The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-06-05
RICHMOND WAYNE CO. IND,

| because all its forms and symbol were
wholly im5ued with IDEAS mos, ds gerou.
to the nascrnt Christianity. They were
men of integrity aud simplicity. ami manly
downright and earnest. eoascien Iously fol
lowing their convictions. Indeed. the Pu
ritans come of stock tha, is not remarsa
bic for grace They are robust. hardy
subs bstantial, TO be relied upon, enduring
but pragmatical, obstinate and conceiied
Out Of This early Puritanism has grown u
genera ion of men less rugged. but they
| are equally earnest and conscientious.
The New England character is not vel
understood except by those who have liyec
in New England. Il is supposed that New
! Englanders are stern and morose. They
are somewhat sober. Il is true. gravity
aud e4rnestness give them the appearance
sometimes. Of sombrenezs. BIT it is only
appearance They are men who have some
thing to do. aud seem intent on doing it al
their life. But underlying this exterior
there is the most genial and intense aztec
lion. II love and friendship have ever
found more cordial welcome, more en-
during loyalty than in New England,
know not where to look for it. There may
/ be less flame. but the Goals of love are there
! even when raked up. and they will keep
through long night. and be ready to kin
die again when the morning comes. There
is but little expression given in New En-
gland to feeling for the New Englanavr is
apt to have deep feelings rather than noisy
ones. A feeling is so sacred. that the New
Z glander is taught to avoid its manifesto
ton to strange 5. Ye, thess people carry
deep wells 10 their hearts. 1t takes lons
line to draw the bucket up. bat as often as
you 60, summer or winter. from year TO
year. there is not day n an hour ia
which the bucket may not BE- brought To
the top. brimming lull. and leave a silent
and incxhaas ible supply behind. Gap
plsuse.) Bu, it is not strange that mer-
curial peo5le, who carry their feelings in
their eyes and on their lips. should misju ige
this reserved people. Oae cannot desire a
nobler refuta,ion OF the SANDERS that are
heapcd upon the New Englauder than the
estimation 10 which the dsus shters of New
ngland are held for there is no national
scale of prejudice against Nv England
>xeetheafts and wives. There is not a
Western man or S,uthern-r who is not
'u!iy willing and glad to Set up ia his house
hold such priestess OF intelligence and
? pirity. They will fig.f the brother, bat
they want to marry the sis er. (Lsl.h' er
and appIau.e Woman. Ike goII. is a
legal tender the world over, no matter
what image or sup-rscription is STAN pad
on il by the national Mat: and the fiery
Sontherner knows i as well as another. -
{ Loud applause) N, ware else On earth.
however, more than in New Engl,n1 is
woman the fall mother of every wnoie man !;
and one Y anaee woman is tw CO as Y lSee
"a two men. Laughter AID a?Pitnsc
EheIe Is eothiug more cDHtras'c either,
thar the methods of e1thu,issm which cx
ISIS in the North ani The S1ath. The Ne
.EIsAAnler acts a. ways If hs ~ss ASIA
OF his fer1int,s. There seems almost TO nav.
been drop of Indian mixed wiz his Puri
tan blood TIE southern i, traal the
Yankee is reserved. cn,titulinnaly. Fhs
one speaks more thaa he IN ans, aaj seems
never abie to spetk enongh. The other
never speaks half so m tch aud seems dis.
tressed to think he must speak A. all The
one fumes in anger and glows in love. rhe
other snotbers anger aud is shy in friend
ship. The S,u;herner gives you the ex
pectation OF more than voI will ever find /;
AMI you will always tui more than vou
expect in the Yankee. A large AMOUNT of
prejudice has arisen from the relation of
New England ~ the Sou'h and West OF
manufacturers and peddlers The ingenuity
Of the New f ,slanior fitted him TO become
the manufacturer of the country; but in
earlier times the wares of New Elglsnd
were conveyed to the South by adventurous
young men. who ught out Their customers
from cabin to cabin. As our wealthy n,a
now finish The education Of their sons by
sending them to the grea, capitals of Europe.
our laboring classes finished the education
Of their sons ia olden times by sending them
to visit the capitals and hamlets of the Sou h
on their wagons Tin ware, wooden ware,
clocks, iewelry, and ali manner of light
goods, an that indescrba5le collection Of
things that went under the name of :. Yam
kee Noiious." were regularly sold through
all West and South by pedders from New
England. and particularly from Connecticut
We may very well imagine the reputation
that New Eugland would ge, among those
who kne " her only by her peddlers. Who
can estimate the various deceits, the cute
contrivances, not to say swindles, to which
these peddlers resorted to dispose of their
wares what must have been the impress
sion m ,de of the people who sent ont such
representatives? All! l shall DENY the i'm
peachmeut? Shall | deny one and all OF
the ISLANDERS that have been uttered against
the peddlers Shall | copsign the wooden
Au,megs and the clocks that proved stead
fast and innumerable to the limbo of ex.
ploded scoundrels? / fear that that is the
weak point of New Eng!anders. But there
is something beside this. The training in
the South and in the North. in business, is
so entirelv different, that men trained in
these respective schools are not only unlike.
but would be very likely to be dissgrceaole
to each other In the North. each man be-
gins lie with the consciousness that he has
his own particular fortune to make. with
very little TO make it out OF and nobody to
help him. He must live in the most eco
nomical mauuer. but with all his economy.
be mus be respectable. He must work
with untiring Industry, and to industry there
must be added 50 much intelligence that he
shall be able, In this endless competition.
by some new way of easier doing. to earn
more thar others His earnings are smas |,
at best; his fFugali.y masl therefore lie il
tense. New EugIanders have industry.
ecoaomy. and an iuevilableness OF will 10
which few but Yankees would sabmis -
= ow. IL Is rot possible that this shauld al .