Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-02-15
THE. YANKEES.

II has become very fashionable, in this dsy
oc locaI preiudlce and political liibeiality, for
tho ,dvoca,rs of southern candidate for Office,
! and the Eiends Of southern in.ereststo denonnce
the honest yeomauIy Of New England, and to
swell the cry Of SHOWN with the fankees!-
WHY, this Disposition, so hosl!l" TO some OF
the best members ofthe Grcal American family
is at this lime INDUCED, no ore uhacquaihtd
with the present STATE OF parties, could possib y
divine 1t j. well known that "ihe ankscs,
as they are Familiarity termed. constitute large
norton Of the most Industrious, active, lngeni>
Gus. intelligent and entrrprising citizens OF The
renublic. From their first INVASION OF the
"hoyling wilderness" and their early Settles
men on the inhos pitable and hostile shores Of
New England, they boldly and unremittipgly
pressed onward in The march Of improvement;
and their correct and steady habits have made
their section Of country pre- emlnently prosper
Gus, productive, rich and happy. The rugged>
ness Of nature, and her apparently lnsurmount-
able obstacles, have gradually yielded to me
riumphs Of their perseverlng industry, their
IS and their arms
Bv thriruntlring labors, the mountains brow
is wreaihed with verdurc, and crowded WIN
waving harvests: Their va'lics. have fatteneo
under the hand of their skIful Guilty alton, and
are typical Of The luxuriousncss and beauty OF
Eden, before lis blessings were wilhered by tho
curse. On every part Of their varlegited SUR.
lace, ci,ies, towns and villages, have sprung up,
as if by the hand of magic; and present to tine
eve, the appearance Of comfort, and prosperity,
and wealth Manufactures, from which the
wants Of the country are supplied, have there,
started INFO active life; furnishes employment
10 thousands Of artizans, Mechanics, and labor
ers Of every age and sex, and afford ready
and profitable market for the products OF the
cultivators of the soil. he south ana the
north, participate the benefits OF their industry;
and the productions Of their labor, supply no,
only our own country, but are sent abroad to
meet the demands, and to lie exchanged for the
commodities Of other chimes
/ he public rev nues enriched by their adj
yenturous and succ essiul enterprise IN trade
Education is every where prospered among
them and schools academies and e"NeBes, DIS
tribute their literary blessings over the whole
land. Statesmeo, wise, practical, learned ard
experenced, have here continually aboanded;
tRer own councils are characterized by WIS
dom and intelligence; and thousands OF New
Enpland's sons have passed 10 other sections
of on, country, and have hourished as scholars,
as statesmen, and as patriots the wilderness,
has vanished before them. They have subdued
nature in her most unfolding forms; and The
march Of civilization Il improvement, has beer
heralded By their adventurous exertions. IN
war. they have ba,tled for their country, on the
the OCEAN, and have borne their eounuy's flag
triumphant over every hostile wave. On the
land they have breasted the invading hosts,
and made the graves OF their foes perpetual
landmarks Of their bravery.
In that section of country also, infantfreedom
was first graded: there Britain first found re-
sistance to her power, in the shape OF armies
of hardy ysomanry: and there her proudest
hosts were driven discontinued from the held,
or sunk in death. Republicauisn, there ais"
in its practical purity, prevails. Equality is
there found. The highest in Office anc power,
and the humblest peasant, there meet, ana 1a>
military converse. There, ALL are free. NO