The New York herald., 1876-12-22
N&BY JOINS SHELBY.
The Ex-Confederate Guerilla Chleftain
win Fight for Hayes.
NORTHERN DEMOCRATS DENOUNCED.
No Hope Of Peace for the South
Under Tlldcn.
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"IL" said Colonel John : Mosey 10 = representative
the HKaAID who called % go hs the ers@ss
"thcre shall BE- any ngh,lng The rcsnt o. aH this
political business shalt b. iouna or Gen.
erai Grant aud the admin niration. have read whas
General shelby said of mo IInEAlp corrsspsna
ents IN ST. Louis ana ssand precisely where be sssnax
He promises 20 raise rcs ent IN Alsaoar 10 ssxfais
General Grant II be shall raofurase Gsscreor Hayes
Qhat Is II 70 shall be necessary % soA ana wii
undertake TO do tho thlns ymsnm 10 isss than
tweny-four hours =
Colonel Mostly entirely unprcparsa for tho ques-
lions to which the above answers were giwen ava 10
spoke with readiness and smrhakA ~hich certainly
carried with thcm the ~ his sincerity ne
sitting In his oAlcc al the iifne-A humble i,ts
Office looking out upon judiciary square ana the car
Hall aud tho inaristlc o. Abraham Lincoln 10
this city Tho distinguished exconfoderate gractiaes
law in this city now. but be does not seen TO have
more business than bo can attend %. snsn.
tion this because thcrc are a hfse uanstsr
OF people who believe that his desu,.oa
to General Grant has brought hin fortune a. veil a.
fame. such is not the fact hosby - good ialker.
not very fluent perhaps bat what he says ~ sessray
worthy OF attention His inicligouce fAr ahsve ths
average OF what may DO found IN Congress, whch is
not, alter all, much OF compliment The conscrsa-
ton continued ms follows
''whai, Colonel do you think OF iae present ssus.
tion OF ararsyn
"weli thcrc Is a great deal OF democratic buster
but II is all nonsense"
"iIow many are therc like yourself In Virginia Who
would support General Grant Tho event OF trouble
growing out OF the Inauguration of Mr.. Hayesf"
There is u large number IN Virginia who would sup
port Hayes ! do not know anybody there who wants
to light the democratic sde think laycsls tariy
elected. and could not, without stuiiiiyins myself,
refuse TO support him BY nghtiug II II Is necessary
do so -
The thon drlfled into Mosby's attitude
toward tho administration durlng tho last three or
four years
II hrs, met General Grant, said he, ..in ls7a Hs
treated mo very kindly have always been warm
admrcr of his over since the close o tho war, aud
thnK the light made on MIN by tho southern white
men has been INC groat biundcr OF soathcrn pol
tics have had many conversations with him, and
know that he was able aud wiling TO more Tor the
Southern people than any man IN the United states
u the southern politicians would have permitted him
to have done tn
"what your idea your course toward the "a.
MY idea was 10 build up q party In the south on.
posed 10 TIC sectional dsunion democracy. The
south for the last ten years suffered under many
evils and grievances. and tho cause OF IL all
has been 'soiid south or. rather, the attempt
TO mako solid South l think that IL tho
cause Of all our mlsruc ana misery And for
this reason: 1t mas driven tho white men of tho
South into one political party IN alliance with sbe
on the other hand and given that element q promi.
nence in our politics which u never would have had
tu lily compelled tho negroes III States and districts
where they In majority to take possession tho
minstration to be the side OF the negro ana thug
gwen color 10 the idea that General Grant nt
tempting 10 elevate the negro over tho whito man,
whcK he had any such purposcn
Colonel Mosby then went on TO speak Of tho policy
OF the Southern white leaders
.srhe governing idea OF tho Southern politicians"
said he, rs revenge. They would not be willing 70
have the idea that The democratic party, II Il comes
into power, VIII play tho part OF an avensng Nemesis;
that through y they will get indemnity Tor sne past q
well as security Tor the luture
suppose the democracy comes into power what
advantage wil ,it be to tue SOUTH"
II 40 not think IL would be OF advantage In the
end. There would be reaction in the South against
the North and IN the North against the SOUTH which
would bring back nil the old troubles for tho next
hve or six years should be lighting Nil tho old
battles. think that under Hayes, on tho basis OF
honest acceptance OF the results OF tho war tho
South would get everything to which she Is iairy
entitled"
ssYou believe In driving the cirpot. .barrers from
power ana giving tho ouises to tho white people ~
'sYes, Dut at the present time the democratic poh.
tclans are in favor o the carpet baggers The great
offence General Grant their eyes commit II
10 give a Southern gentleman an ofice, because do.
privos tncm Of all ground q complaint Carpclbas-
gerry would have disappeared long ago from the South
under Grant but tor the interference the Southern
politicians If Southern accepted Office under
lie became an outlaw IN society. The Southern pok
ticans have bccn acting snco the exactly a
up this war;"
Then YOU as southern man, have hops
s.Ccrtainiy l have Under Tilden look for four
years OF confusion, discord and strife"
"What is the temper oi tho Southern people toward
your"
.'vcry bitter and vindictivc. As an evidence OF 70
here Is editorial from democratic paper IN Cul.
pepper, tho Observer, which me to-day
s''Tho Warrcnton people down radcala
Colonel John 5. Mosby has removed hi. family 70
Washington his foolish and unwse course havina
caused all OF hts old friends TO givo him tho cold
shoulder. II Is well say that his family we're much
bclovedan interesting lot OF children. ignorant OF
their fntber's q The Warrentou
people not unkind. II a a republican con-
scicnti ousyfor instance, Northern who settles
there and is disposed about his business quietly
aud act the genfleman--he Is courtcovsly aud
kindly treated. But lor these Southern radicals who
have always profcsscd TO DO with their people and
then round and 90 with tho radical party, such
individuals arc held IN contempt and ignored almost
enrcy, which is proper treatment, and being done
all The South"
Colonel Mosby laid deep cmphas on the italicized
words In the above extract ''fhc social ostracsm
Of tho SOUTH" said he, s the terrible weapon used
against republcanism. You will or feel u
while making flying trip through the country, but
Il exists, and even Tow brave stand against IL
To give you illustration About ten days ago
young man In Richmond, VINO was one OF my officers,
a brave gallant fellow. asked TO get him a place
under the government; that he almost In distrcsa
obtained position Tor him in Richmond. Hc wrote
back that he could not take and live there That 10
the spirit OF The South, To say will mako them
howl in Virginia, but let them howl