Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-11-09

cold AMI the snow so deep that hunters
could mol procure food, 50 that many
were compelled TO use carcasses Of their
dead cattle; and from the poor children
thsre was perpetual cry for bread
which it was out OF the power of the
parents TO turnish.
tSEc. 8 will contain an account Of the erect
ng tort at the Iron Banks on the Mississippi
river by General Clarke.-0f his going from
S2ence TO the relief OF Como and St Lpuls OF
his receiving the information IT the med tated
attack on the settlements III Kentucky BY Col
Byrd-Oft the dangerous and patriotic effort OF
Clarke, Hirland anil Consoa. TO apprse tn
inhabitants oiken'ucky ot their danger, &c &c. ]
{Fr9m the London New Mon by VI gsz me-
CHtRACTER OF THE REAL YANKEES.
They are Tie Scotch Of ,4msr ca -
Like tue Scotch, they are outwsrdlg
cold, severe and selfish; inwardIy, true.
steady, and about as warm as people
who are brought up to be 'just before
they are generous" ever are. Like
the Scotch, too, they are shrewd, sensi
bic. inquisitive; sincere, frugal and
hard working. Like the Scotch, too.
they are an education people educated
as people, in the substantial parts of
education, TO such degree as to Gt them
for all the common duties of life. nd.
like the Scotch, they are grave, moral
and religious, TO n provelb.
As people, they have more political
knowledge, because they have more
need of having so much political pow
err and more newspaper knowledge,
than perhaps any people On earth, not
excepting the English themselves who
have more than the Scotch. As PEG.
pie, too, they speak better English, odd
as 1t may appear, and laughed at a, they
are for saying so, than any ether body of
people existing on our earth. Still how.
ever, a. people, they are neither states
men, scholars, speakers or writer's and
there every day language ~ so altered
here by a puritanical tome, there by the
rapidly and vivacity ofiheir articulation
which is like that If one who is about to
be oveibId or overreached in bargain,
as to appear like bad English. There
is not a man Of their whole number so
ignorant, as the multitude of Europe;
hardly man, you would be willing to
put among the Doors, the rustics the
peasantry, or the provincial Of three
fourths of Europe; but, then, they do
not abound in very superior men-thev
have but here and there one who would
be qualified for compauion,hip with the
first men of Europe More they will
have; but just now their chief men are
but solitary stars in the great sky of their
country.
They have all the Scotch hardhood,
the Scotch pfohity, and good share of
the Scotch forbearance, or submissive
ness, which they call resignation up to
the point whore submission is no longer
profitable, but nothing Of the Sir Archy
or the Macsycophoai sketches, BY the
way, which we hold to be carcature
of individuals, not of a nation--a carl
cature, not OF the Scotch people, but of
Scotch men. The Yankees are. to a
proverb, moral and religious people"
They are obstinate. persevering. and
old fashioned in all their WAYS of think.
ing and acting; frugal, yet prone to
sort of old English hospitality. They are
capable of any thing, if prepared early;
but in general are deficient in warmth,
refinement, enthusiasm, delicacy and
fine peculiarly OF temper They are
chiefly remarkable abroad for their great
good sense, their industry, their plain
dealing. their equitable temper. their
perseverance, their sound practical mo-
rality, cool courage, and variety of re-
source after the overthrow of any
hope whatever. The true Yankee is
never discouraged
OF him, as OF the Scotchman, ifcaueht
young, much may be made, any thing,
indeed, but very fashionable mat, or
that which is indeed gentleman, Just
now. The native New EnsIander, or
the genuine Yankee. is unteachable so
far the art, in word, OF tIlflng grace
fully, every where, at all times. IN all
places, with an air which nothing can
discompose, and look which it were in
vain 10 describe
The New Englander is not sufficient
" tall, or, VIXEN tall enough, is too broad
over the shoulders, too stiff, and much
too sturdy, ever 10 acquire the proper
undulation for ballroom or a drawing
room. His carriage every whers is that
of one who would be out of place in the
world of high fashion, who could not
breathe freely in the atmosphere of