Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-08-08
Regular Correspondence Of the Times.
nd Southern Pecainrifies--I The Hedfher-- Eaibfre

| OT. LOUIS, July ~, 1o04.
DEAR TINES In this letter shall, if not iner.
tense, at all events free scope will be my aim
take you and your readers away from the twaddle
of politics, and let you view the two phases Of
the American people.
Nothing has caused me more surprise than the
total ignorance shown by the mass of the people
north and south to the pecuiarities forming the
characteristics of each other. A Massachusetts
man has not as correct an idea of his southern
brother as he has of Amin Bey. So, too, we will
find the North and South Carolnan equally ig-
norant of the virtues of their brothers of the
north or, to be plain, it is to be doubly re-
gretted that we understand each other so little
How can knowledge be gained? you may ask.
BY intermingling with one another more than we
do, will be natural answer. That, however, is
in most cases impossible or impracticable. Then
what are the next best means to attain much
desired and happy end? l answer, let the north
ern correspondent be true to nature, never over
stepping the bounds of reality, and not convey by
that the most erroneous impressions. Let him
forget his imagination, rather let him bride it
with the severest curb, and in lieu of romances
he will find something more stern. Again-when
the southerner visits the north he should never
attempt to write for the public unless he has
worldly wisdom enough to enable him to cast
aside the wrong impressions he has received of
northern men, from the characters who are known
as s'pedlars.'' If both would thus act, the mass
es, unable otherwise, would form correct impress
sions, and the Union with its hallowed remini-
SCIENCES would be as firm in the hearts of every
American, as the base Of the Andes is to the
plain. In one article cannot do Justice to the
theme, but as far as in me is the power, l will
endeavor while forced to be succint to hold the
''mrror up to nature" In the south can be
found men of as varied characters at the north.
But in making remarks of general nature, the
rule will be proved by the exceptions therefore,
when state that the southern man is always the
gentleman, Of course allude to those who have
from their birth been brought completely under
the influence Of southern peculiarities. So you
must freely comprehend me, as know some there
are who feel captious ON this subject, and do not
believe the man who has been acting the ''Lord
Of the Manor' can be thorough bred gentleman.
crude notion it is to be sure. But there are
those of so thorough and polite democratic ten
denotes that they cannot conceive to be true what
| have stated of the southerner. He is man
who has enterprise, but little ego -aheadative-
ness - he is peculiarly courteous to all around
him, and will be favored more by doing favor
than in receiving one. Seldom do you find him
in shot haste," but dignfed lesurely air makes
him as one who prefers the enjoyment money
brings more than the mere amassing it. In his
roli lirio 1ooti hn &c culo
but seldom advances obnoxious tenets, and never
when he feels that some one near may be offended.
He is brave to fault; honor to him is the bright
est jewel in his diadcm and his views of honor
differing as from the northern man, in the prac-
tce, are admired by all; he is generous beyond
proper degree; amusements he is devoted to,
and when he has the ''sier'' he is never backward
in paying literally for them; in bargain he is
often found to be cute and always fair; if he
suspects a party overreaching, it is more than
likely he will let him, in significant manner,
know it; if he gets the better in a trade, he is
very apt to treat you with the surplus, and is
sure to befrend you afterwards if he thinks YOU
do not regret it too much. With liberal man
he is liberal with knave he is very close. He
is not very careful about posterity. More frc-
qncntly he stands with Randolph, of Roanoke,
''D-d posterity, it never did anything for me-"
If politician he must be man of great daring
or he will be exposed and his knell is soon heard.
lie IS more moved by tale of pity than the
Yorker and his purse strings more readily
opened; he is decidedly ''gullable' in matters Of
that kind, believeing every tale of wO until he,
from the frequency of the applications, begins to
suspect; he admlres man who has character
without wealth more than he does the representa-
tive of wealth without character. Money ma
king, as general thing, he has never turned his
attention to, and when he does he acts on the
principle, corruption wins not more than hon.
esty." He will have his twelve O'Clock glass;
and as the shades of night gather around the
world he is inclined to drink to the departing day.
If a friend should, as they sometimes really do,
accidentally "drop in," he is not scrupulous in
reminding him of the fact that he is against the
s'Maine Law.'' That is his bone, but it is not by
any means confined to the south. The Yankee
and the English-all drinkers must plead guilty
to the charge when made. He will never refer
to your being Yankee, and unless you interfere
with his ''peculiar institutions" or laugh at his
Incidence, he will not molest you he, while not
devoid, as have said, of certain degree of en-
terprise, is not much given to building railroads
and inventing machines. The children are
brought up to converse on politics, and the Rich
mond Enquirer used to be their political bible;
now they swear by the sweeping clause called
'sgeneral welfare.'' As a general thing his SER
wants are we'll cared for, and in the past few years
the condition of the slave has been much improv-
ed. What he calls his rights, social or political,
he will maintain at all hazards and to the last ex-
tremity. The fire eater have no allusion to, he
is rash but brave man, and as much an incen-
diary as the avowed abolitionst. They are both
pups OF the same maternity and paternity-fa-
naticsm and fool-heartedness.
MIR. Writ thought the people of Boston similar
IN tastes and m inners to the people of Richmond,
Va. he found the same warm -heartedness in
both places and think every one who will vis-
1t the various sections will not discover much
more distinction between the people socially than
we do between those dwelling on different sides
OF Il mountain in the same State.
The northener has most excellent Qualities.
which the southerner admits and values and if
we of the north would only keep from the south
the unprlncipled itinerant pedlars and preachers,
we would be more appreciated. r-.- .
1t continues hot in this city; thermometer for
several days has been ranging from 96 to I02.-
Several failures expected to occur. One
house-Osborne, Camp l. Co., carriage makers,
has failed for . large amount. but learn they
will be able to continue business.
The roofing factory of Warrena & Co. caught
fire yesterday and was consumed; loss several
thousand.
Whit has'become, l wonder, of your Chicago
correspondent? He is entirely too good with the
pen to let off, although he rolls in the fat of the
lamb. hope he will be more regular, as think
he will make good letter writer. Mr.. Times,
eycuse me for SAVING so vrho o,,rbt ro< h,,t thn