The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-05-06
VICE PRESIDENT WILSON.

| Pleasant Day ut the Gait HOuSe-A Reception
Gen. Harlan's and His Departure To-day fl
Frankfort and Lexington-A Talk with Him O
Various Topics.
As stated yesterday, Vice President Wilso
reached the city on the early morning trail
from Cincinnati and took rooms at the Gal
| House. During the day number of promi
nent gentlemen Of both political parties, in
| Guiding Gen. VIM. Preston, Judges Emmon
and Ballard, Gen. Harlan, and indeed yer,
many of those distinguished in politics ant
| the professions, called upon him at his rooms
During the morning he visited the arsenal q
Jacksonville, returning in the afternoon.
At night an informal reception was givel
him at the residence of Gen. John M. Harlan
with whom the Vice-P President is on terms O
the warmest friendship, and from 8 o'clocl
until IL the parlors were crowded with visit
ors, among them all the judges of the various
courts, with one exception; leading members
of the bar, and Of the other professions.
This morning Mr.. Wilson goes to Frankfort
as the guest OF Col. Stoddard Johnston, who
will give his distinguished visi'o reception
in that city from IL o'clock A. M. until P
M. to-day, where he will doubtless meet Gov
Leslie and the other members of the State
administration. Col. Johnston will also show
Mr.. Wilson some of the notable features O.
the Bluegrass region, including Alexander's
and other celebrated stock-farms in Woodford
county.
While Mr. Wilson was in the United States
Senate, and Gen. John G. Breckinridge, then
Vice-President, presided over that body, the
acquaintance between the two gentlemen was
very pleasant one. Gen. Breckenridge has
been confined to his room during the winter,
and Mr.. Wilson intends to proceed from
Frankfort to the Bluegrass capital, and will be
the guest of Gen. Breckinridge during Sun
day and Sunday night.
The meeting between these two distin-
gulshed gentlemen, each of whom has been
honored by the election to the second highest
position in the gift of the people, cannot fail
to be an interesting one. Although events of
the greatest magnitude in the history of the
country have widely separated the two since
they were associated together, now nearly
score of years back, they will find great pleas
ure in living over again the scenes and incidents
of their common service in the Senate, and,
perhaps, something Of interest in the discus
sion of current events, even if connected
with politics. Since the war Gen. Breckin-
ridge has closely devoted himself to his pro-
fesslon, taking no part whatever in affairs,
and. with Gen. Preston, is the only Ken
tuckian whose disabilities have not been re-
moved; while, in the meantime, Mr.. Wilson
has been prominent in the political history of
The last ten years.
In the friendly converse in Gen. Breckin-
ridges home, the series OF events which for
some years separated the two gentleman and
now brings back the Vice President of the
present to visit him who filled the same ex-
alted position in the past, will furnish topics
sufficient to occupy much more time than the
limited leisure of Mr.. Wilson will allow him
% spend in Lexington. Thence he goes to
st. Louis, and from the Mound City to Dem
7er and across the plains and mountains to
California, where he will spend several weeks.
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