New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-19

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Now that General Buffers letter of accept
ance is out, Mr. Hubert q. Thompson AMI Mr..
Daniel Manning will probably be willing for
Governor Cleveland to publish his within
few days. There is no reason for holding 1t
back any longer and. indeed, so far as reason
goes. il might as well not come out at all. Mr..
Cleveland can be defeated Just as easily with
out it,
News from different sources, by telegraph TO
THE TRIBUNE and reports at the National Com
mittce's Rooms, show that the Republicans
have more than good fighting chance in Vir-
ginia this fall ~ well as in West Virginia. A
strong feeling against the free trade doctrines
of the Democrats and in favor of legitimate
protection for American manufactures inclincs
many business men in favor of Blaine and
Logan.
Mr. w. n. Barnum was bold enough tho
other day. when the Moroy letter scandal was
no unplcaalntly revived by Mr.. John L. Dayon-
port, to declare that General Logan had told
him that lie believed Garfield wrote the letter
an charged by the Democratic National Com
mittee. That statement General Logan meets
with Hat denial. This places Mr.. Chairman
Barnum in a bad 20 'iton but probably hc W ]
not mind it. His reputation rs an honorable,
honest politician has been so serious damaged
since he wanted "seyen mules sent 10
Indiana, that little matter of this kind can
not harm it.
There seems to be no reason to doubt that
there was foul play on the schooner Julia
Baker, now detained at Key West owing to tho
suspicious conduct of the commander. The
man proved not to be the captain, but the first
mate. The circumstances of the captains
death have black look ; but as his body was
thrown over board three hours after he died, it
is impossible to prove that he was poisoned by
the mate and the steward who were seen dosing
him. The rule of law that no man shall be
considered guilty until he is proved so, is
eminently wise aud safe, but all the same this
time it seems TO stand in the way of justice.
Altogether this is a curious case. II Charles
Reade were living he would probably clip the
story from the papers with a view of using it
sometime in one of his novels.
If ever the States Rights theory was carried
out to a ridiculous but logical extreme, 1t is in
the case of the Sheriff and People of the town
of New IBERIA against the State of Louisiana
The last years Sheriff, named Viator. declares
that Sheriff VeOzy, the present claimant for the
Office, was not properly elected and he has re-
fused, therefore, to surrender his office more
over his fellow townsmen back him up In his
resistance, and unite with him in declaring
that the authority of the State will not be rec
Ognized in the matter. The Democratic State
Government, however, with a brutal disregard
of the divine right of secession, has actually
taken possession of the town and locked the re-
bellious Sheriff up. II this Is not dclib-
crate step toward Capitalization on the part of
the Louisiana State officials We should like