New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-05

their expressions of confidence are by no means
sincere If other evidence were needed il wouId be
iouhd I'D the bitterness expressed by tho Bourbons
toward General Malone and his followers. Over
and over again within tho last two days have PROM
lnent Bourbon leaders been heard to say that they
would even be willing to see the Republicans win
rather than that the Readjusters should succeed.
WicAham would mako frst-class Governor,
and would as soon him elected as anybody %
said prominent business man and leading Bourbon
politician on the floor of the Tobacco Exchaag age
yesterday, and this declaration received the assent
ana approval of several other prominent business
men OF the same political faith who were stand
ing by
Weil, why don't you nominate Wickham for
Governor In your convention, and make sure of
wlnningP asked the correspondent.
"Oh, we could not afford to do thatv was the re-
ply; but he would make good Governor
One of the most amusing things recently seen in
politics is the touching solictude displayed by The
Dspdtch and other Bourbon newspapers of the State
IN regard to the action of the Lvnchburg Conven-
ton. Up to this very morning and for weeks past
The Dispatch has teemed with editorial advice to the
Republicans, and many times space has been
devoted to their convention, which is week off,
than to the Bonrbon convention which asso mbled
to-day. The delegates to this convention all appear
to be men of title. One may he introduced to a
hundred or two of Judges" Doctors" "Generala {"
"Coloncls" and Majors" without finding q
single plain Mr." more than brace
OF Captains" A very large majority of
the members of the convention served in tho Con-
federate army, but judging by the rank Of the sur
VlVors whom one meets in Richmond to-day the
privates of that army all dead or missing The
delegates are al Virginia gentlemen and they
are excellent representatives of the proud Virginia
aristocracy. The Beverleys, the Ices the fuckers
and many more of the historic narnes of the State
are fonnd represented upon the roll Of the coven-
ton These men are all proud of their lnoage and
OF the order to which they belong. and one is fire.
qnently asked by one another of them 10 compare
this convention individually and collectively with
the Anti-Bourbon Convention which assembled
here two months ago. There striking points
of contrast TO be 9Ire Tbree-fourths of the mem
bers of ohc Ant-Bour.ion Convention appeared
to be men OF forty yea or younger, while a ma
Jority OF TIRE men in this convention are apnarenflv
ABOVE lorty years ~ age: Most Of the Anti-Bour-
Dons were suubrOwneG, and then hands showed ev-
uenoe OF toll. Inns convention appears 10 be com
posed mainly of men who DO not work with their
hands-the lawyers, doctors merchants and gentle
men of the state generally The Anti Bourbon lead
ers appeared to know exactly what they wanted and
lOt 10 l. afraid 10 express it, while the leaders in
this COM cntion for two d 4ys evaded auythng Ike
frank 1vowa Of their opinions on vital quest IONS
ahecting the policy of their party and of al parties
IN the state In tins respect the contrast bet,yeen
the leaders IN the two conventions could not well he
more eXueme and striking. 1t marks the WIDE
nliference between honest, although poSs bly, mis-
taken, political conviction on tn ore hand and
mere political expedielcy on the other. In another
respect there is wide difference berwecn fhe two
conventions. In The Anti-Rourbon Cunyention mnre
than hundred of the delegates were colored mon
who were treated with exactly the Same coEsidera-
tlon as their white colleagues: there are no col
ored men in this convention for theco is AN suf}ar-
allie barrier against their admission. 1t is "the
color ,ine." Scarbon Democracy and eqnal pol:ti-
cal rights Without regard 70 color are strangers TO
each other.