The weekly sun., 1864-09-10

/ sIbicttion Of Ifrn-Pcace Wen 10 Met l-i.
jnn-t considerable { onfusion and Adjourn.
| u,spt without any Nominations, &C., &c.
iSp.cidi Sun Cor,espondenc,l
1RENosr IlousL CHICAGO, Aus. 90
The scene u, tho opening Of The Convention his
morning will long be remerntcrc1 By all who Wit.
messed ii. The immense msss Of pcopc, tie bound
lcp enthusiasm, tue universal good feeling ths,
prevailed among the vast throng, made It m m
rorian, era IN the history ~ Chicago As carly as
eight o'clock people hegan to collect around the
amphitheatro, and At ten O'Clock. whcu The doors
were thrown open, the number lad ucrca~d to
twenty or thirty thousand. All the -cats and dc.
sratle standing positions w're quickly ocoupied.
and in hftcon minutes after the opening tho build
ing was dcuselv packed with people. During the
two hours ths, in,crvcned before tic formal OPEN
ing of the Convention. continuous cheering for
Little Mac" and the several delegations al they
entered the building, vas INDUCED In by tic au-
diencc. Precisely a, twelve O'Clock August
Belmont, Chairman of the National Democratic
COMMITTEE, called tho Convention n order.
The proceedings ot the Couvcnton were conducted
in perfect harmony, thc delegates seeming deter
mined no, IN make The fntal error that character.
izod the Charleston Convention. vallsndish,ui,
Wool. ami even Long. Of Ohio, who Is perhaps the
most extreme peace in the party. may
quiesce i ,he nomination Of Mcclellan. upon plat.
form errtodying an armistice and Convcaiou OF
States. A humber of icsa radical peace have
come over to McCcilnn's standard since the AL
jounmcnt Of the Convention. AMI there is now not
the sllghtest dolb' Tat hc Will he nominated on
the lrst ballot. Il Is generally thought that tbo
ballo,ng " \ to reached TOMORROW, mit ! think
this ig hardly probable. TIE report. oi the Com.
miitces on ORGANIZATION. Credentials and Besolu-
tom. together with pll the general busn which
be- con plc,ci before thc ballotns Is reached,
will probably delay the nomination until wodnes-
day morning. The enthusiasm that prrvairs the
city is intensified since tho adjournment. Bands NJ
music, accompanied by large crowds with Gags
aud banners, are parsdug the streets cheering for
Mcclellan. Tonight several rnss meetings will
te held and will te addressed By the prominent
orators Of the party. r.. n.
BY TELEGRAPH
Chicago Aug. 3O.-The proceedings Of the Con-.
ven'ion were opened by B.shop whiichouse. who
frr, read from ihc Psalms Of David, following with
sn Impressive prayer. the delegates and audience
standing.
The committee on credentials reported sgsinst
| The adruisson of delegates from the territories
Lcu,sisns, or District Of Columbia also to admit
both delegations from Kentucky. o,oh delegate to
cast half vote The report was adopted.
! on motion Of Mr. Cox, Hon. Amos Kendall
had leave to present communication stating the
action Of the Conservative tnon National C1nvcn.
ton held In ,h.s city on the 2,h.
When the Secretary read the resolution recon.
mcndng tue nomination Of Gen. Mcclellan, tho
widest sPplause went up, many of She delegates
standing and cheering.
The communication was accented
The report Of the Committee on Organization
was read and adopted by exclamation. l. was
headed ms follows;
Yor PRESIDENT,
His Exccllency, HORArlo SEYMOUR.
The viccPrcsidcn,s aud Secretaries r,pr-sen, all
the States Of the unou.
GovLGsot SryNorR', srrrcu
/ on taking the chnir, Gov seymour -Hd that while
he could not forecast the action Of the Convention Le
could declare that all its members devoted to
| the nion and constitutional freedom. The reasons
why the Democratic party should he re.tocd to pow er
ale coeent. The Democratic party will restore the
Iuiop because IL longs Tor lite restoration; II ~ bring
peace, tccause loves pe1e Il Will bring lack Ill
down de,Ioiism, fscau,e It hate, The isuoGic
| tyranny -, which now . desIMo- he American
people. Tie delegates tRcpuhlican) that afsemblod
! in Chicago four ycars dd not mean
TO destroy the country, and douse II win
/ blood, hut thoy thOueht the, could safely induls 8
ihell pasions oreettins that meddling Ncses strife
They we've compelled TO reject oil comp omifc, and
advanced step ny step 20 ,he natural rc;alt. houi
Even now Hhch var has desulnted Land, and rLin
and bankruptcy ovo hang u, tAey " ~ not lesoie
: n a n n
tons N Hhd w l'l has govol nironi has no n lht
oaN. he ndnInIsii Atom ty lite vlud dctivc legi- IT.
freedom of action ~ unconstiiutonatl.s, and ran
Z not now restore the mon II II would, The iaiuie
Of policy Is not due TO the want of confae OF the
solIitr- who have di-p ed an uneNampcd bravery.
The world viii hold that they have done ali that aims
can 10, and hal wise -tatcsmanshp secuet tho fruits
VI their VICTORIES to-day there would have been e
In our land. Even nov the Government by ils edict
prohibiting the 'ale Of arms in the we'tcn states,
tranpes on the riShtr OF the Teopo anu docaes that
great Lakes. The ruin OF our country IL no,
could he ief Ired TO the pe,ctfi arhiramcnt OF ,hc
soldiers the field the Union would h. restored
the rghts OF the states fuaantee and the insulle
judiciary once more administer the lave, The die.
loyalty Of ianatci-n and ntIicues OF plVemen have
made the bloody history OF the last three years. II
whs 0 soldier upon vhOm our saw tcsLowed hi,
! only commendation when he huns upon the cioss
and pharisees marked his sutenns. ltw.s soldier
pour forth prsye for mercy and forgiveness for III,
authors of he .uteIins, This ADMINISTRATION can
many thinrs above the Mon We put the mon
hIrt Of all. he thinks z PROCLAMATION worth NOR,
/ precious than the edicts OF the President. Their
are no hindrance. in our pathway to Union ant
20 pcace; We demand no conditions for the Te.tora
uon ot the Union. We are ehackled with no hate.
| noplejud,ccs, no passions. We wish for iIa,crns
relationship si,h the people OF the South. W. de
! full recognition OF the rights OF the stR,cs. ",
mean that any state on our nation. banner shal
n NFR wi "a IN