I remember the last conversation I had with him. It was in walking from his hotel to the Capitol but a few days before he died. In that conversation he referred to Virginia and the progress made in those localities where immigration had come since the war. and said the old State needed new blood. in fact that whole conversation showed the breadth of his views and the liberality of his mind. The world needs more men of his ideas and we should cultivate them. Thinking men have come to the conclusion that a country has. more to fear from the ignorance of its own people than the assaults of its outward foes. and today. if our Government has special ground to fear. it is because our citizens do not familiarize themselves with the people. their manners and customs. the habits. thoughts. and wishes of portions of our country remote from where they reside.
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