Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-08-30
TELEG RApHIC NEWS.
THE CHICAGO CONVENTION.

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BeImont-No Nominations yet Made.
CHICAGO, Aug 29-The excitement contin-
pes inteLse. Falandlgham and Chauncey
Furr made speeches demanding peace Oh any
terms A large peace delegation from Ne "
YORK paIaoed with transparepcies and ban
nfrs They favor peace. The outside senti
m.nt is strongly for peace. and it Is expected
tina, demonstration will be made in the coa-
ytnton to morrow.
PenuIeon, OF Ohio, gains strength for the
nomination for Vice President. As a peace
man be may be nominated rs propitIation'
The poiitiGaus here want 8 modpra'e plat.
| fo1m, and such Will probably he adoped.
Tns Committee on Resolutions is In session
| tonight.
CHICAGO, August 2o.-The temper Of the con.
| veI tiou insiCe is for war. outside for peace.
| I he hall is crowded with eleven Thousand
| people. ValIandieham, seymour. and WICK
| fe " ere loudly cherred by the peace men.
The Mcclellan feeling is in the ascendant this
evening. The Mcclellan men are anxious,
| fearing another movement Is on foot to defeat
his nom u alton
| Phelps, Of Missouri, is spoken of aa a caudi-
| date for Vice President. Pendlston ts stronger,
| IN the hope OF pleasing the peace men.
Guthrie stoct 10 gong down. Kentucky be-
| ing divI0ed, holt on the part Of the peace men
| IL feared, but no serious danger is sspprehended
| Tonight meetings were held every wner e.,
small men speaking.
! CHICAGO, August 90 The Committee on Or
| eanIzatIon viii recommend Seymour for chair
| man OF the ceDve. ton. The Uommlttea on
| Resolutions h1ld stormy session Vallan-
rie " as elected.
Guthrie being a war man, his election is
regarded as defeat oy the peace men, who
threaten 10 bolt They will hrlug IN q minority
report. Politicians are irving TO compromise,
and no serious bolt is anucipared.
Large meetings ar. sti.l being held. The
PeInsy vanians have large meeting before
the fremont House.
| CHICAGO August eat Doon the Con ven d.
ticn was called to order by August Belmont,
Chairman OF the National Comnittee, who
said:
ave are assembled here to day as National
Democratic Convention, uDd.r the call Of the
| National Democratic Committee, for toe pur-
Jose IF nominating candidates for the Presi.
oency and Vice Presidency.
"This task, at all times most difficult and
arducus one, has. by th- sad events Of our CT vii
war, ass umed an i'm portance and responsibility
OF the most fearful nature Never, since the
formation Of our Government, has there b-en
an essrmbiage the proceedings OF which we're
fraught wirh more momentous and vital results
than those which must flow from your action
here.
"In vonr hands ras'e. under tina rulings of an
all wise Providence, the future Of this R-puo-
lie. Four yeaIe Of rule ny sectional fautt
ical, aDo corrupt party warns us of the disas-
trous consequences which would befali US il
Mr.. LiLcoln's reelection should be made pos
sible.
"The inevitable results Of such calamity
must be utter disintegrarion OF our whole po-
IItieal ana social system, amid bloodshsd aud
anarchy, with the great pronlems OF liberal
progress and self government jeopardizsd d for
generations 10 come LIT us At the very outset
Of our proceedings bear in mind that tn. dis
s+Isicns OF the last National Democratic Con
venrion were oneof the principal cause which
gave the reins Of government into the hands
OF our opponents and let us be- ware not TO fall
again INFO the same fatal error. We must
hIlBg to the altar OF our country the sacrifice
of our prtjudices, opinicrs and convictions,
however dear and long cherished they may
bs, from the moment they threaten harmony
and unity CT acton, 30 indispensable to our
success.
Peace democrats, but as citizens of this great
Republic, " hicn we Will strive and la Dor 10 the
last to bring back to Its former greatness aad
prosperity. without one single star taken from
the brilliant constellation that once encirclad
its youthful brow. Let pure aud dtsinter.sted
patriotism, tempered by moderation and for
bsarance, PRESIDE over our celebrations; and
under the blessings OF Almighty God, the
sacred cause of the Union, Cons nstlrution and
laws must prevail over tanatisisIn aud treI-
sons"
prayer tor the speedy return OF peace, and for
the permanent happiness OF the country.
list OF delegates was called by States, and
as each chairman presented b 8 credentials he
WAS welcomed with loud applause
Mr.. Tilden moved that on- deiegat. be ap-
POINTED from each delegation TO report resolu
tons tor the consideration of the Con vention,
an0 that all resolutions o8 referred 10 COM
mifire without debate. This was carried.
Mr.. Powell. OF Kentucky, etat-d that the
con tesiiI delegates from That State had agreed,
mo wed that q member from each delegation b.,
appointed a committee on resolutions, they 10
have out one vote. This was carried.
MIR. McDougall, of California moved that
there he admitted to the con vention not to ex-
e-, d three gentlemen known to the members of
the Democratic party from each OF the several
I. itores, said driegat-s to be permitted to
participate in debate, WtthoutA vote.
tfen. Morgan, OF ONO, moved to amend by
extending the privileges OF the resolution to
delegate from Southern States and the District
- ft1,tr. .Sn- TO rh.al
u.Itler Credentials.
Gov WickIitf., OF Kentucky. handed up two
letters from John w. Leathers and J. r. Buch-
snan, delegates from Kentucky, in which tney
explain their absence by saying that they are
victims OF military despotism, arrested with.
Obf csuse. imprisoned, and denied resort TO
the j. gal meas ures guaranteed nv me laws OF
the State and the Constitution 10 establish their
Innocence
On motion, each delegation, through ITS chair.
man, named It's selection OF members of the re-.
spectlvt committees.
a number uf resolutions were read and re-
ferrsd, including one by Mr. Long, Of Onio, tor
the Al poin mt Mt OF committee to proceed Id
Washington and request Mr.. Lincoln to post.
pone the draft until the people should decide,
at ,he coming election in favor OF war or peace.
nv the election or candidates TO the Pres dency
The vention adjourned till ten O'Clock TO-
morrow.
The - Peace" View Of the Convention.
(SI eciaI Dispatch 10 the New York News
tElCA8o, August 2o-Ths delegates have
for President Is still in DOUBT The mot prom.
ment names are Governor Seymour, Mcclellan,
Pskdleton, OF Ohio, and Senaor Allen, OF the
same State. The Western delegations are di-
vidsd, with an anti NJ Clellan preponderancs.
prominent Western men maintain That McClel-
Ian could not carry a Western State. His in.
augnration OF the system OF arbitrary arrests,
by seizing the Maryland Legislature, and his
West Point speech hang around MIN rs dead
weight.
Delegates from localities that have suffered
frCm arbitrary arrests ard tyranny are partic-
ulhrly bitter One thousand dollars was offered
last evening that he could not carry Ohio, In.
diana, or Illinois. Governor Seymour Is
stIol gly urged as q candidate. 1t IS urged that
his errors have been those OF omission, and tnat
hs Is true TO the principles of liberty, and, II
President, would be tree to act, and, relieved
from the constraint which caution imposad On
his conduct as Governor, duty and inclination
would then coincide.
Tie New York delegation came here largely
Mcclellan, but have become alarmed by con
servatise men assuring them OF the detection
Of the West In case OF his nomination..
Neither allan digham nor Tnos. II SEYMOUR
is a SandiGaie for any position, nor Will tney