The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-05-01
RECONSTRUCTION.
SENATOR WILSON'S CAMPAIGN

SENATOR WILSON'S RECEPTION IN NORTH CAROLINA
his SPEECHES TO THE COIoRBD PRoPLE-IN-
DIFFERENCE OF THE WHITE MRN-THR CoLoRED
MEN THOROUGHLY ORGANIZED, BTC.
RALEIGH, N. c., April 9O.-senator Wilson ar
rived here yesterday. He was met at the rail.
road depot by General Miles, Assistant Commits.
siOner of the Freedmen's Bureau, the officers of
the 9Th Infantry, and Mr.. Holden, late ProVi-
sional Governor.
A crowd OF two or three hundred colored
people were assembled to greet him, and they
followed him, with cheers and music to the
Marlborough House. There he was presented TO
them by Mr.. Holden, and he made a short
speech from the balcony, in which he said he
had received kind attentions from all classes in
North Carolina; that they must all learn TO be
friends again, and that there was nothing now
to quarrel about.
Senator Wilson also spoke in the evening to a
large gathering at the African school house.
There were some officers and white citizens
present. The colored people were more demon
suatlve than they had shown themselves else
where. They cheered many of his sentiments
and responded enthusiastically TO his appeal to
vote tor Republican principles.
He was followed by two colored men. One of
them 1s an aspiring youth named Harris, who
expects to represent the District in Congress.
The other is a respectable preacher named
Brodie. Harris declared himself proud of his
color. He said that the blacks did not want to
get any closer socially to the whites The
motley crowd before him Indicated that they
had been too close already. .(Laughter)
Senator Wilson spoke to-day in front OF the
hotel. Here again the great majority of his
hearers were colored. In fact, everywhere he
has spoken the white citizens have kept aloof
as If they had no concern IN the matter, The
general complexion Of the audiences is as ii the
tour were being made through Jamaica or
HaYti. Very few. If any, whites have been
converted to Republicansm. They are polite,
but Indifferent.
The blacks are thoroughly organized, and
will all vote on the Republican side. That
may drive the Southern whites to combine on
white mans party.
Senator Wilson speaks in Wilmington to-
morrow.
THE CHARLESTON FIREMEN'S PARADE.
THE sTAR-sPANGLED BANNER MUTILATED BY AN
Ex-REBEL soLDTER-THE OFFENDER ARRESTED
AND LODGED IN CASTLE PINCKNEY BY GENERAL
SICKLES
CHARLESTON, s. c., April 30.-On Saturday
last, when the htemen'S parade took place. the
Charleston Hook and Ladder COMPANY COM
army and other Northern men, borrowed from
the military authorities large flag to decorate
their truck. After the PROCESSION was over, and
the engines were playing for the prize, this
company helped a Charleston engine company
10 work their apparatus.
4 While thus engaged, the truck being un-
guarded, some miScreant cut n piece out OF the
flag. and boasted of his act among some ex-
confederates. Great excitement ensued among
the Northern element, and the prominent
Southern men condemned the c0wardly act.
Steps were taken to discover the scoundrel.
Through the exerttons of NORTHERN men he was
him to be sent to Castle Pinckpey Tor safe keep
ing. His name is Stephen Calhoun Smith, q
Rebel, formerly of the Hampton Legion. He
confessed his guilt, and Is now very penitent.