Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-02-14
What Shall We Call Theml Yankee /!

People have been puzzled for a name appropriate to
the base east of Masons and Dixons Line Union.
ISIS and Feders the terms they employ themselves
BAT everybody feels that they fall far short Of describing
che thing it ia Gen. Beauregard has suggested ABo
tt,a.,blt dis is technical aud limited in its signiR
caton and does not begin to define the universal de.
gravity ofthe Ti, sthe only one word that meets
she case; and il thesynonym Of everything mean that
the Imagination Of man can conceive. We have con-
stanty used in that for two years aud we are
gr,dei hud that the reverend author Of The Cam.
paigu lrom Texas to Maryland, who knowsSthe animal
well and thoroughly appreciates all the deestabe traits
Of r., character with We subjoin bis para.
graph the subject with hearty appreciation Of the
designation and the reasons for It
The next aud last, is the only one that will apply
lAsEgE; The popular name for the citizens of New
" EugIaaL rni. is what Webster says it means-and
This is Shas W. want-a for the people of New
England Aud As their history is well known to the
civilized world, the whole void will understand US,
aud will understand Ourselves when we call them
YANgEEs. 10 /, the only OF word in the English
any Othee language, living dead, tia, can be APP
piled with fall scope and force Il extends 10 a., their
ten thousand schemes of deceptian and fraud, aud
from the days Of Washington ti the present hour, in
80 their political, legislative, executive, commercial
civil moral, literary, sacred prolane theological and
'' dilboical history
Tue VOID has ever beeDused 10 contemptuous ridi-
cule Of their conduct towards each other and their
dealings with the rest Of the world And there il no
other word in all the range Of human learning which
win convey the mind Of every man. both in Europe
aud America in Africa and the Islands OF the Sea- so
many and correct sraits Of character as the word
YANSEg when applied to the Yankee. Aud thus ap-
piled, il meas, moiiesOmc, impudeut iusoieut pom.
pol', bOls;fa, untiEd ungrateiul, unjust, knavsb,
' af,e deceitful ooaardy. ssiadug theyng roJbiug,
brutal and musdegous
With tiis name, extraordinarily associate the story
Of the Clock Psider who stole the And-ladys ccur.
"tyrpane on OF her own bed aul then sold it to her
" ,Loe.soe' mad, OF biryhJirk, wooden hams patent
" medicines, chalk milk aud wooden nutmegs 1t car.
" re> Jlck DAYS OF yore aud enables us to look
at ths digreut phases OF society from ths time they
burnt Old ~omel for witches the days Of Gle insu.
CITATION Of Oh. 'womans-rgIts conventions Tx.
hibtug the style Of dress worn by PGritans in beauti-
uI contrast with the fast age that puts their women in
'br-,eLes.
This Yankee country has given beth to Socialism,
" Nj,nonism, Mierism Spirituiism aud AbOIitionism,
49, With every ether Deysm which h,s cursed the nation
- OF CuOaisla. Aud, there il word that will
press all thee aud hunlcei more i,n, prefer to
" se that word and tLerejy y all that eau be said on
'' tu,s subect--tle term il YASkEElsW. Aud we " Ii
" call them Ylst,-s: General Belureglrj aud the
" newspapers TO the contrary, notwithstanding