The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-12-05
[Flom the free Trader.
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"'oH W piaCe ourselves rIght IN
relation to<the remarks we have made
concerning Yankees in the Southern
States. We would remark that north
ern men, who came to the South eigh
teen or twenty years ago, and have be-
come identified with US, are generally
true to our standard, and may be relied
on; but those who have come amongst
US within the last ten or twelve years
are, as genera rule, adverse 10 the
South and slavery. The reason Of this
distinction IS, that Of late years the peo-
pie OF the North have been pursuing
Mr.. Stewards advice as to the best
mode of destroying slavery. "Teach
It, (says he,) under the parental roof,
in your schools, and in your churches"
Accordingly we see that nearly every
Nohhern school book contains Aboli-
tlonlsm, even those which are used in
Southern schools.
The consequence is, that the present
generation are taught Abolltlonism;
they have listened to Abolition preach
ers and lecturers; and they have heard
their parents descanl on the sin, iniqui-
ty and horrors of slavery. Yet these
young men are induced TO come South
on recount ofthe advantages ofour eli
mate and higher wages, and they are
in our midst as preachers, teachers and
editors. They are bold, manly and in
telligent, and have high opinion of
themselves, and Of the country they
came from, and a low estimation of
those they are amongst.
1t is probable that whilst there is not
a single Southern preacher. editor or
teacher in the whole North, at least
two thirds Of the preachers, editors
and teachers IN the Southern States are
Yankees. This vast host are true TO
their section ofcountry, they extol its
superior Intelligence, virtue and enter
prize, and are ever ready to speak diss
paragtngly Of Southern men, Southern
hotspurs, and Southern chivalry. They
aspire to give tone to Southern senti~
ment, and to lecture our greatest, a
blest and pGrest men for daring to as
sert the rights of the South, or resent
the wrongs which are inflicted on US.
Let a Washington City letter wri>
ter start slander against the South,
or the defenders Of Southern instltu-
tions, or let the correspondent Of the
NacheA Courier taunt us with cow
ardice, charge the great Southern
movement as clustering and swagger-
ling, and that he always thought we
would not fight, and hundreds Of Yam
kee presses throughout the Soulhtake
up the note and chaunt it in full cho-
rus; and, strange TO say, Southern men
applaud the STRAIN.
But let a Southern man say any
thing about the Yankees, or attempt to
place Southern character or valor on a
footing with this resplendent people,
and suddenly the whole host Of Yankee
editors bristle up; their ire rs aroused,
and they are astonished at the unheard
of audaclty of SO outrageous thing as
to say anything against Yankeedom.--
i Their columns are filled with glowing
statements of the manifold blessings
they have heaped upon US; they have
built our cities, made our wharyes,
paved our streets, carried on our COM
merce, instructed our ignorance, and,
by their intelligence and enterprise,
redeemed us from barbarism. And
having shown what great blessing
they are, then they open the phlalS Of
wrath on the offending wight who dared
ito offend SO good and so useful peo-
pc. AT once, several hundred Yam
| kee presses in our midst pour out their
Indignant denunclations against the
devoted victim; no matter what may be
Ilhe purity ofhis life, his integrity OF
character, his stern patriotism, or his
long and brilliant public services, ne
will be attacked, and assailed, and beN
llittled, ,iand beiied, with inCessant ran
coun in every form which ingenuity
and malice can dictate. ai
How was II with Gov.-Q Quitman .
Il He made aremark as to the courage and
conduct of the Southern troops IN Mex"
lico. as, illustrated under his own eye,
and ligitimately compared it with that