The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-05-09

saying, at the same time, that i was futile 70
attempt TO stay the march of millions OF freed
men bent on the preservation OF the country,
and that they should 90 forward freely and
calmly TO their new and glorious destiny.
Mr.. Wilson, in the course OF his speech.
touched on the confiscation question; he sara:
I have heard threats as to your being turned
out of your cabins If you vote In a certain way.
hope no such threats are made. Noices-
"They are.") The act provides, that II It shall
appear TO Congress that the election was one al
which all registered and quallned electors 1. Ia Ia
the State had an opportunity to vote, freely ana
without restraint, fear, or influence OF irauu,
then the State shall be admitted. II anybody
the Republican party, want you to remem-
Der these words If any men menace
State shall not come into Congress. The man
who would turn off a laborer for voting TO
change the Constitution of Georgia so as TO
secure his right of suffrage and his equal rights
before the law, who would drive his wife and
child out of their little cabin, is dishonorable,
unmanly fellow, unworthy 10 live in Chris
tian land. (Cheers.l If the terms and condt-
tions laid down by Congress be honestly car
ried out, l believe the delegations from those
States will be admitted, and the question closed
forever; but say to you to-day, II in Georgia,
or any other state, any man is dismissed
from employment or turned out of doors by
Rebel on account of his voting, will vote to
contiscate the Rebels property. cloud cheers
and much eXcitement.) Liberty has
triumphed It's friends are triumphant. We are
masters of the country, and we have made up
slavery to breed dssensions in the future.
applause What right has man who confis-
Gates the right of poor workingman to COM
plain if his own property is couhscated
tNoices-"He has no right.") warn such men
everywhere that we will not submit to 1t.
Therefore l say to you, coored men, get regis
tered. Go and vote-vote according to the
dictates of your consclence-vote for your
country-vote for liberty, for justice, for educa-
your State. Do not be afraid that anybody
will turn your wife and children out of doors.
We Will see to that. (Cheers.) Speaking of the
attempt to get the Supreme Court to interfere,
Mr.. Wilson said the supreme Court would do
no such thing and If it did, it would have no
effect, as Congress, with the nation at its back,
is the political power of the country If the plan
proposed by Congress were rejected, he would
make guess that Georgia would be imme-
diately converted into territory; but if the
terms and conditions imposed by Congress
We're complied with, honestly and in good faith
that would be the end of all our troubles: other.
wise he could not tell, and nobody could tell,
what might come to pass,
There was great enthusiasm manifested by
the colored people. but the whites were silent
and reserved. Senator Wilson said, in one of
his recent speeches, that he had been treated
kindly and courteously by all classes of people
in the South. That statement is literally cor
rect. Wherever he has gone not the first indi-
cation OF hostility to him or of dsloyalty 10 the
Government has been shown. The white citi-
zens of the South have manifested little inter
rest in his mission, and generally avoided
the meetings at which he spoke. Among
them he has made political converts:
indeed, they seem to concern themselves very
little about political questions. They do want to
see their States reorganlzed on a permanent
basis, for they expect prosperity to follow recon-
struction. Now business is stagnant; employ
ment is hard to get, and is very poorly remu-
nerated. Food is scarce and dear, and actual
want is placing It's unmistallable stamp
many, too many. pallid faces. Political warfare
seems, under such circumstances, cruelty out
of place. If these States are willing to recon-
struct under the Military bill, fully and fairly.
doing so should be smoothed away. 1t is no
time for politics; it is time for charity and
benevolence.
Senator Wilson leaves here tonight for At
lanta.