Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-06-18
COMMUNICATED.

COMMUNICATED.
Carlyle in Hero Worship says that the
cause of Napocou's failure was that "he apoa-
,atzed from his old faith in facts and took o
believing in semtlances.
Col. Mosby has one great quality of strong
mind decidedly developed in the appreciation
and application Of the chain Of facts involved
iu any question, political or otherwise So
that as he deals with them, whether they be
evil in their tendencies or beneficial, they re-
douud to tie advancement Of the public wei
fare.
Col. Musby accepts certain evils as existing
in the political condition OF Virginia aud the
South, and proposes to apply the only feasible
remedy that will reach them that is BY bring
ing the Conservative party into HARMONIOUS ac-
cord with Grant administration, thereby TAX
in- away any excu,e Tor future antagoulsm.
On the other hand his opponents w1uld have
/ Us rcualn iu direct cont ct with the powers
that bc for certainty three years more, with al
most Il certainty Of a continuance OF the saue
injurious state Of affairs during the next Prcsl-
Dental term.
The people Of Virginia have on several occa-
sons maue and received oVerlures Looking to
the establishing Of such HARMONIOUS relations.
In 1869 When the last vestlge Of hope had
departed Tor any improvement IN the caam.-
tuuS political situation Of Virginia, and she
was past brirg reduced 10 the deporablc cou-
dl;iou of South Carollua and her other South
ern sister States, the people were Induced by
! Col. Mo>by and other true and tired friends OF
the Ios. c!uSc to deal with the question as 1t
| kn f,nu and m W. ~ npifl-
cal Illusions aud hobbies. VIVA, was the re-
suit? Was it not the Regeneration Of the old
| Commonwealth and almost its complete resus-
citatlun2 But in an evil hour, under the lnhu,
cnce OF inSdious political leaders, placed them-
selves 10 direct opposition to the power that
had given xi>tcncc and strength u the COu-
$ uvatIve party casting their fortunes with the
deer, pid, collapsed Democratic party OF the
North, which could Tot poll vote enough at the
last Presidential election to indicate that 1t
ever had existence Last year the CoDsetva-
tive party 10 the third resolution Of It's plat
form declared that 1t Was the policy ot that
party to cultivate reconciliation with Grant
administration. Recently the executive COM
mittee at Richmond has published resolution
declaring that any Que who Votes tor an Jude
peud.nt caId la!e against the regular numlncc
shall be considered aud treated as regular.
Gen Hunton refuses to rccogulzc the third re-
solution, or carry out It's provisions, though au-
uuuucrd by tins same executive Committee as
the rule Of Conduct for Candidates aud voters,
aud [ who vote for COL AlosDy because he does
accept it as his creed auI called 'dIcal.
Some of your correspondents So" 70 thlnk
il bold assumption tina, COL Mostly .,nuud or-
pose Gen. lIuuton. Without Wishing 10 de-
tract from Gen. Hunrop's merlls dare COM
parsou On the part Of Gen. Huntou 5 friends
between the two men. lake MOsby war re-
cord \ young man who solely by The native
force of genius aud courage from the obscure po-
!stlon Of private soldier, with command OF his
OWE creation, at no time numbering more than
lew hundred Kindred spirits, planted himself III
a district Abandoned to the enemy, and besides
capturing multitude Of prisoners and destroy
ing many u1illions OF public property, Kept 10
defensive attitude according to their own adj
missiOu, thirty five Thousand Of their troops,
which whou.d otherwise have been employed
ON the active theatre Of war. But this vas not
all, More than uGcc With his band OF followers
ne Compelled the Invaders to rcllnqulsh actual
and pr,i ctcd Ilucs of cJmmuucallou; 10 tall
back from advanced positions, aud II we may
credit the assertion Of the Federal Secretary ui
War occasloncd the loss by the enemy y! au
Important battle.
Since the war he has been the prominent ac-
tor in every move looking To the welfare OF the
State, district aud county; by his forciblc
arguments, both 90 the hustlngs and through
the press, Inducing the people to seize the aus
uicious occasion for release from oppression
under the military rule; throwing himself al
most alone in the breach to keep the Stale out
of the hand of Horace Greeley, Sumner and
other extreme Republicans, 10 mad hour
when our leaders would have turned the
Conservative party oyer to their coutro
at critical hour in the iuarcisl history Of