The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-26
A LETTER
OF INTEREST
Col. John S. Mosby Writes
About Hon. r. M. T. Hunter.
POLITICAL DISABILITIES
Measure for Their Removal was Gotten
, Through by Colonel Mosby's Efforts.
His High Opinion Of Mr.. Hun
ter-Wanted Him President.

che following interesting letter from
Colonel John s. Mosby to Judge 7. r. d.
Wright. OF Essex county, Will prove IN.
teresting, dealing, as 1t does, with the
measure for the removal OF tho political
disabilities OF Hon. X. NJ. T. Hunter,
formerly United States Senators:
Judge 7. r. 3. Wright. Tappahannock,
My Dear sir,-I have your letter In ref
ton. in which spoke TO you Of the part / had
taken In procuring the removal OF Mr..
y. NJ. 7. Hunters disabilities 1t was
OF 1t was that / had Just seen notice
of n life OF Mr.. Hunter by member,
an Albcmarle Whig. and had never seen
his public character. He had some opin-
cession, which had been taught TO abb
hor. but they we're mere academic alb
stractions. as It was understood that the nc
Into execution. AS politics and expediency
are one, and the same thing or rather
ment with Mr.. Hunter. who had become
policy advocated by Governor Wise and
very In. the territories by an act Of Con-
gress: for law protecting slavery. there
was a law to establish 1t. There never
slaves In Virginia: there were laws pro-
tecting the right OF property In slaves.
man. Is asans on nshi rs wrs
law p 70 SUPPORT II It. Mr.. Webster once
issue was not the right Of slave owner
to take his slaves with him to ter
rt9ry bu, his right to take ,.o his slave
to carry with him. his local law forbid
ding slavery. and an cmigrant from Maine
mi q al m In n a
Maine liquor law. In this way there
would, have been as great conflict OF
sion OF tongues al Babel: Mr.. Hunter
was opposed to this unwise policy that
really preclpItatsd the d9wnfall Of sla;
located at Bristol. In southwestern Vir-
Elnin. and remember in the winter OF
1Ss- IS writing an article In the RICHMOND
presidency: 1t was signed Little Ten
the popular name for TINT Con-
Ely rram read Of soessn5 Wise to
which published rejonder. remem-
Der very well that spoke OF the dignity
man. and his freedom from the acts of the
dcInagogue, and that I quoted Ben john
sons description OF the noble eloQucnce
Hunters speeches, and applied to him
the line IN which the Roman poet sums
Integer vitae, seeersque .purus.
WAS ILLOGICAL.
We all know now how the South threw
shadow. Tho war came and went against
all my theories from a sentiment OF SYM
s illogical. admit; but the human heart
Is not controlled by the laws. OF logic.
After ! had become commaoder once
OF War. Mr.. Seldom. I was amitted to
his room: he was engaged in a conversn-
ton with gentleman who soon went out.
then shook hands with Mr.. Seldom and
asked him who tho gentleman was. He
looked much surprised and 1S said: :. /,
had known you did not would have
introduced YOU"
Soon after that d,, received letter from
man-Garland Smth-who came to join
my command. He proved to be fine
sometime ''a ago / read With deep sorrow a
notice Of his DEATH Mine and Mr.. Hunt
ers paths never crossed. and we never
many years afterward. In the campaign
of 1872 we took opposite sides: he sup
ported Mr. Mr., GreelyaI supported General
not based on, any approval OF what the
Republicans had done in governing the
ton was u accompIIshed and as the South
ern people declared that they. wanted re-
cancellation and change; ! thought (and
from their going with me for Grant.
have no criticism to make on those who
didn't think as / did.
BILL PASSED.
During the session OF Congress succeed
Ing the presidential election q bill had
passed the House and go!e to the SEN
ate removing Mr.. Hunters disabilities.
heard OF It a few days before the close
Of the session and WIS told that 1t could
only pass by unanimous consent. Dur
Ing the campaign I had gotten very we'll
acquainted with Senator Zach Chandler,
the chairman of the Republican Congress
sional Committee. / happened to meet
him In the rotunda Of the Capitol, and,
apprehendlng that he might have some