Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-09-02
Incidents OF the C0pperhead Con-
TentiOn.

respondent OF the Cincinnati Gazette,
writing TO that paper from Chicago,
speaks as follows, and bis declarations
are confirmed by verbal reports of army
officers and others who reached this eitv
direct from Chicago on Wednesday and
last night 1t proves clearly that the rul-
ing spirits in the Convention were Val
landigham, Long, Wood, Odds, and other
intense peace men, and although for
polisy they allowed themselves TO be APP
pagently overcome, yet their trueulency
and the claptrap style Of the platform
clearly prove that they in reality ruled
the Convention. ID remains 10 be seen
whsther Little Mac" the author of the
West Point speech, will accept such \
platform. We think be will. But here
is shat A gate says:
The temper, both Of the delegates azd
Of the attendance, as evineed in the pro-
ceedings this morning, is accepted as a
sure evidence OF tha overwhelming ten
dency Of all branches and factions of the
party, the Mcclellan men as well as the
rest, towards peace. There we're no de-
visions Of sentiment apparent Sach q
thing as War Democracy, in the lsyal
sense Of the word, made no msnifesta-
ton whatever The triumph Of Fernan-
do Wood and Vallaudigham has been
/ complete. They have not indeed out
! numbered he war men aud 80 secured a
peace candidate, but they have accom-.
plished something more important
They have taken the war party can
/ ddAte and all, and carried them
over bodily to the peace ranks.
Every demonstration through the whole
session Of the Convention Tas for peace.
The onIy man whose entrance As the del
egates we're assembling was greeted b.
general applause. was Vallsndigham.
These we're the only men who wers sys
tematicalIy applauded whenever their
names were announced, and speakers
we're outspokeu aud universally known
peace men Little Sam Cox actual,
got Kissed down, greatly TO that small
person amazsment and shagrin wher
be attempted 20 get Alex. Longs reso
luton ch0ked Off The only resolutions
that we're applauded we're the Peace ans
Armistice Resolutions, aud the cheer
for them we're prolonged, in proportion
"a their treason was outspoken and de
faut II may be that when IL comes 4
making . platform, prudence may leaG
10 a cautions eoncealment of these ten
denotes behind ambiguous phrases; bu
the temper Of the Convention aud thI
real meaning Of the Democratic pole.
have been revealed 10 these dsmonssra
lions, and in a manner as unmissakabl
as il Is alarming.
At the hotel last night and this morn
, ing, where the bands we're playing
"Dixie" WAS CREATED with loud shouts Q
! applause At the Convention, the Sta
spsnRIed Banner, Hail Columbia,
! and other patriotic tunes we're receive
in a solemn silence, bat when Dixie
was played, il vas again rapsuroEsly al
plAuded.
Again, under date of the Goth, ahow
/ how near they cauie to free hght:
/ The developments Of this evenin
: have upset the calculations with whie
the various factions Of the happy tamil
{ entered on their operations Ia cor
} sulting ever lheir platform, il turned oa
, that there was 3 majority Of seven 70
the moderate wing represented by Jane
! Guthrie, whose supporters we're con
biued aud united. The Peace mes
: finding themselves in 8 minority, Gatl
| RE receiving twelve votes, VAllandiI
ham eight, and one scattering, gre
/ furious, and commenced a 6gbt, whie
at this writing eleven PM is stiIl j
) tall progress, The Peace men, led ;
. Vallandigham, swear they wont stand
I General for a candidate, or have any hr
a straight-out Peace platform. The
{ threaten 10 bolt. and curse savsgely
minority report and fight in open Coz
/ ventiou are talked Of. aud seem pro-
r able Altogether, things look squall
; tonight, aud the plaia statements {
! / this afternoon are now IS unsettled Q
/ they then seemed clear Still, | hav
: little faith in the probability of 3 spill
Dem oeratic Conventions don't do sue
! things under ordinary provocatien
, Yet ii cannot be denied that Vallandie
hams feelings tonight are nearly up |
J the boiling point