New-York daily tribune., 1862-11-04

Gen. Wa4lsw0Yth.

To "A. rdifov cf TIE ~ " 7yttsns.
Sir: Last Summer I had frequent occasion 70
come in contact, personally and through friends'
win Gen. Wadsworth, in his Official capacity ~
Military Governor Of the District Of Columbia
Nv busiuess related 10 the well-beng Of the contra
banda then. as still, congregaed in large and IN
creasine numbers in aud around the Capital found
him. notwithstanding his various and vast dulies'
constantly accessible ready to listen to any sngges
,ions calculated promote the conf ri oistbese ihSi
tiver. a man of the utmost courtesy, quickness OF
nsreepton, promptitudo Of action, and, what more
Than any other fact won my admiration, never
so,,d him 80 overwhelmed with his affairs that he
had not annie ieisaye. With, nc one time, over
70 COO troops, feet Of transports aud steamers, n
Iegon Of laborers and daily swarm o' coilr'o""u'
70 rrovide for direct--as well AS sem-oyal city to
gov,rn-I never f,ned 20 find lin ready to attend
any legitimate business that came up Tor MS ohc"F
or ncrsonnl consideration. One golden sentence OF
his, which he uttered in reply to remark OF nine,
that ono Of Lis snbordnates was constantly Complain
iue that LIE had no time, deserves, l think, to be
carried into proverb of practical life. incompe-
tent men," ho said, "ars always Overworked.
Coming from man of sneh tried and great prac'icai
capacity, performing duties go complicated and ex-
tended, this saving was not truth merely, but
splendid although unntenti)nal euogy on his own
character For he was man of leisure.
lean testify to The fact that mln more democrat
ic in lis intercourse with undstingushed persons
there is seidom 10 be found i have seen him tested,
snd sssn lin stand the test as few other puolic Of
fcers Of his rank in Washington would have done.
can testify al.o TO bis capacity for goyernorsh'p
venture the assertion that not his most unscrupu
lous opponents can deny that his management at
Washington wss admirable, not AS whole merely,
but in all its details had opportunities for exam
ing lis work in various branches of II, and nowhere
found any buuglug, overnight, neglect. lie acted
evidently for the sake Of dniynOt to please Messrs
Sweet-Yoces Of Buncombe.
Isuppose it is safe enough now TO say that, last
Summer, there was great discomfort among the
troops Of McDowelrs Department, at the conduct Of
their commander and some Of his staff, and other
officers under him. Many Of the soldiers believed
that they were oil conspiaiors; and they did no,
hesitate to dcnounce officials of higher rank than the
unpopular Maior-General, as equally criminal,
through want of earnestnes,. il not through syDpa-
thy with the Rebels. A party of priya,es were one
dag discussing these questions, crtcisng the Pro-
Slavery acts Of scveral Of tbs commanders when
one Of them excepted Gen. Wodsworth. lie lived
in his neghborhood, be said and knew thai the Gen
eral Was wha, the SOLDIERS call whole souled man,
liberal alike pbilanthrop,t and statesman, in
purse aud opinion he even veniuied to think the
Governor would smash Slavery, II be bad his way
with il, rather than sailer it to uphold the Rebellion
IL was wondered hoS he kept bis position
"T guo. hey don't kaor rko he Is - said the
soldier.
However sad this comment may have been, heard
a. n comment on national affairs, | thought !, wac
the finest eulogy had ever heard on n commander
in all tho campo lad waited along Ihs "quiet"
Potomac. MAssAcHusETrs.