Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-10-04

With ew exceptions, and those among the
unctslzcd portions oithe human iamlly,no mortal
is found so restless aud unsettled. as the New Eng
lander. He leaves, without apparent melancholy
and reluctance, the land o! hIt natiyy--the social
hearth around which, he received the lessons of
moral instruction. the cndeared associations Of
his home where he passed the bey-day of youth, the
tombs Of relatives. with recoecuons yet bright
snd vivid, 10 embrace the distant and ailufng Oh
irc's opened before hm, in the broad fields of en-.
lerpri-e aud promise. lie watcha ord is onward,
aud yet onward still. There is scarcely city,
village. or hamlet, iu these L. s. or adj Iiuug
territories, bat 10 H. may be found representa-
ton from New England. They, with their de-
scendan's, from most the entire population of
Western New York, a. well as a large pat, Of the
NouherL OHIO, and are scattered IN heailhiul IN
ternivture through the great ,ally OF The Mississippi
pl. They. more than any other people carry for
ward the great plans Of successful enterprise and
uncessing prosperity. The perseveiing aud ire
less YANKEE, unlike many less determined in
purpose Is hot dawn back from his pcrcgrinauons
and chained to his home, 6y uncomfortable az
fiction for his native green hills smiling in the
beauty Of romance and his pleasant wales .thot his
bones may repose amidst The scneratcd scpulchers
Of his ashers. He travels Il be has found place
/ where he concentrate his energies and then
/ fAes his new habitaton-iorms new connexions
/ lives. dies aud is buried far from the land Of his
/ childhood and youth.
These are ouiy some Of the features Of the
character Of New Highlander. His neoments
are allnos, numberess, and psrsbe &C such nice
shades Of difference aud variety, that is need
less to attemp, minute description. Although
he prizes properly his native land aud listens a
moment with manly ffmness and dignity to the
ducet charms of youthful friends and associations;
yet the hour Of bis departure arrives, and he de
parts amid the melting bencdIciitns Of his friends
to find home in some new and unexplored Gland
Of PROMISE" Nor his he often unsuccessful
New En.lauders have exhibited little or no want
Of sogael'y, in selecting or locating themselves
generally at the favored points OF business and III
the most promising parts of the Union
Their activity and assiduity 10 business exert
an impulse around them: and others ore encourar
ed by their success to put forth more efficient ex
efiions for the attainment Of great and noble Oh
lects. An honest Yansce need never be ASHAMED
that be has come from the land of the pilgrims
tnat his turciothers were the men y 10 planted deem
the foundation Of the beautiful supofstfucture @,
COR national goIernuent, and the happy ins,itu
tons which have been handed down, thus far. IN.
impaired and which It is our duty to transmit I'M
furnished to coming goncratons No!ilisamn,
Ter Of just ielcltation that we are so many of H.
New Englauders, aud bat The broad tide Of popu
laton, setting rapidly over the FAR WEST
bears on It's bosom such a multitude who are p,e.
em'nently qualified to give shape, stability, ana
character. TO the growing millions of the West.
ZENO.