Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-10-10

Gov. GARDNER appears to be particularly
unfortunate IN backing up his statements by
the authority of his friends. Lieut.. Governor
Brown is the last person who has undertaken
to correct the Governor in matter affecting
his 0he Governors reputation for truth aud
veracity. We copy, in connection below, from
the Telegraph of last evening
Letter from L;oui. Governor Brown.
CONCORD, Oct. 8, 1866.
To the Editor Of the Ielegyaph:-
SIR ON Wednesday, the Sd inst, l left
Boston for the Western part of the State, and
did not return to my home at Concord until
the Saturday evening following. During this
absence did not see any papers containing
report of the doings of the American Conven-
ton, held in Boston on Wednesday, the day
left On Saturday evening, however, L read
them, and noticed with regret a reference by
Gov. Gardner to a private meeting between
himself and several other gentlemen of whom
] was one. He is reported to have said -"
emphatically declared, that not one word
should come from me, and that I aoould not be
committed By the action of the Worcester Con-
Uent5on. No, gentlemen, my associates in the
Government a0W bear me 9ojtgleSS, that this i'll.
terview has been related to you precisely as it
occurred This was said III public speech,
i'll which he accepted the nomination of the
American Party, on the Sc Of October.
My recollections of that interview are not
at all as he has stated them. The business of
that meeting was, to advise with the Govern
or as to the propriety of his writing letter
pledging himself not to accept the nomination
Of any other party, if he failed to receive that
of the Fusion party soon to take place at
Worcester. We advised him not to write
such letter, because it would not be fair to
ask of him pledge which was not, to our
knowledge, required of all others who were
spoken Of as candidates.
Governor Gardner then stated that he
would not write the letter required of him,
but made no statement in my hearing, that
he would not be committed by the action of
the Worcester Convention. Indeed, the very
next step we took, was one having an impor-
tant bearing upon the construction of that
Convention, for at that particular juncture
letter was brought in, and read, from large
Council in nelghboring city, declaring that
said Council did not believe in fusion, and
would send no delegates to the Worcester
Convention. 1t was then suggested that we
should lose strength in such a course, and
that some one should Immediately visit that
Council and advise them TO send delegates
Two persons were Immediately selected, and
l have always supposed started on their mis-
sion at once; and that Council, think, was
represented in the Worcester Convention.
l had no doubt then, nor have now, that
we were, one and all, fully committed to the
Fusion movement. We were arranging the
prelininaries of solemn contract, which was
completed at Worcester on the 10th Septem-
Der, neither party dissenting at that time, the
only time aohea it could hare been done aotth
honor. L certainly never knew that Governor
Gardner was not committed to, or did not in
rend to support, the Republican nominations
until L saw his announcement of it III his
speech accepting the nomination of the Amer
lean party. Truly yours,
SIMON BROWN.