The New York herald., 1867-04-20

me utmost good feeling prevailed, and the meeting
adjourned q . quarter 10 ten o'clock. .t8
A the spsaking n the open air. Captain CamsroD
Who vas expected 70 speak, wss compelled 10 decline
account Of indispositien. W
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE or TINE KRAlp. ls
Prepsrasssus for the Canvass In virxisia-
Senator Wiisen e be OppessA In His Stump
ing Tour-Pr0bable Resule Of the Canvass.
Runsred Change Or Hcadqaarters-The
DepaFsmens Ladies In Richmend-Recsu-
ssruction Demanded. dc. slss6 woe @4sat.
RcHnoSD. Va. April IL. 1851.
Reccastruction b now not only foregone conclusion
on the terms Of the Military bill among the people OF
Virginia. bat leading politicians consider that thcre win
be radical majority in the slate when elections take
place strong measures are not adopted 70 secure the
negro vote on the Southern side With this important
object in view the press. alarmed at the pro-
jectsd stumping tour Of Senator Wilson, are urging
tho leading orators Of the State take the field against
him. Wise. Ietsher, Goggin. Flournoy, Baldwin and
number Of others are appealed to speak on every
occasion that Wilson makes his appearance to
for the dicaa 1t is that the Senator leaves
Warrington the 10th for the scene Of his labors in
this state when doubt exciting and active cam
paign WIN be naugurated II would be futile TO make
any co4jecture TO the result Of this campaign Al the
present time. but It IL believed that the negroes will
vote with the whss II the latter not blind 70 their
interests 5fN. ts1ssA ~ NpA84AtA -1lT q
The people are all however, endssvorspg gracsfully
70 reconcile themseyed to the inevitable; they all
convinced that any settlement Of the politics. status Of
the South s TO bs greatly desired and that all the pros
,raie interests Of the State can only rise upon full
SSaSsssa S s hs1s Ssss no sss %
races can WELD the franchise In harmony
and feel fully assured they viii do 90 il the freed
men are not wickedly duped by their pretended friends
and political ncendaries into an Injurious and foolish
substantial interests OF both bound together IL not
Identical and this fact understood BY the freedmen,
IN spite OF the efforts Of pestsnt set Of adventurers
who seek 70 misead them. 4 y. eueb n. .Vrs.
Fortress Monroe correspondent states that General
tns cy to od Pn but Richmond viii @
the designation Of headquarters District No. l. In this
he is mistaken; Richmond will still be head
are, however about to evacuate and take up
their summer quarters at former female sem.
or their pssspo and which viii be under .Se mSaa
charge Of Colonel Cooley. They will all leave here
about the ls Of May, after which time boat will be
kept running constantly between this city and Old Point
to enable the officers to visit their families frequently
The ladies' will scarcely regret leaving Rich
sex have treated them rather badly. They com.
PLAIN Of the bitter prejudices against them,
nd seem quite sorry that they should be carried to such
shoul try to harmonize and unite every way possible
Inadvertently overheard lady Of great accomplish
mens, whose husband is brother-inlaw Of the rebel
some ladies' Of The first fam families here, IN pass
s nsa ssr on 'ne @ % Sad
him. This she thought too bad, and how would we
ever be one people again such inviduous distinctions
kept up. We're not that the ladies mentioned
Of the bon ton she would not have taken any
OF the matter The ladies here require be recon.
structed far more than the other sex. F9& az
Speculaiions M to senator Wilson's Tour
Popular Views About His Petersburg
Speech-He VIII be Hospitality Received
Question of Opposing Hfm-Sentianent Of the
People-Tribute Of Respect to Union Dead by
Rebel I.nates-Wishes or the Col0red People
ON RecsnsfructiOn,, &c. es avigse iIfW va
RICHMOND, va.s April l6, 1851.
The proposed sumping or Senator Wilson through
Virginia and the Satss lately in rebellion s now con.
slant topic OF speculation and reafk among all coors
and GLASSES here. HIS rather modified and tsmpsrats
speech At Petersburg rccenty-theugh .unfavorably
criticised by the presss not wholly accepted the
keynote Of his future performances the stump
radical reconstructionist great many affect to bo-
neve that the Senator from Massachusetts, in that
nitiatory address rather moro consulted his sdis-
cre,ion" than the usual prejudices, principles
and impulses that are attributed to him. But
o contrary opinion is maintained by others,
who assert that as in the great work he
has undertaken Of securing the negro for his party
he will rapidly discard all prstence shadow Of mode
ration and his real character OF utter and
nrned radicasn. II will be recoected that Mr. Wilson
was participator and prominent speaker OF public
meeting in Massachusetts, at which the following
tion was passed without dissenting voice ss-
sas ss and a S ne Ss syss e.
The North ncite them renaissance and to aid them in
There another class here who insist that whatever
may have been the Senator's former views and course
he has by his Petersburg speech fully committed himself
to more mild and temperate policy, to which he is
teous receptions in his progress All are: however,
unanimous upon that sublec that he shall have no
such pretext for the acandonment Of the tone
will be listsned 70 Virginia with the
greatest attention and repect II is more than
opponents OF his radical theones; but II all toe
tesies and proprietes OF public discussion will be OBJ
served vigorously in his favr cannot learn in con-
verxaon with Of all c$scs here that there is the
slightest desire TO modest or even insult him. and he
may embark on his entsrprhe with the most perfect
security, as well as iuii sense OF oeng hospilaoiy
treated. M
% Se wilson i1s matter a affords Wde eS cr
conjecture any success on his part induce other
radical orators 10 follow hisxampe and like result
mss ss IS 70 BE- hoped however ss they may
break at least the power and uence OF ths acious
Rss cssSs Se
ing the passions Of and m,slea4ng the freedmen. M
Is as yet far from certab that Mr.. Wilson viii be
met on the stump by southerspeakera The pervading
disposition among the people to hear in silence orators
from the North whom they tish TO come among them,
rather than TO listen 70 therswn lenders who may by
uscless contention Of words isk making bad worse.
staunton--an inland town some pronise--which
recently visited, may well bfdesgnated reprcsen-
tatiye OF the popular feeling this section Its temper
ss shown by i.s proceedngS may be confidently ac-
cepted as the general sentiment OF Virginia. II not the
entire South In this connecthn note that both Union
and rebel soldiers have been prmiscuousy buried in the
cemetery here and that the aves OF both have been
equally cared by the benevolent hdies Of the town.
Al those seasons apart for the floral decorations
/ or the qraves the Union ded are not me-
elected, but are impartially stresa with wreaths
positive evidence OF reconstruction vs yet Witnessed
ana the sign Is q cheering one Hey. also noticed
that strong attachment exists betwe the coIored pop
uatIon and the whitos demonstttve than ~ any
place heretofore visited and u was gr9fying 70 see that
The most influential Newspaper the0wn strongly ad-