The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-04-25
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RrcuNoNp. VA, April %. Senator Wilson
spoke at Orange Court House on Saturday
He reoOunted Che events which led to th,
war, and said that after ii closed the Nortl
had no NJ feeling for the South. The Soutl
was not submissive, and had the measures
now pending been adopted directly at thu
end Of the conflict, the South would have
acknowledged that the Government wal
Just and liberal but when johnson assumed
power, he adopted different policy, which
brought on all this dissatisfaction. Lincolr
had prepared eight conditions for the par
don Of rebels, all of which met his OWL
son's) approval johnson prepared fourteen
which was six too many. He (Wilson) had
never favored the twenty thousand dollar
clause, for he wanted the South to except q
few prominent rebels, who should be at lib
erty to go to work. The South had com
planned that Congress had violated the
Constitution, and yet II upheld johnson In
violation of the Constitution, in restoring
the States. The speaker was opposed to q
black mans party or white mans party.
Let all who favor human bondage go togeth-
er, and all who favor freedmen and progress
go together Ifany rebels have cast aside
their decisions, let them come up and join
the Republican party. "A.
Major J, III. Lewis, State Senator from Or
ange replied to Mr.. Wilson. He charged
the introduction of slavery upon the North,
and said Lincoln did not at first intend to
liberate the slaves, and that the Southern
people were the blacks best friends. 81 b
Mr.. Wilson replied that in less than q
year the North would give the negro SUIT
rage. He said confiscation might follow II
the Reconstruction bill t"as not accepted.
The Hollywood Memorial Bazaar opened
this morning. The railroads entering the
city have put their fares at half price for
visitors. Agreat crowd is expected. 7. y
CHARLESTON, April %, - Cotton
firmer, better grades in good demand I;
sales $50 bales middling at 24c; re-,
ceipts $40 bales. la1 a
Gov. Orr has addressed circular to
the Sheriffs Of the State, suggesting
the naming of suitable persons as reg
listers under the reconstruction act,
states the qualifications required with
the prescribed oath. s Is
The names thus collected are to be
furnished Gen. Sickles.
The circular concludes as follows:
II cannot too earnestly impress upon
you the vital Importance Of promptly
acting on the request contained in this
Communication, and of transmitting
the answer at the earliest day practi-
cable, if an earnest and energetic effort
is not made to procure the services of
trustworthy citizens to discharge these
respective duties"
RroHMoND, April 22--The Legisla-
ture of Virginia has passed a law levy
ing a tax of thirty cents on the 800
to pay the A per cent annual interest
on the public debtas heretofore autho-
rized; certificates will be issued for
the deferred two per cent.
1t has also passed law consolida-
ting four leading Railroads connecting
the wa.ers of the Ohio and Mississippi
with the Atlantic at Norfolk, also con-
solidating the Virginia Central with the
Covington and Ohio Railroad.
The law provides that the interest
owned by the State in the roads to be
amounting to over four
teen millions ofdollars, is TO be sold,
and payment made on or before the
first of May, 1868, in the bonds of the
State of Virginia at par.
There are also pending before the
similar bills for the sale
IF The entire interest the State owns
n various railroads, amounting in all
% twenty one million seven hundred
thousand dollars. sr ais 4sa7
Senator Wilson addressed crowd
# about 5000 persons from the Cap
tol steps this P. M.
Nearly all those present were col
,red, though all classes of whites were
resent. He was introduced by Gov.
'ierpont.
After abiding to the fact that he
listed Richmond upon the invitation
# several members of tie House of
he proceeded to give his
DRY of the Reconstruction bill; he
hen recited events since the close Of
he war, to show that Johnson's policy
,as adopted against the will of the ma
ion, and had caused more unhappi
ess than the work of any other one
ian in America; itagain excited men
tho had been more than willing to ac-
ept the terms of Congress.
The Reconstruction bill was not
assed to humiliate the South, but to
leet the needs of the whole country.
The question now before the South
m States is whether they will elect :
zen to State offices and Congress, who !
lvor an honest acceptance of the :
olicy ofthe nation, or men who still
ourn over the lost cause, and who :
ill hope something may turn up to
that policy, and restore old
eas and old measures.
Patriotism demands that the latter
ass shall never more be permitted to = =
lrticipate in the management of the :,
,ate or General Governments. q,
The apostacy Of Andrew johnson h
ID made the Republican triumph at Il
e next Presidential election certain. :,
The speaker wanted all classes of
en-, the colored, the white, the loyal
nd those who had abandoned the C,
cked heresy of secession, to stand o
gether on the national platform of a
9 Republican party is