The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1862-11-06
Another convention of Governors.

The Cincinnati correspondent Of the New
York Herald asserts positively that the agi
tators who assembled at Altoona, Pa, are
again at work, and adds: +"
In order to bring to bear directly upon Mr.
Lincoln this pressure Of official influence. they
are TO assemble in Washington within ten
days. at conference which is 10 be attended
by all the Governors of the loyal States. ex.
cept Governor Morgan, of New York who will
not join in with them, and then present the
following demands 10 President Lincoln:
i. The removal of Major General Mcclellan
from the command of the Army Of the Poto.
mac, and the appointment Of Major General
Joseph Hooker to the position.
2, The supplanting of General Buell. by
some more energetic General; and
2. The vigorous prosecution Of The war. the
immediate advance of'the army of the Poto.
mac, the enforcement of the con6scation act
and. finally. the recognition of the war as )
rebellion and the Treatment Of rebels in arms
as traitors and not as ordinary belligerents
If the President declines 10 accede to these
propositions, and neglects to carry them ont
the Governors will refuse to furnish any more
troops to the army, and will it is rumored. at.
tempt to place some one in position where
the Presidents authority will not be needed Ia
effect tho object desired. H.s
In plain language, it is rumored that A mill.
tary dictator will be appointed. who will carry
on the war vigorously and successfully? do
not endorse tho truth Of the last rumor bnt I
am quite satfed of the correctness of tbe
statement that no more troops will be given
until such changes as the Governors desire in
the commands Of the Eastern and Wcstorn ar.
mics are affected.
] understand that Governors Morton. of In.
diana, and Yates, OF Illinois. went to Louisville
yesterday to gather facts bearing upon Buell.
and his campaign, and his conduct IN the
same, which they propose 10 Law bef,,re the
Convention and tie President to show the me-
cessty Of his removal.
Having obtained these facts they will pro-
coed today TO Columbus. whore they will be
Joined by Governor Todd, and then pnsh on
East 10 Washington Governor Curtin will
join the party at Harrisburg, and Governor
Kirkwood, Of Iowa. Blair, of Michigan. and
other Western Governors, viii proceed by
another route to Washington whore they cx-
psct to I'm / III Eastern Executives. Cover.
nor Morgan, it is understood, will not unite
" llH llfIis AZ HC uNHlICb 10 SUSTAIN liOneHt
Abraham in his present policy.
The Convention may he postponed by some
contingency that may arise, but have reason
to believe that it will take place at an early
day next week.
Some Of the Northern papers have treated
this Information as coadrd, but the Herald
gravcly discusses it in long editorial, In
which it says:
If this news shonld turn ont not to be true
hereafter It is no proof that il was not irnc
when II was announced II the convention
Should not be held, il will only be because the
premature publication Of tie programme shall
have disconnected tile plans Of tile conspira.
tors. Their objects at Providence and Altoo-
noona, and the objects which they conten.
plate at Washington. are the same. Their dc.
signs is to put MIR. Lincoln under their feet.
to virtually and practically nulIily the Federal
authority and TO act as independently as the
Southern Rebels.