The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-09-13
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch
HALIFAX COUNTY, VA, Sept. l,

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crop on the whole will not be extraordl-
nary, but it will be very good one Tor
much Of the corn was well worked, and
the weld in such cases will be as great as
the land is able to produce; for the sea-
son in the latter part OF the year mas oeeL
as propit;ous as it could be; ana therc Is
much fine land in Halifax county. In many
places on the south OF the Dan nave
seen as fine corn as | ever saw anywhere
at any time. The tobacco, too, Is me IN
most cases. There is some that has not
becn well worked, and is small, but there
is much that is very promising, and is
already being cut and stored away.
Fallowing has been commenced, and the
indications arc that large crop Of wheat
will be seeded. The farmers are fully
alive, too, to the Importance of sowing
their wheat under the most favorable CIR
cumstances, and are preparing to improve
their lands by the free application O
guano, as the large amount OF this article
already accumulated at the different de
pots indicates.
The condition Of the country is evi'
IDENTITY much improved. refer, OF course
to lis material interest. True, the people
are vet much depressed 4; but their pecu-
niarv condition is greatly better than last
y.or One NAV sec evidences of 1t in the
orcater number of newspapers in circula-
ton in the improved condition OF tue
horses. and the increase in the number OF
fine horses, in the repairs that are going on
IN many places, in the painting OF the
borsps and the additions of new furniture
made 10 the old stock, greatly worn and
diminished during the war.
Tho amount Of tobacco, too, IS very
largc-so much so that 1t Is a matter OF
surprise to many. At South Boston depot
there have been as many as hundred
and forty hogsheads Of tobacco accumu-
lated at one time. Much more was re-
c.;ved than could be sent off by the Dan
viii. cars: and at one time some OF the
agents had to decline taking any more, as
they had no room to store 1t away. Thls
condition of things was brought about by
the accident which occurred on the Dan
Vile railroad short time since, by which
n number Of their cars were destroyed !;
Int il shows what an amount OF tobacco
thrrc is in the country. Much of the
wheat, too, is yet to be sent TO market; ;
and when this is done, and the money re-
ceiycd for the crops, the condition OF the
farmers in this section Of the country Will
be greatly improved. And yet there are
many who are so completely discouraged
that they cannot see anything in their
condition to cheer them. Some seem re-
solved TO conclude that they must DC for
ever ruined. They contrast their present
condition with what it formerly was, and
conclude they have nothing, because so
much has been lost. The fact is, that we
were the most prosperous, independent
people on earth prior to the war. Bat
still we have much left us that We may
improve, and like men we should resolve
TO do so.
The future Of the country will be one Of
prosperity yet if the people will but bend
their energies to the duties before them.
The land must be improved. a farmer
cannot afford to cultivate poor land nov.
He must diminish tie extent Of his fields,
and make the diminished surface produce
more than the whole did by an increase Ct
produc,irenesS.
The negroes are becoming more ard
more worthless as they are interrupted by
wandering politicians. They are rapidly
lapsing into barbariSln also. In some sec
say that they have been praying heretofore
to the wrong beng-that the Saviour is
not the one to whom prayer must be Of
tcrcd, but that they must pray to Jonah.
do not know the origin of this strange
idea, which is being industriously incul-
Gated; but such is the fact. The negroes
are in such antagonism to the whites that
they do not wish to worship the white peo-
pies God.
Some of them hold that they can do
anything without mourning the displeasure
of God, because it is merely the body that
trangresses, but the spirit is in Heaven
They engage in a kind of religious dance
in their worship frequently, and spend
whole nights in this exercise, and call II
threading the wine press" There is
notorious negro in this county of very oac
character who is one Of the leaders among
the negroes. He charges fee for bap'
Using them advises that even II they
have been baptized, it must be done agar
by him before their baptism can be yaild
and | am told that hundreds are being
duped by him. 1t is matter deeply t
be dcplored that the negroes should b'
under The influence of such characters, ant
vet such is generally the case, believe, IL
this county.
The negroes in the country will vote a
the Yankees shall dictate. They have nj
confidence generally in the southern
whites, and feel satisfied that if placed il
power they would take steps to enslavt
them again.
The interest of the whites in politica
matters is rapidly diminishing. They say
the Yankees intend to manage the whole
affair their own way, fix upon us Radica
rule, and that there is no use taking any
action in the case at all, as they are to-
tally powerleSS. The idea Of inducing the
negroes to cooperate with the whites is
out of the question.
The religious condition Of the country
is deplorabe. War is most demorali-
Zng affair. Many churches are rapidly
going to ruins, ard many faithful pastors
OF different denominations have had to
leave their parishes in order 10 engage in
other employment, that they might procure
the means of subsistence. But as the ma.
tcrlal interest of the country improves, |
trust the Indifference of the people in re-
ligious matters will be diminished, and that
the waste places of Zion will be again
built up. WHO,
From our Special Reporter
Dover Baptist Associations.
WALNUT GROVE. HANOVER, September II.
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