Evening star., 1867-04-29
THE LABoRING CLASSES IN THE SOUTH

10 baDVhlNd NLAcSEs IN The sou III. r
We are glad To zee that Senator Wilson, at
the meeting IN Norfolk, virginia, on Wednes.
day night last, did not confine himself to ad-
vlsing the colored people as to their duty uu.
der the change of Affairs in the South but
presented for the consideration of the laboring
Waite men wro were present, some truths
which they will do well to ponder seriously
II they wish to improve their condition and
that Of their families He ereminded .hem that
slavery in Virginia has accurst them only
little more than il has cursed the poor bonds.
man: that II put the bane Of degradation on
labor, Oade il dishonorabIe, prevented the
establishment OF the system of com mon schools
without which the people can never be educa-
ted and the result has been thar tens OF thou
sands of mechanics and laboring men have
gore to the free States, where labor is honored
and respected. He said 10 them
Make labor honorable; remain where Won
are; oulId school houses; educate your chill.
aren In the towns where you and they were
Dorn You have got the power now for the
nrst time, and hope that yon Will Improve
IL, and prepare yourselves to IA ke a DO oyerfuI
poslhon in tAe old Commonwealth A large
portion OF the lands of these States will soon
pass mo new hands: plantations will be cut
UP INTO farms, and an entire revulsion occur
Be industrious, save your money. and leave
The whisky bottle alone
We trust that Hon. William ID. Kelley of
on Friday next. Man 3d,) for a political tour
IN the late Rebel States, and whose eloanent
advocacy of politicai and legal equality fits
MN for useful and beneficial career in this
new field, Will follow the example OF Sena.
.toT wilson IN presenting 10 the laboring
whites IN the South some glimpses OF the
ruth IN relation TO the causes which have de-
graded them, and will continue TO keep them
down, unless they are alive to their own inter.
ests- which are identical with those of the
blacks There is room enough and labor
enough for all, and there need b. no war os
races, excepta friendly rivalry As TO which
color shall most rapidly advance i'm educa
uonal improvement and progress generally
The colored people may safely be trusted 70
Note risnt, IN spite of the specioas appeals
now being made TO them by Southern aeon
seryatives." No sOphistry can deceive them
They know ani feel that liberation education.
ana all their rights as men, only came to them
with the ad vance of the victorious ,rmiaz a,
the North; and that their degraded and servile
conditien would have continued IL their mas
ters mad succeeded in oyerthrowing the Gov
eminent. That some few, through policy
VIII vote sgainst the Republicans, is TO be
expected, but wherever there j no prAesura
they will recognize their true friends. Bnt
the poor white people OF the South nave
rooted and bitter prejudcss 70 overcome. vet
even they. If they see that their prosperity
depends on the progress of Republican ideas
VIII not be slow in coming inIo the fold The
Charlot;es VILE (va-) Chronicle is among the
Southern papers dong good service IN this
direction. IL lately said
The hrst thing for the pacifcarion O, the
country Is Tor the Democratic DOrtg 10 odtsSsIr.
new parties will then form. There are thou.
SANDS OF conservative men in the Rep bhcan
Talks who are weary of revolutionary gov.
efnmecf, who long for real peace between the
sections. who will fall In their proper placa
when they can do so-without going 20 rhe
Democrafie party. -IAsy iciu mo- ac. ,-itL fAS
D.MosTdtie party. No matter why-no m,tter
Wne'her riRht or wrong-wise or unwise-tney
Will not do IT,"
Tnese are home truths, and the Southern peo-
pie should be brought 10 realize that the ID emo.
cratic party can do nothing for them: and that
having reaped the bitter fruits Of opposition 70
Repubiicanism they may now ENJOY some OF the
BENEFITS which Will come frsm adopting t.. il
they choose