Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-10-10
An Unfortunate FaIsehOod.

An Unfortunate EalsehOOd.
We have something too rich to be kept
from our readers. An inscriptions calumny
contrived against Gov. Andrew has been sud
denly smitten dead, and it "died as the fool
dieth." The stroke that killed it came from
the loyal governor of Maryland, whose name
had been used to give it currency and credi-
bility.
1t will be recollected that Leverett Salton-
stall, at the peoples" convention, the other
day, quoted private letter of Gov. Bradford
prove that proposition was formally made
in the meeting of governors at Altoona, to re-
move General Mcclellan from command of
the army. This falsehood, invented by the
New York Herald, had been used by the man
ayers of the bunker movement, in the most
INSCRIPTIONS and reckless way to injure Gov.
Andrew. But it needed the support of some
better authority. Therefore, Mr.. Saltonstall,
or somebody else, who had repeated the
falsehood so often as to get up a kind of faith
lin it, opened correspondence with Gov.
Bradford, feeling sure that he would confirm
1t. 1t seems that Gov. Bradford replied, con-
tradicting the false charge, and saying ex-
plicitly that no such proposition was made at
the meeting of the governors. Mr.. Salton-
stall, not dreaming that story so useful to
the hunkers could be cotradicted, failed to
read the letter correctly. Here is the ac-
count given of the use made of it in the "peo-
pies" convention -
:..While judge Parker was speaking, Col.
Salt fol pap t1o nj bold
in his hand letter which he said was from
one of the loyal governors, and which author
lied him to declare that formal proposition
was made at their meeting, to recommend the
removal of Gen. Mcclellan.
''Voices-Name the governor.
''Col. S.-Gov. Bradford of Maryland.
Maj. McCafferty asked for the name of the
governor who made the proposition, but Col.
Saltonstal said Gov. Bradford did not give
the name; but, said the colonel, you can
guess it, He gave no data, however, to as
sist the guesscrs."
The meaning and purpose of this transact
ton are too plain to be mistaken. Mr.. Sal
tonstall intended to stab Gov. Andrew for the
benefit Of the political malignants and adven-
turers with whom he acts. He could not give
the name of the governor who introduced the
proposition in question. The letter did not
mention it; and if mention of it had been
made in the letter, Mr. SaItonstalrs remarka-
bic virtue in regard to private letters of that
kind would have resisted any temptation to re-
veal it. OF course it would; but his benevolent
temper moves him to do something to relieve
anxiety; and, therefore, with an air and a
tone that say great deal more than the
words, he says to the questioners, "You can
guess who it was" Very naturally Gov.
Bradford did not like this misuse and misrep-
resentation of his words. Therefore the cor
responder Immediately wrote again. and this
time he wrote such letter as constrained Mr.
Saltonstall to publish the following "correc-
ton" =
BosroN, Oct. 9, 1862.
70 the Editor Of the Boston Journal:
hasten to correct an error which was, as will
be readily seen, unavoidable on my part, and
which may do very great injustice to all par
ties referred to, especially to Cows. Andrew
and Bradford. A note has just been received
from Baltimore, stating, ''That which you took
for was intended tor no, as Gov b. says no
formal proposition made tor the removal
of Gen. Mcclellan at the meeting"
The clause in the letter of October third,
vention at Faneuil Hall, on the 9TH inst, is as
follows:
Il learn from governor b. that there was
formal proposition to remove the command
ing general. He does not feel at liberty to say
more
This correspondence was placed in my
hands day or two before the convention, and
it was not my intention to have made use
of it, had l not been called upon by the chair
man while Judge Parker was speaking. to add
this testimony to what he was at the moment
attending to as the action of the meeting at
Altoona
| regret extremely that should thus have
been the unconscious agent for circulating an
erroneous statement, and trust this will be
considered an ample explanation by the friends
of Gov. Bradford, Gov. Andrew, and the pub
lie. Respectfully, your very obt servant,
LEvERETT SALToNsTALL.
The gentleman deserves credit for making
the correction so complete. Probably his
misuse of the letter was occasioued wholly by
partizan ferocity. But this thunderbot of the
bunker malignants has suddenly become
harmless and disappeared in smoke, having
done nothing more than burn their own hands
badly and leave dirty stencil of birthstone
in their own clothing. We shall, however,
expect to see the wretched falsehood repeated
again and again in the Boston Courier and
Boston Post, and in virulent speeches deliv-
ed at bunker meetings. And take notice al
ways that the INSCRIPTIONS men who do these
things have the audacity to pretend that they
are honest and patriotic.