The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-05-17
PREPARING TO FLOP.
4 CONFEDERATE GUERRILLA
CHIEF GROWS SWEET ON
GRANT.
MOSBY AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
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Col. John S. Mosby, the famous ex-con-
Of paying his respects to the president,
and talking Of the political situation.
The Col was accompanied by Senator
Lewis, OF Virginia, who brought about
the interview 1t appears that Mr.. Lewis
told President Grant of the remarks made
by Gel. Mosby, for the kindness shown
Mrs. Mosby shortly after the war, and for
which the Col. expressed his gratitude.
Immediately after the Cincinnati Con-
yention, Col. Mosby wrote to Mr.. Lewis,
that If President Grant wished to make
point with the Southern people, now was
the time to do II by pursuing liberal
course towards them. The vote Of the
| North being divided between Greeley and
Grant and the Southern States holding
the balance of power, tho people OF the
South would cast it in favor of whichever
one held out the best inducements by pur-
suing q liberal policy in Southern affairs.
When Col. Mosby arrived here, Mr..
Lewis marched him to the White house,
when an interview Of two hours duration
ensued.
The President received Col. Mosby po-
litely, and introduced him to Senator
w&AJjssNIsssf'spP pie:s aa COL John W.
Col. forney--" Al. Col. Mosoy, have
heard of you before"
Col. Mosby--" Yes, and I of YOU,
through your paper. I used to get it
nearly every day through the lines. and
have read in it pretty sharp things of m e.
Col Forney-"Had known YOU were
such good docking man would not have
been so hard upon you.'
The conversation than tool a ooo..o,
turn as to how Virginia and the Southern
states would 60 under certain contingen.
cies, and II Greeley's nomination divides
the southern vote with the president.
Said Mosby-"And the south, holding
the balance Of power, has no choice be.
tween them. We shall 60 for the one We
think will be friend to us the most.
"You, Mr.. President, can afford to be
generous to US. We laid down our arm.
and surrendered to you"
The president responded that he was
kindly disposed toward the people of the
south, and that if his administration or
acts appeared to be harsh or unkipd. he
intended that they should only be lust
He was the executive of the will of the
people.
The president remarked that when ht
came in as chief-executive he had prea,
difficulty with Andrew johnson, who was
continually asking when the trials o.
confederates for treason would commence
l replied, said the general, not till the,
violate their oaths Of allegiance.
Col. Mosby related an amusing Incl
dent Of how, after the war, his boy, Bev
erly, six years old, one night came BY hi.
bedside and prayed hard to send old John.
son TO the devil.
President Grant-"A good MANY who
voted for johnson would like to have
joined Beverly's prayer"
Secretary Fish then entered, and COL
Mosby remarked to Col. Forney that the
republicans would have to take a "new
departure" toward the south. A vindic.
tive policy would destroy the amicsble
feelings there and Col. Mosby believed
the republican party would carry out
their policy toward the south il they were
sincere in burying the tomahawk.
The president inquired of the colonel
what he thought of the "Dolly Warden"
convention at Cincinnati, and Col. Mosby
replied that he thought Philadelphia
would do much better. The election of
Greeley would be the opening of pandora
box of evils upon the southern people.
Greeley would be surrounded with much
worse influence than anybody else. For
his part he preferred the rule of the sol.
der to whom General Lee surrendered his
sword, than ola fanatical philosopher like
Horace.
As to how Virginia would 90, he said II
depended on future events. Dan Voor-
hees says he does not think q democrat
will:be put in the field as candidate, but
he won't vote for Horace. Were he to do
so, the old democrats in his districts would
hunt him out Of the ground.
"Now, in my own district, said Mos.
by, "there's Lewis Mckenzie, ex-M.C.,
and delegate to Philadelphia. He
comes out for Greeley. He is a popular
negro, and may carry some of them over
to Horace; but ! think it will be q good
exchange for Horace to have the darkies
and you to have the white people,"
President Grant remarked that the is.
sue between himself and Mr.. Greeley was
merely a personal one, and Col. Mosby
said that what made the administration
unpopular in the the South was the num-
Der Of carpet-baggers there.
Col. Mosby did not think the South.
esrners would sacrifice a single principle
by voting for Grant against Greeley.
The Colonel said that he pre-
ferred military power TO any other,
and informed the president that If the is
sue was between Gen. Grant and Horace
Greeley, he would support Gen. Grant.
lie believed that Virginia would give a
majority for him. He was certain his dis
tfict would. Ifneed be, he (MOsby) would