Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-01-15
TO BE CONTINUED.
For tho Waterman and Journal.


The people Of the Southern States are unlike
those of the Northern, in many Of their Characters
tics, people having u common origin can well
be. The Yankee is constantly changing and i'm
proving his condition. seeking out new inventions,
trying an experiment here, and improving on the
improvement of yesterday; while the Southron
remains stationary satisfied with his present condi
ton; in fact he is the same being, who followed
the adventures of Smith in Virginia or Oglethrope
in Georgia. The Yankee believes in the divine
mission of Joe Smith, and never doubts Miller's
power to consume this terrestrial globe, whenever
he sees fit He is a Shaker, New Light, or
follower of Fanny Wright; he is anything or every
thing in religion politics. morals-what he firm
! ly believes to-day he repudiates tomorrow. In
word, he is the same enterprlsing, restless being,
in whatever situation he is found. His Southern
neghbor thinks it wisdom to laugh at what he
calls his credulity and vaporlngs taunts him with
the Salem Wchcraft and the Blue Laws, laughs
him to scorn for his thousand and one creeds IN
religion and his numberess plans for the improve
ment of the human race, forgetting that this same
ruling Yankee principle builds the Mandatory
sends the Merchant Ship into every known Sea,
causes the city to spring up as 1t were, IRON the
Oceans bed, propels the car with the hghtnngs
speed over its iron way, and establishes in every
town and village in the North, the manufacture of
those articles of every day consumption, for which
the South pays her annual tribute Of millions to the
North.
! It would, he a hopeless task to give accurate
I idea OF e Southern dwelling; it is primitive,
however, can well be conceived The moment
you step out of town large village, the same
characteristic PREVAILS and scarcely shade of diff
ference can be perceived between the dwellings of
the rich and the dwellings of the poor, both being
equally unsuited for the Indications of man. The
houses are generally constructed Of logs, with the
bark peeled off, and sometimes hewn on two sides
these very loosely laid up, leaving large spaces
between them, which are sometimes fitted with
strips of PINE but are commonly left entirely open
The house is laid up without provision for doors or
windows and places for them are sawn out to suit
the convenience Of the owner. chimney is built
of sticks and mud at one end on the outside OF the
house, with an enormous fire place oil the same
material, and well plastured with mud, and some
times large fiat rocks are placed against the jambs
to prevent the wood from taking fire. The doors
are merely rough pine boards hung on wooden
hinges, like the ruder barn doors at the North and
when shut, (which is against the rule) is fastened
with pin. The windows, where there any,
are of the same, and are hung in similar manner.
A bright light is kept up after it becomes dark,
with the light wood, which serves for fire and can
dies and gives of these houses to the passer-by
i the appearance of tin lantern Many of these
houses are double, being covered with one roof,
and having large open passage between them.
The roof is covered with shingles or boards as they
are here called about four feet in length, split from
the oak or pine and are not shaved these boards
are commonly nailed on, but in some instances are
secured by poles laid across the roof. The turnl-
ture of one of these houses shall not attempt to
describe, but suffice it to say that il is as rude as
the house itself, and sparng heart could wish.
The yard often displays considerable taste 1t is
covered with a clean white sand, and not uncon-
monty planted with trees and shrubbery, the green
foliage of which, during the long summer, con-
trasts most beautifully with the white sand, and
presents a most cheering appearance; and the
blooming of the monthly rose divests winter OF
half its rigor.
One is convinced, Immediately on visiting the
South that the people not Jews, so far are they
from discarding the use of hogs flesh that they
make it their principal living: no meal is thought
to be complete without pork or bacon being served
up in some of its varieties. Breakfast consists OF
coffee, often without sugar or cream, bacon or fresh
pork at dinner in all places, at all times, and un-
der all circumstances will be found the everlasting
ham and greens, and man is looked upon as not
much better than savage who will not eat greens
supper you not to have till after dark, and
then it comes with the strong coffee, the pork the
corn bread and the biscuit mixed with lard and as
indlgesllble as a bricks sometimes you have but
ter, but lis visits are like angels, few and far
between" The host is seated at one end OF The
table, and before him are placed whatever meats
arc to be carved the hostess takes her seat at the
other end to serve the Coffee at breakfast and sup
per, and at dinner to give her household meat, in the
shape of ham and greens, in due season. This ar
rangement at table, ! understand to be universal
through the South.
The Southern are externally religious people
very large proportion of the population are mem
J bers of some church. The Methodist, Baptist and
, Presbyterian are the most numerous denominations
of Christians each of them have great number
of places of worship, in which meetings are held
the Sabbath, except the coolest winter wealth
' er. To compare Southern country church to a
: Northern barn, would be doing injustice to the
J, latter: many of them composed OF logs, similar
r in construction to the dwellings which have at
tempted to describe. small rude pulpit, with a
loose floor and rckety steps is erected in one end
of the house, the house is supplied with movable
I benches or settees, often there are no windows
a and tho doors left open to admit the light
Q Some are framed buildings and are somewhat bet
j ter constructed. The Methodist church in s.
+ is framed building, 2lO by 80 feet, with about 10