The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1864-08-10
INTERESTING LETTER.

The New York News, oil the ISt instant,
publishes letter from Rev. r. L. Dabney.
Professor in the Theological Seminary, az
Hampden Sidney, (Va.,) to gentleman
in New York. From it we extract the iel,
lowing, which embodies some interesting
information az well as some truths; as they
have got before the people Of the North
may be OF some value:
Our seminary now has only four students,
disabled or furloughed soldiers. My du-
ties here are, Of course, greatly diminish
ed in interest at the present, and | should
be very ill-content to stay here but tor my
engagement on Life of General Jackson.
Having been selected for this work by
Mrs. jackson and Gen. Ewell, his success
sor, have devoted myself to il for some
months, as perhaps the most useful work !
could undertake, both to the cause OF Christ
and our country. have received from
Mrs. J., of course, all the documents her
husband left, and the authorities have ex-
tended the most liberal fscilitiesto me Tor
making the narrative fulland correct. Gen..
JaGkson's friends and comrades in arms
likewise have been exceedingly kind. and
am convinced that have . mass OF ma
terial such as no 0ther person has or can
have for illustrating his life. shall com
plete it in two very modest volumes. The
first is already written and about to De
published.
II will'appear in the Confederate States
and in London nearly At the same time,
having been already advertised in the lat
ter place. My friend, DR.. Schele de We're,
of our University, who is preparing Ser
man versien, tells me that he has seen
some allusion to il in the papers 10 the
United States.
Mrs. Dabney sends you FIVE specimens
Of the ladies' wear, manufactured at home
by herself and neighbors. They will in
terest the ladies OF your family. They will
see that our woRen-the most obstinate q
all rebeIs-do not intend to be subjugated
by having nothing TO wear They are
now generally clad in these fabrics at home
and at church, and covered with homespur
bonnets OF braided straw. trimmed will
flowers made and colored at home, ant
with bands and rosettes made Of corr
shucks. Let not the New York ladies'
with their luxurious Paris finery, sheer
they have no idea how nice the corn shucl
rosettes are dyed with native dyes. an,
color, embroidered with silk raseled iron
old scarfs or stockings. and as glossy a
Lyons satin. They may be assured lha
in the home manufactures our Confederat
bellies look fine enough to win The hearts Q
eur gallant men.
Our biosksded condition IS not so bad q
our enemies would like TO believe. jus
in this part Of Virginia the crops were yer
short last year, on account OF excessis
rains, drowning the valleys, so much relic
on here for Indian corn; but in upper Vii
GINA and all south of Us nature poured o.
prodigal abundance Of our great stapl,
Our swine we're much decimated by. Il
hog cholera last year, hence scarcity |
bacon ;but we have the syrup oil the Chimes
cane, maple sugar, &C., and make out pre-
" we'll. The articles in the Sentinel wi
inform you very Justly concerning Il
great and beneficial revolution throng
which we have just passed. Never "
such taxation seen, as our people now stan'
and almost universally without nurmu
The tar and currency laws | send you d
fused more general JOY among our poop
than il some one had brought them 4 RI
present. Oar enemies may rely upon
that we are just stripping 10 good earne
for the conflict The war is just beglnnI
with US.
One point should greatly desire 70 :
urged al the North, the utter fallaciousnt
OF the hope Of tightening their war debt
ths proceeds Of conhscstiun. What !
the lessons Of history on this.point? "
there ever a Government that realized a
important revenue from confscalions
conquered lands! Did the British Gro
from ireland, Or any other CROWN y