Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-01
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Your obedieRt servant,
LETTER FROM TIE REV. DR. DABNEY.
Ryor thu Nsp York Neps.

HAhPDkh olDAIr, Va, APru 4, loof'
Nv Dear Friend Your valued letter Of November
g. 1863 reached me after some delay; aud every week
aimee the old year went out Lave been purposing to
reply. delayed in order to get you SONS documents
which thought would be Interesting; and having re-
turned. from Richmond Saturday with part Of these
now seat myself for pleasant chat with you.
Twas surprised to see my last to you in The N York
papers Il was written too much cmTeRte calam0 for
the public. But from the bold expression of my opin
ions have been accustomed to shrink under any
circumstances.
Our seminary now has only for students, disabled
furloughed soldiers Ny duties here are, of course,
greatly diminished in interest at the present. aud
should be very i'll content to etay here but for my
eaRement on Life of General Jackson. Having been
selected for this Wo by Mrs j. and General Ewell his
successor have devoted myself to it 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 lett, and the authorities have extended the
mos, liberal facilities to me for making the narrative
full aud Correct General JacksobJ friends and COM
rades in arms likewise have been exceedingly kind, and
am convinced that have mass OF material such as
no other psrson has have for Illustrating bis lfe
shall complete il In two very modest volumes. The
first IA already written and ABOUT 10 be published. IL
will appear in the Confederate Safes and in London
nearly at the time having been already advertised
in the latter place Ny friend, DR.. Schele De Ver, of
our University, who is preparing German version,
tells tha. he has some ausion to it in psp.rs
In the United Slater
Mrs Dasney sends you FIVE specimens of the ladies'
wear manufactured at home by herself and neighbors.
TLey will interest the ladies OF your family. They Will
see that our women-the most obstinate Of all rebels
do not intend to be suugated By having nothing to
wear They generally clad in these fabrics at
hons aud at church. and covered with home made bon
nets Of braided straw, trimmed with flowers made and
cclored ct home, and with bands and rosettes made o.
corn shucks Let not the New York ladies' wi their
luxurious Paris fneTy, sDeer they have no idea how
uice ire shuck roset dyed With native Dyes
any color, embroidered with silk raveled from old
scarfs or stockings aud glossy Lyons satin. Toey
nav be assured that in these home manufactures our
Confederate bellies look h1e enough to win the hearts
Of our gallant men,
Our bockaded condition is not 50 bad enemies
would like to believe. Just in this part Of ViTgini The
crops very short last year. on account of 6Ices-
vo rans dro wing the valleys so much relied on here
for Iadan corn but in Upper Virginia and all south of
US nature poured out pOdg abundance OF our great
staple Our swine we're mucn deomated by hog choie-
ra last year, hence a scarcity OF bacon but we have
TIE syrup of the Chinese cane, mape sugar. etc. and
make out pretty we'll The article in The Sentinel Will
Inform you very justly concerning the great and bsne-
fetal financial revelation through which We have just
passed Never was such taXauon seen, our people
now stand and almost universally without murmur.-
The tax and cureucy laws send you diused more n
eral Joy among people than If some had brought
them rich present. Oar enemies may rely upon it
that just stripping in good earnes; for the con-
q OF. The war is just beginning with Up.
One point should GO ally desire to see urged at the
North the falacious of The hope of tighten
ng their var debt by the proceeds OF confscaion-
VIVA. are the Lessons of history on this pon;s Was
there ever Government that realized auy important
revenue from con6scations of conquered lands Did
the British crown from Ireland any other crown
The reasons are obvious OF subjugation ayes
society so dsordersd and mpoV rshed in the conquered
region, and the maconient COZ uered population at
once SO inactive from despair and ebittered that
lands are worth very little among them. Residence is
dangerous and irksome II the cooqleror get his
chalmers take them for nothing condition OF resi-
dence he s fortunate If any sold for small sum-
pecuations a up the larger part Of this for what SUBJ
ec at such times hestates to steal from Government
which has just the ample by Wholesale ROBBERY
All these would exist in peculiar force in con
quered South. We mean to spend everything, except
tue land fighting the Yankees. When that lie lsf, in
tested with four million lazy, free negroes and beset
With million scowling, TsveDgelu, conquered men,
hating the Yankee than the devil it will be worth
nothing to them. Toe Government Of the United States
if il conquered the South would raise money
enough to pay tenth the cost of years military
occupation, which Will be necessary to keep the South
ernes from msssscreDg every land robber in enc night
No. Brother Jonathan the goose can't lay golden eggs
you after you have gutted her, You'll have to pay
your own score.
1 shall hope to hear from you at an early day. Be
lieve me- eSe actiOnatey your friend and brother
r. Il. DARNRY