The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-13

This is the light in which many in the
South viewed the land of the Winthrops
| and Jonathan Edwards. A Yankee tC
| them embodied every attribute and vice
which the chivalric Southron looked
| down upon as contemplate. That con-
tempt turned into hatred as the South
saw the East rapidly forging ahead in
| population, power, and opulence.
| A retort to 1.-THE Memoirs of a Nullifer''
| soon after was published in the North
entitled, "a Yankee Among the Nullif-
ers," which sets forth the Yankee view
| OF the existing ill-feeling. The following
| excerpt gives some idea Of the feeling Of
the time:
AS was one evening in company with
| sundry Nullifiers, one of them related the
following:
81 am particular" said he, never to
use an article of American manufacture
on any consideration whatever. 1t costs
me a great deal more, to be sure. TO OBJ
tain those of foreign production. But I
am determined not to encourage the ad-
voeates of protection and would sooner
go fifty miles and pay 100 per cent more
than thing is worth, if 1t be only i'm
ported than have a single article of
American manufacture brought to my
door and sold for fair price.
But in spite of all my care I some
times get counfoundedly taken in. Why.
it was only last week that / discovered
a monstrous cheat that had been qua up
on me. Failing into conversation with a
Yankee I launched out as usual against
the tariff and swore that / would 80 bare
heahed and barebacked till the end Of
time sooner than 1 would wear d coat
made of American cloth or hat manu-
featured in an American shop.
with that the fellow poked out his
hand and desired, if it was no offense, to
examine the quality Of my coat. You
may examine it as much as you please
said T. but you will find it's none of your
Yankee manufacture
That's where you're mistaken. mis-
ter said he. I helped to make that
cloth myself at the Pontuosuc factory in
old Berkshire, Mass.
The devil you did, said I. Why. I
purchased that cloth of merchant who
assured me positively that it was of
British manufacture. But what makes
you think it is American cloth, and es-
peciaIly that it was made at the Pom
what do you call it-factory?'
"'Why, I know by the feel of it. Any
fool might know that
"He then made a like reCuest-provid
ed always that it was no offense-to ex-
anime my hat. You are devlish afraid OF
giving offense, said I, at the same time
handing him my hat; but at all events
you will not find that of American manu- /
facture It's real London made. paid
SO for it to the importer
90 The more fool you, then said he. /
why. I made that hat with my own
hands in the Town of Danbury, Conn.
and can buy as many just like II as you
can shake a stick at for a apiece
"'Confound you for a lying Yankee /
said 1, beginning to get angry at the fell /
lows impertinence. Do you pretend to /
be a halter and a cloth manufacturer, /
too? But here's sufficient evidence inside /
the hat TO convict you of an untruth. /
Here's the name OF the manufacturer, /
Bond Street, London
&" He. ha. ha" said he. laughing in my
face printed that label in Hartford,
Conn
g :. :. You Yankee scoundrel' said ].
what u alyeu't you ,dQpe?,,, % -o,.,,-,.. -.
- I never did so foolish a thing. replied
he. as to pay twice as much for British
as have give for Amer
lean ones. and. after all, find the goods
had been made in the workshops OF our
own country
This capped the climax of the fellows
and I kicked him out OF
doors for his pains"