The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-02-02
The following stretches our courtesy to

dangerous extent:
Messrs. Editors : Noticing an article in
your paper few mornings ago by friend
Choptank," We beg leave to say zee are
|" mighty sorry" to observe growing dis
position on the part of the southerners to
discard their own pure English and adopt
the Yankee language. :,
For our part, we long ago lays asIae
Yankee idioms and took right smart " to
southern English. We think it sounds
"heap" better to "reckon" things
than to "guess" them And fright yer "
we will say that we hope no one, on our
account, will adopt the pgritanical d a
of "pork and BEANS" or descend to that
of "codfsh." If strong remonstrance,
against them be sent in from the "tall-end
Joint I" of the Union, we have no doubt but
vulgar beans would cease to grow III IAN
kee land, and Cape Cod go under with n
blush of shame at having shown its head
after so refined people became one with
them in "union and strength" We long
ago discarded both, substituting instead
oe-cake, ham, and cabbage.
As for sending for " Sumner, FOR courage
and true manliuess, ~" Beecher, for theology
and the law of marriage and DIVORCE"
"Mrs. Stowe, for domestic purity" &c.,
tits of no use We aretoo "mixed' here !
They could not see "you ais" in the light
of southern purity, courage, and manliness,
which we who live here know exists*; and
would in their confusion 90 back pronoun-
cling the rebellion" -" Stonewall Jackson"
and"African slavery" mith+ belonging
to the Ozark Ages"
Long ago I lays my small bit Of "Ply-
mouth Rock" carefully away, and now
swear by shred of Davis's robc"D
I treasure in my heart the " Resolutions
of 1885," and consider the " Hartford Con-
vention " "dun gone" Yankee "school-
marms " and bureau agents" ore of no
account They have been SO intent on the
contraband ~" question that in their
ignorance they really seem to think "white
trash" of no Importance unless their sunny
locks indicate a sure investment in the
"wool' tradel Leave them TO their miser-
able fate, and on no account forsake the
refined teachings Of the f. F. VS. for their
instructions Do not worry about "politi-
cal dyspepsia" have carefully analysed
the political diet of Virginia, and assure
you there is nothing stable enough therein
to trouble the stomach Twill "pass away
like DREAM" and we close our eyes only
to open them again upon some tempting but
perfectly harmless tit-bit.
You are right about the cause of the
Revolutionary war. never could forgive
Boston harbor for lying about that cup of
ten she never made.
Hospitality Is one of our virtues' IT'S
we'll to mention it. "Carpet-baggers "
walk so blindly among us that they never
would have discovered it. Reputation y
is not to be thought of. We will be as
honorable in money matters as in debts Of
love and gratitude; and we will pay New
England moro than compound interest "
for oil she has done for us.
Instead of allowing Lincoln's statue to
take the place of our hero cavalier" we
will seal the bond of our Union and
strength by presenting Boston Common with
statues of our own Lee or Davis, and thus
the old EBAY State" 60 forth "haud-in-
hand" and heart-in-heart with the sold
Dominion" A SoUTHERNIZED YANKEE.
l"As this Is q war Of words, we let each side
make its own lunders.-EDIToRs.l