The Sun (New York) Newspaper, August 19, 1864, Page 1

Te 1 a \ not ea rebels. ei" IRTY.FIRST YEAR. ) MBER 16,620. f The Latest News By Telegraph to the NV. ¥. Sun. GRANT'S NEW MOVEMENT, Good Success so Far. » Our Whole Losses about 1,000. CH GREATER N NEW Y from the hoepitaie at Mart nsburg arrived bere this afernoon, The stage which if here this morning for Martinsburg bas returned having been ordered back. OFFICIAL, Sharp Cavalry Fight. Federal Vietors. Washinaton, Ava. 18. .Major General Dis: — A dispatch from Gen, Sheridan, at Wiachesier, dated Aug. 17th, 10 A. M, eporte that Gen, Mer- ritt's divigiom of cavalry was attacked yesterday efternoon, on the north le of the Shenandoah, by Kershaw's division of Longstreer's Corpa, and THE ENEMY’S MU . ay Wickham snd Loruar's brivades of ¢ ry. Aver TWO REBEL © RALS KILLED, avery handsome covalry tight the enemy wer bad) y beaten, with 4 of two etunds of color Sheridan’s Pursuit of Early. SEVERE FIGHTING--FEDERAL VICTORY Two Stand of Colors,234 Officers “en? 874 Privates Captured. DESPERATE FIGHT AT DALTON Rebels Defeated with Heavy Loss. THE PIRATE TALLAHASSEE Five More Vessels Captured. The Pirate Coaling at Halifax. PEACE CONVENTION Ar SYRACUSE. Speeches of Vallandigham & Wood: PRINTEW’S MEETING AT CITY BALL PARK, &e, ke, &e. GENERAL GRANT. All Going Well on the Jamen River. Washington, August 1$.—Nothing decisive bas Os yet been doue on the James River, but affairs Were are going on favorably. Longstreet's corp fe kgown to be in front of Gravt's army on the James River, consequently the report that it bad Deen sent to reinforce Early cannot be correct, ‘The Lowes on Sanday. Washington, Aug. 15.~The mail steamer from City Point this worning brought hither seventy - five rebel prisoners, among whom were several Officers, captured iu the late movement up the domes River, Passengers represent that the affair At this stage the Fourtceath United States colored @f Sunday was of greater proportions thua at first infantry, Colonel Morgan commanding, were or- Supposed, the combined loases of the Yd and luca | Cered to charge, With «ringing cheer and an lin. evrpyin killed and wounded being from $00 to | Pe'uous rush which was irresistible, they charged 1,000, while the loss of the rebele was uleo severe, | Uped the rebels, Who broke and fled tn the utniost ‘The position gained by us was oti! beld on Tuesday | oo furion. wight. On Tuesday there was some sbelling by eur forces to feel the rebe! position, There were fudicutions of snother advance ou our purt yester- day. Severe Skirmish Kvery Day Thix Week. Fortress Monroe, Aua.i via Baltimore, Au- geet 18.—The steamer Thomas Morgan arrived bere this morning from Deep Bottom. She brought two hundred wounded soldiers belonging tw the Tenth Army Corps. Our forces on the north side of the James River have bad very coutinuous aed | B. Harris, of Dorchester, Captain Delano, arr ved @evere skirrulsbing every dav this week, » | here to«lay, and reports haviug been capture! Au- have captured more prisoners than have been rv- | gust 15uh, twenty ules west of Seal Island, by the ported, but have no definite staternent of the mum ber. No general officers bave ax yet beeu reported Billed or wounded, 24 officers aud 270 men prisoners. patch, Gon, Sheridan sage: roent in front of Front R Was aphnuald, lb wae on open ground, The sabre was freely used by ourtnen, Great credit is due to Generale Merritt end Custer, and Col, Dering. Epwiw M. Braxton, Secretary of War. Ta w later dis- The cavelry engage- GENERAL SHERWAN, ebels Defeated at Dahon. Nashviile, Tenn, Aug. 17.—The Ch attanvoe Gaarrre of the 16th instant bas the following highly interesting intelligence : The rebele iu the stuwk on Dultov, Ga, wum- bered five thousand men, infantry and cavelry, with eix brass howivers, They were commauded by Mayor General Wheeler, Qur garrisou at Dul- ton, numbered four hundred men, of the Second division, commanded by Colonel Seibold, On Sun- day moruing the rebe's approached the town in Une of battle, and General Wheeler sent forward the following forme! letter for the surrender of the place: “To prevent the effusion of bloo!, I have the bonor to demand the iumediate and unconditional @urrender of the forces under your command at thie garrison. aAMrs WHEELER, jor General Com'ig Co sie Forces." Colouel Belbold responded in the following Ia- conle termes : “Tbave Leen placed here to defend the post, but not to surrendes it, B, Seivorn, “Commanding L, 8. Forces."* The rebels outnumbered Colonel Seibold ten to one, aud bis command souglt protection in their } | earthworks aula large Uru \ The inva ; ders swarmed into the town, but were gallant!y kept at buy by the garrison, who, from their earth. | works, mowed down the rebels in wreat numbers, | On Mouday morning General Steaduaan arrived with | reinforcements, A skirmish at ovce commenced, aud the garrison sall ed outof their earthworks, Tue relels sleltly dans, road track one mile th's side of Dalton. | age has been repaired. brow Washington. Washinton, Avg. 1% The War ed the rail. The daw- Department } elewen last night, but no operations are reported, The Pirate Tallaassee. More Vessels Captared. Portland, Maine, Avaust is ~The achooner J dollars, The Harria brought in the crews of the following schooners, which were captured and scut Sacceas of the New Movement so Kner | tled by the Tailahussee : Schooner Howard, Captalr Washington, Ang. 18—0:00 P. M.—To Mayor | Burr, of New York; schooner Coral Wreath, Captian General John A. Diz; Adiepawh from General | Biake, of Westport ; schooner Bila Carelit Grant, dated Monday, the JéiL, 6:40 P. M., detained | tala Poor, ot Porilwud; ® beouer Restless, of T by the breaking of the telewr sph line, bas just been | bay, All dng Were captured by the I received, He reports that the Sighting north of the | hasee ow The crewa of James river, to-day (16th), haw resulted favorably | wore al owed to take al t fo us 80 fares it bus gone but there las Leen wo | Howard bad been prew ously captured by the decisive resu't. The enemy has been driven back | rida apd bondet, A 1 gowewhat from their position of this moruing, with | captured reprosent the Tallahassee as being very @ considerable lose in killed and wounded, and about 400 prisoners (wel! ones) left in our hands. | forthe nearest port to chieu seupply Pwo Brizuiier Generale, Chamblin and Gherrard, | were killed, aud their bodies le‘ iv our bundy. We bave ale) quile & number of wounded prisoners. Place moving north of the mver our losses will probably reach near 1,000 killed and wounded-— many, Lowerver, only eivhtlr wor ated, owlny @e much of the fyhting taking place in the thick woods, The enetny have lost shout double as @eany os have fallen into our hauls, Epwrs M. Sr ANTON, Secretary of War, these ve elothineg aud effect the crews of the ves | heavily arued, She wus short of con i officers and inquir Mer eleo inquired all about the ishermen ju the Bay of ; Chaleur, where she is probably bouud, The Pirate Coaling at Hatitax. Halifaz, August 13.--The pirate Vallniassee ie now coaling from # versel slongs'ide of ber, Ly inke +perbare some toe duvhiy to Halifax, Washington, Avy. 13.—The Navy Depsrta ered two veasea to proceed to Halts | } bad ore Washington, Avquet 15,—Sberidan had o fivhs fe the valley yesterday, driving the enemy, Some ofthe prisovers captured belong to Longsireci's corps, They report that two divisions bave joined Early, and thet the Lonystreet prisoners captured gear Deep Boltum Lelong to apother divie on, which was under marvbiuy orders for the valley 4 Marunsburg dispatch of the 17ib aa: ‘There is much setivity in Martinsburg toentyh fm consequence of w reported readvance uo tb eduddiers bave already commerce Morthern movement, and come down the Valley, bringing various reports. We bave tnformation of ep engagement a1 Front Royal, It is said that the | eoemy have been reinforced by one division of Longstreet's corpe and two cavalry divisions, indian Outrages. Leavenworth A Reliable nows from the ) scene of the Indian outraves is searce, tr 18, 9. GENERAL SHERIDAN, ral days before the official informa ved Latest Acconnts from the Shenandoub. Pel'ah ‘s 5 of the Tal whargec's entrance into t) at port. The Commeneiat bas the following special : ' ' | They seem he niry from polut about 75 miles to the forks of the Pluie m the Platte south to the Arkansas ber of trans buve been captured Ved, aud» large amount of pop. Gen, Cure 8 at Owabs, organs - 1? Kearney A ) mud comeuctur {| erty destroyed, jiug an expedtion ayames them, aad port ons of the Kausas and Nebraska wile are tp wotion the overlaud stage roure, cu President Lincoln's .ddrew toa Regiment Pr.sonera are reported to have stasved that the whole | ef 100 Days’ Meu. army is moving, There is much excitement . R " ® ag ty voving } Weahington, Aus, Ise~This aNernoo, the The recent attack by Mosby upon | |. aur cavalry train resulted in the load of about tifty | 14th O! weone, four hundred gules, two hundred head «f ! je, und from one hundred snd fiity to one hun- | dred and seventy men, The proj “ty belonged to the reserve brigade. The train was the rear of a y train for the whole arm’, which was barge supp! guaried by & brigade of one hundrea days’ men, rut, Col, J, C. Lee whose term of service has expired, paid their resjecis to the Pres- ident, iu frombol ihe Eawulve Wubeok, Why ad- dreamed them as lollows : \ BOLvrmies :—You are about to retum te your homes and your iiends, aiier baying, aT learn, @uder the commend of Geo, Jubu B. Kewléy, The! performed in camp o comparatively sort term of General was ut the bead of the train, wal his coms | duty inthis great coutest, Datu pre vedte mand was distributed at the rave of uicy welzty | you, und wall who Lave « +. tue cal! to every twenty Wagons t)» cavelry nerd fu the rear of the train. of Kher country, Lo wish itu ere!!y and universally understood whar the couu- being Accounts via Hagerstown. try is Dow engaped iu, We lave, we ali wll agree, ty Md, A 18,~2" |e ‘ree Goverumeut, where every man bes Magerstoen, Md, August 15.-Vhere are ex-| pichsto be eqnal with every other man, In this @ising und conflicting reports froin the Vulley to- dey. Geners! Averill bolls Martiosbury, end ot r 4 succeed, There is mo. uved iu this coutest goon to-<dsy was drawn up inline of battle just | ghan is resized by eve yey Ata nealad in @uteide of the town. No rebels bed made their ap- | tals srruggle the guestion whether your ch Hare . " ad my obildren @ enjoy the privileges we bave prerance tu aight of bis pickets, and the indice. | ® gg ie Sows were thet tha rebels wore not moving tn that yet oe ot ae weer ww (PRrden tn nny comatderuble Curve, Vad Were uly | mater cheuld great struggle, thie torm or Government, anu every torm of buruan rights is endanyercd if our euemies frum. our gpent pe | they can to prevent mistakes. Vi RK F ! "I | toved Sedtan, A few of the mound men there may be acine trregular ties in the practical | shall pay taxes in exact pro , lus property; but if we shoul a RIDAY, AUC app.ication of our system, It ja fair that each man orien tothe value of wait Letore collecting tax to adjust the taxes upen @ach MAN in exact proportion with every other man, we sbould never collect any tax atali, There may be Mistakes made sometimes; thin may be done wrong, while the otttcers of the ( nt do al! But PT beg of you, as ‘tens of th!s great reputdicy nut to let riminds | be carried of from the great work we have before | Tle struewle Is too large tor vou to be divert. ed frots it by ang small matter, When rou return UST 19, 1864, tirough @ violent political convuldion, such a someuroes ovcur in history, in which attempt !@ mado by brute force to overturn the fundamental pr noples of free government, Kes lved, That we uow behold, with heartfelt sUitudde to God, the vimble subsidence of the vio- jent passions that mark this convulsion. snd whieh have marked with devastation our enure lant, Resolved, That we now appeal tothe Anertean if the memory of the dreadful pasy to take of this lull in orde procure & suepen- sion of hostilities, to secure @ ineans for estab! sb. ‘he 6 lasing peme, Resolved, That it ia the opinion of thousands of t homes ¢ pto the hefebt of a generation persons expresed In evers county inthe Site of Jot inen worthy of a free goverument, and we will New Yorks that it te the duty of the Chicas eed, 1 va KI Ve EXpression to this paace ieel % for the | & of that it woali be the purtase « vw Di one tive thie» given for the Prowident, and be wae! eal ted bs the peyiment, after which the march was taken up for the railroad depot, The Peace Convention. Speeches Resolutions, etc. Syracuse, Auguat 18,-The Pewe Mass Meeting thie afternoon was divided into two throngs one ou Fraukiin Square, and the other surroun ling the Syracuse House, from the balcony of which the speakers adresse the people, The principal and largest meeting, numbering, perbape, 800, tein Franklin Square, C. L. Vallan- digbaw and Fernando Wood being announced to speak trom that staud. This meetlug Wee argan- | ed by the election of Hon. J. W. Nough as Prew- | dent, elglt Vice-Presidents and three Secretaries. |v ' | haw intelligence from Gen, Sherman to hal!-past | p rate Tallahassee, and bonded for eight thous md | Iu response tu loud end euthusiastic calla, Mr. Jiandigbam stepped forward and addressed the qultitude for au bour or more, ME, VALLANDIGHAM'S 6I'EBOL, He sald be was not there to parade bie private griefs~-not to speak of what he bad done or suffered im the cause, All such things were, indeed, insig- uifcant in comparison tw the great Natoual inter- ests that are at “take. He would only aay hae already vindicated, almost to the u tent, bis views in regard to national affars, They are no longer peculiar; they are becoming most ceneral, To sow seeds of discord in the Dene cratic rants wae no port of bis mission, A dele- gate chosen inanimoualy t repre seat bre constitu. ents at Chicaga he would be false to them nad to the huterests of bis party’ sad bes country, were be to lend Linke tl te auch an olject, He woulu go there with the «ingle pury 1 alding in bringing abont the ne oy of waeound candidate upon ® sound ane pate platform, There is now Lut oue question before the conutrywar or peace, Ho assumed that it wax the desire of all who love their country, that frat her LLerties shall be made necure, and then her taaterial prosperity restored, There were some who beloved that these objects could be best secured by war, while ® great mass of the Democracy held that they could be obtained erly through pe. A ¥ y determined to try war. We were obliged to subs Had he m0 d the power, oot one urop of blood would tage been shed, Toere would been oo ny ghty debt, nor none of the calamities whieh bad tasde thin country «land of mourning and taxa- tion, Mut war bas been tried, The President has ' bad al! he men aud a the money he demanded, Never was there wpeople, Ne tutic uch an example of subtnission by ung bes been wanting that conati- nveded or that audacious usurpa- ton wople, And what isthe result wed? No, Igasingle Sume brought back f No. Ie the Constitution walntaiued or observed f No. Are our liberties ren » No. Hove we bad a free preas, free asvernbluges the i ol ol habeas corpus, or arresus by due process of law & No no. How is it in « roaterial point of view Y Adeht of nearly four thousand naliong # daily expenditure of nei tive millions, avd # eurrency worth about thirt eght ceuteon the dollar, which, two months ay: was Worth one huodred per et, wore than lt ls now, aud which two mouths hence will be worth one hundred per cent. leas, We failed in Isl and 18, Lhe campaign ot 1s63 opened under more auspicious cin-umastances, aud we were told that the rel ellion w ibe speedily crushed out ; but the eud of that year found us but litte advanced, Toe campaign of 1564 opened with the largest ariaies the War had yet seen—those armies com- posed largely of three-year vererann a) d concen | trated for attack npon two or three vital pointe; | and blood auewer, you bave tred war tor four years ; now let ustry ourp The diferences of 1820 were reconciled by mire abe by the seme instrumentality, tthe calamity wae avoided in 1850, Clay, Webster, Bentor, Case aud Douglss were there th I ! comprowise pre through their advice forts, Suuuer, © wud | the party now iu power, and which bas brov | to be prolomyed through 1s | Hederal War Venmels Previously Ordered | ; & ! | anu through ayents Lo Laeet Urs | utterly perverted by the #unuistration, ‘Lo«tay and with whatresult? Lot the record of carnaye He wes now ‘or trying eonoill- ation aud compromise, You have bad you trial, the country #o vewr w there too and then @@ now, they were uya net | compromises, With a republicau tort of govern cht, it ib imiposallle to keep the States tveiher by force of art But iit was, the war has been trretr'evable ruin, » tor the Uni 1 is not @ we or under the coust.+ tution, and t are being opene| to thin tac e Nt r rongh all de States, the cry for a cessation of hostilities is being loudly uttered, He regerded the call for five bunidr thoussud more wen ws & eur 1 yeu thatthe war ia . EB you send more men, deround that che war stall be miceessful, aid condueted to the end for which alone tt was ‘nau. inated. In June last, ip his Pallide'ph'a speech, | Mr. Clucoly mod the war would continue at least three scars blect ‘any and you are cots mitted to t There is but one way of svolding # alnmity, aud that te b uye vi President through te ballotebox, tery We propose to bomnate @ vanadate who will ine spire tue confidence of the people: a statesnian fine bued with love of (berts, und respect for the con- ces and repervauons didale will be cunmilites st ltles anu & convendon of the stitution und al) | wnscon of Rep Tuat te what 4 Vast uaajort ot the de& gates of the Noribwess are comin Pad yt * polial hot wv pr and im) fibe cutuse, and b wd the Gousutucen and ured Ww Olraely i yur chibirer town polideal Lberty, A aud the suspension of We writ we'l as of the press, will clos ates, He believed « rewm Te South bas proposed, t! rary ercests, nallitury trials | habeas corp, ur | ever in the Lnied | of the States pugs - ough ber prem, nee if We Captot agrees, 80 that powce apd prosperity Will be ouce more restored w the country, Liey, too) are Ured apd weary of the war ‘Tues, too, Wautan aruls- tice and a Convention, At the couclud on of Mr Alicn read the tollowiug; ADDRESS AND BhRULUTION 1. Mr. Van Allen, Secretary ‘ ka Sr, Van | | | we Contra! | ‘sree Committee appointed at the n ¢ held tn the wiby of New York on the ou of Juur, lod, prosent- jed w report, It congratulated the Pea e Deno- jerscy of the Bate wt the chanve thet bas taken pisce iv public opinion im faver of thelr proper ples Within che last three years, The calumny, bate, and even danger that formerly aticnded 9 dasem|- nation of peace principles has yiven Way tow feeling aud conviction of the justice of | their cans, which only requires orgemasstion iu order to make it effective at the polls Asan expression of the scatiments of the Poace Democracy, @ wet of resolutions were presented, of luupreased, that be sxnail | Which the following ts the substance : Revelecd Thet the cruntry bas bem mason’. of suet), wad forever after preserve ihe peace, He did uot purpose to lithe plan of reconciliation, One dthou wae the enormous publie debts of the | Gouth ; aud we are told that the North canuot and nie ld not deouwe this burden, and to assume that af rath would be to ite rep tiation, or ‘inereuse our burdeva to so unbesrsble extent, cact t@ res ' . Ntiow of all the States in the’ stvl to declare an arnalatioe, t) delileraw Ujor, aud ray Hesolved, That in case the Chicago Convention How.uate & War candidate there will be three candi ates of the auine party before the American peo- Pity and ne real same will be presented to the peo- pl. and this policy is to be earnestly deprecated, Resolved, That the Conventicn ist the despotism practiced by the A min checking free speceh and the libert fecbou of citizens, Resolved, That aaa free canvass te essential to the workings of the representative prine ple, a full ud impartial exercise of the liberties of the people, we will not tolerate the rule of martial law, of uuili- tary interference with elections, or suy more arbi- trary arrests af our citizens to the maintenance ot which we pledge our lives, our fortunes and our secred bonor Resvived, That Presiient Lincolu's reply to throw of alavery—is an alarming « bounden duty of the American tiles and exile, aud in the midst of personal indig- nittes and joss of } clared tor peace, and people Kesolved, That in order to render these senti- ments of the BF potent at the ¢ Democracy more effective and uyro Couvention, the members of tLe Cornu tie append their uames to the address as tolloway Dis ret. District. 1-Horatio (i), Onderdonk 17-1, R. Flanders, Y *. Is B.D. Cook 8 yhing Gay, = 19 Wi. G, Sanda 4 40-- Adam Fralick. b Sanne ‘ 21. O, Southworth, 6 Peter F er : Avery, & Theodore Martine, icholaa, 4 ON. HID Fowler, ¥— ber naudo W ood, lee. 1 Tanne Birdsall, . Van Allen, 11D. ©, Dosenbury, FP. c, Dinntuy, ly Jacob FB, Miller, N. E. Palace. 15D. W. Woolrey, Win. Bingham, 14 Wim, BP. scott -}, Pettibone, Ly Levi sinith, SLL. Le. Prete. 16 Oliver Keeae, When the foregoing resolution appointing a spe- clal delegation to Chicago tu furtherance of the peace issues was presented to the meeting, Mr. Luddtagton, of Oawego, ssid that the Democracy of the State had already duly appointed a delega- He bad full con- fidence in Governor Seymour, Johu A, Green and the other members of that delegation, and be was opposed to doing anything bere that would look like distrust of them, (Appleuse.) He moved to tion to the National Convention, trike it cut, Mr. Van Allen earnestly trust of the regular delegation, but eiimply _recom- mended the appointment of an Advisory Commtt- tee to represent the views of the poace wen of the Btate, The question was put,and the resolution declared out, the eayce evidently baving e large strike majority. Lhe other resolutions were adopted unanimous. ly, Whe weeting thon called for Mr. Wood, FESANDO WOOD'R EPrKCH. Fernando Wood, on being introduced, was @u- thusiastically cheered, When the applause had subsidet, he proceeded to apeak of the former Charlesion Convention and of bis prediction af the time that the retusal of that body to admit thelr delevation, of which he was Chairtoan, would voive lamentable consequences, Those consequen- cescame, Abraham Lincoln was elected, and seven states seceded, He bad no fears of a divie- fon at Chicayo, but if that body should disregard the populur will, in the universal demand for peace, aa Unhappy division would result, destruce ine 1 ve wud ruiious to our success as @ party, Mr. Wood then reded to describe the posi- m be as it wes now in com- condition when few ibe blewea angel of peace rapidly driving away the domouof war, He continued: Aesuming tot au aruistice would soun be declared by which th sides would cease fighting, he held it the duty of tue people Ww direct their attention at once to he great question of w final and eternal settle- ment of this sectional confict, The qnestion, he knew, was mirrounded with difficulties that re- quired a higher order of statemnanship than that which Loa onpinally framed the Federal Govern: ment, Questions were to be settled that could only be aujasted by aume nice philosophy Maplred frou above, Alter an armistice tust follow some te tical proposition, by which the sectiona shall be brought together In council, and that conven- tlon devine the ways and means by which the people of our beloved country can be agsia brourht together tn harmeulous polit- ren! Conourrer sud agree Npon some feauble and practical plan for the future pi rity, unity and power of Ameries, Muuy will think the re. establishinevt of sich relations Impossuble of ae- cowplsiment, Sir, Wood then proceeded to argue ‘ A jane forget and forgive soon, aud would he ¢ Ynced by each otber'’s bravery, and the ex- pens venors of d sagreement, may keep usin bonds He did not we these ev ly and proposed to remedy them by or the protny. payment of the bierest ® pot the pring pal without calling Upon the poople of eluber se Gou for « ingle b “ hey be done on and tobne y levying an export aber articles, suf- ri duty would be , d Awerica would pay @ siugte dolla, “Bow pay a dollar in gold tor # pound of cotton, she would readily accep! the tax we thus impored upon her, apd thenk us for it, Lois Wer hos producea gerious dilcuised with the wanufsctures and people of Eastaoc, He centoned at some length, by the aid of atasdbew, (0 prove this position Mr, Wood then referred to the Chicago Con voutou expresming the bope that birony peace platiow wonid moped, and thus the barmony and siceess of the party asmured tn November, He a9 we must prepare for the new order of things, The War Was avout to puke @way, and we must thak of the comin pacification aud the pro- yes of reconstruction, ‘This would require capac: F) patriotiom abd experience in Weeivil walke of lle.” dtshouid be Use win of the Democratic purty t+ place ju power ten of intellect and experience - | those who could binld up whas the war bad broken ; down, He hed confidence tm the deley 68 to the Chicago Couvention, believi that that body woud do that which was bast or the country. It were right to give to its generous confidence, and while not ¢: too much, yet be prepured to receive frow it au seknow of the necessity on jon of the policy af the party Raa peecs ond gunliaion? on arwisice and ——————— remonstrate ini stra. wt the press end anvil ing all the guaramters for the pro- he Contederate Peace Commiss oners—that peace shall not be established except on condition of the over- ure from the orlytnal priuciples aw the war, aud that it is the people tw hold in wrateful recollection all who have upheld, in base sroperty, those who have de- protected the Iibertion of the the motion, comtending that the resolution expressod po dis- SUN. PRICE ONE CKNT—IN GOLD, TWO CENTS IN CURRENCY, @ National Convention, in which the States in their fovereizn capacity sball be equally represeuted, and wit{ equal rights, At the meeting infront of the Syractiae Hotuse,. Judge Onderionk presided, This meoting was addressed by Col, Whiting, of Jefferson County, and Hon, F. A, Lawrence of Queens, Letters aym- path!ring with the objects of the meeting ware re. ceived from J. Bowie, of Maryland; J. Danforth, of Conn.; John G, Stiles of Penn. Rutger G, Mile ler, of Oneida ; Win, 2B. Lawrence, of R. Ly Judge Comatock, of Syracuse; James W. Bingteton, of Tiinola; Richard O'Gorman, F.C. Dinning amd T, 1D. Poptioh. Whole Me, Wood wan speaking the rejected reso~ lution war carried over to the Syracieo House \t a. Vhe vote at the Franklin Square mecting, tag i, was reconsidered, sad the resolution ared wlopted, Subsequently this vote was re- ovnaldered, aud the resolution declared lost. This evening a third meeting was held at Bhakes- peare Hall, aod before & o'clock the ball was ly pw hed, the galleries being filled with ledies. Mr. Hough presided, and the prinel was Rxdlovernor Weller, ot tiene! A and viewed at some length dhe history of the edminie- tration, denounced as arbitrary and ul jtu- tional many of Its acts, and expressed bi fa favor of au armistice and convention of States, be lieving that the poople of both sections want pease and are determined to have it , He was followed by Mr, Vallandiyham eud Mir, Jaycor, briefly, when the meeting edjourved. weet Call ter a Democratic State (onvention, Albany, Avg. 18.—At © meeting of the Derao- cratic State Central Cowal ttes, held iu this city te day, @ State Convention was called, to weet ip Ab bany om the 14th of September next, to nominate an electoral ticket and candidates for State oflicers, The Beat Race Poughkeepete. The race Lotwoen the four-oared boats the George J. Brown, of New York, and the Twilight, of Pitte- burg, for a stake of $1,000, which was postponed from Tuesday on account of the rough condition of the river, came off at 9 o'clock on Wednesday morning, tho boate starting from the opposite the city. George Ogden, of New ¥ acted as judge for the Brown, and James Hamill, of Pittsburg, for the Twilight. At the Upp steko. boat »® Mr, Guoderson acted as judge for he Browm, and a Mr, Lowls for the Twilight. Win. Wood, af New York, was tinal referee, The George J. Brows was the first to make ite appearance, the crew ware dreased in white, The Twilight was not long following, the crew were dressed In pink shirte ap ted cops, The judges at the lower stake-boat fone arguruent in regard to the inanner of sterdag the boats, the judge from Pittsburg preferred stare Ing thern by word, while the yudge for the New York boat chose the firing of a pistol. A tow was then made for the decision, the judge New York boat winning. A fine start was the bonts leaving at the same time A leaving the e-boat, the George J. Browa two. the lead, and maintained it throughout, coming tm an easy winner, The tirue occupied iy ro distance, five miles, was 83 minutes and 80 a 1 ‘The fastest time on record, (By Telegraph.) Poughkeepsie, Aug. 18.—The rece between tha Pittsburzh boat ‘Twilight’' and the boat “@iranger,"’ took place thie afternoon, the former being badly beaten, Time 86 minutes aad £0 seconds, Nows Items. (By Telegraph to the New York Sun.) Tux amount of U, 8. fractional currency im elzow lation Is $24,000,000, Tus subscriptions to the 7-80 loan, reported a the Treasury yesterday, amount to $1,166,000, Tusz District of Brandyw.ne has been tinued, and General Cadwallader ta ordered to th command of Philadelphia, ResvGers report that the rebels are conceutratiag a large force at Monroe, Arkansas, on the Wackite River, probably inteuded to operate agalogt Gen, Btecle, Tua Newton Lubr.cating O)1 Works, Mocbury, Mass,, were blown up and set on fire, yesterday, by the explosion of the boiler. A Jarge quantity of ofd was destroyed, Lows #24,000; insured for ¢16,00q, in Now York, ym A ricur occurred yesterday in the barby, of Philadelphia, on board the ship Lady Eauily Peale, which arrived from Londonderry the OK¥.6 beture. During the row, which was general, the bostewaia was stabbed in the neck, apd he bled te death. Auother of the crew is alleged to have infiicted the wound, The latter was stabbed iu the am wasteken to the hospital Ine dying couditen. Ten of the crew were arrested, cand LOCAL NEWS. | NEW YORK AND THE VICINITY, MiLrrany.—The excessive bounties that are now being paid by citivens for enbetituces, are ue. terially interfering with the recruittag operations of the Volunteer Coramittee, As high an ¢000 and #1,000 have been offered for substitutes, and Mr. Blunt declares that if this continues it will be use- leas for bim to try to fill the quote, He has nus relaxed his efforts, however, and ta steadily work- ing away, The daily average of recruits secured. is about twenty-fiva, a tnajority of whom are edb. atitutes, ‘Tho letter recently written br the officers of de 11th Reyiment to General Bandiord, requesting hi to resign Lecause he ordered the hundred<duy regi- meut out of the city and placed thetr cuolave! ta arrest, Was considered at the tine lmpertipent, aad the general hus placed al) the officers in arrest. Phe Goveruor has issued the following order an the subjects Ainant, Aug, 1& 1868, 1, The officers of the [1th Rezumeut, Netioued Guard of the Biate of New York, baving Lew laced urier arrest by Major Geuers! Charles M. sudford, commandi: ras Division, Nations’ Guard ot the Brate oi New York, for wusubordlaee ton, and they being respons! ble for the pubtic pry. perty in ther charye, the aring and sccoutrements of the Kesoment will be turned over to Detgedien Genera! James A, Farre!!, Commissary General or fhe tate, until further oriersy who will give the, Deocessary rece pis, 2, Hrigadier Genera! Joho Pwet, eommanding 4h Wrivede, Nutlonsl Guant vf the State of Rew York, is charged with whe promulgation aud eae. eution of Ua onler, By order of the Commander-in.Chief, Jou Tf, 8ruaGUe Adjutant Generesd General Rawlings chief of General Grant's sag, was, with bis lady, serenaded last night as the reg. dence of Colowel! Hillyer, im East 15th stress, It in understood that Governor Seymwur aud Colonel Townsend have been appointed 0 ovale, Mlentiaaad oy eat sei