Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-09-21
EUROPEAN INrLLLI;ENCE.

Tx kk0OIlAllOhS AT hlAaAhA AALLs ANA AhA EA-~f
DEAOT.
Tie correspondent Of the LONDON Times wiring IN
der date Cf tho Isl OF Auguss, from Niagara Fails,
states that the rendy intercourse be.WetR the All
srn agents ami tue leading Democratic politicians OF the
North and Northwest continues a. RotVe as ever. He
thus describes tie tf;ot:
The effect mas been concentrate al mehs attention
upOu Sue approaching Convention at lineage, A-d 10
,nroW back Iai0 CONAN OF History tnS platform
OF tie Con cleveland, ~hicd Iominased Gen.
Fremont AID tia. VI the Convention u BLLmJIe,
IN on Nominated hE. Lincoln. The Lonnee OF Chicago
-proViGed,>as have ALREADY stated, the suostq
eeeiion De fairly AID Legally coEduoed without tam-
Dsipg with tho Ia lot boxes o. dcta ion Oh the pat
oil he miary-Wl Oe the Lew President OF 4hs Ilted
states. All PRIV Gus platforms are but 30 mucn waste
paper, and the pla. o.m O.. Chicago, emoodying two
eat ana essential Prlncipes-the ms; al AImlslcs,
AID the eecoad colVCn Of the S.ates-Win be the
nVIlg Teah y TIE Acceptance Of WHICH on the part OF
Tie Who sha secure the support of chicago
will render us,less me opposition OF GsneTa kremon',
DIR. Lincoln, Or any other candidate whatsoever who
shall take a. stAlu on the pauosm OF the rigorous
prJseeuuOn OF the unconditional surrender
o. tae Southern people.
The correspondent will doubtless change bis oIinion
when he learns that Mcclellan has accepted such
platform a. thAs iOrl shadoWed but stands on plat
form of his own Or 'lhe rigorous prosecution Of the
war and the unconditional surrender Of the Southern
people" His views are probably more correct as
CARDS the Popular bent in favor Of an armisEcs;
The simple Truth of the matter is that an Armistice
suits all plrties except the men who expect TO obtain
contlao from the government Tor tuppJing the asmy
and navy. IL even suits o. theee who loom
ing I'd on the verge Of the horizon the prospect of
with france Great Britain, Tor the pcs eSSon of Mex
100 or Canada tie sure result OF peace between the
H.. .A,.s,.,
ahCh is in distress Tor money as well as Tor mon,
wticl cannot phi OF many moro odreds OF millions
Of greenDAcks foe fear of sending up tue premium on
geld 10 500 per cent, AID which cauDot enforce con-
tcnption fear OF exciting armed reVo or revolution
iu The streets OF the great ciaes. 1t suits the
msn Of business whose etLirs getting into what
IL called O "snarL" eutSng lement, IN consequences
OF toe probation Of the currency, aid Tho
great and daily huJ .ustiug uncertainties atten-
dent upon al domestic well ss foreign commeIc9. Il
suite tie professional Glasses, WHO $50 their liabilities
crease while theif earnings diminish. IL suits toe
Lo.ers who in it dec ne Vi the prices OF he Ee-
cesssI.s II lie, well he bRudonmsut OF the mated
csntcrpiCn. eulss the democratic party, because IL
Sivrs tGcm a olaros Of power. 4 suits the republican
party because IL ficaies tac nom difficulty which
is oh rWss peuIm lungble-viE, the prescott on Il
tae var without tuti; lent monty nlSn. L also sus
amy Whoa has lost hsonce in us generals, aud
which moreover would DO glad Of tho opportunity 10
re.uFu homo turlouRh. l. is the FIST AZ since ths
ccmmsuC OF tho tuEI Guy c2ns daTable Dody
OF tie PEOPLE have reasonable aud dipasslonAte,
and although the results eXpeoGed a. frent The
Ia eTess AID idosy ases Of sects pLrtes nrgaes,
aud doclT IOr shadow or hops, the great cur
rent OF IOiroTIu1s but in one direGt,On-tOwards
20 pronge DO Of c.ed by negotiation rather than
Oy the sword.
IHE KosTHEN POLITICAL OlNPAIGS.
Tas D3moctadc State Convention of New YorG was
in session At AlEn Ga motion to proceed 10 ballot
,or Governor, nmittee appointed to wait pom
Governor Seymour aad to him that he was nomi-
mated by accf ,,ioD, the convention now delaying
ali further action awaiting his reply. He finally au-
sVerei that his health was suIh that was asking TOO
much Of secriSc1 Of him, and be implOrsd them 10
recon.ijsr their motol and to nominate some other
person for that tf,e he fusly declared the Caa.
didate.
HOW MCLELLAH STANDS
number OF Repuol cans the SAFE capJal are out
ror aeOlelsu. Not only is Comptroller X binson In
ia boat bus Mr. Van5svceT, formerly deputy of Court
of Aapeals uld repul lcsn adm nislration Of that
ofh ~ vas nsnbtr OF the Ccmmi tee on Resolutions
a. The McOelAn rat kcItion meeting lcrc Wgdnes-
d1 eight
Rufus King, Esq, ahle-iOug bosom friend OF TLu.loW
Weed is slso Tor o)l-il'n
Governor John A. X c s'rman o. the delegation
f,om bis Safe TO tho Baltimore Convent O. Shioh
10 Gil I'd Line OH, mnsng amOOg the delfg
OF this Convention AZ the DesVAa Hsue Tuesday
night RDd IL In now curreHuy rep ed thai he faid
no hould vote for Mcclellan. Bus dare ay THAI e. s
repOf. vas started b. mStlking his name Tor that OF
r. foe KiGg 81 bough several persOUs nst that there
!. NO InsGks abou! It, John 4 Ksg is Tor Mcclellan.
Tbs notice vii no doubt bring hiG Out.
4 gentleman irom New Himpshirs states tina. Cor.
G,lnere--!ssE year tlfced GoVunor OF thbt Stste =
d clares in favor Of MSuieli4n Ollngea IL tbs kind
are ruatrous TneJ-are important as tho"ipg ND:ca
Wsy he tds,s setting.
Yes, and j, hes suCther eig'id'1uoe 10 our mind as
it shows VII on way the Herald hself lie drifting,
coSTEDSRATEs IN LoUDos.
Tee Philai,l lbiA Press 0! the l7asa'es th,t our
70 cs Lave made iGeufsen in ui,n, and tbm tbey
hsd helped themselves freely whatever they needed.
THE D2iFf
The CO rssponasut of the Pre-" state, that vigorous
eE'rts we're being made 70 supply the deficiency now