The New York herald., 1867-05-25
JUDGE KELLEY's SOUTHERN CAmPAIGS,


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Cordial Reception and Address Of Judge KeI-
ley at Charlotte, N. C.-Departure for Dan.
CHARLorrz. N c.. May "a, 1867.
Judge Kelley arrived hero early yesterday morning
from Augusta where he stayed just long enough
ceve and take counsel with the leading citizens Mayor
Blodgett, orAugusta, who Confederate Officer and
seized the arsenal at the opening OF the war; mot him at
the depot and conducted him TO the hotel where he
was soon surrounded by a number Of gentlemen,
some Of them ex-coniedsrase and United states
officers, but all equally cordiai in their greet
ing. General I. ". Sweeney, commanding the
post. also called on hiuA On his ARRIVAL At Char
lotse, Major Harris, Govsrscr Vance, Captain
Laseli, commander OF this post; Lieutenant Hum.
BERT Eighth United States infantry; Postmaster
Frazier and several gentlemen who had served In the
Confederate army paid their respects 70 him and Joined
in friendly conversation the condition and prospects
opinion upon under th. Military bill All
spoke hopefully OF the future and kindly OF negro
his new character Of citizen and voter Tho tenor OF
Judge Kellcys speeches Is generally approved Of by
all parties, while the newspaper riot In Mobile Is de-
Al 1--WE O'Clock this evening Judge Kelley addressed
meeting, OF whom q large majority were whites, in
front ol the Court House. He was introduced BY Mr.
lars mayor q 'ao cv "a me s stand vas sICon
Barringcr resident Of ,cncord, the speaker nrst
feed whose correspondence with him after the
war; which was published, had done much good in
the North and mado him Judge Kelley most anxious
10 visit that vicinity. The speaker continued 10 say
breeder Of discord between races and interests;
but that was not his mission. ard r Auy
word he had spoken 'end.s ,na way they
were ssn,'o 80 how NORTH
o. sod,ksfS fa5oifcss wherever he bad gone except
IN one instance, he was met with s courtesy ana nospl
tally Il -, was 50 in Tennessee ..n. A'n2sTs sGa
then by the General who commanded the Confederate
sr%y sr%y a ge9rga lceiaa yags:;t and the General who
Barringef) present. He passed carefully the
productions and advantages OF North Carolina which
grows a the cereals grown in the NORTH but In greater
richness, its peculiar Southern productions and
its vast mineral rcsources-of gold lying In a
belt forty miles wide. besides "copper" sulphur &c.
He came TO them to talk in family council after all tho
suferngs through which both sections had passed and
Nhc DOUBT in which they both now stood TO see how
tA could be employed and to ask that the
past forgotten, and brothers one flag TO COM
bpe Ia the general interest OF the whole country Ap-
pause He dwet upon the educational system OF the
North as tn cause Of the superior condition Of the labor.
inr Classes thu and urged the OF similar
sss% who wa. - thrifty laid BY his money to TO buy buy
and oSe Ss ssd sa hs my eoorsd
you must get homes but ia order to do so You must
praclico temperance, cconoff, and industry. After
the North, and he iasi that tho soa.h had only
discouraged Il, but had driven its citizens TO
the Western states where they could obtain wages
mn sion 20 tbs South invl,c them 10 geneross
rivar, that all might be prosperous together Under
these de.ky skins they would Dnd all the power to
do what was done in the North in pcrfccting
machinery and using II for the relief OF human labor
He paid high compliment TO the freedmans schools,
and begged them embody 10 their now constitution
a system OF common schools for all. When that
done and they learned their iron instead
sending to England for It. and to manufacture their
North OF the Potomac would gladly 10 North Caro-
lima, and the mechanics who now make the machinery
which be saw In their wooIlsn mill to-day would
come here and bnild the engines ana spndics in
Charlotte. As 70 the action Of Congress, ne said
that u had kept faith with the SOUTH Only one
State had adopted the Constitutional amendment,
Tennessee about TO send representatives 70
Congress the other States acted likewise they would
all be In Congress As TO con1scation, upon that
the ash was applied II would be by themselves upon
themselves Congress did not intend 70 enforce cons
cation but the South rejected the amendment and the
Military bill he could mot answer for what measures they
might insist upon being taken In order that republican
government should be preserved Judge Kelley con-
cuded with pororaon Of great bfilIancy and force,
which was listened 70 with marked admiration
~ the close of the speech several Conrederase ofcs
other gentlemen who arc NOS 80 wsl reconstructed
ano soIdisrs who fought the battles crowded around
= ~ tns " and thanked him profoundly. the Mayor
~ ke hat the speech had done more good for North
rm.rkeds anything which had happened since the
vsr ,d Of the CITY sersnsded Judge Kelley
Inc cofored b. % tonight.
The Mansion HcA come from Concord, Salisbury,
Invi,ssions hsyfsA e:Judss Kelley VIII speak Al all
hose plscss probably 'or Concord by the night tran
aen Al DAnve He len he hest wishes Of an raeupe