New-York tribune., 1867-04-25
SENATOR WILSON'S TOUR.
his RECEPTION AND SPEECH AT NOkFoLR

HIS RECEPTION AND SPEECH Al NohtolN'
~ rEIssRAPH TRIBUNE
NORFOLK, Va, April Ex-senator Wilson arrived
here this afternoon Richmond and was received az
the boat bv committees Of the Norfolk and Portsmouth
repubcan Associations brief address OF welcome was
made by the Ch irman OF the Committee OF lhe NooA
Association to winch the Senator fifty responded Ih'
evening he addressed an immense audience III the Ac"
church on Cstherine-st., which Is very iaIso
building and packed TO It's utmost eapacloy iIe m
white oyalists OF this city and vicinity were pSent ~
large numbers, but, heretofore the cOIo!su
predomlnaed The Senator's reception was nc io9s 9 VII
fhusitc Of any he received In this state the large
audience greeting him with three cheers ana other oe
,n"nstrtions Of eordality He introduced IN com
plupentary manner by the Chairman, ana commenced
his remarks by saying that he dld n4t 91 appear af
there the agent OF any orgahzabtlion' bi o2vn Un,
by his own v0t9nI 90 ana tbs roonIs s Of the tGe
states lately in Rebellion He then projected 70 spca6S
influence Of Slavery in degrading aDor anu te %
lis history in this country from the landing OF the ist
cargo OF slaves at jamestown IN l62O do" 10 te @ & e
of the repeal of the Missouri compromise when the sane
rogated TO themselves the IlSht 10 cary 9iaHeG G
into the new territories ana 10 s uahe st9 ta9n
aSss in m the eecton sfI of iso hey civil
maintain the right to hold slaves IN th9 %
i'm the states The Senator then spoke Of the wonderful
change had taken place in the condition OF the iate
S ys' q6%as 6a not nSe ' to forget those by Whose
agency this change had been brought c about, about
and 10 give them their aid in modifying the Consttu
ton OF Virginia that man in the world should Know
by whether the people of Virginia were black men OF
Independent any other people In the country ana ne
Thought their lot quite as good as tnat OF tnelf
late masters. They had not quite so much land as ty
had. they had not many debts to pay Ihe must
r INDUS iiiOs. their means and let the WHISKY
lie alone The Government could not buy them farms
nor confiscate private property without reason
hut the Government had 9OO,OOOWO acres OF
Iaud open for actual settlers and 4AOOOW acres
i'm The Rebel States divided into SOacre lots
and these lands the cOlored people could buy they
pleased 81 make their farms and become
independent landhOders. Senator Wilson coDcluueu bY
urging mis- hearers stand on the eternal rock ~ primer
pie and fight under the flag OF the Union Repu9lcan
party His speech occupied about an hOur ana the re-
spolses were Of the most emphatic character
P,crpont followed IN an earnest speech advising
the people to DO all i'm their power 10 dignity laDO ana
to stand by the Stars and Stripes.
senator Wilson goes 20 Fortress Monroe tomorrow and
will speak in that neighborhOod Saturday. He is TO
speak at Newbern.
MOVEMENTS OF SENATOR WILSON.
NoRFOIK Va. April Ex-senator Wilson Is eX-
pcctcd arrive Richmond this afternoon. He will be
waited upon by Committee Of the Radical organization
and he approves their platform he will he rendered
tc cuurteses Of the party III he should not approve or
it, hc viii bc left in charge OF the civil authorities He
speaks 40 the Courthouse.