The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-12-17

FROM REBELDoM DYRECT-SrATEMEN
OF A, BUSINESS Mantle New Haven
Courier, of November 2sd, publishes the
following +
An active and well informed business
man las recently arrived in this city from
rebeldOm, after three years of constant eff
fort to escape from the iii, fated region. He
leaves wife and several children IN the
South, together with q valuable amount Of
property, FOR which reason his name ID
here withheld: He represents the G0mfed-'
eracv to be in most deplorable condition,
and the rebellion AZ on its last legs. BE has
visited every part Of the Confederacy dur
ing the last three years, In his endeavor to
escape. He finally accomplished his OBJ.
|ject by procuring an appointment IS gov
eminent agent to purchase oil, and using
this privilege Of travelling. TO aid him In
his escape He gives a very Interesting &C.
count of things In Secessia. He says that
the old crOckery now used on the steam
boat and hotel tables, is made Of, red clay,
similar to our flower-pots. and glazed oyer
with some dark color. Tumblers, there
are none. They supply themselves with
substitute by taking bottles, and rapidly
drawing string around them until their
friction produces q sufficient heat, when
they plunge them suddenly into cold va
ter, which causes the bottle to separate at
t41O HOlut Va Vu0 1IlCtlOUs 104vlO8 tu0 uOAAlO
Of the bottle In ONE hand and tumbler In
the other. The ladies, At the opening Of
the rebellion. had . large stock Of rich
dresses. These have been turned, and ~.
tered and fixed over until they have near
~ ceased to be 1T for service. Many who
were not 30 fortunate. have been forced to
wear the cheapest calico, or their cotton
but which assumes the most sorry appear.
ance after the first washing. Scarcely
Carriage or . good horse il TO be seen, exc
cept those In the hands of Confederate OH.
GERS. Harness are not to be had, canvas
and ropes and bark Of trees being used in.
stead. Shoes are manufactured from eau.
vas. wood being used for soles. Our in
to secure pair Of brogans, NEGRO shoes,)
in which he escaped to the Union lines.-
The principal articles OF food in the south
ern part Of the Confederacy are beef and
corn. Coffee and tea are almost unknown,
roasted corn being used in place Of the for
mer, and ssssaft.s for the latter. At The
hotels, towels and soap are not to be had.
Carpets have nearly all disappeared, most
Of them having been cut into blankets for
the soldiers. No attempt IL made to re-
pair the buildings or paint them. In re-
gard 70 the slaves he says they are very
quiet and work steady, but ut the same time
es>ssS ssASJ
| far OF. Many Of them on that account do
not desire to escape to our lines for fear
they may be 0onscripted into our army,
prefesring to remain where they are and
| await the time when, AZ they expect, they
will be freed by the Northern, army. In
regard TO the whites, he says that no white
man, unless he DO aged or infirm, or unless
be be Confederate officer, is to be seen At
the churches or on the streets. He thinks
that the clergy, especially those Of NORTH
ern birth, together with the women Of the
South, have been the great instigators and
meters to rebellion, even Outstrippiug tho
most hot-headed Seceasionists in their zeal
in the cause. The military despotism ID
complete. Nothing the most trivial, il al-
lowed to be said favorable regarding our
officers or soldiers. He gives the following
incident illustrating this: A man Of his
acquaintance who bad been taken prison.
er by our men, on being exchanged, I'M
Willingly spoke in high terms of the kind
treatment he received at the hands Of our
men while in their custody. A Confeder.
ate Captain who was at home on furlough,
hearing Of it, told him that il he reported
such . thing again, ''he would put ball
through him." The same Captain was
killed In the first battle in which he was
engaged after returning to the army. ii