The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-04-15
SENATOR MORTON.
He TALKS WITH HIS FRIENDS.
SUMS UP THE SITUATION.

SUMS UP THE SITUATION.
THE MEXICAN EXCURsIoN-THE CONDITION OF
THE SOUTB-THE CONNECTICUT ELECTION
THE THIRD TERM-THE NEXT NATIONAL
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
The Sentinel yesterday morning an
nounced the return of Senator Morton fcom
the South, whittier he had gone to embark
on the Dispatch for an excursion TO Mexico
During the day he was down town and con-
versed quite freely with his political and
personal friends. In regard TO the trip inst
had been abandoned, he had much to say ia
extenuation or explanation. He said that
the mission to Mexico was entirely unofficial,
though the administration inclined
to the opinion that it would be
in the interest OF the peace and prosperity
of both nations. Himself and vile were not
guests OF the general government, but Of
Senator Cameron and President Scott, OF
the Pennsylvania railroad. Before leaving
Washington, rumors reached them to the
effect that the yellow fever had appeared
along the line of their proposed voyage, but
the rumors were not fully confirmed until
the party had been at New Orleans day or
two, awaiting advices from the affected dis
tricts. Several sporadic cases were reported
az Vera Cruz, where the Dispatch would
have 10 lie at anchor during their
overland journey to and from the capital,
far away In the interior, which would be
dangerous TO the officers and crew. Besides,
upon their return the vessel would be
FORCED INTO QUARANTINE
The Senator warmly denies that an order
from Secretary Robson of the navy, on &C
count of the newspaper clamor, had any,
thing whatever to do with the abandonment
of the trip, declaring that no such order
was received. He claims that when the
party left Washington, it was understood
that Senator Cameron was to pay for
the coal, and liquidste other expenses of the
vessel incident to the voyage; and that, in
asmuch as the Dispatch was in commission,
and the officers and crew aboard of her ana
under pay, and with nothing to do, the trip
could be made without extra expense
70 the general government. 1t was
argued also that the voyage would be
preserve the dicipline of the crew
The senator expressed himself freely on the
condition of the South !; said that from the
| time he left Richmond until he reached
Tennessee en-route home, he didn't see q
single farmhouse that would compare favor
ably with the average farm house in In
diana, and that during ride OF 2l0 miles
| through the stats OF Mississippi, he saw
| but one white mau at work.
| The senator is a close observer, too; for an
argus eyed member of the Senti-
mel staff recently travelled through
the same state and did not see single soul
at work, white or black. However, the
mellowing influence of spring had just
manifested itself there, and the condition
may not have bean favorable for manifesto
tions OF that kind. On every hand tue ele-
ments OF decay predominated. The whites
seemed to congregate in the cities and larger
towns, probably waiting for something TO
turn up" leaving the tilling OF the soil to
the negroes The senator seemed to think
New Orleans
THE DEADEsT CITY ON THE CONTINENT,
but failed to audlbly admit that the admin
istratlon is more largely responsible for its
murder than any or all other influences
combined. On the contrary, he accounts for
the decay and desolation that perevails in
the crescent city on the hypotheis OF neg
lected opportunities. He held, that while
| tn contending elements, political and So
cisl, were striving for the mastery, st. Louis.
| Galveston and even Chicago, had been
busily reaching out for the trade of the ter
ritory naturally tributary tonthas port.
Transportation facilities tromsxhe leading
cotton producing states have
| become furthered within the last few years,
so that the charge of carrying bale OF this
great product TO the Eastern export points
or manufacturing establishments has been
reduced to the neighborhood of three dol
lars. The senator is of opinion that good
government will not redeem the prosperity
of this misgoverned and, the gen
teman would have il, misguided
people; the city lost It's opportunity
and can never restore that which is shat
tered. That opportunity was to penetrate
territory naturally tributary to the crescent
city, with railroads. While lost to New Or
leans, it is gained to st. Louis and cannot bC
regained, as the future great city has laid
her iron hand heavily upon that territory
and viii hold the trade thereof. Turning
the topic of talk from the South,
THE CONNECTICUT ELECTION
was taken up as a theme. The senator said
upon this subject that he was neither sur
prised nor discouraged at the result in thu
nutmeg state. He assigned as TIT
cause of the defeat of the republican,
here, that they had sssumedI tn
| defensive instead of the sggres
sive, as they had done so successfully in New
Hampshire. He held, OF course, that tn
republican party had done nothing TO