New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-18

! ton, not whether the creditor shall DC pau
! or the votes counted but whether MI Maliohe
or Mr. Early or Mr.. Riddleberger or Mr.. W Use
or a score more on either side are persons Oh
veracitv. And this, or those, questions are III
process of settlement How Why, as the ma
of the glorious Commonwealth is-we say IL
ACKNOWLEDGMENT pistols at ten PAGES. ne
original issues are in allegiance. The questiohS
whether the creditors shall be paid or the votes
counted are in the shadow. Everybody has
forgotten them. Is Rddleberger liar Is
Malone a liar2 These are the problems Oh
Virginia craftsmanship. RIddleberger mas par
TALLY solved one by an exchange OF four shots
with an adversary with no loss except OF spent
powder. But somebody else may call INN
liar to-day or tomorrow, and unless ne uoes IL
over Virginia will pronounce him not only
liar but coward, and worst OF all, no states
man. Jubal Early calls Malone liar, ana
Virginia with poised ballot waits to see whether
he will answer at ten PAGES before 1t decides
upon the craftsmanship of Malone. Malone
may think he is a good citizen and perhaps
statesman. Possibly he may think that his
standing up in front of Jubal hariys piston
will not prove anything either way Dut TIC
knows that if he exhibits a dissemination TO DO
it the patriotic people of the glorious Common
wealth will pronounce him coward, i'll spite OF
the thousand risks he has taken III honorable
battle; and no statesman, in spite Of all the
originality and ability he has shown in civic
strife. No matter what may be his aims or his
ambition, the standard of Virginia statesman
shin REQUIRES him-if he would work out any
good for his people or his State-to stand up at
ten PAGES and by steadiness of aim or skill ut
the trigger vindicatc his claim to the name OF
statesman.
Well, well; this all seems strange; and 1t
goes by the name Of courage. Is there no
higher couragc2 Is there no courage that
confronts disordcrcd public sense and brutal
lied public sentiment! Is he only coward
who having indicated his title on larger fields
where the thing at stake was more than per-
sonal, has the greatness of spirit when he is
calei 4 liar by II brawler to take some things
for granted and simply turn and 20 away
Great courage is required to be sure, to stand
ten PAGES in front of a pistol. Bat isn't 1t
greater to refuse the pistols muzzie and con-
front in a manly way diseased public senti-
mtnt? Craftsmanship, after all, in this coun-
try and this age, is not of the pistol nor at ten
PAGES. And ii will be worth some ones while
to teach that lesson to Virginia.
The Democrat who expects his party TO carry this
State tlis year IS not talking now.
There may be sonnet hing in this world more absurd
than modern Virginia duel but If there is it is not
visible 10 The eye Of man.
The Bourbon plot to save the Virginia campaign
by picking a personal quarrel with Senator Aiahone
is transparent enough. Ills good sense in keeping
out of it is much to be commended One curious
AMI cdfyug development of the business Is the sud-
den zeal Of the Northern Democratic press IN favor
of durlImg. They are all convinced that AIahone's
honor requires him 10 fight IN order 10 save IT, ms
f.. n fine attitude for a Northern man to get himself
into but 10 is not ~ all surprising HE southern
Buurpou- have done nothing for the past quarter Oh
"a century which their Northern associates nave
hesItat .d for moment 10 approve.
The mud-hcaycrs, who have Dccn trying to suirch
senator sherman Tor years, are having their usual
success IN his last attack. They are bcspattermg
themselves finely.
Tammany ard Anti iammauy continue TO "har-
moullc' by making faces At each Other.
The VIRGINIA Bourbons have tried in all ways,
save STRAIGHTFORWARD appeal for votes to defeat
initial, the Morey forgery sensation. and when that
{ lied they began n personal assault upon Senator
Malone. THIS also viii fail. Mr. Malone Is not
running for any Office, ana there Is no excuse l"r
tn, outIa -cous assault upon him BY making itthe
ourhou. show The desperate straits they ar' IN. aud
confess that unless they can 90, up diversion oil
some sort they Will be defeated.
Affair, in vi sissppi are much more quiet than
thry arc Ina virginia The reason is that the Mis-
ss,iupi Bourbons intend e. accomplish the plryoSc
at thr .olis by counting out the majority which |
th.y know VIII DE cast against them.
Il Is barely possible that Mr.. Tildcn has allowed
lot of his old enemies to get upon the Democratic
ticket This year IN order to have them defeated and
mi out oi the way. lie Is very sly man.
Thsi going to i've q dali week for the quidnuncs'
Tho President AID the Senate have gone to York |
town. and there will he no Cabinet OF other appoint
lurltS and 40 chance 10 sprcu e abput them. The |
only thing they can devote themselves ia TO 4 |
mn hrraticll calculation of the number of times
man may be shot ~ IN Virginia duel and not be |