The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-06

md earnest, conscienuously following their con-
victions. Indeed, The Puritans come OF stock
that is not rem irkable for grace. They are ro'
bust, hardy, substantial, to be relied upon, en-
during-but pragmatical, obstinate and concelted
Out Of this early purtanlsm has grown up gen
GRAFTON of men less rugged, but they are equally
earnest and conscientious.
The New England character is not well under
stood excep, by those who have lived in New
England. 1t IS supposed that New Englannde:s
are stern and morese. They are somewhat sober.
1t is true, gravity and earnestness give them the
appearance, sometimes, of sobernness. BUTT is
only appearance. They are men WHO have some
thing to do and seem intent on doing it all their
life But underlying this exterior, there is the
most genial AID intense affection. If love and
friendship have ever found more cordial well
come, more endearing loyalty than IN New
England, know not where TO look for it. There
may be less fame, but the Goals of love are T. ere,
even when raked up, and they will keep through
long night, and be ready to kiDdle again when
the morning comes. There is but little express
sion in new Eng land to feeling for the New En-
glander is apt to have deep feelings rather than
noisy ones A feeling is so sacred that the New
Highlander is taught TO avoid its manifestations 10
strangers. Yet these people carry deep wells in
their hearts. 1t takes long time to draw the
bucket up, bat as often as you go, summer or
winter, from year to year, there is not a day nor
an hour in which the bucket may not be brought
10 the top, brimmng tall, and leave silent and
Iinexhaustable supply behind. (Applause.) But
1t is not strange that a mercural people, who
carry their feelings in their eyes an on their lips,
should mi>ladge this reserved people. One can
not desire nobley refutation OF the sanders that
are heaped upon the New Highlander than The
estimslon in which Tie daughters Of New Engan
are he d, for there is national scale CT pre- jud
against New England sweethearts aad wives.
IheIe IS not Western man or Souther&er who
is not fuzzy wiling and glad to set up in his house
hold such prIesless o! intelligence and purity
They will fight the brother, but they want TO
marry the sister daughter aud applause
Woman, like solG is a legal tender the world
over, no matter what image or superscrption is
stamped or il by the national mint; and the fiery
Soulherner knows it as well as another. cloud
applaus.) No where else on earth, however,
more than in New England is woman the full
mother Of man and one Yankee woman is twice
as Yankee as TWO men. Laughter and applause.
There is nothing more conlrasted, either, than the
methods Of enthusiasm which exists in the North
and South. The New Highlander acts always as
ii he was ashamed Of his feelings. There seems
almost to have been a drop OF indian mixed with
this Puritan blood. The Soathrrner is frank
the Yankee is reserved, constitut,onally. The one
speaks more than he means, and seems never able
TO speak enough The other never speaks so
much, and seems distressed to think he must
speak at all. The one flames 10 anger and glows
III love. Ihe other smothers anger, and Is shy in
friendship. The Southernor gives you the ex.
pectaton of more than you will ever find and
you will always find more than you expect 10 the
Yankee.
a large amount Of prejudice has arisen
from the relation Of New England to the South
and West If manufacturers aBd pedlers. The
ingenuity Of the New Engl4nder has fitted him 70
become the manufacturer the country ; but in
earlier times the wares of New England were
conveyed to she South by advenerous youny men
who sought out their customers frc m cabin to
cabin. A. our wealthy men now finish the edu
cation of their sons by sending them TIC the great
capitals of Europe, our labering classes fnsheC
the edNcation OF their sons in olden times, b,
sending hem to visit the capitals and hamlets o
the South on tHeir wagons Tin ware, wooden
ware, cI0cks, j3WeIry, anu all manner OF light
goods, and that understandable collection of thing,
that went under the head Of . Y ,nkee Notions,
were regularly sold through all the West ar
South BY pedlers from New England, and plrtcu-
larly from Connec'icu. We may very we'll i'm
imagine the repata'ion that New England would
get among those who knew her only by her ped
lers. Wno can eslimae the various deceits, the
cute contrivanees, not to say swndles, to which
these P oilers rssorted to dispose of ther wares
What must have been the impression made of the
people who sent out such representatives.? All
snail deny the impeachment ? Shall dsny one
and all Of the ISLANDERS that have been uttered
against the peeSerS ? Shah consien the wooden