Litchfield enquirer., 1830-01-21
From sse PalvlNckeE ChFONIcII
YANKEE ENTERPRISE.

xANMEE EN- Z nE n1SEs
The inhabitants Of New England are
proverbial for untiring and successful en-.
terprise. They are frightened by no rival
stopped by no obstacle--subdued by
no competition. Wherever interest calls
them, upon land or water, under zone
torrid or frozen, there do they 60, with a
determination to be successful, II success
be possible. Nor 10 the spirit which inilu-
enced them, crushed at a failMre--it may
be bent but it Is not broken-ifunsuccess-
full, they look for cause, and try again,
adding perseverance, to the attempt.
What people are the most often to be
met with on the fishing groundS The YAM
KEGS. What people In the Pacific, in pur.
suit Of oil or fIrs3 The Yankees. Who
is he, who barters lumber and onions, with
the West Indian, beads and red cloth with
the Otaheitan, rank oil with the Hollander,
corn with the Greek, rum, tobacco, snuff
and cast iron muskets with the African,
cotton with the English and French, pick
led fish with the Russians and Danes, -four
with the South Ame ricans, opium with the
Chinese, and dry knocks with the Alge-
rine Why, the yankee. If freight 10 to
be carried from one foreign port to anoth-
or, who takes it for farthing less in a
pound than any other mani Why Jona-
than is there, his coat is of, he is ready
for job, and his ship for freight; so he
whisks II up and is of, before the French
man can make bow to the shipper, or
John Bull finish his roast beef He is ev-
cry where il prospect Of gain opens that
way, and a few days Of hard labor Is no task
for him, if money 10 10 be found at the
close.
What long-legged brig 10 that 7" said
the captain Of an English merchantmen,
who was entering the port Of Leghorn, as
he peeped over the .aaifrail and beheld
vessel which hove in sight somc twelve
hours before, now close on board Of him.
-" don't know" replied the mate, "the
fellow must be crazy-who'd ever think of
putting cloth on tooth pick spars, with this
breoze-studding sails fore and aft ~
What brig is that 7" shouted the captain
through his trumpet. "Ten Sisters, Of
Dennis, Shubc Nickerson, master. -
Where the deuce is Dennis = 'Oh, down
east What cargov Lumber and
stone ware.' Now who but an internal
yankee would think Of bringing stone ware
to Leghorn = muttercd the captain as he
threw down his trumpet. And sure enough
who but yankee would think Of it. Yet
these eastern vessels poke their bowsprits
into almost every port ofthe known world,
with an outward cargo that costs them
nothing but the demolition Of their own
forests, and freight home that builds
Gowns and cities where those forests grew.
with truth they may be called the most
portion Of an entcrprising
people. The state Of Maine, has, for the
last IS years, carried on trade with the
Spanish West India Islands, TO greater /
extent than any nation in the world and /
during the first Eve years, exchanged
cargo Of lumber for cargo of molasses,
without the aid Of single dollar 10 cash.
They have crossed every Ocean, --sravers-
cd every sea-visited every people in
search Of a market. And during the war
their sailors were the best that could be
found in the American navy. Educated in
the school which is taught upon the Banks
Of New Foundland, where the first lesson
taught is to fish three months without know
'ng the luxury OF dry jacket, they were
appalled, by no danger, subdued BY NO
h9rdsaips, inundated by no foe and af-
Cd 'eoing many brush upon the Atlantic,
iaey took "their land tacks on board"
crossed the country to the lakes, gave Per-
~ and McDonough q liz, and then return
I'd to their hOmes again TO poddle lumber