The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-06-26
Peace Faction in Council.

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From the NV York Herald.
The State Committee, appointed at
the peace meeting held at the Cooper
Institute in the summer of 1863, assem-
bled at the Astor House at noon yester-
day, for the purpose of marking out
their course for the Presidential cam
paign. There were some sixty persons
in attendance, including men from New
Hampshire, Connecticut, New jersey
and some other States, who came here
to consult with the committee, also sew
en- others from this city, who are not
members of the committee, but were
invited to attend. Their consultation
was held with closed doors.
The meeting was called to order ty
Fernando Wood, and Judge 0nderdonk
was chosen chairmans and Mr. Sweet,
secretary.
A large number Of letters wereread
from democrats-among them one from
Hon Mr. Richardson, CT Illinois, adyo-
eating the peace doctrine, to the sur
prise OF many present. Letters were
also received from Hon Mr. Pendleton,
Of Ohio and other democrats from that
State; several prominent demo crats from
Pennsylvania, also from the n England
States, as well as number of the Wes-
tern States. The writers Of a number
Of the letters were men who, during the
first two years of the war were set down
as war democrats.
Speeches were made by several par
ties, including the Hon Chauncey Burr
and Z. A Lawrence, Gallagher, of Con-
necticut and general comparison of
views by nearly all of them. One gen
tleman desired the committee to declare
itself in favor of nominating its own
candidate, and having no connection
with the war elements of the party, or
the Chicago convention but this did
not seem to go down very well 1t was
thought by many as sticking on tech
nichalities and cutting their own
Threats. The general sentiment APP
peared TO be 10 prevail upon the Chi
cage Convention, if possible, TO nomin-
ate an anti-war democrat, or at least a
person not committed to the war, and
to adopt an out and out peace platform
This view of the course they should
adopt was concurred in by large ma
jority, much to he disgust of three
or four active supporters of the straight
nomination.
Fernando Wood was subjected tocon-
siderable cross-Questioning. He was
asked If he intended to support the
nominees of the Chicago Convention.
He declined to commit himself in adj
vance of the meeting of the Convention
He was then asked if General McClel-
Ian was nominated there and placed
upon a war platform would he support
him2 Mr. Wood again declined to
commit himself, declaring that he pre-
ferred to wait and see what the Conyen-
ton did. He had no idea that the
Convention would bring about any
such result A great deal was said and
done of this nature under the discus
sion IS to whether they should take
any steps to operate upon the Chicago
Convention l4-
1t was finally decided thatimmediate
steps should be taken to get up de
monstrations in different localities for
the purpose of showing the Chicago
Convention that the democratic party
and the people were really for peace /
In this conviction Mr Gallagher, of
Connecticut. announced that the demo /
cratic party of Connecticut would not
support any other but peace candi-
date on a peace platform, and that he /
was authorized by Thomas Seymour. of I
that State, to make that statement at /
this meeting.
1t was finally resolved a mass meet /
ing should be held in this city on We'd I
nesday evening of next week, to ex-
press the views Of the peace party and /
TO adopt a platform, and, if thought adj /
yisable, send committee Of one from !
each Congressional district of this State
not TO ask admission into the Conven- /
ton, but TO prevail upon the delegates
70 adopt their platform. Nothing was I
said about their preferences as to cam f
didates. Some Of them outside unhes- I
itatingly declared that they preferred /
to Mcclellan.
A finance committe was formed Of
strong financial men from Wall and 4
William streets most of whom were, on i
invitation, present, to raise money to
pay the expenses incurred at the mass
meeting. A committee was appointed
on printing, another on speakers. and
i was understood that they will get Nal
andigham to speak if possible The
mass meeting is to be called by Judge
A committee of seven was also ap-
pointed to select one man from each
district to 90 to Chicago
and present resolutions 10 the mass
meeting for their approval, provided
that it shall be deemed advisable when
he time comes, That committee are
Dinniny, Of Steuben; j. r. Brewer.
sherman and Lucius Wright of this
sity Van Allen, of Schuyler, and two
others, whose names we did not learn
The committee adjourned, and the
business committee viii meet on next
Monday evening, at the Astor House,
q conclude and perfect their arrange
nents for the meeting.
Fernando Wood refused 70 serve on !
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