New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-11-13
LETTER FROM TIE HON. HENRY WILSON.

LETTER FROM THE HON. HENRY NlINbN.
NATicK, Noy9, leOi.
t. he EGttc( Ire Bos,os Journal.
SIN: | ask Won and other conductors Of public jour
nails 10 Massachusetts,, willing 10 do NE pcrsonal
favor to publish this explicit denial of the truthful
ness OF The story some person or persons have invent.
ed and pnt in circulation that have Government
contract for 600, 900 pairs Of shoes, by which am
to realize the Of quarter Of million OF dollars
This story, in all its parts and in every form, IL ut
terly false, and the person or persons originating
know il 10 be a falre and wicked SANDER. have
no contract 1 have lad no contract, with the Gov
ernment either directly indirectly, for shoes or
anything else; nor have ! now, nor have bad, any
interest in any contract Of any person whatever,
with the Government. i not only have no contract
with tho Government, nor interest in tue contracts
of Others but no man now has or has had any con-
tract with the Government through any agency or
influence Of mine.
The Government, since the 18th Of March, has
made no contract with any man, for any purpose
whatever, through any agency or influence Of nino;
and il will make tracts through any agency
or influence Of mine. AS "A Senator OF Massachn-
setts mindful of her interests / have sometimes
reminded the Departments Of the manufacturing and
mechanical skill Of her people, Of their losses by
this wicked rebellion; of their readiness to furnish
men and money to sustain the national cause; Of
their capacty 10 furnish the army, at the lowest
rates, needed articles; and l have expressed the
hope that the agents Of the Governments, In their
purchases, would not forget the people Of my State
lbs mucn L nave rhiui tnb IcN Hiu
right TO say and this much felt il my duty to say.
But to all msn who have asked me- by word or lot
ter 70 aid them in obtaining contracts OF the Gov
eminent. l have said that my sense Of propriety
would not permit me 10 have anything 20 do with
contracts thu, l could not in any way, aid in pro-
curing contracts; that no man ever had, or ever
would have, coG'rscts through my agency or infu-
ence. This has leen, now is, and will ever be my
position.
When this esuseless rebellion eliminated In open
war, felt that the country called upon all her loyal
cons TO forget party ties personal interests peju
dces hates everything, and be ready TO act for the
country in any capacity, 10 devote their time money
and blood, IL need BE-, to tho maintenance of the
unity and authority Of the nation. l have en-
deayored to act up Il that conviction. Since the
opening Of the war hive devoted my time to we'll
intended efforts TO serve the country and to aid the
men who were fighting It's battles. These humble
efforts may have been Of little value 10 the country,
but they have cost me hundreds OF dolars-they
have coat the country only railway passes to the
amount of so, while travelling in the Government
service Nor am to receive any personal benefits
for any labors Of mine. Ths small amount due me
as Colonel of the I'D Regiment have directed TO DO
paid to the regimena hospital for the benefit Of the
sick and as n member Of Gen. McClellan's staff
am receiving neither pay nor rations. But while
have been devoting my time at my own expense TO
humble but disnterested labor for the country and
its defenders have been mis9uoted, msrepresented,
traduced and slandered by little set Of Carrying i'm
potent malignants. Content 10 leave my motives,
acts and character TO the Judgment Of the people Of
have not chosen to pause, even for
a moment, TO brush this set Of traducers out of my
pathway. ! can hardly pardon myself for dsvoting
these few moments Of time in noticing this last mag.
nifcent falseho0d. HENRY WILSON.