Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-02-10

the BIRDS to grow. 1t iSa goodace to be born
in il man wants to fly be mugo somewhere
else. They invent, they nauufaure and under.
stand brain opportunities IS wells any people on
earth. Outside OF their ,orneray continent
which needed just whaaher nterprise could
give education. The Ynkee sarmed the land
Wherever patient, untiris, mehodcal thought
and industry are required thereyou will find the
Yankee, Glong the Lakes in al the Western
States, at the South, at Z mou hs of the Mis-.
sissippi, you will find the carry thoughts alto
gether disproportionate thew England popua-
ton. She furnishes caStrs, bankers, fund com
mssloners, engineers, raad managers, captains
OF ships and steamboat commercialists, ma.
chlnlsts, foremen, agents, 1ges lawyers, profess
ors, schoolmasters, doctor and candidates for
Congress, (aughter) lhougl will admit that 10
this last respec! she is not be compared with
the South. The Sou;hernRoes TO Congress as
means to an end when u Yankee goes he ex-
poets to make something by. But southerner
emigrating to Indiana impr1s the first opportu-
nifty to offer to become their,eAtor in Congress ;
If here ha ~" "le"'ad be- uiWt,ome represen-
tative, but il that berth is fillec ho M r..
to be State Senator. II they ed no more, then
he will consent 10 be jqdged their Supreme
Courti if that berth be occud, he will 20 to
the Legislature, and il he can't go 10 the Leg
stature, he will be sheriff, and he cannot be a
sheriff, rather than donothings will be constable
anything that has salary a! no work. lhs
occupancy Of places Of tB, industry and
thought throughout the coilry, by Yankee
mind, has followed the greatlaw Of want aud
nf auuftlV Tho NapLao u in suph niarpa of
responsibility because he has len favored, but he
has always risen in spite of prudicei he has not
wormed his way to these plais. lie is there
simply because he was wante, As many have
been expo. ted to order from New Englar d as
ever have emigrated TO these nnent places and
trusts. Where they wanted Northern men to
denouuce New England, to low her of, even
tha, they have got Yankees tcdo Yankees I'LL
their plantations, make their Ares and furniture
their hands carry the produce market, do 'helI
banking, marry their planttlons, teach theiI
reoles, preach .ner funeral semons, defend thelI
rebellion, and SANDER New Bgand Qor pretty
much all they do Of that is doe by Yankee')
and in the Northern States, be very men VIII
lead the cry against New Engnd are mostly o
her own blood. Gov. Seymur Of New York
will scarcely deny that Connecticut blood is goot
10 make Governors OF.
New England, too, has INSPIRED and controlled
the literature and leaning OF his continent |
is silent work but II is the sat Of power in th
nation - the leader in our day-that control
newspapers, legislature. Ne' England create
books, furnishes school lbrarps. New Englan
gives 10 his land its class OF literary men. Thl
is not saying that only New Englanders are ed
ucated TO letters but they, be sons, have give
10 this continent its Ii erary national character
That the Yankee has employed this opportunity t
gOrfy the merits Of his IDEAS his iatners merit
and the history Of the coloniss, |, not to be den
ed, for it is thing both natural and honorable
As respects national vanity there cannot be
nation without it. You may as well ask Tor
peacock withouts strgtas nation without vanlt.
You cannot find one on The globe which has ne
this attribute and as to boastng, you might q
well expect cock that would not crow ai
S69.e sse sH bdrousG s1 bea Eaashman ihat
not boastP That America boasts, aud that Ne
England bo SITS, is but to say that they have Il
attributes of national life. She has boasted, theT
no more than any other nation, but she he
the high places of learning and letters, so tn
she can make her merits known aud she has boas
ed so well that she has made every milton eurlo'
to know what she says, not more than, but be
ter than Others She has done this thing.
But if all these things have made New Bn
land only dsagreeabe, il is not her foible but b
force, that makes her the object at once OF h
tired aud of fear, for New England is no long
mere territory, she is moral power. Her nan
stands for IDEAS, as Athens did and Rome doe
1t is her moral power, not her social nor mater
prosperity that enrages the enemies OF MAJ KIN
We may sum up the real cause OF her offence
this land under two heads-ner political ideas al
her religious philosophy, Her political doetrln
are very simple but very radical. For hod
/ them her fathers were hated by every throne
Europe, and for these same doctrines OF
rights of man and the civil liberties OF nations
New England row hated by every aristocrat
the plantation, and by every sneakng sympath
er with oppression in the free States (Appaus
Wnen in the history of this people, was not I
New England name the synonym for lioert
(Applause) She is the true founder OF 4
continent, Of popular government, New Fl
land gave 10 America republican institutions.
men take the testimony of the impartial DE I,
queville, the noblest political philosopher OF
age, and the best writer on liberty OF any q
lie does not hesitate to declare that this matt
is indebted not only 10 New England but
New England townships for the best ideas
our ins,ilutions- New England was teacher
the political philosophy OF this continent, wi
an inferior from tropical climate seized the
!, i,sl it's ideas represented By the deadly miasr
Of the Cult liberty was construed by JUDI Is. I
we're foes Of liberty, and the government
was ordained 10 maintain universal liberty,
fifty years has been crontrolled by men '
=. sought to establish slavery forever by its fol
@ and its power. In this Infamous revolut
/. open y and secretly, individually and collectiy
New England has been unbribable and would
/. revolt from her principles, aud she is on trial
d her inexpu1gable fidelity to liberty. (Applau
Il she would yield her philosophy, if she VIC
n so far yield i, that it would be but the philosc
o Of the schools aud the lecture.room, II she VIC
"A with iraw the power that she exer,s upon
IS minds of men to battle tyranny, and destroy
most infamous Of all tyranny-that Of the
If teligen, white, strong, over the poor beso
n black, weak--it New England would conseu
N overthrow all this doc,rne that made her
rs original life and stamped her for Immortality,
IS would become popular in half an hour. Sh
m hated in every Southern State for the very re
" tha, Five Points hates he churches # New Y
,e that the burglar hates the aw, that the thu
he aeains, the judge,that crime hates virtue, thai
e, preston hates liberty and the brightest
o, that has shone out in her history yet, is
~ New Eugand stands read, to be hurne'
,e martyr that will not finch bearing tesiimon,
IS ner own political doctrines. Tremendous
h. plause),
py Beside, there are her religion, PHILOSOPHERS
10 that has been a cause Of otfense, and will !
d, long as conscience, and fidelity and honor rel
Of or Christianity throbs in the hearts Of men
or have experienced its divine power And in
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