
lass., has been invited to preach the
accalaureate sermon. It is not
nown whether he will accept. The
vo literary societies have extended
? Dr. W. J. McGlothlin of the Southrn
Baptist Theological Seminary, an
ivitation to deliver the commenceient
address.
Professor Daniel addressed the Y.
[. C. A. at its regular meeting last
hursday night.
Dr. Dew an alumnus of the class of
WO spoke at Chapel Friday mornig.
His talk was interesting and
ill of advice to the students.
The January number of the bullen'
has just come from the press.
Beginning with the session 1914-15
le December examination will be
mitted. This leaves only two examlation
periods a year.
Our basket-ball team is working
urd. There is a hard schedule ahead
F the team.
Professor Charles Sumner Estes
as recently presented a raised map
f Palistine, which will be of great
ervice in the Freshman Bible Class
Correspondent.
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ough and Headache and work* off the Cold.
runiiU refund money If it fails to cure.
. W. GROVU'8 signature on each box. 25c.
A Greenville man swallowed three
2-calibre cartridges the other night,
hinking they were capsules, and we
nderstand that he is liable to go off
t any minute.?Daily Mail.
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amily. Royal Bak,
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I NEW HOPE
Since the silence of a few weeks I
v will give a few words from our de,
lightful neighborhood. We are all
, enjoying this beautiful weather. It
certainly has been one of the prettiest
January's I have ever seen and
heard older people says that they
: have never seen the like before. As
I said in my first letter of this New
( Year, that we had a lot to be thankful
for, and we certainly have,
i Small grain crops are looking fine.
i Also clover and other cover crops are
growing fast during the bright suni
ny days. The farmers all have done
i a lot of work?ploughing, cleaning
up land, clearing off old hedges, and
straightening up in general, getting
early corn land ready. I understand
i there are a lot of applicants for the
i. F. D. routes that will start soon
from Union, Buffalo and Jonesville.
i All three of the officers have had to
! order more application blanks. I am
going to try for one and I hope to be
successful, and am going to try very
hard to beat the other fellow, if a
fellow does not fight for himself
these days, he is out of the list altogether.
So come along boys, and
let's meet Mr. Young on the 14th
and have it out?the smartest man
wins. v.
There has been much horse trading
i going on around here. I know a gen-1
leman who bought a pair of good
mules last week for $85. Now how
is that for cheap? It ought to be a
?ood send off for the dealer.
Hev Dpnvpr if woo ?
? wy *v U UllOVOtVC tuat
the young man you spoke of in your
letter of being run out of the depot
.t Lockhart Junction a few weeks
ago. I know it is generally reported
lhat Lockhart Junction is a rough
lace, but not so bad that a fellow
cannot spend the night. It would
have been our agents (Mr. Edward)
delight to have taken this young man
uome with him, and cared for him,
i he has done others in the same
condition. Some one misconstrued
the fact. We dined at Mr. Lee Gault's
Sunday, and we sure did eat, and everything
on the table was made at
home by Mr. Gault, and cooked by
lis sociable, good wife. If all we
farmers would live like Mr. Gault, we
ould cut out the high cost of living.
There will be preaching here next
Sunday morning at 11 o'clolk sharp,
by our new pastor, Rev. Cook. All
who can, come, those who come a
good ways can take dinner with some
f us. We will be glad to have you.
Come and hear a good sermon, and
it will make you a better man. We
will expect you. Smike.
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD EARN
$25 PER WEEK
Introducing our very complete
Spring line of beautiful wool suitings
wash fabrics, fancy waistings, silks,
hdkfs, petticoats, etc. Up to date X.
Y. City patterns. Finest on the market.
Dealing direct with the mills
you will find our prices low. It others
can make $10.00 to $30.00 woeklv
you can also. Samples, full instructions
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prepaid. No money required.
Exclusive territory. Write for particulars.
Be first to apply.
Standard Dress Goods Company,
100 1st St. Hinghampton, N. Y.
4 3t pd.
Iodine is a crude alkaline matter,
produced by the combusion of seaweed.
The "Mischief Quartette" and lis
Work.
Each year the month of January
numbers its list of victims from influenza,
la grippe, bronchitis and
pneumonia. The prompt use of Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound will
check the onset of a cold and stop a
cough, preventing the development to
more serious conditions. Keep it on
hand. Sold by all dealers everywhere.
> The annual meeting of the State
' Live Stock Association will be held
:n Columbia February 4, 6 and 6.
AN UNWORTHY FLING i
AT SOUTH CAROLINA ^
The Journal is surprised to find in
a newspaper of the New York
World's usually friendly attitude toward
the South any such flash of unworthy
spirit as is recalled in the following
paragraph:
"Cole Blease's South Carolina lut.t
repealed one of the war amendments
again. But it is to be remembered
tha* South Carolina itself was repealed
once and for all at Appomattox."
Yes, South Carolina and her sister
Confederate states were defeated at
A nnA?v?n^*/w L..*- ?? A
offuiuaviuA, uui as nme removes
that scene farther and farther, so
that all the world can see its deeper
meaning in quiet reflection, the glory
of the defeated has a nobler appeal
to the heart than the glory of the victor.
Already the time is gone when
the impartial spectator, weighing the
facts of that situation in the balances
caii feel inclined to use any language
save that of reverent honor as touching
the thin gray line, that broke and
melted away forever from Appomattox.
As an army, it was defeated.
As men, neither hunger nor thirst>
nor yet a lost cause and bitter poverty
ever broke their spirit. Today
history is soberly record them as
soldiers who gave to their race and
country a new standard of inflexible
and heroic loyalty to a pi-inciple.
As for the fifteenth amendment,
though it got into the constitution by
force and now remains by virtue of
inertia, the spirit in which it was
placed there is not for men to exuli
in and the descendents of those who
put it there would not do so today, if
the thing were now a matter of de
Date. That amendment was approv!
by a minority of good intentioned
people, who little understood political
science, but it was engineered
through by the leaders of a party
that proposed to stay in power as
long as possible and punish the South
as thoroughly as possible. This Is
the plain unvarnished truth as history
reveals it.
The World's paragrapher had better
wake up and get better acquaintill
with history, as now written by
cool impartial students of the record,
and with the swift trend of the
world's feeling about that terrible
chapter in the nation's career.?Spartanburg
Journal.
There is more Catarrh in this section
of the country than all other diseases
put together, and until the last
few years was supposed to be incurable.
For a great many years doc- .
|tq4fc?ronounced a local disease and
prescribed local remedies, and by constantly
failing to cure with local
treatment, pronounced it incurable.
Snionno Kne 1 A - *
una piuvcu v/uutrrn 10 DC a
constitutional disease, and therefore
requires constitutional treatment.
Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio,
is the only Constitutional cure on the
market. It is taken internally in
doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonful.
It acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. They
offer one hundred dollars for any case
it fails to cure. Send for circulars
and testimonials.
Address: F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo,
Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Hall's Family Pills for conAn
English engineer proposes to
defend his country in event of war
by suspending bombs from balloons, |
which could be exploded from the
ground when approached by a hostile
dirigible or aeroplane.
Colds to be Taken Seriously.
Intelligent people realize that common
colds should be treated promptly
If there is sneezing and chillness witn
hoarseness, tickling throat and
coughing, begin promptly the use of
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. It
is effective, pleasant to take, checks
a cold, and stops the cough which
causes loss of sleep and lowers the
vital resistance.
For sale by all dealers everywhere.
A New -York doctor is authority
for the statement that too much
clothing causes colds. It is to be
hoped that the news will not reach
the modistes until after the spring
styles have been designed.?Daily
Mail.
To Prevent Blood Poisoning
apply at once the wonderful old reliable DR. |
1-ORTKR'S ANTISEPTIC HKALINOOIl., a sur- 1
gical dressing that relieves pain and heals at
the same time, biota liniment. 25c. 50c. $1.00. ^
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Regular $6, $6, $7 Pants
Tailor Made For $3.50 |
S. M. McKissick;
I Merchant Tailor Union, S. C. i
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4* watchful care of the Gov
4* the conduct of its affairs
4* THE CITIZENS NA1
I* ing under its well estat
It the friendly supervision <
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I* ty for its depositors.
"J We respectfully invite
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Consider It
When about to call or recommend an
Undertaker?you can not be too sure
is to his fitness. This means more
:han one can imagine. We have but
>ne standard *f service and appointments?"the
best." The expense is a.
matter of y?ur *\vn desire.
Bailey Undertaking Co.
Phone 106, day er night, for
prompt service when in the county. .
A lone bandit held up the passengers
of a Pullman on a Western train
within 11 miles of Atlanta and got
?way with $500. A man believed to
>e the guilty party has been arrested
?nd is in jail in Atlanta.
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TONAL BANK, continu- +
dished ideals, and under 4*
of the UNITED STATES J
ways be a source of safethe
accounts of all, both J
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etached. Throws
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signal in back.
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hand lantern,
last for years
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Charleston, S. C.
Monuments and
Tombstones
In Fine Marble and
Granite from quarry
to customer tor less
than von nav for in
ferior goods sold
through agents.
Bailey Undertaking Co.
The county superintendents of education
at their meetinug in Columbia
on Wednesday adopted a resilution
favoring compulsory education.
Forty-one out of forty-four county
superintendents were present.