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


beyond the body, and peradventure the whole
stock may rise some WINDY day in blessed transla
ton and leave the world in peace, to shudder al
nothing any more, except the remembrance OF the
horrid Yankees! cloud laughter and applause
LAYING aside these important views it may De
we'll to consder-coming down into more sober
ways-some OF the facts and influences which are
connected with the reputation which New Eng
land has achieved.
The American people are coEglomeyate peo-
pie. Even early in their history they were a va
RED people, but only within the last fifty years
has emigration been so great as to have very
marked and apprtcable effect upun the popula-
ton of the country. That there should be am ing
so many men of various nationaties, more or less
national pr. u ices, was to have been expected 4;
the wonder is that there should have been so few.
1t has hardly amounted to an appr,cable friction
10 the social machine for the country IS new,
and all the men have been needed for It's devel-
opment. There has been work for all and pros
perity to all and men who are thriving are sell
dom given to hatr~ds. But there has been some
prejudice. The strongest has been against the
African. The reason for that has been both per-
J sona and political. He wears the badge Of his
race in feature and complexion. His whole figure
marks him not only rs oBe differing from others,
but differing outwardly and maniteStly; and this
will always expose race TO prejudice and injury.
But the prejudice has been more political one,
for his race is slave race, and slavery has all
ways been regarded, by all nations, not only as a
misfortune, but degradation. That stigma has
passed over from those who are slave 10 these who
are free of this race. Next in prejudice stands
the Irishman. 1t is, however, not against the
Irish, as class, but against the Irish just come
over, that this prejudice has existed, Only as
against the igucrant, the rude, the quarfe lsome
Irish that this prejudice has existed. The moment
they or their children go to our schools, or begin
to rise in our community then the prejudice is Il
gone. Next to the negro and the lrishman is the
Yankee The prejudice against him is really wide
spread and deep-rooted. No one who has lived
only 10 New England can form any conception OF
the extent of this prejudice in the South and
West. 1t is educated into people Parents
teach it to their children children infuse each
ether with it. Even the slaves are inoculated with
this prejudice, and most of the specimens they
have opportunities of seeing are not calculated
to remove the impression. daughter and ap.
plause.) Indeed, the Yankee is given over ire
deem4bly to r-proach in the South His name
has become generic term of opprobium. So
seldom is the Yankee mentioned except with OBJ
jurgatons, that the story is told of the old slave
at Hilton Head who was overheard praying most
fervently for the ID Yankees!" He thought
this was their Christian name Great mer-
rment.) The west, and particularly the paris ly-
ing along the Ohio, is settled very largely from
the South. This population brought with it the
spirit. But the large emigration Of New Eng
lam L. hne4 "a ko sd, ~
northern portions 1t scarcely exists in the north
west. When therefore, politicians appeal to the
haired Of the Yankees, it may almost be said
that they strike original f,culfy IN the southern
mind. If Mes-rs Fowler q Wells will look
sharp at the head OF Southern man. | think
they will discover an organ lying somewhere be.
tween The organ of love of whisky and the organ
OF love Of tobacco, which may be called The ha.
tired of Yankees. (LaUghter.) And yet j. will be
found hat This feeling ls rather against class,
against the ideal, than against the cal for when
true and genuine man OF New England blood
goes among them and approves his good fellow
ship, they accept bin, without Pr judice as one
d themselves and the highest complim Mt that
any people can pay stranger is to say, 4" You
Sc IN as il YOU were bora among US for be who
wraps home word aroued YOU, signifies that
be percelves in you those Qualities that make
bone dear TO his heart.
But while, one by one, New Epglsnders are re-
spected and esteen1ed, the class TO which tAey be-
long is alws, hated 1t ma, be we | for US to ex-
arsine some of the cases Of this anipaosity.
And may promise that ii is not newt is not
rees Mt. The Puritan stock has never been beloved
1t was not popular in England. It was respected,
tolerated, but not greatly delighteain, in holland.
10 coming to our shores, our fahess brought stev-
ling qualities with ahem, but they were nos dress
ed in very engaging manner. The Puritan
stock has never been popular. Before the Union
was formed, during the revolutionary war, the
,nkea WAS reuarfted inst ~ he l. nl,,r o I'd L.;