The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-11-27
SENATOR LAMAR
Talks Little Oh Subjects of Interest

Talks Little on Subjects of Interest.
The Hon. L, Q C. Lamar, United States
senator from Mississippi, was in the city yes
terday, and stopped at the Grand Hotel.
Commercial reporter met him last evening
at tea, In company with the Hon. Job Stew
enson. and talked with the honorable gen.
tleman on affairs of state. Mr.. Lamar, by
the way, is looking very well, and seems to
be in the best of health.
Our reporter first asked Mr.. Lamar con-
corning the yellow fever in Mississippi.
SAID the senator: 'It was in proportion, a
far greater calamity than the war. Speak
ing proportionately, the war never claimed
one 1.-THE of the victims this dreadful pesti-
lence did. Ii was a terrible blow to the
south, which was just beginning to revive,
after the prostrating effects OF the War. 1t
swept away whole families from the face of
the earth. 1t left farms aud plantations
without owners-great business houses with
out proprietors, and trade and society gen.
orally com pletely demoralized. 1t will take
years to rebuild and get back to the starting
place again.
1.-Two things were shown conclusively dur
ing the prevalence of the plague that have
never heretofore been decided. One is that
the disease is not only infectious but con-
tagious also-ss contagious. indeed, as the
small pox or the measles. This was effectu-
ally proven thousand times over. Never a
person came in contact with the disease and
escaped it. They caught it by contact, and
so the disease was shown to be undoubtedly
contagious. Again, 1t was pretty salts
fsctorily demonstrated that the disease can
be kept off by thorough quarantine. In
fact the whole lesson of the reign OF
the pes Hence is to show that thorough
and well regulated quarantine will keep out
the disease. | might cite as instances of
thiq MnhtlQ psnaaaOlQ and m town
Ok ord, Miss. The yellow fever was kept
out OF those places by prompt and persistent
aud vigilant Quarantine. There was evi-
dence of the wisdom of Providence in send
ing the plague, and of the truth that some
good must come cut of all things, no matter
how adverse or calamitous they may seem
at the time"
"Whatdo you mean?" SAID our reporter.
81 mean that the action of the north to-
ward the south in her latest hour of desola-
lion and affection has done much to bridge
over the chasms between the two parts of
the nation, To heal old wounds and to ineul-
cate good feeling and good will In the place
of party and sectional hatred and distrust.
The south can never forget the grand, heart
felt, splendidly generous manner IN which
the north so little a time ago her deadly
enemy. came TO her aid with money and
medicines aud material aid OF all kinds,
and words of comfort and encouragement
and good cheer. lie took away bard feelings
long cherished and softened bitterness long
felt"
How about the PRESIDENT suggested the
reporter, while the senator lifted his heavy
mustache with one hand, while with the
other he deposited an oyster beneath it.
He is looked upon and thought of most
kindly In the SOUTH" said the honorable
gentleman, "and | assure you do not be-
lieve there will De any change in his policy
toward that section of the country, nor can
[ see any hing in the late election or in re-
cent affairs of any KIND, to warrant the be-
lief that there will be any change in the at
tituhe OF Mr.. Hayes toward the south"
you do not, then, believe in a change of
policy on the part of the presidentT'
"EmpbatiCallv no." said Mr. Lamar, as he
set his teeth firmly on the last oyster in the
bowl, III do not. We have faith IN and be-
lieve In the president IN the south, and We
believe he will stand by his promises in his
letter of acceptance TO the end OF his term,
no matter what party changes may occur in
the north"
about resumption and the financial
question:" suggested our reporter, as the
senator set aside his empty oyster bowl.
The honorable gentleman turned from the
table to the reporter and said: al don't feel
qualified TO represent my people upon that
question, and can not say anything to you
prevented me from going about among them
during the summer and learning how they
stood on the matter. But this | can say,
that they will never let the financial ques-
ton disunite them on the question OF local
politics. As long as the north makes their
local matters and politics a question of ma
tional and party importance, they will not
be turned aside by the financial question
generally, or the question of resumption in
particular
The senator endeavored to make himself
particularly plain upon this point, and our
reporter in the words above has tried to state
what he said in few words and as exactly
as possible.
There was some other general aud desul.
tory conversation, but what wss important.
in the remarks OF the senator is given in
what has been written.
Nobody can meet Senator Lamar without
being most favorably impressed by him. He
SPEAKS carefully and cautiously, but with
emphasis and effect. and In bis demeanor is
pleasant and cultivated gentleman.