The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-02-22
TIE PRESIDENTS SOUTHERN
TOUR.


~, OF tue New YORK Herald
lhere Is no event either of s,ste o- +,
''oHa' interest that occasions So much com.
nieh,, consideration, or speculation amonr
'ou,hern people as the contemplated tour
" iresideht Grant through the late re-
oeIiious states. Now this is To no mo ar.
uih"ry ahair,as the mere casual announce.
meht ny telegraph would seem To imnlv
llis iuIi Of political significance, End II
the presidents observations and d.J,c.
uons VI Tue national feeling and condition.
uo'h socially and politically, of the
southern people justify his objects in mai.
ing tho tour, 1t Will result in untold benc.
MS TO them. This comes IN ma
a'rect from the president himself throngb
one OF ms most intimate friends in t6is
sta'e-one who enjoys his conilepc. anJ
esteem, and who is always received at the
Nhite House with marked courtesy ami
attention. This gentleman returned bars
from The national capital this mornipr
having had lengthy and CONFIDENTLY
c 81, win the president the day previous.
Inc conversation was altogether in refer.
ehee TO tho projected tour THROUGH tho
South. Throughout the whole interyisw
whlch lasted over an hour. the pr.siden,
TOOK the deepest interest in inauiriny into
the condition of the people OF the Soutb
anu ne manifested the greatest earncs,ness
IN trying beforehand to ascertain VIVA,
ehect his visit would have with them. lie
frankly admitted that =.
great barrier had been nl,ced
between the southern people snd
the national government by the nerni-
eious results of the congressional ,,ian nf
reconsrucIion, which had given the con.
troll OF The late rebelhous States 10 mo,
whose po.lcy II WAS to msrepresent. dc.
tract, and keep them in antagonlsm with
H. Inc Tour years of his administrator
now nearly closed, were peculiarin mi. !
lameniabie condition. The soeini md
Pol.'icsi status OF the Southern ststes
win the exception of Virginia, was di.. !
tatbed ana unsettled, aid in hi. ireouent /
enor's 10 effect some good he was often .
elrcumvenied and thwarted by desirn,nr
anu Tricky politicians. While there was
NOT one OF ms administrative acts toward
,he South with which no could reproacb
himself, having done the bes, he possibly
eou'u uhder The circumstances, vet there
were many instances within bis knowledge
MHere different line Of policy wou' d knYr
hau decidedly better and more PLEASING
results Ia national way lie depIoreo
nor the csrpei-baggers as individuals for
'ne,e were many OF them good men, who
hsd accomplished good doal in the wsy
81 ioy"Ity and good feeling bu, tho car.
pet-oag system he thought WAS not oulv
Injurious but destructive of the very or
ecs sought 10 DO attained. He CASUALLY
e'eftod 10 the chaotic and unfortunate
governments IN some of tho Southern
'a'os o"' gave no expression Of opinion
: ll mn 81 I
80 ~ ~" merits o. or the parties to, tho
'.nerent Pusrtel'. lie was especially
''atnea AZ inc peaceable and prosperous
1870" VI NItsinia, and seemed to be
= oa' ~ '"e rehecllon that tho electoral
~ VI 'ne h'o'her OF states and states. I
""s '''' LOT MN the first time She
$50 w u P,es'uehliai campaign since he
oh4uefed peace on her sacred soil ,
coming then, to the objects of hi, ton,
he president stated that II was mora -
robable he would be occnmn.nio a."
early a, # not the whole, of The n,on'-
ors Of his cabinet, besides many n,hor AZ"
ngai'hei persons, senators, members %, o
ongress, a1d others. ;,
They would start by speci,l train NJ
DC 10th OF March, and Richmond tha I,,.
ipltoi OF the confedcrscv ,sopi3 ha III
rst stopping-placc. Its his intentinn -
main few days, for tho purpose Of "a
i'ns prominent citizens and of quietly
'hVer'ing with them as 10 the social
a'eriaI and political prospects of each
ate' Invested Of all Official sirnilcanco -
:, great Southern visit of the presiJon,
II De- by a frank and friendly inter ...
ange OF opinions, 10 arrive a, ,bo
e solution of the Southern prnh.
D. and, II possible, to inaugura,e nav
national era of good feeling and nros.
ny. He has already lent hi, frjendlv
70 Tue completion Of Virginias long. G