The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-06-19
MOSBY'S POLITICS.
WHAT HE KNOWS ABOUT FEDERAL
PATRONAGE. IT,, -
HIS RELATIONS WITH GRANTyANI
z WITH THE RADICAL PARTY. :.
HE DENOUNCES THE CARPET
~. BAGGERS.

HE DENOUNCES THE CARPET.
| BAGGERS.
WOLTZ AS A CANDIDATE FOR POST
| MASTER.
GRANT FOR A THIRD TERM.
Interview between Colonel Mosby and
a Dispatch Reporter.
Colonel John S. Mosby, of Faua,iier. ar
| rived in Richmond on Tuesday night, and
spent yesterday in the city. The Colonel
has so many acquaintance and old-time adj
mirerS in Richmond that he is ALWAYS the
recipient of q great deal of attention while
here; but on this occasion he seemed to be
unusually sought after, not ouly by old
| friends who wished to know his position, in
view of recent publications as to his po-
| litial opinions and acts, but also By
many Republicans and other office-seekers
who beseged him with applications for
recommendation to the President for Fede-
raj appointments. The Dispatch having
been The medium through which the Secre.
tary Of the Radical State Central Committee
gave to the world his statement Of the rela-
| tions of Colonel Mosby with the Admins
tration at Washington, and that statement
having been the subject of much comment
by the press and the people of the South,
the Colonel was rendered an opportunity of
using our columns for the purpose of ex-
planning his position in his own words.
Our representative found that Colonel
Mosby was by no means anxious to be in
teryiewed, but was willing and ready to let
the people Of Virginia know bis real views
and, purposes. He therefore talked quite
| freely, and unhesitatingly answered all ques-
| tions asked. The conversation was opened
| by reference to the recent interview be-
tween a Dispatch reporter and Secretary
Woltz, and the Colonel was asked to give a
statement of his connection, with
THE BAYLEY-BECkLEy APPOINTMENTS.
Colonel Mosby replied Mr.. Bayley is a
gentleman of high character. He and his
| father both supported General Grant. Some
| time last winter, at his request, wrote a
| letter asking bis appointment as a special
mail agent. The first notice had that any
one else was applying for the position was
| about the first of April, when Beckley came
to me in the National Hotel, Washington,
and asked HE to recommend him. stating at
the same time that all the Republican party
| in Virginia had done SO. | declined, be-
cause had already recommended MIR. Bay
| ley for the place. When went down to
| Washington about two weeks ago--On the
day before the appointment was made-i
saw that strong pressure would be brought
| to bear to keep Bayly from being appointed.
This was on the day before the President
was to start for Long Branch. I went to
the White House and
| ASKED THE PRESIDENT TO APPOINT BAYLEY,
| which he did without hesitation. At the
same time told him that the people about
Fredericksburg spoke very highly of Beck
| lev as d wellbehaved and respectable negro,
and I would be very glad if he could give
! him something that, in fact, considered
him (Beckley) much better qualified for a
position, and would reflect more credit on
| the administration, than most Of the white
men belonging to the Radical party in Fir-
yinia. :. " -...
Reporter: II is said, Colonel, and l be-
Iieye it may fairly be inferred from the state
ments of Mr.. WoltZ, that your influence
with the Administration has been used for
the benefit of people in Fauquier county
alone. Is that the case?
Colonel Mosby: have obtained several
appointments for gentlemen in different
parts of the State.
Reporter: Has your influence been exerted
for either Republicans or Conservatives ex'
clusiyely9
Colonel Mosby: have.
RECOMMENDED NO RADICAL FOR APPOINTMENT.
have recommended men who voted Tor
General Grant last year, and now sustain
his administration from the same standpoint
that do. / have also recommended men
who voted for Greeley, but who now agree
with me that it is for the interest OF the
people of Virginia to stop the war on
| Grants administration and cultivate friendly
relations with it. BY this Use Of Federal
patronage. have made General Grant more
friends in Virginia than all the Radical poll
ticians in the State would have made blm ID
a hundred years. The fact is that the Juol-
| cio,ls use that has been made OF the patfon-
age has already produced
A REVOLUTION IN PUBLIC SENTIMENT TOWARDS
THE ADMINISTRATION
in nv portion of the State. Nearly every
man j meet now applies to me TO get MIN an
Office FROM General Grant.
Reporter: They don't all claim 10 nave
supported him? 49, ~ 2 r..
Colonel Mosby No, they do not; but
they all say they are sorry they didn't.
Reporter: TO what do you attribute MI
VOLTS apparent opposition to you'
Colonel Mosby:2 I don't know, excep'
| that he applied to me at Washington t"e
| weeks ago, OF rather asked me, to see Gene
| raj Grant and get him to- appoint nli
| (Woltz) postmaster at Richmond IN pace
| Miss Van Lew; which declined to do:
Reporter Have the appointments when
you are reported to have secured, or ha:
| your influence with the Administrator
heen obtained, by your representing yoursel
to be Republican? -
NOT oT5AFREPUBL1CAN. zs1s's
| Colonel Mosby II have never represented
Imyself to the President as, a Republican
and / never in any way identified mysel
with the Radical party in Virginia that pro
fesses to support his administration. Ih
Republican party of the North is altogefhe
u different thing from the Radical party 9
Virginia. When our people last yea
made RECONCILIATION their motto In to-
eampaign / thought that If .reeoncilla
tio, had any significance II Iallst mean a a q
alliance between the Republican party g
the North and The white people OF the Sontt
,tby which. the white people fof Inc ea4t I
! sould get the shelter and eprosaetioatol. ~
II II & Z .~t#H