Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-30
From the chicago Convention.


CHICAGO, Aug. 29-At the close OF
Mr. Belmonts remarks be nominated
Ex-Governor Bigler, Of Pennsylvania, for
temporary President, which motion wa
carried unanimously When the cheers
that greeted Gov. Bigler had subsidized,
be said:
Gentlemen Of the CoRreHtioR IL am
greatly honored in your selection OF me
70 preside over the preliminary delibera-
tions Of this Lody Ny seknowledg-
ments for this high compliment, and for
he kind greeting just extended 70 me by
ihisv coacourse Of ny lsllow citizens,
will be best manifested BY proper dis
charge OF the duties OF the position to
which'you have called me. sG
IL is not expected, nor would il be be-
fitting, in one assuming the mere tenn
porary Presidency OF this Convention,
that be should enter on any general dis
cussion Of the many topics suggested bF
the unhappy condition Of our country.
4 brief allusion 70 the occasion and the
purposes Of our assemblsge Is all that
win be necessary. No similar body ever
assembled in America with mishtier OBJ
jecis before them, or to which such
vast proportion ct the American people
looked with such profound solicitnde FOR
measures TO promote the welfare OF the
country and advance their individual
happiness.
Tue terminatiou Of Democratic rule
in this country was the eRd of peaceful
relations between tke States ard people.
The elevation of sectional party 20
authority At Washington was the eul-
miaAlieL Of the long-indalgsd and aefi-
moaious war Of elimination and reerim-
ination between The extreme men at the
North and The South, aud was promptly
followed By dissolution and civil war,
aud in the progress Of that war even the
bulzarks Of civil liberty have been i'm
periled, and the wnole fabric brought to
the verge Of destruction. Aud now, At
tha end Of three years Of . war unparAl-
leled in modern times for It's magnitude,
hafbaFism. and desolationi after more
lhan two millions Of mea have been
called into the field on our side alone;
after the land has been literally drpnch-
ed ia fraierssl blood, and wailings and
lamentations are heard 10 every corner
If oar common country, the hopes Of
Usion, our cherished objget, are noWise
impaired.
a blind fAnalicism about 40 ins,ilu.
ton in some nf the States. IN relatisn TO
~hieh they have no. Here The line
ceased TO work
CHICAGO, Aug 20 The NsvYork dele.
CATION held their final meeting at the
sherman House this morning. and after
brief cOnsultaiicn the vote vas taken,
resulting at foiIows SO Tor Mcclellan.
and 3 scattering. The Missouri vote il
lSfar MeClrllansto = scatiering Neither
Ohio or Missouri vote as q unit In
diana stood Is for Mcclellan TO 10
against Bets Of four 10 one are offered
this morning that Mcclellan will receive
tie domination on the 6rst ballot II is
not expected that more than tbe lem
porary organ za'ion and the appointment
Of the usual commiuees wlll he effected
TO DAY A majority Of both delegations
from kentucky are said 10 be Tor MeClel-
Ian AS yet, little or no difference Of
opinion as TO the character Of The plat
form has been manifested An arms
iiee---a convention OF the States, and
the adoption Of every means consistent
With christian civilization TO bring about
permanent peace, seem to BE- points
very generally agreed upon by ell dele
cations.
vallandigham il understood to have
pledged himself to the candidate of the
Convention, whoev.rbe may be; and this
| is reported to be the position of Fernan,
do Wood. Hon. Ben. Wood is said ia
hold the position that be will support the
nomination unless there is division, an
other Convention and peace nominee
| LATER
The KiKwam is densely crowded, ~
/ though il is half an hour before tbs
organization, and the section Of the AN
pitheatre set apart for gsntlsEen accom-
panied By ladies is oveT-6lled The da,
is bright and cool, and immense througl
not favored With tickets are gathered OF
The outside, on the shore Of the lake
The music is furnished By Gilman
band OF Boston.
A portion Of the auditory provides
with seats, where the people are deusei.
packed, has Just given way, aud a NUN
Der have been preeipitated to the ground
= distance Of ten or ffteen feet, bat nc
body is seriously hart. ~
Gov. Seymour, Vallandigham, Co
Richardson, and other prominent lead
ers were received with music and VOC