Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-10-10
Yaakee Notions,

i
GRAFTON, bad obtained among Is the currency Of recog
CE,i ali0ml there nOre psrhiPs, more generally
,ul,ed IN tie Souh than that Of tie alleged superior.
iv Of the New E1g!asd common school system OF sdu-
cn and Of It's ency in securing for its favored re-
sipsns higher g-Sde Of intelligence and information
when compIr,d With other communities, either abroad
or a. homs Tla. bat feG live lAnkees could be
toDnd in Massachusetts, Who no: able to read
A-d wits vas the standing boast OF their ped
drg lecturers and Fpresd eSge orators Aad Journalistic
Tbs. The Aforesaid variety OF the gsTEI homo vas
.ssausatly chlrse,srz 4 by the vices OF hypocrisy
and EsAnness they might no. be able 10 disppt'; that
q, was often shallow snd corcsi.ed fellow, humoug
ga6 cheat thsy might be CODpsled, hOWsVer re!ue-
isny to ack1oEeGgt; bat; TO balance eli tbs be could
-ead and SFi,s-s. lS be colli spell out ola Yankee
newspaper and ha cou rie each specimens for hog
sapay and Eyn.aI Inc thousands Of letters found upon
he hatc-Sd3 Of chs var have thrown into our hands
n wlicl tie grcss Ignorance of tbs writer's u lot
less colsp.cuogs thln ,hsr total want Of dscereJ and
5e,Ercspeci l. S upon such degree CT knOWlaogI
15oa such evidences Of suDsSisl education that ha
claim Of Ya1Sse pree1neaee based. Ills Il 10 stamp
rls IS the zalcrs OF nations IL Ibs great ISss CT bu
nan p-ogres5 ard 20 establish their claim ssprene
oFar the Ehos world a the chosen PStPISItors OF
higher ciyiHz gtion.
o. this point bozever Is vel many o.hars, the
Yankee mus: yield the palm to his true prototype and
lsghnAEe * ,mF,1. in nOdsrs i,uss-:he cainsss Ae
oottag 10 the s.'ssats Of lss sOS! rsA5s travellers
"a ths Celestial upr, nowhere il gereT> SCATTERING
cf elementary knosledye more university t-.lsed-
ESsry i1iT5all Of this mechanical so5,ss, nlftsT-'
I,s. sll pre- chi l'ny kn1vi5 neLdIcious aud deceit
20. race IL, more or less ysEssi in the mysteries o.
rea51g and Cypl orirg-;be J PA sEd onega Of ire
aoas.si New ElgalJsEs education. Eos Tar ABOVE TIA
Takes he 3oIe universal spresi AncIg dem oil
sr1 Sane sv--ige popular culture nay place SIC
tl5zs,s Of tie sgg1, Nc vii 70; ocisagci 10 deter
uias Tla. thc;s y..1s ofrssSm5sHCs many aul ST.
krSEo uaPr d Geo philosopher c4n GA o acknowledge,
alAyusa {. Scui be 1IEg nAaiiss: III uice % ne
morality and g1od tih Of the Chiress etls.ll' 10 =
read the p,rsal 60 far as 70 Include IA SE3 mfar-
sc7 5oh the ?. kia ard the Washington r,ytMs..-
TIA. Ii, C4izess ,vi,I,tioa i faIy AdsgsA.s 10
10 proa1caoG O. a SIvlRD or a LlScoLS, Se car
law, NJ douo. Sls,eVeI; oui that ECrLIR can b.
RAISED anywhere outside Of MAslaI1use,u, most
tcci5sdly ana pisdoiliy dsUy A more I,rly rprs-
ssstIiss s1z 1Sre pu,c7 una5l'Ierstsd specimen Of
Il e Sd-cs@Cr aud sc5-smsat never went forth te
rs the world 10 asrs,e BY is legitimate result the
soe., edaeauO1L and r-lgous system OF New EJg.
Lid
There cluSs - C7,S.sr ftacy lhn - imagine ;aAt
t5s ussses are sis.s.sl saCn they hgTs b-en merely
iarS.' to read AID write. AZ vel might youth fancy
tal5 he has a. i,e1 kuoslsdgs OF astronomy because
&c ksoEs soE &C handle teiescop, a ht.e kloS.
ssse s daUgsrCUr think AID tais saying tEai Of
i-tiviC-ls, Is sI z.,re - shen sppi'd tas gEsAt
mas Of alaknd, ~h3 have neither lac A.lure n
Macy easss she ds,jre tor ia:elsetCs Improvement
slcl Eilas ca &C. coTec!.vcs. Whore tie moral
ls-oss are aeaE o. ucy stAys cocrup: denssogues
all a,Ea-s be- acs 10 lead toe half educated masses
o. Isfiag iasi- vsny All elresdng their piuiises,
ac6 By keeping hen, throusl Iclsl and ulPHcsplsd
ogsss 10 psT2staai safe Of excitement based on tie
sfossest peTysrsio7s OF uuIa.
HIs the boosted e5Ecldoa 0! the Northern nSsses
preserved them fcan s1ch fate The history Of the
past may be sclretsi in vain iOs parallel TO tue series
Of gross Geuso-s ai'h have been prse sd upon the
IA Of the So-ih b. the pelcal leaders OF ,hs;
The uoss dsgr5d,d peasAntry CT Europe, the mcst
abandoned Tlsb!e Of their overgroua capitals could not
lave proved mlre dlcl3 instruments il too hands Of
Fs;kss political s4gsatussrs Tee N sy Of the Law,
tas glAar:sss Of The Constitution the dees; privileges
o. rsgas1, have Osel uces5yey SET Asite or t'Amrl'd
upo the right Of free speech has been suppressed a1d
.as edo. has gone f1td from the Capitol that al OPpOsi
oa TO sac war F1d ag4i's. SJu.a sha be teIt-
ed a. treason a1i ps1sd b. incarceration and eoufs,A
Ton Have as s'q' isl ialeseE: Vo,erJ Of the Nos'h
p-o:ss.,d against ;hr sgp,Issi boss !lu' aimed the
assrss. and moJ s-ei prercs yvoI O! irseuGn? Have
they not, on the contrary submitted SiAol. nuImsr
sqG 5aiely kissed the rod Of the uslrpeg These fe
noE belong to bs:csy. and cone VIA; may in the fu
garl, they have ooresTely established the utter unfit
aeqs Of the people Of lbs North To- L5.r,y and self
government.