Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-09-02
LATEST From THE UNITED STaTES.

TIE CHICAGO CONVENTiO N--FlRST
DAYS pEOCEEDIN0S-MrCLELLAN
THE FAyuKlTE-WAH NEWS, &c.
The Washington "CbrOnicle" Of the goth
ult!mg, rc:aiysi ast night, contains the follow
ing tal.grspi.ic asconEt Of the first days pro-
ocedings OF
TnE CnI'aGo C5SrkhTIuS:
CHIC.C0. August 60 "A. noon the Conven.
:ion Nsa cslled to order by August Belmont,
Can:rmun Of he National Committee. In bis
ronarI-, heInfs taxing tha Chair, he referred
T. tl.a :i-asir, ua r"nseqrenGts whinh would
hnlai the ,"nntry. it Lincoln $ election should
bo made pose.t.., and urged hnrmo1ious ao-
,;l,,, in nrjer that he "ei:0rsd .ausc ut the
Gni>r, tnan,i;utiu,i and L.ws :aight prevail
uTer iaast:GiSm nTi Irelalu.'
Rev. Df. G!arhspu. Of ChiGago Cfared up
~ ]rayOr Cor thu speedy return uf peace, AID
for tho psrrnsIent hsppiucss Of the country.
a ch'mmittee d "ne from each delegation
Was appointed 20 report reso!uti0ua.
a number of resolutions wero read and re-
fsrrcd, i!:rluiing cna by slr. L2rg, Of Ohio. for
the apI1iGtmoEt nl ~ caaimittce to proceed to
Washington, ai.d request sir Lincoln - post
pu.r ina drar. until the people should decide
nt The coming election in favor Of wac or peace,
by the ciec:iIi. Of candidates for the Presi
ienny
Tie C1nvcrliun adjourned until 10 o'cl2ek
To- m1,raW.
CnlrAuo. Aug 24.-,-Ths New York Ielega-
ton held 6nnl rue,ting this morning, and,
after tfef consultation, II vote vas taken as
to who should he the choice cf the delegation
for the Presidency, with the following result:
NJ, Cicllan ST. ecnt.ering -.
Tho vote of tbs Ohio de legation Yesterday
stood For Mcclellan l6; against 26. Mis-
souri,: For NeCIellan IL scattering Q. In
disne For Mcclellan l6; against him G..
Illinois: For Mcclellan -, against him 10.
EallauIieham is understood h have pledged
his support to the candidate Of the Convention
whoever go NAV be, md this is reported to be
the position of Fernando Wood
The following special dispatches are pub
lished in the "Chroncs
CulOACn, August 2g.--The excitement con-
tinuea intenss. Fallanhgham and Chauncey
Burr ,nnda sPesahss, ismandiuG peace on nny
!cims A.lprs, peace delegation from New
Yusk paradad With rhasfarcaeies and ban
ne.s. They favor pence. Tho outside senti-
Tcut il strongly Tor peace, and 1t ~ expected
tim. demonstration vii! DO Inade ia the Con-
peusi2n .C-inorrOy.
Pendle'on. Of nhio, gains strength for the
termination for Vice President. Az q peace
msn he ,nsy bs Nominated III d compromise.
The politicians hero want u moderate plat
icrnI, anI such will probably be adopted:
Tha committee oil resolutions is III session
;p.:iRht.
CHIcAap. August 9.-~Tke temper Of the
Convention inside IL Tor ~ar, outside fer pesoe.
Tho hill is crowded with eleven Thousand
people.
VaIlandieham. Seymour and WickliFs were
loudly cbcered by the peace men. The Me-
Clellan feeling ls 10 the ascendant this even-
ing.
Phelpa, CT Missouri, IL spoken Of 80 can
didate Tor Fcs President. Pondieson ID
stronger, in the hope of pleasing the peace
Nan.
Guthrie stock is going down. Kentucky
being divided, q bolt on tho part OF the peace
men is feared, bu: no serious danger is sp-
prehcnded. Tonight meetings were held
EVERYWHERE. small men speaking.
The Committee On Organization will re-
comp,snd Seymour for Chairman Of the Con-
ye1tion. The Committee on Resolutions held
a sto1nJ ssssion. Fsllapdighsm wss defeat.