The New York herald., 1867-04-23
SENATOR WILSON'S SOUTHERN TOUR.
lie Speaks to the Negroes Of Rich
mOnd.
Six Thousand Colored Fellow Citizens
Assembled to Hear Him.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE HERALD.


the equestrian statue and the whites on the steps Of
the northwest portion OF the Capitol The space be-
tween neutral ground, where the whites and the
blacks moved around smoked and got up side discus
siona The air sutry and dusty, the blacks looked
triumphant and jolly, and the whites crest fallen and
careworn. But no unpleasant incident occurred
About half.past five O'Clock there was q movement
from the monument TO the Capitol, headed by Hunni
cutt that name be not familiar in the United States
1t certainly is in Richmond and throughout Virginia
II belongs to lighting parson who has turned editor
and who asprcs be the real Moses Of the people who
were in bondage and who believes in the biblical
ample Of spelling the Egyptians. He is, consequently,
very popular with the blacks and proportionatey hate
full 70 the whites OF the Old Dominion. As he moved
towards the Capitol body guard Of black mon moved
with him, and the rest Of the people followed They
had ascertained that the speaking would be from the
steps OF the portico, not from the monument
Soon after Senator Wilson made his appearance the
head Of the steps He accompanied by Governor
Pierpont. Several members Of the State Legislature
were also near him. There present at tho time
six thousand colored people, men, women and
children, and some three hundred white people.
Governor Perpont in few words introduced the Mas
sachusetts Senator The colored people cEeered him.
but not very enthusiastically Some white joined
in the cheers but the great majority silent and
SENATOR WILSON'S SPEECH
Senator Wilson stated that he appeared before his
fellow citizens Of Virginia In response very ki nd
invitation signed by several members Of the Legislature
entire he had been always to do
in Congress and everywhere else This pleased tho
inrs in their own pecuiax wsv1 Senator Wilson ven,
to that he for botiing from the memory of
mankind as far and as fast as possible all preudces
engendered by the war, and all tho hates and bitter
memories associated with it He for making the
country the most powerful nation which the in its
course looked down upon. He was for making every
man, matter to what he belonged, or what
hue his skin might b., citizen OF tho United States
with all the rights, and all the privileges, and all
the immunites that belong ctizen or the United
States At this expression Of senement the blacks
cheered and some OF them waved their hats, and few
whites did the The OF the whites preserved
their silence and their dowpcast sulen attitude. Mr.
Wilson then reviewed the past history Of tho slavery
agitation the events OF the and the political 0Ond
tons that followed the peace In this he covered gen.
orally the same ground as n his speech at Orange Court
ing himself to the coored people he told them that
man. no community and no state could take
sessed that their rights were as sacred as
clearly accepted and as completely imbedded IN
the soil Of the North American continent g
were the great truths which lay at the founda-
ton Of democratic Institutions To his white
hearers be spoke Of the chimeras Of the great
Of but which had been dssipated in the Of bat
te Of the fears entertained at the close Of the that
among the penalties Of their rebolIion Of the removal
Of those and Of the general bad results
Speaking q the PrssiSon. '0hs'0 he saidMws took
him up because he happened 70 be born South,
because We wanted to encourage loyalty to the country
and he has betrayed us daughter fom he ccctsd sit
zens Referring 70 his opposition to the twenty thou
sand dollar exemption IN the amnesty proclamation he
said that he favored the assignment Of few Of
ground on every large plantation to the coored families
and was much applsuded BY those VINO were the in.
tended benedciares) Referring the constitutional
laton, he declared his belief that II Virginia had
adopted that amendment suffrage would have been ex-
1s as w a sse
money-taushter)-bqt they had chosen to
listen sa. =; Anasw %nS. johnson rather than . men
johnson had stumped the Northern States, and had
csn o n
feating himself Mr. Seward the same time, had told
the men OF New York that that state would give forty
cans had lost their leaders Bus tho republican party
could survive the detection Of Mr. Seward and OF ils
other leaders, because composed Of the cultivated
intelligent middle classes of the people, who followed
no men, but followed the commands Of Almighty God
the teachings OF great good all ages the
would do the same and not ask what this or the
other man thought they could the State this year
by twenty-five thousand majority. tChccrs.) Speaking
OF the Sherman shelabarger bill no related its history
and said that had many fathers that IL named after
ham, -BaineJ Johnson Sherman Wilson, -Sheabarger bill
aughter) In conclusion, he appealed the colored
given them their freedom their rights and their prv
ieges He knew very well that the democrats would be
chasing down the freedmen to get their votes but the
freedmen could not forget Bryant and Whittier, and
Lowell and Longfellow, and the eloquent men who
had been for thirty dnning into the Of the
American people the doctrine that law, humanity and
religion demanded the emancipation Of the bondmen
and that emancipation the duty Of the master and
Ii ncoin.responses Of aNeyerMor the men who were
az und him and about him. They could not forget the
two aud half millions Of soldiers who fought their
battles. Cries Of mo They could not forget the three
hundred MY thousand white men who went dow
to bloody graves in the morning Of life that the bondmsn
for men who had raised the banner OF treason against
nss stone was 10 Be- raised on Srusea and crushed
hearts Emphatic responses OF Never.'J He believed
they would not The ballot mad been put IN their hands,
and they would use It for tho OF
universal and impartial liberty. ichssrs The, fSey,
and they would stand BY and sustain their friends.
(voices-"weil do it") They would develop she re-
the james river, and would make the State not great
In the sense Of passing the resolutions Of l708,
any ear sSs /. S' s' Ss S.es II IN
all right IN that respect They had two
hundred and forty year. Of experisnce They knew
been denied them. He wanted them. ALSO help out
in procuring negro suffrage IN New Jersey Psnnsylva
wanted them 70 send their prayers their influence and
their votes away on every Southern breeze. and to
nv coS be IA s s ns
on TO Washington city, thirty years ago and had
colored men ponned up 70 be shipped TO the cotton and
rice plantations OF the South and he had then made
his mind that evsy vote and word and influence Of hrs
should be against slavery and the influence Of slave
power; and he had kept that pledge tChees) Hc
had always said that he Intended stump the Southern
states for freedom, and he was doing IL except
indeed. that freedom already achieved He was for
the great Union republican party OF the country because
It had accepted fully and unrcservcdy, the whole truth
the rights Of taught In Gods Holy Word,
and advocated by the statesmen and philosophers and
the great and good of all ages That party had done
grander work for justice, humanity, for Christian
civilization, within the last seven years, than any
party had ever before achieved throughout all Us
existence Addressing himself then 70 tho white
vrginians, he advised them 70 accept the situation sn
frankly and fairly, TO 20 10 work, romodei tner
constitution ana laws, elect men 70 Congress
who could honestly tako the iron. clad OATH
there = ~ no intention to humae degrade or dishonor
any man In Virginia the South The conditions were
NOS dishonoabc. He wanted The lines drawn oistincty
the new order OF things and those VINO were Still
tainted with the virus Of secession ne nopcd men