The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-09-03
LATE FROM THE EORTH.


pers Of the 3Oth We give below summary OF the
news they contain
IHE FIRST DAY Oh The CHICAGO CONVENTION.
The Chicago Convention met on the 10Th, and the
New Yoik papers of the 3Oth are full of what was
said and done there. We copy such OF the prclimi-
nary proceedings as are interesting Governor Sey-
mour, Of New York, withdrew his name on the 2Sth
positively, and The New York delegation then being
polel, stood ForMcClelian 50; scattering i3 Ohio
delegation Mcclellan, iG; against him, % Mis-
sour Mcclellan i3 scattering,9 g. Indiana McClel-
lii Is; scattering, g. Illinois Mcclellan, % scat
tering, 10. Betting WAS freely done at four to one
that Mcclellan would be nominated On the first bal
lot. vt Il O'Clock Monday the Convention was
called to order by Augustc Belmont III d short ad-
dress IN which he said
The past and the present are sufficient warnings
OF the disastrous consequences which would befall
Us If Mr. Linculn's reelection should be made pos
alLle by our want Of patriotism and unity. The i'll
cvitaGle results Of such calamity must be the ut
ter disntcgratiOn of our whole political and social
system, amid boodshed and anarchy with the great
problems OF liberal progress and set-gOvernment
leopardlzed for generations to come. The American
people have Jast awakened to the conviction that
a change Of policy and administration can alone
stay our downward course and they will rush to the
support Of your candidate and platform, provided
Iou will offer TO their suifrages tried patriot who
las proved his devotion to the Union aud the Con-
atitutlOn, and provided that You pledge him and
ourselves TO maintain their Ldllowed importance by
every effort and sacrifice i'll our power.
He nominated Ex-Governor Bigler, of Pennsyl-
vania, for temporary President, and the nomination
was carried. Ex-Governor Bigler, OH taking his
seat, made what might bc called i'll peace times u
" Union" speech, saying great deal about the
North, South, East and West rallying under the
Constitution. what Constitution , which is Of 10
interest to readers i'll the C0nteJeracy After
the appointment Of the proper committees, various
resolutions were read aud referred, Among them,
Wis one by Governor Hunt, OF New Yolk, for
convention of all the States; one by MI Long, Of
Ohio asking Lincoln to suspend lis draft for 500 900
until after the Presidential election one by Nj
Price Of Missouri, pleIging all the United) Stats
to stand by each other if the "rght5" OF any one
trampled on 10y Lincoln aud the last one by MI
Altlia, Of Peunsy ylvanla, re-atiirlnng the Monroe
doCIine' The Convention then adjourned till the
next day. telegram from Chicago, in the New
York Times, dated the 18th, says
As vet little or no difference of opinion is nal.i-
tested to the character of the platform. An ar
mistice, convention Of the states, ana the ldop-
tion OF every means consistant with Christianity
and civilization to bIing about permanent aud
honorable peace, seem to be the points generally
agreed upon by all the delegations.
The streets ana squares about the principal hotels
have been filled with immense throng5 all the eve
nlng, and at this late houI clubs marching
bands playing, and large meetings are being held at
several points
The excitement grows more intense - the tnol
action Of the Convention Is neaTed
Tonight the committees resolutions ana OH oI-
saniZatiOn ana rules are Ill session.
Many Of the great lights of the party ale here
and the wires being Iu1ustriousy pulled Val
llndgham Is here, and eAcies as much curiosity a.
lOOsCi elephant would IL our streets. Crowds fol-
low him wherever he gOesthey enter his hotel with
him, and are cldm0rouS tor speech. Loyal meu
indignant that such arch traitor permitted
TO stalk through our streets, tramplig upon the
thority Of the Government and defyiug it5 power
All shades OF the Democracy are here. But II Is
evident, even now, that the P0StttG men-tle Woods
and VdlandIehgIn- control the Convention. The
peace men will construct the platform and then
sent to set little Mac upon it. | am convinced
that he has the inside track, aud that he will be
nominated by large majority. | may be mistaken
but such are the indications now.
My old Free Soil burning friend, Dean Rich
mond, is on hand. lie pleads rather family ior II
vigorous prosecution Vf the war; but WooPs voice
Is III the ascendant now, and Dean VIII have to take
q lower seat.
As to. the platform, that has already been fore
shadowed. Tney Will resolve for an aTmlstlce-Jus
what the rebels want, III their present condition. Ill
order to recruit their armies and fill up THEN
hdusted commisstrIat Then they Will resolve tor
national convention to adjust matters, and here they
will stop. They know that 10 adjustment short Ql
recognition of the independence OF the South caIt
take place, and they know that armistl,e would
be greatly to the advantage Of the rebels and hence
they favor 1t.
MIR. Fillmores strength i'll the Convention will be
confined to those States i'll which there but few
foreigners. In the West his knOw-Nothing record
vi 1886 would rum him, and 1t will throw him out
Of much strength he would otherwise have i'll the
Convention.
There are two delegations from kentucky, one
called the Bramlettc delegation, and the other the
Powell and Wcktitfe delegation. Considerable Of
tifglf tDt l11
of the admission of one or the other OF these.
The war-horacs of the party are already on the
ground. Old Sam Melary and Cox, Of Ohio
Guthrie, Robinson, and several others, from Ken
lucky; Richmond, the Woods, Belmont, Mcl{con
Seymour, and a host OF lesser lights, from New
York; Dana, from Maine; J. Clancy JONES' Of
Pennsylvania; Ex-Governor Campbell, $. r. Pey-
ton and others, OF tennessee and Rice, OF Minnie
sofa. OF coursc II is such men who do all the ma
naSng all the wire-workng and thimble-rigyging
ior the concern who are, III fact, the party the
balance Of the Convention being merely hand for
show fOr ornament, and not for At the present
writing, DO not anticipate any serious dlssentons
in the Convention. The leaders have the party too
well drilled for that There may be some spaning,
az between lawyers; but look for nothing more.
may be found to be mistaken when the curtain hits
but think not.
Vallandieham Is holding forth to a crowd III the
Courthouse square. Of course lac Is constantly
cheered, ana is evidently the lion VI the day, and
Fernando Wood Is lion No. z.
There Is teverish anxiety all over the clty-espe-
CIillY the women Iherc are SO many SlO-
Ies atoat to the purpose Of the COpperheada that
it creates much excitement. Ii Is feared that one
part of the plot to release the rebel prisoners Iii
Camp Douglas i'll which ease all expect the city to
be fired and plundered. The authorities have some
misgivings, the wives and families Of all the Off
GERS have been removed from the camp, and this
fact adds to the uneasincsS. And then the seizure
of arms at Indianapolis and the general belief that
the Irish are armed here, adds not little to the
general concern Never WAS political convention
held i'll this country around which cluster SO many
omCns Of evil
But my opinion still Is that there will be III dis
turbance. fhe leaders are not prepared fol this
step yet at least
THE CANDIDATES Al CHICAGO SKETCH OF THEN
The New York T,iJUAe has very long aIticle
giving sketches with Tribune pencil of course
of the various candidates at Chicago. 1t Is inter
estiug as tar as it shows the feeling o the Greeley
party the politicians named and besides that, 1t
contains good deal of truth. We give sketches Vi
what may be considered the representative men vi
the Anti-Iincoln party Ill the United States.
General George B. Mcclellan Is the first name Oh
the list He relies mainly upon feeling, alleged
to exist throughout the army and country, to the
effect that injustice has been done to his military
talents by this "imbeciC md blGntering Admttus-
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