Year: 1862

except the war have for the time been for
gotten By the people; and when the completion
of . new military route ID announced-ons o'
great Importance. and one that at any other
time would excite the greatest interest-it is
only spoken of as matter of little moment,
and with the wonder how government finds
time to carry on othor work cave that of crush.
Ing the rebellion.


IL Is nevertheless true that great enterprises.
such as we speak of above. for the purpose of
opening new military roads between the East
and West. and developing the resources Of the
country, are being carried on, notwithstanding
we are engaged in war of enormous magnitude.
The work on public buildings is not neglected;
they are being pushed forward with rapidity
and energy. and in fact, much is being done by
government apart from the mere conduct Of the
war; that receives but little attention at present
from the people, but which will, when the war


il over. attract their admiration and wonder
that go much could be carried on for the coun-
try 8 benefit at time when tho war was sup
posed to occupy the attention Of all depart
ments of the government. /
Tho AltOona Gubernatoria ConventiOa-


Eleventh Hour Political Dodge.


The radicals are still sorely troubled and
are wincing under our eapose Of their doings at
the Convention Of Governors held at Altoona
In September last. They find that their in
trigues against Union generals are recoiling
upon their own heads and Fastening their own
overthrow. They are therefore resorting to
all manner Of lodges and subterfuges to shield
themselves and stay the storm until after the
November elections. They first induced the
Washington reporter of the Associated Press to
send over the wires . statement that those who
Altoona to secure the removal Of. General
Mcclellan. This was declared to be false from
several quarters. The next that appeared was
the statement of the Trib,ne's Washington cor
respondent admitting that the question Of re-
moving Mcclellan was br0ached, but only in
and that Governor Kirkwood. of Iowa. admitted
that be said as hard things against Mcclellan ~
any of the Governors vidently disappointed
that be was not put down in that category in
our report Here is q denial and then an ad-
mission of the truth of our expose, The radi-
Gals. ascertaining that this only made matters
worse, and aroused the public against them,
prevailed upon Governor Berry, of New Hamp-
shire, to write pretended denial. the only
effect of which was to convince the public that
every essential point in our report was true


Since that period numerous private letters
have been floating about the country, written
by those who participated In the deliberations
of the Convention, substantially endorsing our
report. Several persons of influence, holding
official positions in their respective States, who
were at Altoona during the conference. have
since called at the HERALD Office; and substaa-
tlated everything said by our correspondent
The fact was so generally conceded that we
did not suppose any person would have the
impudence or audacity to deny it at this late
hour. But it seems that Gov. Andrew, after
spending considerable time in Washington. pay
ing midnight visits to generals endeav oring to
create jealousies and dissensions in the army,
has found his way to Boston. and thus discovers
a handwriting on the wall, informing him Of his
fate and the retribution chat bis intriguing
course is about TO bring upon his own head.
To avert the storm that he sees pending, threat
ening his political annihilation on the 4th Of
next November. he has resorted TO letter writ
ing. aud comes out with the statement /" L did
not, either formally or informally. move or sug-
gest that the Governors should interfere with
the position of Major General Mcclellan. or of
any other officer Of the army or the
navy" He concludes his letter with
moral essay about hanging issues OF ma
tional life on the sword Of any leader. which,
if he and his radical associates had acted upon,
the war might have been At an end long before
this time and thousands of lives and millions
Of treasure saved


1t needs no argument 70 prove that this card
Of Governor Andrew ia simply an electioneer
ing dodge The late hour at which it has been
made, coming. as it has, before the public just
after the disastrous defeat Of the radicals in
tion in Massachusetts, which Is to decide the
fate Of Andrew himself. with all the oircum-
stances connected with it, makes it self-evident
that such is its design and purpose But mark
how carefully he words his letter. He doOs
not sag that the subject Of removing Mcclellan
was not brought up, but simply states that he
did not. "formally or informally, move or sug-
gest an interference with McClellan's position;,
and then adds. nor do believe that any mo-
tion was made by any other person." We
have never stated that any motion was made
or resolution offered for the removal Of Nc
Clelan, but that the question was brought be-
fore the conference in the discussion of it's OBJ
jects and purposes, and that, among other
things. the immediate removal of Mcclellan was
urged and advocated by Governors Andrew
and Sprague, and that when Governor Andrew
was asked who would take McClellans place,
he replied, in effect, that Fremonts staff was
ready But Governor Andrew has now found
that such views are unpopular even in Massa.