The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-23
THEE SOUTH
FIRST Fruits Of Senator Wilson's and Judg,
Kellcy's Campaigns.
The Riots i'm New Orleans and
Mobile.
DO. &c. kc.
LOU IsIANA.

LOUISIANA.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE Of the HERALD.
Senator Wilson ON His Way Back 60 Wash.
isgtOn-EHect of HIS T0ur-His Moderation
In Lunguage-What the Negroes Think Of
Hius-Evil Results Of His Tour-The Cities
sisiscd' &C. q, ~. no ,,ox NV o,,r.ss
NoRTHwARD, May II, 1867.
Senator Wilson, Of Massachusetts, left New Orleans
this morning his return 70 Washington from which
10 has been absent just four weeks During that time
he has traversed the States Of Virginia. North Carolina
South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama making speeches
at many OF the principal cities. His audiences have
bsen composed almost exclusively Of colored people, Of
whom one-third has generally consisted Of women and
children. Tho few whites who listened TO him we're
Northern men, holding civil or military Offices in the
-Freedmen's Bureau officers United States mar
shals postmaster, collectors and assessors Of
internal revenue-and Southern men, who we're
stimulated by curiosity 70 see and hear one
OF the original apostles Of the now triumphant
anti slavery creed. II had not been that
She Senator generally encompassed by Northern
Of the class just mentioned-Ishmaetes In South
sSn communicable would have had more attention
paid 70 MIN BY the leading Of rebel proclivites
whom his mission really directed--for IL might be
satd Of him, without levity, HE not TO call the
righteous, but sinners TO repentance"
me HERALD has been furnished by telegraph with the
substance Of Senator Wilson'S speeches There was
not much variation in them That was quite natural
for he would necessarily address the same arguments
ana reasoning 70 his dusky audience Charleston he
lad done 70 audience similarly constituted at Orange
Ceur House. The speech was generally historical re-
view Of the anti.Slavery agitation for the last thirty
years. and denuncaton Of the sin Of slavery for which
Mn, he admitted the North as guilty as the South
N outline Of what had been settled by the
var, an explanation Of the Military Reconstruc-
sion bill. and Of the other legislation Of Congress
Affecting the South, an argument 70 convince the
negroes that they indebted for their freedom and
tAsr political rights the republican party and an ap-
peal 70 them TO sustain the measures and candidates OF
mat party n the approaching elections in the South 1t
directed too much and too little to the
white man. and that they looked rather to party sue
me answer 70 that objection would probably be that the
success Of the republican party 10 the guarantee
Tor national peace and prosperity but there quite
md who do think there little virtue and patriotism
sttll existent outside Of that political church.
SILL, ON the WHOLE tho general scope and bearing Of
Mr. Wilson'S speeches commended them favorabiy to
Ne Southern whitsk Their usual commentary that
ne speech was . fair and moderate expression OF
opinion-much more fair and moderate than they
would have expected from such man The negroes
listened quietly and but seldom INDUCED In manifesto
- much approved BY the whites not so favorably
regarded BY the blacka The latter have beeen by nfa
NOUS agitators Of the Hunncu school, brought up 70
ne belief that the lands Of the late rebels be con-
oscated and divided up forty acre lots among oya
black men, They believe that that Just certain as
Ihs Judgment day, but so far on Therefore when
Mr. Wilson ridcued-as he did in some Of his earlier
idea Of connscaton, the blacks began to
ook on him as being considerably lower in the scale Of
han had Hmm Nor Ccv
way, the Inter Of whom preceded Wilson the route
dealing damnation literally on the white Of the
eoSn ana sowing seeds q hatred between them and the
Only on three occasions did Senator wilson lend any
vas SORT Of intangible, conditional distant oontn
gency-a contingency which might arise II negroes
should b prosecuted account OF their exercise OF
stance that this conditional Of confscaton was
unheard Of until after Thad Stevens letter abusing
Wilson for daring TO declare his disbelief in conscat0n
and ceased DO repeated after the HERALD had
aecred It's strong disapprova Of such threat II was
er a put an oIa.orcs noarisn ru o. sound and
Who heard IL and was intended TO do nothing more.
Mr. Wilson, however, seemed 10 recognize that Il
lion nDds friend In him Ho cannot approve OF IL IN
asy light in which Il has been presented, but deems IL
an utter abomnaiion as matter Of law OF Justice of
has been legally condoned either by general proclama
tons amnesty by special pardons cannot be
for ever both in Law and reason And when be spoke Of
connsca.ion Is possible penalty be spoke Of il in con-
nsctien with new onsnce.that OF coercng the negro
hight however. there was sense or reason In II.
II can hardly be claimed that Senator Wilson's mission
cial results The misfortune Is that he like many
other public men, has ~.s,s
.oiven 70 party What was meant for mankind
He had great role to perform in the souh-that Of
GENTLY engaged in rebellion His mission should have
been TO them. He should have endeavored to soften
down in their minds the aspertcs naturally engendered
by the war, and made more keen by the political action
81 the government since the war closed. He was well
aware that the pill prescribed by Congress
s's sns a'r BE-. %sh must sAf Ss ooS
fsssed he only helped TO make IL nauseous ana
disagrseable. The investiture viii full political and
x0 rights OF men who have been hitherto slaves
proceeding which, however Inevitable, the less
disagreeable but the combination Of these newly in
vested freedmen with few Northern adventures for
tho purpose OF gaining political ascsndancy gives the
sxtrsmest finishing touch Of bitterness IL In that
senator Wilson has osen cooperating party. His
speeches, when boiled down 70 their essence contained
thas aoDa The upshot Of them all that tho negroes
should support The republican party. To do means
for The negroes 81 The Sou ~ be drawn In line
che whites In another How such condit on OF things
ON possibly tend 70 peace OF prosperity every
hsnsion 10 that the carrying out Of this programme win
prove disastrous 70 the SOUTH and that the political war
sf thus inaugurated viii gradually tend toward an
snisC Is win make the Southern states land which il
viii b well for white people 10 emgrate from, TO-
Such .ninss may no. come TO pass Rarely things
are among the possibilities Of the near future, and
agaiors doing thor best 70 convert the possible
Me probable II the people Of tho South were simply
left 70 themselves 70 modify their stats constitutions and
hvs in accordance with The Military Reconstruction bin
the appearance Of things that they would So and
that all the conditions for readmisson into the Union
would be complied with. The formation and growth OF
political parties might safely be left 70 the States them
selves and although repubcanism might DO party OF
slow growth. still IL would have s fair chance OF taking
root and growing. But the time 10 past when q new
religion, . new party be forciby implanted in any
community.
The negroes may out not TO be very plant nsru
in the hands Of the Northern Adventures who
now use them. Indications are not wanting OF a de-
termination their part have their share Of the pub
lie Offices. colored II mentioned rs a candidate
for Mayor Of New 0reana Another aspes 10 represent
The Raleigh district OF North Carolina in the United
1tates House Of Representatives These singular
in their aspirations and wherever the coloed voters
In majority and feel their Strength they apt
graiify this ambition Of Of their or course
such an idea meets favor With the white men who
control the negro vote They think the Offices
ell TOO few for themselves And II ever negro poli
cal prcdomiuance becomes fixed In any district