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we should be licked again if we were to fight
under similar or greater disadvantages; but we
are not reconciled, and never shall be while any
of this generation survives. Fifty years hence it
may be different, but at present we hate and
despise the Northerners more than we did at the
beginning of the war.”
I was most surprised when he told me that in
some parts of the South they cherish the hope of a
quarrel between the North and Great Britain so
warmly, that they celebrate the birthday of Queen
Victoria instead of the 4th of July.
He gave me one piece of practical information
which I feel bound to publish, as it will be new
to most Englishmen, and may be of considerable
value to many.
He stated that in consequence of the destruction
of capital, the abolition of slavery, and the ruin of
so many wealthy families in the South, the value
of real property has fallen so greatly that
well-cultivated estates and good houses may be
purchased for very trifling amounts, especially in
Virginia. That Englishmen with some capital
desiring to emigrate should go there, where they
will be received with hearty welcome and
hospitality; and that provided they keep clear of Northern
“carpet-baggers" and avoid New York agencies of
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