 He was an advocate of Kentucky's position of neutrality, but was personally sympathetic to the South and was an outspoken critic of the Lincoln administration.He condemned Secretary of State William H. Seward for cutting off trade with the South.On September 19, 1861, Morehead, "Louisville Courier" editor Reuben T. Durrett, and a man named Martin W. Barr were arrested for disloyalty.