The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-12
SENATOR MORTON.

HE RETURNS HoME-HAS A TALK WITH FRIENDS
ABOUT THE OBJECTS OF TILE MEXICAN ExPE-
prT1oN AND THE THIRD TERM. AND SUMS UP
THE srrUATIoN-NEw ORLEANS THE DEADEsT
CITY ON THE CONTINENT.
From the Indianapolis sentinel. April 81
The return OF senator Morton from the South,
whittier he had gone 10 embark on the Dispatch
for an excursion to Mexico has been announced.
During the day ne conversed quite freely with his
political and personal friends. In regard TO the
trip that been abandoned, he had much to say.
lie said that tue mission to Mexico was entirely
UNOFFICIAL though the administration inclined To
the opinion that 1t would be IN the interest
OF the peace ana prosperity OF both nations.
The Senator expressed himself freely on the
CONDITION OF THE SOUTH;
said that IRON the time ne lett Richmond until he
reached tennessee, en- route home, he didn't see
single farmhouse thai would compare lavor,
ably with the average farmhouse IN Indiana, and
that during ride CT 2l0 miles throughtne State
oil MISSISSIPPI ne saw but one white man at work.
on every hand the elements OF decay pfedoml-
mated Tne whites seemed TO congregnLe In the
cities and larger towns, probably waiting lor
something 10 turn up" leaving the thing OF the
soil 10 tue negroes. The senator seemed to think
New orleans
He held that while the contendlng elements,
peltlca and social, were striving for the mastery,
been busily reaching out for the trade OF
the territory naturally TRIBUTARY 10 that
port. Transportation facilities from the leadlug
within the last lie years, that the charge OF
carrying bale OF this great product TO the Eastern
export points or manufacturing establishments
has been reduced To the neignbot mood oil So Inc
Senator Is OF opinion tnat good government Will
not redeem the prosperity OF tins mlsgoVerned
and, as the gentleman would have 1t, misguided
people; the city iost ITS opportunity and can never
restore that wnich Is shattered. Turning the topic
or talk from the South
THE COMM CTIcUT ELECTION
was faKen up as theme. The Senator said upon
tnls subject that he was neither surprised nor
discouraged at the result in the Nutmeg State.
lie assigned as the cause OF the deieat oil the re.
pugllcans there tnat they had assumed the delen-
sve instead the aggressive. as tney had done so
successfully In New Hampshire. de neld, OF course,
that the republican party mad done nothing lor
winch lt should apologize. Ia support OF MS posi-
ton ne cited the case OF Stark eatner, VINO naQ
vo ed or the Force bill and other administration
measures, and VINO was the only republican re-
elected AS 10 the general republican outlook,
third term the Senator nad but nttle 10 say, and
thai little nJrized by the powers that oe. He
had G Is 70 soy, however, on his own responsible
ity, enc dId not believe that General Grant would,
under any circumstances or Tor any consideration,
consent TO nave his name 20 Deiore the Conven-
ton ana the people as q
CANDIDATE FOR TIE THIRD TERMo
In speaking OF the time and place OF holding the
next Republican National Nominating Conven-
ton. he sad the Executive Committee nal not as
yeL decIoed, though indianapolis and Cincinnati
nad been mentioned as the places. la response 10
interrogatories about his nealtn, he SAID ne had
not lelt so well Tor many years. Mrs. Morton IL
RAPIDLY recovering her health.