The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-04-05
ADELOERT AMEs.
Haehiaveiism In the senate-Fer6 Sill
The Troops In Danger.

Correspondence ". Z. HeraidI
! WASHINGTON, March 30.-The resigna-
ton Of Governor Ames in Mississippi,
following so closely after the resigna-
ton of Lieutenant Governor Davis.
cleans the political atmosphere Of the
State. 1t has been expected here for
some time, as it was pretty certain that
he would have been convicted had he
not resigned, and the delay was occa-
stoned, as is supposed here, by attempts
at negotiation with the Democrats,
which broke down. The Acting Cover
nor, Stone, is a Democrat, but is we'll
spoken Of by the Republicans, who
consider him fair and upright man who
Will deal honestly and impartially and
make a good Governor for the State.
Meantime, Senator Morton does not
seem to be aware that the bottom has
fallen out Of his Mississippi investiga-
tion:
The Republican Senators are disposed
TO take up the wrangle with the South
ern Democracy where Mr. Blaine left it
in the House. During the debate to-day
on the Mississippi Investigation ques-
tion, while Mr. Bayard, Of Delaware.
was speaking, Mr.. Boutwell,, OF Massa-
chusetts, Interrupted him several times,
for which he finally received some
what sharp rebuke. As soon as Mr..
Bayard had finished Mr. Boutwell, rose
to his feet and responded In those tones
and terms Of intense radicalism which,
in days gone by, have electrified the
legislative halls Of both houses. He
delivered regular old-fashioned anti
slavery times, fugitive slave law dis
sertation and was unsparing even to
cruelty in his criticisms ofSouthern peo-
pie Long after he had ceased the hot
blood could be seen reddening the faces
of the Southern Senators, especially
those who had served in the Confederate
army during the war. But they kept
their temper exceedingly we'll, Senators
Withers, of West Virginia, and Maxey,
of Texas, replying to Senator Boutwell, in
emphatic but reasonably conservative
sentences. One Of the Eastern Senators,
who was very much pleased with the
unsparing laceration which the latter
had given the South, said he thought he
heard the tones of the Old South Church
bell in Boston ring out again. Senator
Morton followed with eaustic applica-
tion to the wounds opened by Senator
Boutwell,, Unless great discretion as
sumes the sway there will probably be
much more Of this acrimonious debate,
and the scenes of the House will be re-
enacted. The Republican Senators are
provoking their opponents by what they
call the arrogance of the South in man
ner and legislative action and hope to
get some Senatorial Ben Hill to speak
out his mind in retort.
Considerable apprehension is felt at
the War Department owing to recent
advices received from the military offi-
cials at Fort Sill that the Indians. to
the number of 1000, are actually suffer
ing for want OF something to eat, and
-, 20 he.u Of ar
The troops have no spare rations TO give
them, and there is but force OF about
500 men in the post, which, in the event
Of a rising on the part of the Indians,
makes the soldiers position precariots.
This danger is seriously apprehended
by the officers of the War Department,
as they know that the first thing an In
dian will do before he starves is to rise
up against the authorities and take to
the plains, which is now an act or war.
Sach course with the threatening
attitude Of Sioux in the north
west, who would communicate
with them by war parties, and
couriers, would render the whole border
untenantable, and cause certain destruc-
ti0n OF the troops. The Secretary OF
War forwarded the papers TO the Sec
retary Of the Interior, with the request
that supplies may be sent to the suffer-
ing Indians and thelr familleS, ana LhaJ
the appropriations may be fastened to
enable the department. to do all that Is
required Secretary Chandler will ae-
cordingly urge that the House and SEN
ate take early notice OF this condition
Of affairs, and the War Department. will
second him, in order to avoid, II pos
sible, the chances of a war, which the
military authorities here regard as most
imminent In a word, at no time TOR
many years past has the War Depart
ment felt so much concern on the score
of Indian affairs as at the present mo-
ment.