New-York tribune., 1867-05-01
RECONSTRUCTION.
NORTH CAROLINA.
SENATOR WILSON IN RALEIGH

HAs u
1o last night and spoke at the African Church ihe
nator advised the negroes TO educate themselves 10
couire property and buy land He then denounced 'ne
Laterday Saints" and cautioned the negroes against
He was followed by two coOred speakers who made
fGnsoi iSpote at the Captol Square to-day IN the
same vein that he did last night He was listened 10 a..
entiyely by large audience ofblack ana NLle PiU
among the Iatter were se'eI"i VI OuA
Iitizens.
SENATOR WILSON'S TOUR-sOUUHERN sLNIiNLN'
from Our special Correspondent - ,,o-
NFwBERN N c.. april 90 1867.
oil Won on Thursday a brief account o1
tbe visit Of the Hon HenryWsOn TO Fortress MoUe ,iu
lannton Va His speech at the latter place cohcluueu
Ms series Of addresses the Old Dominion "Dch no leI
IN the afternoon OF that day, with the purpose VI
,e OF the principal places in North Carohha he speH'
hur.dav NIGHT AZ Goldsboro and that fact becoming
pown he was waited upon in the morning by Conmt-
20 Of the colored citizens Of the place and also by
preseptative Of the Mayor who invited him TO speak at
,be Court House atS2 O'Clock. which lnVliatloh ne ac
Cepted Goldsbor0 has I phf f f @ Iaee M tIe state
q moi ON the continent frequent eutfages IaNs Dtel
ted there unon ovalists both black and white, and
y njrt M btter hatred is manifested toward the few men
vio have sympathlzed with the Union cause 1 am an.
M that there are lawyers in the place not one OF
nom can take the oath In short, almost every man,
id woman too is dyed gray, through and through.
evertheless there very general tuih OI 10 near
che Massachusetts Senator, and he spoke TO Il
larger number Of whites, IN proportion tlah al az
any IOther place he has Nlslted' II was % e.I
dent that a large portion Of the whites present were
sot only not IN sympathy with nm, p9t & p'tTrS noS
sle. Nevertheless he was heard with Il1eu aItenIoR
"a without disturbance, hut with scarcely lnurVl O|
probation from the cOlOred people VINO are gem
ally SO demonstlatlye ihey We're % plly Sy ~ 80 % VI
Rebel Whites, and manifested their leehLgs OF sy-
and glistenng eyes. Notwithstanding the hostile chaI
Bcter of many Of his audience senator wilson sloAc
boldly and firmly, Yet in kind spirit hesitang moi 20
bI b b5sttId for more tlan generation. He
fold the people that OF those who regarded
Ehe late civil war as inevitable Tor Ws tle .eiia .ei
nd slavery He characterized the doctrine Of secession
(n the words Of Rufus Choate in Congress more an ~
ever entered into the brain Of man having no i3S b
again again TO the aggressive demands Oh slavery
the people Of that section cherished no yndctle lSe
Toward the Southern people only desiring that they should
YOp of affairs They wanted every put under the pro
bectOn OF Just aud equal laws ana an oppOrtug sNCn
nder ne coTntTy would free itself from the burdens
paused by the war; and the people would agah come 10
love the Institutions of the country taJ pIoiecteu
body be ready 10 fight together N the urure a. 'e
COme Of the contest more prosperous tnah ever % he
" orld Ind TO look up to see it, lie maintained that the
provisions Of the constitutional anenaSn1 M d anu m o d 5
honor the people of the south for they ad proved he
edge il: and they could De dshonOred there was
8uy disposition 10 do IT, which there was not ne pntNeu
fst Tbey ,onid Ie Iepsepted in Congress within
X arr and he hoped the people OF North carolina W9oo
ect oly such men 10 Iongross as would accept these
,reat dfcnltes between us The Senator concluded by
giving excellent advice 10 the coored people pres
isnt recommending them to oeQuit themselves hke men
an the new position IN which they were placed; 10 renei
per that they must support themselves ana Ianes anu
ance and thrift He urged upon them the importance OF
education, and conjurcd them never 10 eAeICL1 i' %
who were fully committed in favor Of imparlia! hoer'y
A. tbe cose of the Senator's speech former member
of the Rebel Congress thanked him warmly lOI ms re-
snarks said he had listened 70 them WIN great sas
Faction, and there was n"t WoIu 70 "ilIi lne ~
feOple could properly take eAcepti9h. he Ssytu C
,otent influence for good especially that portion OF II III
Sghich he gave such Wholesome ad' 10 ie Pd
F & alT m fr ~ 1n, aft the Ia during the speech finding
he meat TOO strong and the cloud Of dstIust or the
BcOw Of bate remained I'll many DrONs, ana tht leI h'
Sa as they entered H. desperately unrecoustUcted. ono
Sran said, with PREDATORY remark more lerNen than
"a Massachusetts, man standing by, Hadn't You better
Iegni" He thought he hadn't, having vivid recoliec-
zion. probably, Of a hundred United states bayOnets
was assured by an officer Of the Treedmeus Bureau
that marked change had been since the asase
81 the Reconstruction BILL and that the outiases on tne
freedmen had nearly ceased athOush Mitnlh m M
3 school house had been burned 10 or Is miles back ID the
country. Apparently DOth Whltes ah pldcA5 sI. syeO
TO a system OF terrorism which is exercised y f mos
violent Of the dsaected whites and they do not dare 70
give testimony against parties guilty OF lhe most
Sagrant crimes lest summary vengeance Dt llslSa uo
ontis The peT,er tors Of which remain undiscovered
because this terror which prevents those acquainted
with the facts from divuging them. ,.,
But even GOdsboro' Is without some pleasant fea-
Sures There well conducted schools for colOe
children and adults there one numbering sO scholars ana
She other about 80 Passing ny Of them today,I met
Young man coming across the fields primer IN hand con
ming his lesson, and proheuncl9s as ne ven iiis
Fed man, but so great was s caeeIness iOI h9"IedE
That having saved 500 from his last years work on his
little farm, he had s0ld Ms place ana lesei ING sICel
rovisOns himself and wife tOr year he was deyOt
trg his study. Such devotion would be considered
mmendable ID white man can tlnk u cely Ieiie
.nsible IN anybody. asked another young man how
PPepw the scTipfre. aid be wise as serpeuts and
rmless doves Whel we iind tne he Is zoo to s,Ion. m M
T6is Afternoon senator Wilson left Goldsboro for New
Cern where ne r. To speak tomorrow on the road saw
y perfect illustration Of phase Of southern life.
woman was plowlng field, and within few rods OF
Ser-completing the piCture-was man. with dog and
gun proceeding 10 the hunt. AZ NeNbern me senator
was by the President Of the Republican Association
Major Palmer and several other gentlemen, who gave
Slin cordial greeting This evening ne has been visited
3y Judge Brooks, United states Dslilct ATTORNEY clI
buck. and numerous other genlicinen' ana also by
delegation Of 20 natives oi MasschuSetts' repre-
g TO the Old Bay state, who expressed their great
atincatOn al his visit, and then anxiety TO make
a. pleasant and agreeable az possible. During the
yenng he was serenaded by the Ncwbeu Cornet Band,
.rowd expressing his thanks fer the honor done him. and
referring IN few words 10 the political questions now
with UnquestOnabe good Wiz. and his remarks weIc
loudly applauded The political atmosphere OF Newbern
decidedly OF a more heaithiul character tlan thI o.
OdsbOrO' and going from one place 10 The other IKE
assing suddenly from tho fisd 10 he orrd zone Ihe
epublCans well organized. and have an association
nbracing every Yankee IN the place, " Yankee now
sn rHs wbei frr Nsesbnstts or Mortiend WHO
ught under the flag, or who favors the loyal cause
nose OF Rebel prOclives, and without the negro vote
friends WOudbe IL hopeless minority buJ with H.
hey confidently expect 10 carry this district.
ELECTION SUSPENDED.
BY order from Gen. Slckcs, the election fOr
Iayor and Councinen and Tor Trustees 9i inc Academy
pended Jahn II Washington the present incumbent. IL
appointed MAYOR OF the ul the