The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1845-09-25

Neal, in the chIt-chat of bis saturday Ga
zette," speaks as follows of the energy aud
originality of the American:
The American-of AlIeghania or Yankee.
doo-dledom--that restless wiry man, bal
ancing himself upon two legs of his chair, his
straw hat turned up behind, and with his ped
al extremities loo far through his panialoons,
as he hacks the table with a keen edged knife
has a trait the result doubtless of his
pareniage-the influence Of the energetic
and enterprising OF all nations, nourished in
to luxuriance by the effect of insiitulions-a
trait which distinguishes him from other peo-
pie. Observe now, as he lodges his heels
higher than his head. Would you cramp
him by precedent, shackle his action by the
control of rule? Not a moment will elapse
before his limbs may be wreathed tito a new
attitude more outre than any which ingenuity
mas yet devised. His legs are dangling as
human legs, perhaps. never dangled before
be sits upon the rail, or lies extended on a
bench, in an endless variety of experiments
IA regard TO facilities for repose. 1.-The smokes,
what a powerofsuction-Ifhe chews what an
energy in the performance; and when he eats
how prodigious the saving of timei 1t is inn
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be fenced in by fixed ideas, and cannot be
induced to follow a beaten path. Ask him
he can do whatever man has done-easily
there is no merit in that. 1t is what man
has never done that proposes TO himself. His
commencement affords no clue to that which
may be the end of his efforts. Teach him TO
retail needles, he possibly will find an EN-.
pire to morrow. Place the implements ola
printer in his hands, yet the next you hear
OF him may be in the leading armies TO battle.
Editing a little newspaper, very like when
nothing else is doing the time will soon arrive
that he will be sweeping EDWARDS TO Oregon
or TO participate in s'revel in the halls Of the
MonteZumas."
There is nothing so small, that he cannot
narrow himself 10 it. Nothing SO large that
he does not feel competent to grasp it-"I
don't know how" finds no place in his vocab-
ulary, and he feels himself ready TO be a ped
lar or a president, as the opportunity affords
itself. He is like the cat, throw him as you
will, and the universal Jonathan alighis al
ways upon his feet. Beware, too, how you
are hash towards that friendless youngster-
venture not TO treat an impoverished neigh
Dor with contempt. Who can tell but that
the one who now excite your scorn, ay, the
very urchin not deemed fit to play with your
more nicely n%urtured children-the youth 10
whom your daughters blush to speak when
in the street, and from whom also your eyes
are averted when in that what you deem
more choice companionship,-is not destined
soon 10 tower like an eagle far above your
utmost height, and 10 cause his once lowered
name to resound throughout the world?-
There is nothing impraciicable to the uni
veTsal Jonathan of these United States; and
if his earlier years be unstained with vice or
crime, be sure to ire al him with the respect
which is due 10 humanity, or both he and you
may remember the Slight when it is your
turn TO look up TO him.
Ragged enough" remarked a lady in a
Paramount omnibus; "ragged enough, and
not over Clean" said she with a smile, as she
glanced at the tow-headed concourse of
check aprons that strove TO gela ride for
nothing: but perhaps our childrens president
is there, with the statesmen of his cabinet,
and the heroes of his armies. And why not2
1t is the struggle which makes the man; and
there may be, there are, faculties in training
all around us, perhaps in this very printers
devil, who, with ink-smirked brow is waiting
at our eIbow-which will transcend sail Greek
all Roman fame," Here's copy, for thee,
boy, straight 10 the Office and play not by the
way thou d%iplomatist or warrior, poet or phi
losophcr, whatever the future has in store for
lhee. Thy face, no doubt, would be fairer
for a little soap, aud thy cherelure needs comb
and brushes; but yet the laurel may in time
sit even there.
A STATE NOT A STATE.-Texas at pre-
sent is a sort Of political chrysalis; she is in