New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-19

q series Of resolutions, more moderate than suited
como va. agreed upon, and it was oo'cr'heo 10
appoint full delegation to Chicago, adViso'! III ns
character and not To seek seats in the Convention.
But this morning the question is III some uouD''
considerable opposition to it be'ns m@ill'es'cu'
SYRACUSE, Aug. Js-6P' NJ.
The weather this afternoon proves hhe, and the
main streets are crowded with several thousand
strangers.
The mass meeting was divided into two throngs,
one on Franklin Sqnarc aud the other surrounding
the Syracuse House, from the balcony of which the
speakers addressed the people.
The principal and largest meeting, numbering
perhaps 1900, is in Franklin Sqnarc,C. l.. Vallandg-
ham and Fernando Wood being announced to
speak from that stand. This meeting was organized
by the election of Hon. j. W. Hough as President,
eight Vice Presidents, and three Secretaries.
! In response to loud and enthusiastic calls. Mr..
| yaandigham stepped forward and addressed the
multitude for an hour or more holding their closest
attention, except when interrupted BY applause.
He said he was rot here 90 parade his private grcfs
not TO speak of what he had dorc suffered in the
caGse; al such things were indeed insignificant in
comparison TO the great national interests that
| are at stake. He would only say that time
has already yindcated, almost to the utmost extent,
| his views IN regard TO national affairs. They arc
10 lon ger peculiar: they are becoming most gen.
eral Ii was not the purpose of the Convention to
SOW seeds of dscord in the Democratic ranks. Such
was no part of his mission. A delegate chosen
unanimously To represent his constituents Il; CHI
cago he would be false 10 them aud 10 the interests
of his party and his country, were he to lend HIM
self to such an object. He would 20 there with the
single purpose Of aiding in bringing about the
nomination of sound candidate upon sound
and patriotic platform, ana 10 promote harmony
among the Democrats and Conservatives on tbe
country. There is now but one question before tho
country--war peace. He stunned that 1T was
/ the desire Of all who love their county, that first
her liberties shall be- made secure, and then her
material prosperity restored. There were some
! who believed that these objects could be best
secured by war, while great mass of the
/ Democracy held that they could be obtaincd
only through peace. majority determined TO
try war. We were obliged To submit. Had lie
possessed the power, not one drop o. blood
would have been shed; there would have been
no marshalling of hosts 10 hostile cannon, no
mighty debt, none Of The calamities which have
made this country land ofmourning, and taxation
woll have been unknown except rs known TO our
fathers. But war has been tried. The President
has had oil the men and all Tho money he demanded
! Never Was there such an example OF submission by
! a people. Nothing has been wanting that Const-
,utional power conceded, or that audacous usurpa-
tion could take from the people. And what is the
| RESULT With more battles fought by the
three greatest conquorr, OF the world IN
any FIVE years of their power, Is the
| Union restored! No. A single State brought
bark No. Is the Constitution maintained or
Observed No. Are orr liberties rospcciedi No.
/ Have had fee press, free asscmbiages, the
right OF habeGs corTHs, or arrests by due process OF
law A! No, no. How Il, it in q material point Of
view debt of nearly four thousand millions,
a daily expenditure OF nearly five millions, and
currency worth about thirty-cight cents on the
dollar, which, two months ago, was worth one
hundIci per cont. more Than IT IA now, and
and which two month, hence will be- worth one
hundred per cent. lcss. Ruin is Impending; and
now in the fourth year If the war, what better is
the prospect of success, by war; We iacd In 1861
and lsu., not Tor want of courage, for no brayer
mcn ever went 90 battle. The campaign Of 1868
opened under moro Guspicious Circumstances, and
we were told that Tie IcbclIps Would be- speedily
crushed ont BIZ force Of arms but the end ~ that
year found us but little advanced The campaign
Of 1861 opened with the largest armies the had
yet sccn-thosc armies composed largely of three
year veterans and concentrated for attack upon two
or three vital points, and with what result! let
the record Oi carnage blood answer Having tried
war so long, shall We now try some other method!
= He vas for trying cOnclgtOnan and compromise. We
submitted 10 u necessity, YOU have had yOur trial,
you have tried war tor for ioar years; now, let VS.
/ Try our plan. our forefathcIs made our COnstitl-
ton in Convention, with pen, ink and paprr, after
debate, by free speech coming from the hearts OF
frocmen. and for seventy three years We spcrcd
under II as no other people ever prosper,d Yet We
had our differences. During that period, moro than
| once, the Union was endangered, tie dihe-
rcnccs OF 1870 were rcconccd by coinpro-
misses, and by the same ins,rumcntality, tho
! calamity was avoided iniSj0. Clay, Webster
Benton, Cass and Douglass were there then,
and compromise prevailed through their advice
and oiorst. Sumner, Chase aud Hale tho leaders
the I'm and which has brought tf,.,
country so near To irTetrievable ruin, were there
too, and then, rs now, they were against compro-
mise. With a Republican form of government Il
Is impossible to keep .ho States together by force
Of arms. II is contrary 10 the spirit of FREQ ius' t-
tons. But II II were otherwise the war has been
utterly perverted by the administration. To-dav il
IS not war for tho Union or under tho COnstitu-
tion and the eyes 81 TIE people being opened 10
this fact Hence II d. That through all Tie states
the cry tor cessation Of hostilitios being loudly
uttered. He regarded the call for i've hundrcd
thousand more men as a confession that the war is
10 b. prolonged tlrOug, 1869. Ii yOu send more
men, demand that tho war shall BE- successful and
conducted To tho end for which alone it inau-
rated. ia Junc last, IN his Philadelphia speech
Mr.. Lincoln said this war would continue
at least three years longer, Elect hin
and YOU are committed 10 that
policy There is bot one way of avoiding such
calamity and that 10 hy change of President
through the ballot box. At Chicago We propose To
nominate candidate. who will inspire the conf
dcnce cf The people, statesman imbucd with love
Of liberty ard respect for the Constitution aud all
is guarantees ard reservations. Tie expected that
the candidate will be committed 90 suspension of
hos'iiitios cad convention of the states Tint is
what Vas, majority AZ tine dcicgltcs of tho North
west are committed Ia. As to men. We have 40 /
sprciu cloicn. Let us BE- united, disrcgardng all
personal and minor considerations for the sake If
the cnusc. and IA snccc Sui Ne viii have rescued
thcCous tuition audsrcur,l tOOursciyc ourchu