Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-08-12
A Pennss lvania Copperhead Meeting in
New York-A Secret Council and Very
Pretty X effla nf Fish


The first real copperhead peace meeting I'm
this city, composed of men of heavy metal, took
place in Hope Chapel yesterday afternoon.
The meeting was as secret as q Freemaeon,s
lodge. We learn that 1t originated with Judge
Woodward, OF Pennsy lvsnia, and a knot OF the
peace cOpperheads OF Philadelphia, who re-
solved themsel yes into a mittee, and invited
from yarious States large number of The
faithful OF the tribe to meet them in this
city on August 10. Tuesday evening brought
large deiegation from Pennsylvania,
dyke, Charles Ipgersoll. Wm q. Reed, Judge
Woodward, ex.Gov Bigler, ex Gov. Porter,
e1-Chief Justice Lowery, Judge Black and
about fifty more of the solid men Of the PENN
sylvania democracy.
The most OF the delegation put up at the New
York Hotel, and at an early hour they held a
preliminary meeting in Mr.. Vandy ke's room,
who appears to be the chairman OF the UNDER
taking. With the exception OF Hon. Horace
H. CLARK, we did not notice any New York
men, nor indeed anybody from any State but
Pennsy lvania, visiting the preliminary caucus.
At nearly midnight portion OF the delegation
went to the Brevoorst House, to meet, as 1t
was said, some friends of Gen. Mcclellan.
On Wednesday morning this Penney lvaniR
delegation was joined by few OF the New
York copperheads, among whom we noticed
the Hon. Fernando Wood and the Hon. John
McKeon and at twelve o'clock they commenced
repairing, one or two at time, to Hope Chap
ell. There was at first no entrance open at the
front OF the building; but they sought a stealthy
passage at the rear, going through the alley &C
the lower side of the stone church. Among the
members we noticed Ex-Governor Weller, OF
California; Ex-Governor Thomas Seymour, OK
Connecticut; Senator Bayard, Of Delaware
and ex. Governor Vroom, OF New jersey The
meeting was org eanized by calling Ex-Governor
Judge BLACK. of pennsylvania, made q brief
speech, the burthen Of which was that the
great object was to get Lincoln out OF ONCE.
His remarks did not please Senator bayard:
who coptended that nothing could be gained
by pushing one man OF wrong principles aside
and putting another Of wrong principles In his
place He said the Democratic party must
assume honest and straightforward peace
grounds, CT it had NO mission but that Of hant-
Ser nator Bayard left the meeting with q look
of dissatisfaction, II not Of contempt on his
Strong peace speeches were made by ex-
Governor seymour, OF Connecticut, Fernando
Wood, John MeKeon, and others whose names
we did not learn. George T. Curtis made q
speech, strongly pointing to Gen. Mcclellan as
the candidate, and Ex-Governor Vroom, of
man from Indiana, whose name We lost
After the meeting adjourned one man hu- I
morously said:-s.We have marched mp hill
and marched down again" 1t was impossible
to detect any visible object OF the meeting, an
less II was to make q few speeches in a secret
council, as an excuse for being here to lay
pipe for the campaign, or for the division OF
1t is a noticeable fact that there were very
few New York politicians at this sAcfes con-
clave. The New Yorkers generally sees 70
lmpudence on the part of the Philadeiphians.
said. Ioud enonrh to he heard by half the peo.
pie in the hsll Of the hotel. Vandyke, Reed
and Woodward have three or &c four III, times ossa'
thev never came: that, however. was when
there We're NO spois in sight; but now they
snuff the spoils and plnnder of q successful
cam paign. and they fiy here as fast as vuitures
at the smell of fresh blood" Another remarked
that he " had heard that Judge Woodward
wanted to make q bargain with Mcclellan for
be- collector OF Philadelphia, and Reed was
putting In for the mission to the Court Of Sc.
James,. And the members inside seemed 70
be as much in the dark as 10 what thsy were.
there Tor as the outsiders were. 1,,sssy -
The meeting sdjourned at S O'Clock, having
been In session five hours.-NeU TovE Herdds
august 11h.