Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1826-12-23
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Character Of the real Yankees-The
are the Scotch Of America. Like N
E Scotch they are outwardly cold, sever
$ and selfish inwardly true, steady AN,
about as warm as people who are bro,
up to be" just before they are sencr
GUS" ever are. Like the Scotch. too
hey are shrewd. sensible. inquisitiye
sincere, frugal and hardworking. Llk,
the Scotch, too, they are an educated
People-educated, as a people, in Ia,
substantial parts of education, to such ,
degree as 10 fit them them for all the
common duties of life. And like the
Scotch, they are grave, moral and re.
ligiuus, to provelb.
| As people, they havo more political
knowledge, because they have more
need oft, having more political pow
er) and more newspaper knowledge
than perhaps than any other people on
earth. not excepting the English them
selves who have more than .he Scutch.
A. people, too, they speak better
English. odd lis it may appear, and
laughed at as they are for saying so,
than any other body of people existing
on onv earth. Sill, however. as peo-
pie. they are neither statesmen, schol-
ars, speakers or writer's and their eve-
ry-day language is so altered. by pu.
rtanical tone, or by the rapi,lity and
vivacity of their articulation, which is
like that Of one about 10 be overbid or
over-reached in bargain, as to appear
like bad English. There 10 not man
oftheir whole number 50 ignorant as
the mullitudes of Europe; hardly man
that you would be willing 10 put "a
mong ,he Doors, the ru,ticks, tie pea.
santry, Or the prosincials Of three
iourths Of Europe bat then, they do
MOI abound in any superiour men--lhey
have hut here md there one who would
be qualified for companiouship with the
first men Of Europe. More they will
have; bat just uow their chief men are
bu' solitary stars in the great sky Of
their country.
They have all the Scotch hardihoo,l,
the Scotch probity, and good share OF
the Scotch forbearancc or submissive.
ness, which they call resignation, up to
the point where submissiveness is no
longer profitable but nothing Of the
Sir Archy, or the Macsycophmt--f
sketches, blythe way, which we hold
10 be carricaiu u,e Of individuals, not
of a naiion--a caricature, not Of the
Scot b people, but Of Scotch men. The
Yankees are. to a proverb, g n moral
and religious people" They are OBJ
stinate, persevering and old fashioned in
all their ways Of thinking and acting );
frugal yet prone TO a sort of old Eng.
,lisb hospitality. They are capable Of
anything if prepared early but, in gen
erai, Idehcient in warmth, refinement,
enthusiasm, deiicacy and fine peculiar
isy Of temper. They are chiefly re-.
ma kaole abroad for their great good
sense, their industry, their plain deal
ing, their equab,e temper. their persS-
verance, their sound practical morality,
cool courage and variety Of resource
after the overthrow Of every hope
whatever. The true Yankee is new
er discouraged.
OF him, as of the Scotchman, ifta-
ken young, much may be made any
thing. indeed, but very fashionable
man, dr that which is indeed gentle
man, just now. The native Eng
lander or genuine yankee is upteacha-
BILE 50 far--he wants the protligate
ease, the wcll.bred graceful promptit-
ude, the superb srif'posscssion. the
very instinct Of gentility, which the ma
tive mate of more southern latitude
is born to--the art, in word, Of tri-
fling gracefully, every where, at all
times, in VII places, with an air which
nothing can discompose, and a look
which it were in vain to describe.
The New.Englander is not sufficient
Iy tall, or when tall euough. is too broad
over the shoulders, too s,if and much
too sturdy, ever to acquire the pro-
per undulalion for the ball or the draw
ing room. His carriage every where
IS that OF one who would be out OF
place in the world Of high fashion who
could moi breathe freely in the a'mo-
.phere of courts; and fine should hap
pen to get there. her apt to become
too wise and much too thoughtful for
the occasion sure to behave LIKE one
who, at the same time, is too awkward
and too conscientious for the people a.
bout him too grave. and too absurd
for the elegant bypocrisies ofhigb life.
He cannot look people in the face, bow,
smile. squeeze their hands and swoar'