Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-10-29
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GoxepoFA ON tti,s A;It6oaa Con-
oHG . nraadHT-T q e3isa.
AsHARP REPLY TO MALIcIoUs ATTACKS.
aIn the Boston papers Wefnd the sharp.
letter from Governor Andrew which IS Is
given below, It's o complete, yipdication
of.the Governors from the malicious at
tacks which. have been made upon them
for their alleged action at the Altoona
Convention Thereasonof its publication
is set forth IN the followingletter. address
sed to the Governoroby Mr. Daniel Hen
shaw of Boston; I4usa.is sgoa1 s7u4o
.sd AZ i5,5si @ BosroN. October %, 1862,
'f7oblts Ercelleaeg GoIsTpor A,iarsw:l
81 observe in the proceedings of the,
convention GaIlea 10 meet at Faneuil Hall
by the Hon. Joel Parker, and others, that
Col. L.. SaItonstail introduced letter
from some person in Baltimore saving that
a'f0rmal proposition, had been made at
the meeting of the loyal Governors at
Altoona to request the President to re.
move. General Mcclellan. / believe that
Colonel Saltonstall has made correction,
of the letter, so that it reads, There was
nohf0rmal proposition mnde to remove
Gen. NJ Clellan, Is, q 4 ~, & 80 s,lsso1E
t'Still, the newspapers and ipersonsid dis
posed to find fault with the government.
assume TINT an informal proposition was
made by your Excellency, .orisome other
Goyetq9r, to that effect ~ .l5.g 'i5'ss it''
/ The, statement is extensively circula-
ted to the ipiucy ef,the cause you repre-
7 believing it entirely, Nunfounded, /
bring 1T to your notice, that, if you think
proper, it may be corrected. t3 .-1i3; ~.
i'sNith the highest respect, i am yours
truly, e - i.,s 1.a. 'DAN'I HEGsHAy, o,
GOVERNOR ANDREWS REPLY.
,CoNloNWEAITH OF STAssAcHUsEFTs, y
a5izi'a4 ExBoUF1yE DEPARTMENT, a
ssiaai iss BosToS, Oct. %, 1862 -
TO eDdn'l HenshaD,t E,sg,, Boston . 5ir i..sia
My dear Sir: In reply to. your note,
which WastreeeiYed ;this, evening; / have,
the honor 70 say that the loyal G6yernors
whn met at Altoona on theS24 of Sept
last, were called together 3.by the jufnt
yltatipns of the sGoyeT nors OF Ohio, cyiir-
lginia-and PennsylEania,l by kilograms of
WHICH the following are copies, and i
annex also copies aof my replies ;iss 1ls.i
IsbuReS Sspis 9; ((yiia New. New York. !,
so GoVsinof eAHdfssb, .Boston SIX .,gs.
4sitln the present emergency
not bewell that the loyal Governors should
meet ut some point inthe border states 70
take measures for the more active snpnort
of the government? An Immediate fepIy
is requested, that as eaFlJa day, as possible
may be named for the meeting, IL apppo.
Yed::si9ss ss1sighsal Z a, G. GTRTIE. s5si
s "BesToN, September s, 1862. q
$40 Gopsra6r Curtin, Haryasbur0, Pa; sid
- Should any. meeting becalIed j will
attend (Sigued) u "a. sAtsDREw.o - q
;ss,d .aCoLuMBus, Ohio, Sept Ia, 1862,
i,7o GopiEAof AHdreo q ',.'l. 3sd 3,
- I'VE invite d meeting of. the Governors
of the loyal states, to be held at Altoona,
Pa, n:the 24th inst Please areply ITO
Governor Curtin. q. i,s.5ss7 - 80 q
ias- (SignedO' gs3i 'tA.nG. QURTIN, 70 ;.
t.'''' ''DAvtD To6IDS,,l 81 40 80
"F III. PEIRPoINr,
"BosroN, Sept Is 1862.
"zO Ges4loiEi a lql CtRt4t Hpussu.g, Pa.
| ii III have received. your inyitationl and
accept it .(Signedl %. "a. AHDREw,d
a.s ~ ( (. # Governor Of dassachu ssis -.
The meeting was one which, whether
as citizens or as maglstr tes, We had q
right to hold9c, And. I'm the discharge of
our duties, many Of which connected with
theimilitaryi service of the United States,
(whose government relies wholly .on the
states tor the raising and recruitment of
the,aFmys TaFe di icnlt and complicated,
| it is easy to perceive how nfnt6aI consul
tation might bo adyanta geous. 1t is .efsn
more easy to see how natural itwas for
the Government Of Ohio, Virginia and
| Pennsy syIvania, at the time this invitation
was issued, to feel the grave Importance
to their ow9 states Of lively and efficient
supportlffom every quarter to-the Aation-
al slcanse. Nor osIsFsuppose that any
person 4 has ever doubled the Pt6pyiet5 of
the conduct Of the Governor of, 1IassacIiu.
setts In Joining that Consultation of Cover
nors, except the very persons who were
swift to observe and exclaim that his name
did nptappsar With the lnameS Of many
the President last July.I And had n6t
che Presidents proclamation of freedom
appeared as it did, = Just one day before
our mleeting,1 sadly disappointin9 certain
gentleman, who had rightly declared it a
great merit and public dpty to stand by
the President, and had the Altoona Con-
ference beenheld aud sits address publish
ed bout - name or presence, II have
no,manner of doubt that a should have
left the heat of theiE burning indignation
at my slowness TO tinit6 With the conserv-
i've SSoysrnors who sFulnl9 med us. 70
i "a lk6ona iins helninps Ia sfranofi,ef kha av,-,
of the President and'tO increase hi fIii