New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-02
THO DUDLEFS.
MORE ABOUT CONSUL DUDLEY.
Editor of The Tribune.

MORE ABOUT CONSUL DUDLEY.
TO ne Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: have been q clerk for nearly two years
In the Office Of the United States Consulate at Liverpool
and had special opportunities toknow that Mr. Thos H.
Dudley conducted the business there In the interest," OF
the American Government well IN that OF the mer
chants and traders Of the United States. He has been
caused great deal OF trouble by such statements as
that made in your issue 9Th Of October by two dis
charged clerks know their statement to be false and
that Dudley has done honestly oil that our Government
required OF him. He Is a man who does right fQr the
sake Of being right without regard to policy or e1pe
diency and 1t is chiefly through linn that tho English
Government has been brought TO trial. and made to pay
the sum which such bitter pill to them at present
The inventors Of the falsehood against MI. Dudley
thought they could bring about his removal and that
some one would be put In his place VINO
would allow them to receive brlbos from cap
tains, boarding house Keepers, and others, ana
run the Consulate In their own Interest
Hinder Mr. Dudley's administration. fees OF all kinds
received IN the transaction OF business were accounted
duplicate and the original papers sent TO Wasning
and hence no notice was taken the statement OF these
men whose only motive was personal one III the Az
ministraton of Mr. Dudley employed responsible
person II he had not done this these clerks would have
received consideration 20 swear TO false invoices ana
verify true false manifests MI Dudley would not
business to done in this style hence the complaints
The fees deeds and debentures are charged on
economical system than I'm the Liverpool or New YORK
CustOm-hOuse The proper authorities AT washington
have the landlords the rent paid Tor he 9ces
occupied by the Consulate. MhaJ oredence snoulu Do
placed ia a statement made by two men WHO appear 70
know nothing about this fact and also know SO httle
about the that Is paid 30 sblings LOT Carrying the
mails to the steamer the day OF sailing and
them !when they arrive again In port while
during the Interim ne acts as porter ana Is known az
such to all the office. There Is an open book Tor sea
make complaints, shlpwrecked sailors can make
their statements and special accounts are kept Tor h
class OF people Only man OF MT Dudleys l0reslghI
and judgment could give the proper award Ia suCn
cases. because from such persons there Is no END OF com
plants, they much influenced by shipping mas
tiers and keepers ar; was aHd
know his instructions were carried out faithfully.
Nep YORK, Oct II, 1872 IHos' hALLIGAN'
WHO Is COLONEL" DUDLEYf
To the Edttor OF The Tribune.
SIR: | observe in the Administration organ
this morning statement TO the effect that Col L. e.
Dudley has prepared something describing what certain
Cusom-house officers and pOstmasters said and did at
Pittsburgh on the tenth anniversary Of Gen. MeCeans
victory at Antietam. Pray who made l.. L. Dudley
eooneli In 1866 he introduced by Gen. Barnum at
the Pittsburgh Convention Of Soldiers as Private L. E.
Dudley with theatrical flourish Of trumpets exalting
the rank and file above Wool, Socum, Custer Steedman
Gordon Granger, McCOOk Ewing, and others who were
at Ceyeland Convention In what war has Private
L. TO- Dudley fought since 1866 70 ente him TO promo
ton or his title OF colonel as much OF fraud as the
whole Burnside movements This assumption OF q few
ocehoders TO represent and speak Tor the great army
that fought the for the Union Is resented by vast
majority Of the good soldiers who can live without Tom
Murphy's bread and butter. The true soldier Is b,ag
panmous He doesn't exult over fallen Zoe, nor does
he shoot man on the spot, by telegraph thousahd
miles of Only such soldiers as are paid Tor IT, ana the
spurious coonels and generals Join with the suffers ana
contractors In fighting the war over az sale dlsIuee
Washington, Oct. 10, 1871. VETERAN
[Mr. L. Z. Dudley, as our correspondent suspects,
never was a Colonel. He was a private soldier
during the war. For aught we know he was good
one but since the war ended he has been one OF a
class of shrewd, selfish men, who have made OF the
ties of comradeship and the memories OF the great
struggle capital to trade upon for the advancement
of their personal interests in politics or business
Now that the common soldier is almost forgotten
and Generals like Henry Wilson and John A. Dix
assume the credit of having put down the Rebellion,
we are not surprised that Dudley turns up as a
Colonel. Next year we may expect to hear Of him
as full blown Brigadier.-Ed.l