The New York herald., 1872-08-30
The Chief Of Bourbon Straights
interviewed in Bed.
Another Review of Politics from
High Latitudes.
THE COMING CONVENTION
Scraps of Literature Indited by Our
Legislators and Governors.
BLANTON GIVING HIMSELF AWAY"

BLANTON GIVING HIMSELF AWAY"
LOUISVILLE, August &c. 1872.
Since the publication Of the HERALD's interview
with Blanton Duncan the number OF letters re-
ceived at the Bourbon headquarters here has In
creased ivefold. They are pouring in now from
every direction ana the two small States Of Rhode
island and Nevada all that have not been heard
Rom. All promise to send delegates and many
have already held meetings and appointed them.
called at the headquarters on Fourth street again
so-day and found Duncan excessively sanguine.
THE CHAIRMAN DOWN WITH TIE GoUT.
Instead of being shown into the study, as before,
the servant led me up stairs to the Coloncs bed
room. He was sitting in an easy chair by the side
Of his bed, with foot carefully pillowed in an
other chair. He was busy answering letters, as was
also his amanuensls.
''How are you % he said looking up with pleas
ant smile as entered and extending his hand.
'Why Colonel, you are not well Y'
''No. I've got the gout. It's hereditary in my
family but this is my first attack 1t Is the result
Of excessive work and sedentary habits. I've con-
nned myself closely to my room for the last six or
eight weeks, working up this great movement,
and. as you see, my health has suffered in conse-
quence. I'll be up before the Convention, how
ever. Business, you see, is going along just as II
was not sick ?"
Business did seem to be going on pretty briskly,
for the whole bed was covered with letters, which
he was opening. He would open one, read it,
scratch few words across the face OF 1t and hand
Il to his secretary, sometimes with some special
instruction about which he was very particular
and explicit.
''well, Colonel,n said l. "wha. are the prospects
Of your Convention now9 DO You think 1t will be
success ~
"why, certainly. There's no doubt about it.n
"Don't you think the ding-donging Of the opposi-
tion newspapers has done you good ?"
ayes, it has given us newspaper notoriety; but,
you know we don't cOvet that ny We mean to
succeed by the aid OF the people, not by the aid of
the newspapers. Your letter in the HERALD seems
to have set the press Of the country mad They
wanted to talk about me before, but they had
nothing to say. Your letter has furnished them
with material, and strong material think it was
t6d though you did not get some Of the best Of the
lettersw ,,.--r tqsys. s...-
Here explained that what wanted was the gist
or them--a few which would give some idea Of the
general run of the whole l didn't want only the
strongest ones or only the weakest ones; wanted
the medium ones With kind Of distrustful look
he made slight allusion to other portions Of the
letter, and ntimated that there were some things
In 1t which ought not to have put In.
WISE, OF VIRGINIA, FOR TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN.
veutlon, Colonel ?"
"oh, we've written to Wise, Of Virginia, T 4s to be
temporary chairman, but haven't heard from him
yet suppose he will accept"
"Where do you meet I"
"In the Common Pleas room OF the Court Honse:
It Is large and as pleasant place as could find
in the CITY, Besides there will be place in the large
rotunda and the halls Of the building for the crowd
meeting. There will be thousands that can't get
In, and they always like to stand around and talk
House" ~ S'A'' -
:, THE COMING MUss.
sDon't you think that the gratuitous advertising
that you are now getting from the newspapers VIII
''Yes, but we don't want that. There are too
in the city for them, and know by experience thai
the people won't throw open their houses. ! tried
vention, but they acted mighty mean about 1t and
Colonel Duncan was chairman Of the Committee
oil Arrangements OF the Commercial Convention
which met here In 1870. Through his efforts II was
q great success. He is undoubtedly good at such
things.
Suddenly he broke, out with
"What is ii, Colonelf"
''This fellow, who is candidate for Congress in
his district, writes that he won't sell out to Grant
for less than five hundred thousand. He's cheap.
Ny price-you want to know my price r'
..My price is ten millions"
THE CORRESPONDENCE.
HERALD full OF letters selected from Blanton
Duncan'S correspondence OF any one uay WOuiu
astonsh the public. There are are bushels of dis
ruption and discomfort coming to the Bourbon
headquarters here by every mail. The tone OF
these letters since made the selections published
in the HERALD OF Thursday last has changed some
what and has become stronger and more confident.
Those who long for straight-out ticket have been
encouraged by the assurance Of strength which has
been given by the publication OF the actual facts;
AS thew do and it has made them bold to speak out
where otherwise they would have remained silent:
Out Of the immense batch which arrived today
urtIls cpVnAA Af fhn aact tfyia
'No GREELEY FOR ME-"
A prominent onlcla of Pennsylvania wrtes:-
Of the parry here who do most dsGd is
weud against him II there straight democratic
sS ssy for see se" ne snS mSss fs%
"sns ssnfs
and unblemshed character the walks OF e The idea
SusS
Greeley and Grant shall take afant There
are things In his LIE and career that can admire but not
shSd 20 Ssws5 ta s strong ticket in the fed and
az ihe door Of ihose who have Invited il and sold
shall De glad to hear from You and aid you
BUcKALEw AND THE srRAIGHT-ouTs
Another Pennsylvania writes:-
On yesterday we elected Ice DELEGATES 70 the Louisville
organization and intend September 10 hold Conven.
Sn to " Con
snd S ssp eseg esg p oa
agsnst him also h don't kn9T 1 whssne you On think m US
fensive all the time.
ssTO HE'LL WITH THE DAY BOOK"
An earnest, but victimzed and rather profane
old farmer from New York closes long letter wit
.'ro he'll with the Day Book"
AN oUT-AND-OUT BOURBON.
A Texas countryman writes:-
The democrats of Texas cannot swallow Honest
Horace" i he did come all the way from his farm 20
iouston, expenses paid. 10 make speech on What !
Know About Nothing and did on President Davis
bail bond Tor slD,g0 when millions could and would
nave been deposited with the clerk II the exigency had
arisen But he wanted TO be President. He balls our
beloved chiei and advo universal amnesty Finding
inst tat string won't play he advocates the Ku Klux BILL
suspension OF the writ OF habeas corpus the Civil Rights
BILL the Enforcement act and others familiar be
mentioned Texas sure 10 give handsome majority
your nominee Texas has not vet turned abotionist