Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-04-14
strictly observing the policy of mon interference"

strictly observing the policy of mon interference"
in the local affairs of the States, can rccur to
only one parallel in all my observation and
reading TO his unblushing impudence. 1t was
when Richard Brinslcy Sheridan was taken by the
police Of London from the gutter in state par
allel" to that of \. johnson when inGugnrated as
Ncc-President and questioned as to his name he
responded. Wilbcrforce John
son Is anxious TO find "paralle case" and failing
to frd it in Tennessee and Louisiana, his poverty
Of resources leaves him without parallel" I
VII give it to him. \. Us big rebels bolted from
Congress in 1861 to break up Congress and de-
stroy the country, but they didn't succeod An
drew Johnsons little rebels bolted from the Re
publican Tennessee legislature in 1866 to prevent
a quorum and destroy the State Government, and
they didn't succeed"
If Mr.. johnson has the courage TO con
tinue the fght which he has provoked
there is n prospect ola pretty lively time
ahead.
SENATOR N0RT0N AND THE SOtTH.
Senator Morton has returned to his home in
Indianapolis, Ind and is represented to be in bet
Summer there, unless some unfayorabe change
shall compel him to seek nilder climate. The
Indanapoi; Journal gives brief statement of his
observations OF the South he says
| He enjoyed his hasty trip through the South
very much, and particularly his short stay IN New
Orleans, which city he had never visited before.
| He passed through six Southern States and In all
of them saw the same evidences ofdepression stag
nation, and unthlift. 1t was sad and discourag-
ing to such large section OF country so com
pletey devoid of healthy life and enterprise. The
| great trouble in the South, he believed was far
deeper than any political trouble. 1t lay in the
| character, education, and habits of the people
themselves. They seem to be utterly lacking in
| the elements which constitute progressive soci-
| ETY.. Labor is not honorable, and enterprise Is
unknown. In nearly all of the country that he
| passed through blowing was gong on. lie saw
| hundreds Of negroes blowing, hut not one white
man. The whites are doing little or nothing
toward 1egenerating the South or restoring Its
| shattered fortunes. They are their own worst
enemies. New Orleans was mystery to him.
The levce was full of lie and crowded with ship
ping, but the interior of the city seemed sagnant
so far as business was concerned. Amusements
were well supported, some five or six theatres run
ming all the time, and the people seemed to have
plenty of money; but he could not see where 1t
came from. There WAS no manufacturing IN the
city, and no local enterprise OR public spirit. From
the Custom house he could count only five steam
hotels The former trade of the city seemed to
have found its way into other channels, and the
| people were making effort to recover it or to
open up new channels Politically the city was
perfectly quiet. The action of Congress in recog,
nizing the Kellogg Government had had marked
effect in clearing up the political atmosphere. If
Congrss lhad done this two years ago, he believed
nearly ali the Southern troubles Of the last two
wears would have been averted. The hesitating
policy of Congress and the division of the Repub-
iican Party in the North had encouraged the Con-
servatives to continue their agitation, and kept
the negroes in constant state OF terror lest they
were about to be deserted by their friends and
turned over to be dealt with by the Democrats
Louisiana has been the center of political agita-
ton for the last two three years, from which
bad influence had radiated 10 all the Southern
States. He was now more than ever convinced
that Congress bad made great mistake by adopt
Ing diiatory policy in regard to the Lou siana
question. Nevertheless it, recent action had
good effect and he thought the general state of
feeling throughout the South at present was bet
ter than it had been for some time past. Repub-
lcans were united and hopeful, while Conserva-
tives we're at least quiet, and all violent demon
STATIONS have ceased.