The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1869-06-16
A Southern Man in the North.

While SO much is being said of the want
of courtesy with which men of different Sec
lions of the Union are treated, it may not be
undressing to our readers to observe the
manner in which one of the most prominent
leaders of the &c lost cause" is received IN
the North. 1t will do much to prove to our
people that the North is kindly disposed to
the South, and to produce similar feeling
in the South. The following is from the
Milwaukee Wisconsin:
"The visit of Hon. John c. Breckenridge
to Wisconsin is to look after land which he
owns in the northern counties of the State,
and in considerable quantities. 1t has run
behind in taxes. and needs looking after.
Mr.. Breckenridge appears to be an affable
gentleman, and was the centre of attraction
at the Newhall yesterday. Several of the
old Democratic wheel-horses visited him at
his room, and had a talk with him. About the
rebellion he was reticent, but regarding the
future prospects of the country was perfectly
free to give his opinion One gentleman
asked him what he thought of Grant and his
administration, and the reply was that the
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himself. His Cabinet, while none of the
best, was just such an one as Grant needed,
and was better for his purposes than one of
more talent would be. 1t was not designed
to make the administration brilliant one,
and Grants ambition was to make it an every
day sort of useful affair. He was studying
the best way to do this, and Mr. Breckin-
ridge believed he would succeed in degree
sufficient to make the people feel easy, al
though they would be by no means salts
fed. Mr.. Breckenridge does not believe
we shall be dragged into a foreign war, al
though he felt the position of the country
to be delicate one. He thought we should
have our dignity ruffied pretty high before
we got to the fighting pitch, but said, if we
had war with England and France, the
South would furnish men enough, if neces-
sary, to dosthe fighting. The South did not
entertain the most liberal feelings toward
the European countries, and many of the
people would hail most any kind of a fight
with satisfaction"
From the editorial columns of the same
issue of the paper we quote the following
"John G. Breckenridge was in this city
yesterday. He has been marked man in
the Southern Confederacy, and took an &C
tive part in its aggressive movements. Yet
when he was here, gentlemen of all parties
called upon him and cordially welcomed
him, because the bitter strife is over and we
are all Americans, and we must work to-
gether to build up the waste places made
by the war.
Mr.. Breckinridge is an attractive man, a
gentleman of mind and culture, and we are
pleased to believe that he will hereafter
work zealously for the good of the whole
Republic, and that no man will frown more
severely on any efforts to renew the disturb
ances of the past. There is nothing boast
full in his manner, but he welcomes attention
from the Northerner with that kindly feel
ing which indicates that he regards these
courtesies as a generous concession to the
bonds of a revived national unity, and that
the glory and happiness of us all are insep
arably bound up in the welfare and pros
perity of our common country"