New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-02
DRIFT OF POLITICAL DISCUSSION.
WILL TIE DEMOCRATS WIS THE ONO LEGISLA
TIRE

fr,m tn, Detroit al, rTiis'r am Trbnn>
The real tight in OHIO Is on the LrglslaIur",
have better chance than on State ticket for sew
eral reasons. In b trt place me Distribution OF ma
large ones whilo in many Democratic counties the pre-
ponderance is sinall ht pretty rutt%opy tho s GER
mans for the re- e OF the Sunday and temperance laws
and corresponding agitation among temperance hn
RepubIcsn lesativc ticket is endangered by the dsaf
lection OF the German element, while III CeEeiahu ny
anti Repeal element has already organized boit. SUI
another trouble is the persistent forcing OF the sen
aorial question into the iesiS,atve oon'e Se
hone without his consent unwiscy active In making
support of ho denomination test question aLnVns an
ddates are. with even greater unwsdom, not only at
tempting the thing, but talking Of split tickets IN M
nominations Owing to these yarions dssensons there
win less than three % SsHs tickets srasd IN
been nominated by the Republican Convention ana
O OnS S cali has BEEN Issued by the AntRepea As'oc
ton for the meeting of County 70 put e an
cEf sd"m the Ohio RepubeaRs 70
maintain their ascendency in the Legislature II they
vass decline to allow to be distracted by side
issues, and work with eneLgy ana 9gEiEgny o''eo' VIA
BUTLER AS AN INSTRUMENT OF GOOD.
Prom The Spy
Co ,onc "A tnr;,.a are q few excellent people
who think that Gen BlIlfr WORTHY cana.e ,1r .'o
overnorship Of this state, he ID doing IN nB spceehes
public service by removing that IMPRESSION No one can
DO this 30 we'll az he; all the attacks that his enemies
can make upon him are not deadly the exposures
which his own speeches contain When man Of rXpc
rience in public life comes before the people OF MASH
o. s orS SsS s the @o his
personal attacks retOrts upon men who
ptable weakness or perversty character that evil
IDENTIFY units him for such position or pubic honor
a ana Is onV and that
of statement and action are valuable quan
nreyaent in The self respecting dignity
OF character which scorns to meet abuse with
consistent and useful public life, is trait which we nave
valued former Governors, but OF which Gen. Butler
has conception
BUTLER IN BERKSHIRE.
From tn Pnt,a>ld Eaga<.
The people will hear INN gladly ana respect
fully it is foolish in Eutler to think that the inse's
do not understand his character He has defended many
a criminal and with hOucyed words mado right seem
wrong and wrong right but when he comes to the Ge
will make little impression his audience We do not
like the principle OF men stamping the state adyocathS
their own claims the GOyernorship but II must W.
done we are glad such men Butler doing IT, u
perfectly Sta ms nrass h se Is in TIE
man. We hope one will put straw IN the way OF ms
in the State Any opposition would only arouse the lion
to roaring more loudly Buffers bump OF combatiyeness
his sr Clement than when fghng with devils at Eghesus
Let him have rope and he will hang himself HIS HIS own
speeches the surest witnesses against n ana Out
Of his own mouth will come his condemnation
cOLORED DELEGATES AMONG THE VIRGINIA
CONSERVATIVES.
From The Ricbmtad Enquirer
The roll was ended, and the corrections
made by the addition Of the OF those who mad re-
nnred since the list was made out, when Col Peyton
Vic Of Richmond rose to motion 80 admit the Iele-
gates six in number from the cOOred Conservative ,Iuo
of Richmond The motion was carried VIII, ony Two
or three diss nting voices, and the cO0fed degate
headed by Abram fall, entered and were receiver WIN
most th,sia site demonstration OF applause, "nicn d
once assured them that they were welcohe IL Was
one Of the most striking incidents OF the day
and perhaps, OF these strange tines Inc s aScP
tion Given 10 those cOlOred VAS nethcr 1Orceu nor
stpaed: nor was it tainted in the slightest degree with
demagogust HYPOCRISY tefo Was All
done in quiet and graceful manner Tine SIX co3f h
men walked in and took their places among me other
the house appauded and the incident became
historical The the Convention lion r %Snt on az
@ Ing showed no sgrs of falling in; and IL the few
Pdica were moi frightened at the appearance
of the negro in Conservative Coh'eh'ion' cor'ay ho
body else