The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-10-04
GubernatorIal COnventIon...What Wa
Said and Done.

Said ana Done.
Correspondence Of the New York Tribune.
WAsHINGToN, Sept. 26, 1852
We have the authority of two gentlemen who
were present throughout the proceedings for
saying that the accounts which have appeared
in print Of the meeting of Governors at Altoo-
moo are entirely incorrect, both in spirit and
statement of fact The Convention was alto
gether harmonious. There were no stormy dis
cussions, and no serious differences of opinion
With reference to the questions which came J.
So far from there being controversy between q
80 called radical aud conservative element, each
Governor We'd with each other in urging the
importance of infusing greater vigor and ener-
gy into the conduct OF the war.
The address to tae President, which Gov
Andrew drafted, was changed very little in
phraseology by those to whom it was submit
ted, and every change made was for the purpose
of strengthening its language That part of it
which deals with the Presidents Proclamation
is expressed, and was intended to be expressed
in the strongest possible terms, and no one
spoke more strongly in favor of the Proclama-
ton than Gov. Tod, of Ohio, Democrat, and
Gov. Pierpous. of Virginia, Border State man.
Gov. Pierpont said that the loyal people of his
State would welcome it as = terrible blow to the
rebels Gov. Bradford, of Maryland, was the
only man that held back. He said that, altho'
Maryland would see slavery abolished before she
would have the rebellion succeed, nevertheless
his people differed among themselves as to the
expediency of issuing the Proclamation at this
| time, and he was unwilling to give his official
sanction to document which thanked the Pre-.
sident for it until he could give the matter more
careful consideration. It is still hoBed that he
will append his signature
The Governors were also unit "a regards
the support Of the President in all measures
winch ne should consider calculated to suppress
tue reneiilon-the more vigorous and energetic
the better. There was general understanding
tacis rather than expressed, among them thai
they should not take upon themselves To dctats
to the President whom he should and whom he
should not appoint as his Generals and vonjS
IN no matter and in no way whatever. either a,
individuals or as body, interfere with the eY-
ercise of his functions as Commander-in-Ch;ef
Whatever was said about Gen. Mcclellan v.,
said in the course of conversations upon cur
rent topics Among those who discussed hi,
qualifications were doubtless Cows Andrew ant
Sprague, as stated, but Gov. Kirkwood, of low,
gives US permission to state that the stronpes
remark made against Gen. Mcclellan was hi
own, to the effect that, "he had done wrong /,
allowing bad men and bad newspapers, VII,
were sympsthizers with the rebels, and ver
doing all in their power to help the rebellion 4
success, to be his peculiar champions, although
he knew that ten words from his lips would sen,
them to hell, where they belong"
There seemed to be general agreement Q
opinion that Judged by ordinary tests of sue
cess, the leralship of Mcclellan had failed