New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-19
MosBY,s POLITICAL INFLUENCE.
MDNB1N IVI4IIIt NJ M 10 4s-'NI1'
HIS SUCCESS IN GAINING THL EAR OF GIN GRANT
WHAT HE EXPECTS UNDER THE PRESENT Alb

HIS SUCCESS IN GAINING The EAR Oh GiN' ""ANi
WHAT HE EXPECTS UNDER THE PRESENT AID
MINIsTRAuON.
To the Edttor Of The Tribune
S1p. Since NV residence IN Richmond, Va,
Ihaye learned from "a number Of prominent EepuOl-
cans natives Of this state and others, that John =
Mosby the great guerilla who figured 50 extensively
during the war and made himself Famous iof eaptufhs
struggling Federal soldiers and numbering t"eIh III
various ways is doing the Republican party IN inns stare
rrcparabe injury. There are many districts mat arc
Rrpubcan and where state officers can be eicc'u by
,tir te coored vote with tie natives, maxim up III
dcp4ndent tickets &C.. Mosbv, by some hook or crook
has succeeded in getting rol over Gen. Grant ana
for the last Few months and may say TWO years. " mas
been impossible for Federal soldier To get an appoint
pept if AIcsby knew OF the fact III, oJrct mas o'eh 10
oct a. many officers appointed to Federal positions a
poss,le 90 that when Mr.. Hayes was inaGgufaied ne
could call upon them to 90 with HIM IN body ana III
orsc him as entitled to respect and confidence thereby
r riInary Object was To nave Grant carry the Con
vanioi oil 1876 be reflected aud MOsby va 10 be one
OF the prominent men Of tIc "IAlia Term piN III
fact Nosny was the author Of the Thcd Term prlrrt
tIat so Disturbed the country during IN" preliminary
Presidential c.uvass Of 1876. In hue Ao-5t Is hnt n
tiied the respect OF aoy decent man III tl' ~
he murdered a fellow scn00ndtc before me "ii' N,'s
tried after being in jan for over ear ana o'fJ9
scIt+ During the late He was captain oi the hafi-
est OF that we're ever corcuei ~ pc oon S
this continent ana TO-DAY ne j. re-" 'u -, ~; ,td
rs i'm the counties ~ Eastern virginia a. tHiti ana
a ro5Dor. since the war OUTSIDE ol me- u '"tn' ~
has not been of the railroad rtWe'n "aIiI.'n ' ~,
~. Itootun for tear of being shot In retaliation Tor
some of his ni- deeds. When the war closed u Sc M,
wife Andrew johnson Vhth li''i'''l =, M So r
u,roe tor himself johnson, to his everlasting hou1I
G nr.. D. il sale, declined saying THAT ne "as m
,,icf f,r t1r halter When Grant lectcd his wife
,u.2c second attempt. aud vas successful III =, ',lu-
Ter husband placed upon the same .0"tns a. Confederate
officers. ,-.-4.... .-,.o. .t.I
There is not a man the state vi virginia VINO va;
claim mat NU,by's Influence "a 49, EXTENDED h'luLu
Ls battalion. lie could not vote hy reason 81 having
Int a challenge To Hght u dull lie ra, u" social NtIhd
rg IN tle state. Ills principal Occupation snc me wal
- Ron ia hroy.iuat krpubli ar, send challenges
no ,9t dars 20 persons who wUud 10 All probability d
cline fighting. Among the persons named a. ,lorDJ
Tvrnr two electors Uf Customs, special ln1ll agents
nrstu ar clerks on nearly a the lines L. the S'at post
,,.,.s an over tie STATE clerks collectors Oi love
me clerks IN the Navy Department. Interior fostOlct
Treasury state apartment. Patent Once; IN TACT ever
d,uarfLcut under the Government. lie claims tldt :r
IL fueIcc will be greater WIKI Prcs!dcL, laSc5 than
is .ru in Gran. administration. Union soldiers ldnS
fhcr heads in sGauc and say. tids II come to thiS
~ ,,i.ir'-ad Ia E.b y 81 REPUBLICAN.