The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-02
SENATOR WILSON ON THE SITUATION,
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE or THE HERALD.

Senator Wilson's Views Impeachment.
Rcconsernction, Connscation. Congress and
General Grant.
=. BOSTON, Mass, July /, 1867.
Your correspondent has just had . brief interview
With Hon. Henry Wilson, and a. his conversation was
mostly upon political and reconstruction TOPICS
venture to give the public the substance Of the Massa-
chusetts Senator's views Concerning the conditions Of
reconstruction Mr. Wilson said that he held the
opinions now a. when he returned from the South.
A TO the matter Of admitting the Southern States
% their former status he claimed that II they complied
with the laid down in the Reconstruction bill and
elected men who could take the oath, member Of
Congress had any right to that conditions should
b imposed for the Law said that they shall be admitted
whom they comply with its requirements. He would
hhs added another condtion-that 1t should be
obligatory for every State TO establish impartial sys
ssm Of common schools; he felt bound to say that
he met man, Of whatever party, at the South, who
not in favor Of establishing such system. He be-
Mevsd that It would be established because all ntelli-
gent men were agreed that the negroes were
free it was important that they should be educated
He believed, he said, that all the Southern States
could be represented Congress before the next Pres
Genital election, that they would participate in H. and
that was very important, both from party and
republican party went into the campaign with the South
under military rule would be charged upon them with
Hcwsrful effect 10 such States As Pennsylvania and
The rebellion, there was not craftsmanship enough
aons political leaders to restore those conquered States
20 their proper position. Financially, and in the
interest OF business, also, IL is important that,
the South basis Of equal rights and pro-
ssosion for an can b restored should DO done for
then the republic and the republican party, with the
Southern States in Congress- would both be stronger
He believed that the republicans would carry half Of the
he was also Of the belief that the next election the
republicans win carry the country Overwhelmingly; for
nasmuch a. they have freed the nation they ought to
nduntntAr 4 He had dOubt
whatsoever that the speech Of General Rawlings is an ap
proved sxpeaition Of the polisic. creed OF General
=. most pssfsc. f.ts in Ssnss. Grants thorough
e. republican sn O'I p and spoke s: S%
- out-and;out republican, radcal-and said fur
cams 70 zee him e 90 in for The PLATFORM
and no. % affiliate with the oopperheads whom the ooun
~ would never again tolerate IN power General Grant
turn radicals and that they will average radicals
than the Massachusetts delegation Grant, sad,
Sssn III The aid in bis power 70 the Congressonsi pro-
grammA Congrsss no thinka ought to conns Itself u
s % i assr s :" S goa
In speaking Of Grants an,scedeuts he said was an
cid whig but voted for Buchanan on Of per-
sonal objections TO Fremont He supported Lincoln in
looA with ali his heart He did not think that mpesch
Of President Johnson would occur for the propo-
uilson had failed to take hold upon the country.
He opposed 70 conscaton for was too late In the
DAY for that policy. We might have done thing after
Lee surrendered, but conhscaton would produce
regular Ireland In tho South. The most intelligent
DeGroes be met opposed TO it, and believed there
vas NO need Of IL We have got forty-ave million
cores Of public lands in the South to day which
were opened for the whites last January, and
for the negroes six months before Not one-fth Of IL
b taken up Border land is cheap and the wages Of
NE negroes good the that any industrious
negro buy land TO day. II easier for negro
get . homestead now than for industrious working
man In New England We could settle two millions Of
negroes present public lands in the south, count
Ing ave every eighty acres without disturbing any
body. In addition to this the land in the South is
heavily mortgaged. and large tracts will be in the
markets cheap ratea
In short the Senator takes hopeful view Of the situa
son and believes that the South will be clothed
right mind again. and have place the councils Of
the nation equal compser Of her recent conque
rom