The Sun (New York) Newspaper, August 30, 1864, Page 1

\ S UN. np THIRTY-FIRST VRAR. NUMBEX 10,029. 5 See The Latest News By Telegraph to the NV, ¥. Sun. Fort Morgan! 8 Surrender—-Ca ture of Gen. ~, Paige and all the Garrison Guns and Munitions. GENERAL GRANT'S ARMY. Rebel Loss on Thursday 5,000 Men. OUR LOSS ONLY 3,000. FOUR REBEL GENERALS KILLED. + ‘a NEW —=2= | the publication of news vainable to the enems., The steamer Lancaster was fired ‘nto fifteen miles Selow Notcbes on the 15th, by a battery of artillery, Three shots trick tbe boat. Notody hurt. The battory was supported by 500 cavalry, Gan. Bray- mond, commanding at Natches, sent a force in pursuit of the steamers Choek and Atlantic, report= ed captured by the rebels up the Yazoo river, but St ie ausereed thas they arrived safely at Vicksburg, with good cangors of cotton, A large number of prisoners bad arrived at Vicksburg, recently cap: tured at 15 cules back of Miliken's Bond, | Prem iitlton Heud— 4 Plot ta Aid the Pee | cupe of GOW Lebel Oficers. | Fortress Monroe, Atg. 8... The U. 8, transport fteatoer Fulton j Head, The E Ther rived tis afternoon trom Hi ton ef Hiton Head 20th inst, tt the Crescent (convoved by the pa. rep boat Admiral), with 600 rebel otlicers to be placed | under fire at Charleston, had arrived, The steamer Movements in the Shenandoah. | °°‘ *'e" 0% Cape Romsing was run in REBEL RETREAT LATEST FROM CHICAGO. Opening of the Convention. EVERYTHING MOVING SMOOTHLY. ke, ko, &e FARRAGUT, ADMIRAL Surrendcr of Fort Morgasa. War Department, Washington, August 2th Major-General Diz: The capture of Fort Morgan fe fully confirmed by dispatches from Generals | | @rang and Sherman, who derive their information | and from Mobile end Richmond papers. It appears from the following dispatch from General Grant to the President, just rece ved, that Fort Morgan was Cory Port, August 2, A. ent: Since my dispatch of this morning, I have re- ovived the Richmond Sentivex of the With, It contains the following dispatch + “The report of the surrender of Fort Morgan was Wows unexpected, and we wait an explauaion of ee unfortunate an occurrence." The press of Mobilo is bopeful and confident of Weir ability to bold th Fe Epwis M. Santon, Secretary of Wor SPCOND DISPATCH, 1 Washington, August 20,—Dispatches rece! ved in Waabingtun from “before Atlanta," state that At- lanta papers of the 27th inst. announce that Fort Morgan surrendered to our forcea, with all ite garrison, including Genera! Palge, guo® swuni- tons of war, dc, (Ry Mail.) The New Orleans Bisa «lates that Adin'ra! Parra- ~e gut hes g .ceeceu fu cbtulniog the services of the oman Who ai tie to loes for the rebel and he la wow engine! in taking them up. The Hartford er vessels thas were injured during the fight are betng put in pertict , and wil’ soon be ready to participate iu the ollunsive movements against Mobile. GENERAL GRANT. The Losses on Thareday, Mee. Washington, Aug. 29.—-A letter received from the Army of the Potornag dated yesterday, says: All is quict except the usual picket firing in front of the Ninth Corps, The firing on our right on Thureday and Friday, wes occasioned by a move- nent of our troops from one position to another, | which the enemy evidently did not understand, and were perhaps feerfi! that it meant another at- feck on the right at Heath's Blation, on the Weldon Railroad, Our total loss in the fight of Thursday will now, it is said, exceed 2.000, while that of the @nemy fs supposed to be abont 6,000, We still bold about four miles of the Weldon Railroad, and the portion abandoned by the Second Corps was effectually destrored., Deserters who came in yes- (erday gay that Gen. A. P. Bill's Corps, with two pivisions of General Lonpstreet's Corps, and the at Jeff. Dav 4 Levion, were the rebel troops engaged op Thuraday. News vin. Fortress Monroe. Port Monroe, Aug. 25,--Yesterday's Richmond popers admit the loss of dive Rebe! Generals, four Billed and one wounded, on the Weldon Ratlroad, Colonel Deut and Mre, General Grant arrived on the Baltiwore aisil steamer Goormana, Capt Pear- goo. Mrs. Grant left immediately ou the steamer @reyhouna for City Point. Oniy Eight Guus Lost. Washington, August 0.-Tr reported semi+ officially that we lost elvht gus in the engagement | ou Thuraday, on the Weldon Railroad, in conse quence of the sudden fal of rain rendering it Smn- possible to drog them of the horses w: svett and that they were spiked end otherwise disubleu previous to thelr being ebandoned. a A GENERAL SHERIDAN, Kedela Retrenting, ete. Washington, Aug, 29.-Lbe Iotent intelligence frow the Shen bh Valley represents chat a large part of the rebel force bas been withdrawn towards | Richmond. Kpwt M. @ravtos, Secretary of War, REOCOND DI atou, Washington, Avg. 20. lo ormaton recetved here from Halitown us inte as yesterday, states that the advance” his been sounded, and another buttle in We Valley is expecte:| und predicted, THILD DISTAT OB, Baltimore, Aug. 2v.—the following |4 a special fw the Aureroan: | Headquart ra, Middle Military Dirtaion, in the Preld, Aug. 2. hously-expected advance of our troops has at lem eommenced. Yesterday morning, at 4 o'clock, our gevalry started out, and commenced driving the moemy's rear guard, At 5 o'clock the infantry broke camp, and at 7 they had taken @ position in Mae of march, which was in three parallel columna From New Orleans, New York, Aug. 29. the heavy ground after | -The long-locked-for aud enx- Steamer Fung Bhuey, from Mew Orleans, 2181, arrived at thie port this mora- mg. Vie Cairo, however, we bave @ day later, (Rd) by the steamer McGill, Mr. T, M, Cook, cur- respondent of the New York Tigtap, and Mr, J. B. Chadwick, correspondent of the New York Tui- puma, both with Guu. Granger's command, have em ordered bayvad the Lines by Gen. Campy fer shore, and one rebel officer {s reported to have es- EDERAL purRastwiT, | “4°: The captain and second mate of the Cres cenb are iinp ed in the attempt to liberate the 60) rebel officers, and when the Fulton ief Mton Tleud, were being toed for their lives before o court-martial Late Lebel News. Eichmond papers of Friday aud Saturday last contsin Important tnformation, The news of the capture of Port Morgan by Farragut's forees ta fully oonfirmed by these Journals, General A. J. Smith te reported as aweep ong through easters a Mixsisaippt and Alabama. On Tuesday inst, one of our aiells explode: Alabama street, Atlanta, and acomflagration ensued, resulti in the de- ; struction by fire of a large portion of the city, Gen, | Sherman is said to be well supplied with food and ammunition, Our cavalry have done yreat injury | tothe rebel rairouds, Gen, Early hea been or- | dered beck to Rich, +. Tho rebels are very sore j over the lose of the Weldon road, and uy very ittle concerning the batile on Thursday, Our troops trom Kuc xville mace a raid last Mouday on Rogersvillg capouring the place with mcn. prison- era, Moseby baa hung thirty of our mea in Clark ounty, Va. for burning how General Forrest, atter bis raid on Memphia sent the following official report to General Maury : Hikusxanvo, Auguat 21, I attacked Memphie at 4 o'clock this morning, driving the enemy to his fortifications, We killed and captured four hundred, capturing their entire camnpy with about three band horses and mules, Washnburne escape lin th a of the morn- ing, leaving his clothea behind, loss is twenty kuled and wounded. N. BR. Fornest, Major General. D. H. Mauny, Major Geveral, A special dispatch to the Mobile Apveztioma from near Aberdeen, on the 24th, says the enemy | burned Asheville last nicht. Their advance forces passed through Holly Rprings tha morning to- werds Lagrange, Ther wagon train crossed at orford Inet night Ast were about crossing yosterdas, Chaliners fired tnto ther infantry forces eude@ sharp slortmish tewk place, He captured three wagons apa tearny aud five prisoners. Gur loss, 20, The pursuit was renewed thie morning. Bristol, Tenn, Avg. %4.—Three hundred Yan kee cavalry dashed int oravi lle on the Qtat, and captured Hon. J. Heskell, C.K, BShielda Col, Walder, Captain Clay, and nineteeu pr. vates, They retired tn the direction of Boan'’s Btation, Mobile, Aug. YA.-—Port Monzan is in the enemy's hands, Whether eurrenierec, or blowo up or evacuated, is unknown, Tiereare confieting re- ports but nothing reliable, A flag of truce boat visiled the enemy's upper fleet toeday, Tbe Fede- ral Ssenange Mts not having arrived, nothing was cinplisued, wy e aavans bh News anya two or three parties of } al’ens bove been captured while attempting to es- cape ty the enemy at Pulaski, aod any oore bave gone t) Carolina to avoid Governor Brown's ea- rol. og officers, The strats to which the rebela are put for aol- | dicuey 18 Clearly rated by the order receutly os sued by Governor Clark, of Miesiasipp . Tle says + “T have this day issued my proclamation calling on | all white males trom sixteen to fifty-five years of | age, capable of bearing arma, to assemble forthwith acon, Granada, or Okalona, to repel our inva- dere." The only rsons not liable under this sweeping conscription are, one clerk for each court, | one sheriff for ench county, the legislative depart- YORK TUESDAY, AUGUST 39, against federn! merohantmen. Counsel for the do- feudants objected that there was no cage, Inasmuch as the sctual enlistment took place out of the United Kugiom, The point was rourval, The jury found the defendants guilty, bui judgment Was roserved unt.) ‘he oljertions raised Luve been dee'ced by # superior court. The news of Grant's repulse at Peter bur: caused an improvement of about 3 per cent. in federate loan, The Moesine Stam says, that at Potersburg the | Federals have again auffered one of those disastrous repulses which would be anffictent te disstist with the war most nations except thove of Anglo-Sexon blood, The Times thinks Gen, Grant wt!) not abandon | | the campaivn. Such a confession of failure would } throw abliehton his own reputation, and would | injure the Presidemt tn his electoral seberne | | toe London Timm of the toth, contains the f!- lowing In {ta City Article + The sceonnts from Germany rhow that the de. | mand for United States Bon !* hae not experienced the aliphtest liminution, The parcels brought to London by the weekly steamers and tranam tied to Prankfort, are absorbed we (ast as they arrive at | te es which yielt a goad profit’ to the importers, | Bach successive fall neoma to be regarded by the | exiating holders almost with gratification inatewd of distuay, since they apparentiy entered in no | dowht of ultimate payment in full, and consequent. ly consider that each decline simply enables then: to increase their acqu sition of securities foreed off by the Americans ats tremendous eacrifice, the momentary pressure of circumstances, They rely thatthe bonds are inherently worth par, and he who luvesied at 60, regards a decline to 40 but ue an excellent opening to buy more, ao as to make | an average price of 60 for a holding which be feels convinced Will, in # moderate time, bring bim back 100, In the present tnood therefore, of these invest. ers, a fall to BU or 20 would only be an tocrease of geideu opportunitics, mish Kors, Dispatches frown Belfast to mikivight of the 16th Atycust, representa that the riots still continued Without the slightest chauce of abating. The great- est excitement prevatied. Business was suspend ed and all houses closed, Several dreadful con- flicts had taken place between the police and the mobs, The police bad fired and wounde! about 80 peraons -2 mortally and kil'ed 8. There were nearly 6 persons tn all wounded by gun-shots, There were 1,900 infantry, 2 troops of ewvalre, aud $50 constables on duty The navy ing challetyred the abip carpenters (Oran: ) # pitched battle, the latter broke into the enn shops anc armed themselves with guns and pistola Sel- ders bad takea possesion of the gunpowder stores vent the'r falling into the hands of the moh ‘sandy Bow" 1mob assaulted the Koran Gath- ovie mill girls going to their work, and the nd mob cid the aime with the Protestant girs. The Catholics held @ meeting and eppotr vdep- Ntauon to Dublin to require Government to appoint Commissioners to govern the town, as they had ee nthe Magistrates, A aubseription for the purchase of fire-armns was alan ket on foot, The Roman Cathohe Bishop bad issued an addreas calliag on the Catholics not to participaie ju the riott Wut to exercise the greatest forbearance, A.liitional forces were being sent to Belfvat, and it Was expected the rioting would goon be put down, TUR DANISH QU RATION, Tho diaposition of the Duchies ceded by Den- mark, excites increased distrust and suspicion ' among the German Powers, Will of Heser, bad revived an old ceded claim for the Duchy of ssueuberg, and had presented a memorial to the rmanic Diet naking a formal demand to that effect, [t will be recollected that he only renounced bis name to the crown of Deumark | and the countries attached to that kingdero in fae | vor of Lis sister, the wile of King Charl «Upon | condition of the integrity of Denmark beng re- apected, This condition not having been filfille Prince Frederick Wilham conmivers bis renune Cons | | ment to The Prince Frederick | | tion no longer valid, The Duchy of Lauenbery had | been occupied by Hanoverian troops, and when the | sutject was brougut before the Hanoverwin mins try by the Prussian government, the act was d | vowed, but it is remarkable that the troops w | not withdrawn, Liverpoo! 18,—The Belfast riota continued flerce- ly yeeverday, with much injury te person aud pr: perty. To-day they have apparently subsided, the | rioters beiug overawed by the strong military furce ) io the chy. ment, one commiasioner for cach police dist for Commercial News, ind'gent families, public mi'lers aud physicians | Cotton dull and quotations barely maintained ; over forty-five yeavs ot ave, The penalty attacned | to non-compliance with this mild gemand, {a arrest aud court-martial for desertion, From Europe. Feur Daye Later News. The steamships New York, from Southumpton August ljth, andthe Edinburgh, from Liverpool | 17th, and Queenstown 14ih instant, arrived as this | port yesterday, The news is four days later, By the Brazil Mail we learn thet on the esth of July news was received at Bapla that the rebel cruiser Florida, {n company with the Electra | Fpirk, bad just captured the Federal mervient- hoard, and au extremely valuable cargo, The | Florida took ont the treasure, and portions of ber | earvo ond hererew, The vesuol and cargo, valued at £2,000, were then aet fire to aud destroyed, The Florica was spoken on the 17th of July, in lat. 24, 15N, long, 81) 53 We by @ Vessel arrived at Liv- The one that comes nearest to itis the Intreyn Capt, Winsor, which left thia port on the sth | April, sod California slippers are incline | heve that ehe ia the vegse! allided to abc vdon Saceetsa Leet ves the name ¢ sebolwa-DbL @ that of the captured states that she was over auled of Meaco (probabiy Macayo), but gives no date, The news ts duted Baba. daly 2& ant reached Ragtind be telegraph from Lisbon, Nothing Leen beard here of the Toirepid since ahe sailed hence, The Federal steamer & to arrived at Pal- roouth August 1% from «¢ , aniamled aguin, but on the 16th, having run down oll the Start the Norwegian brig Ceres, saving ber crew, put into Plymouth, The Bacramento was pot Catnaged. A large and eplendid steamer, supposed to be a blockade runner, bod sppowied va the weet coms of Treland, near the mouth of the Siannon, Lt was reported that she arrived to convey ® cargo of clothing to the Confederacy, Another case under the Foreign Enlistment act was tried at the Liverpoo! Assizes, Two merchants named Jones and Highat, were charged with hay- ing enlisted men to serve on board the Confederate cruiser Georgia, It was proved clearly that both the defenisnt# bad envayed seaman to join the Japan at Greenock for voy to China, Japan" Leing the name under which the Georgia got out of the Clyde, [t was also shown that Jones was when the Confederate colurs were hvisted on board the vessel off the coast of France, and the ook te aie tr a rie | man Iinflcean Nicholas Falls, bound from Califor- | nia to New York, having $76,000 in mpecie on ! sales of two days, 15,000 (ncluding 4.500 on specu- lation and for export. Breadstutfs dull and tending downwards, Provisions quiet and steady, Petro- leum finn, | London, 18,—Consola closed at 89, a 39%; T- Vnols Central shares d6a45 Giseount; Erie Suares 40ud2, News Items, (By Telegrap) Tar latest official reports from General Sherman represent that thus far bis recent movements to oc cupy the rebel lines of supply have been successtul, SrravEn ma Uoyd was gunk thirty miles be- low 8t, Louis, on Buturday, Ble wre $15,000 ; insured, #18,509, ‘Tax total annount of subscriptions to the Seven. to the New York Sun) valied af sn reported to (he Treasury to dale is The eubseriptions to the Ten-Forties yesterday, were $4 Tar Union men of Uiliard Co. Ky. gave a bar- | becue at Dlandville, on Friday : ume 2,000 pecp'e uous to Cairo, ‘Tus guerrilla Jake Bennett, with twenty-four men, dashed into Owenshors, Kyou evening, killed three negro soldiers ant a leuten- | ant of the Third Kentucky cave! They set on | fire the wharf boat containing two thousand on Baturda lars worth of stores, By “lor ued only fif teen minutes, and was purvied by the Mome Guard, Tus U, 8. steamer Conne Comman.ter Almy, arrived at Boston yesterd m the Bouth- ern coast, where she delivered to the diferent | squadrons 650 wailora, Shelef& °25 of them with | Admiral Parragut's squadron, buying arrived tn | good timo, a few days ufier tue heavy battle in Mor | bile Bay, where the men were wuch Wanted to General Intellizence. (By Matt to the ‘New York Sun.) Tur National Bank Currency issued Jast week mounts to $1,077,050, Total to date, ¢45) 125,100, Jorn Dar, of Wetley, Me. lost seven of Lis nine children, within @ space of two woeks by dyp- | theria, At one time four were siok eud three deud tn the house. Tas folks in , Louis are baving ® lively dance df tee tam mow feven annsumdes ks'* , supply the places of the killed and wounded, | cursion aa the 1864, porte!" fron the Past, escaped from the fo which they had been kept, and after @ three days’ ad st | 5: @ccounts not been recaptured. ishing touches to the exterior of the mage nifiven pitol were given on Friday. Tt is now compicted, and sinnds a proud monu> Acverican skill and mechan'sm, belght of the dome from the ground, on the east | front, 19 28) feet, and about L70 feet from Pennsyl- vania Avenue, Tux Taunton Gazerre mentions the death of a boy at thaty caused by frequent bathing ta \ impure water, He absorbed the poisom through the shiny sbecoases formed, and be died after two | weeks aickpe Sach cases are not uncomrmuon where boys bath in ponds that depend t a » ihe rang and not ou springs. ‘ py of water ieY #easoas the Water becomes corrupt and poison. | 8! Yor vt Muse inser at Hrisezmumam iasued an order toni» ng express rallrowt or other for. Wandin companies from forwarding or delivering arts powder or ammunition of any kind within ue iso. the States of Ohi, Indiana, Dipole an! Michivan forthenext acty daya without « m headquarters ¢ alec prohibiting deslors y articies from selliug the same within this o Urau Tetnanarn tell us of the following singular accident ; party of tadies and genes men were recently the aubjecte of a remarkable and cad acchoeuse near Attrora, in the Serra Nevada, They were cross ng @ ravine in a four-horse wagon, + wWater-epout burst in the mountains and rushed down, sweep.ug them before it, Mra, Med- bury, Mr u and three children were Grown. ed, The x men, four in number were badly brutaed, butaaved, The horses were drowned and the wagon dashed to atoma, Tak following i« the addrees made by Admiral Bichanan to hs men on board the ram Tennessee, on the morning of the 6th tnetent when be dis- covered Admiral Farragut's feet approaching the bay; “Now, meo, the enemy te coming, and I want you t do your duty; and you shall not have it to say when you leave this vessel, that you were bot near enough to the evemy, for I will meet them, and then you can fight thet alongside of their own @hipa; ane © 0 fall, lay me on one side, and goon with the twit, and never mind me--but whip and aink the Yankees or fight unul you sink your. elves Lut de not surrender," As expedition consisting of @ portion of the 75th Ohio reviment, yanios Band D, 4th Masa, Ca- valry, and one piece of artillery from the 8d Rhode Island regtient, the whole under the command of Col. Harris of the 75th, lately started from Magnolia, Fis, tomakearald, The column reached Btark without fighting, and at that place cdostroyed @ rail- road train and captured a large quantity of mereh- se and supplies, ‘They then proceeded to exville, and while there was @urprised by of Dickinaon's rebel force, A fibt ensued Jung in the capture of our men, and the p.ece of aridlery, wad the recapture of all the property. The Chicazo Convention. fSpecial Correspondence of the Sun.) Tremont House, Chicago, Aug, 2%, 1864.— To wey that Cuieago is full, crowded, overflowing with persona who have beem drawn hither by the Convention, gives but e partial idee of the throng that Gills every portion of the city. It fs estimated that at lonst Afty thousand atrangera are here, and s.nve the hotels are able to accommodate not more than one-fourth of that number, {t is uot difficult to determine how the balance fare, Sleeptug-room on a floor is regarded us a luxury, and those who fre not fortunate enough to find such ae. commodationsy are obliged to “camp out" doorsteps and on the eurb-stones, The Conservative: McClellan Convention mass-meet- on ing yesterday was the largest and most en- thusinstic political gathering ever held in Chicago, The immense erowd wags addressed from five standa around each of which dense mass of people congregated, burraling for McClellan all the Uine, All the tnd.cations, at (he present time, point to the botmination of “Littie Mac? om the first ballot. With the exception of Maryland and Ohio, he will receive twosthirds of the vote of most of the other delevations, The hostility of those who oppose bim is solely owing to the peave proclivities of the dele- Mar.lun! is particularly belligerent in ye yegee of certain orders tasued by McClellan while in command of the arn which they allege were grosely laconsistent with their idew of the priv oples that ought to characterise @ Democratic cundidate for President, The recognized leaders of the peace party —Vallundligham, Long, Wood, ete. are less hosle, aud while they ere anxious for the triumph of thelr peoullar Views, avow their determi- pation to #ipport Whoever the convention may ro nominate, Up t) this morning there was es) coumderable disaffection emong the Now York delogatton om the McClellan question. Last night they beld @ prolonged seasion, at which several able speeches were made, Gov, Se\mour reiterated Lis determination not to bee candidate, and declared that McClellan is the cho'ce of a majority of the party and therefore eu- tiled tothe nomination, The delegation remained in session unt! a Jate hour of the night, and fually adjournes over untl! nine o'clock to-morrow morn: log. Ttis now understood that they will vote ase unit forM Clellan, The withdrawal of Seymour, F limore, Perce, Guthrie and Nelaon, all of whom have # ei thelr preference for McClellan, leaves the peace purty entirely witiout @ candidate, and wn} erpool, were present, Kesolutious were adopted in favor, weasusel o large number of the milder peace ihe above news is vague and conteadictory, | of the suppression of the rebellion aud furnishing | Dorcerats tochanwe their design of supporting « | Accorfing to one acconnt the esptired ship was | men and means for that purpose, The meeting was | MActly representative man, The action of pedo hech Rare Frsneieeo 0 A nace we | very enthumastic, Similar n igs are te be heli | 8 airy particntarly, Bas} ud & creat tendency ey no et \p of that nam i the €, nin trac in other counties of Kentucky and Muasouri contig. | (bring thera over to MoClellau's standard, The character of the platform upon which the cans didate shall be placed, causes almost a8 much dia. nomination itsell, The pease men present a determined front on this subject, and dey clare that if the Convention will not accept @ nomi, nee of thelr choice, they must be conciliated by the wioption of a plattorm embracing their views, In thin respect it in probabic they will be gratified to # meextent, While the Convention will not tolere &te an unconditions! peace it ls quite probable that an armistice will be recommended for the pur. pose of 4 general atercbange of Views between the two sections, With a View ty a peaceful adjustment i the war question, Tu widition to this they will probably unite upon Pendleton of Obio, Etheridge of Tex Richardson of Diinoig a@ the can- diast Prewdeut, for Vice By this means it ia ight that the peace mea will acquiesce in the nomination of MeClellan, The caubiron is wtill boliug, however, aud to-morrow may place the “stusbhon 4 an enurely different aspect. P, B, BY TELEGRAPH, Opening of the Convention—speech of Aas gust Belmont, Chieazo, Aug. %—11 4, M,—The Wigwam is densely crowded, although the cunveutica will not Le called ve order for an heur ver She svetion | day, the Nadeusl {ror ONE CENTHIN GOTE TWO CENTS IN CUMRENG ofthe amphitheatre o apart for ladies anu gon Wemen |e flel to overtiowing. The day is bright and cool, and immense thronys of people not ia vored with tickets are Jutbered on the outside, ou the shore of the Juke. The miwic is furmeled by Gis. tmore's splendid brass band, of Hosm. A porion of the auditory without seats, wuers (he peopie are densely packed, hae just given 4), anu nurmler were precipitated to the groin, tance of tem or fifteen feet, Nobody was ser cusie hug and vould humor prevailed over the aus Governor Seymour, Mr. Vallandighem, Mr. io venicn and other prominent mon were receive wilh mace erous cheers as they entered the building. SROOND Dish \ Tou. TL, Aug, 20. At 19 o'elook, neon, to« Democratic Contention wagcall+ Chieay G1 order by Aivgist: Belmont, Chairman of the Nabowal Dery oath: Commit ec, who spoke ae follows; Cevlernon af the Ve h . Denioerntie the teen eratio 3 puny Dating wid Vice Preat. deney « Vite tak. at moet dificult and arniuoue haa by tb of our civil war med oan sod reepone bility uot Never since the hae there heen an whieh were traught ¥ ith mo: reoulte th e which mw b Tow arde you, thovent the anxiow dou!te, Woe only of millions ot Amerten tela ot every lover ee aie t the In vour hante tee wader tl we Picvidencethe future of this I years ot miscale by @ sectional, tar ipt party, hare b-oug! our country « seotruim. The past the presen: yut warolnew of thea astious comequencvs which woud befall \ Mr. Lincoln's te-@lection whould be mace pore)! our went patriotien and unity. The Vitable resulla of euch ® calamity must be the utter disintey ration of our Whole political and rocwal ay stems aiid bloodshed and egarcay, with the great problems of Hleow) progress and {-xovernment jeopardized tor renerations wwe, The Amerenn pecpie fave at inet awaken to the conviction that a chan: eof po fey and adminis tration can ule will ruch co thi rt of foru, provided you will @ tried patriot who tas to the Union and t that you pledee him hallowed Laportane ry efort apd our power, Letua at the vere outact ings bear in mind that the dissen-ior tlanal Democratic Conven © elpal eau which ga the hauds of our oppo fall a ain tito the » ye offer rocee: of the leet ot she Pelu- nmene tuo to the alia: of var county Ge sacritioe ot our pre judices, opinions and ¢ ‘ious, however gear and jong cherished they may be fran the Moueot that they thieatea the hermeny and Halty of aetion ao Indirpensable to our succes Ve are bere, not as W Derorrata iby but ie C.tie ene Lhe whee willatilve cad Iabo © lass to bring backs to ite jormer greatne® aud prosperity without ony rin Kk i toe bl deut com. ation that o we de, e and disint ed by mde fon and tore t ur Gell = ons, and uncer th the Almighty, the Sacies CAGE Uf Lhe | bivuys thy Cons ituion, and the lawa, must preva! over tauati riu and treavom, Mr, Belmont was enthusiastically applauded dure Ing the delivery of Nis addroas, Tlou. Willlsua Dgler, of Pounoylvavia, was chosen temporary ebairman of the Couvention, and upon taling the chair, made a brief address expressing his confs donce !n the wite deliberations of the Conventions and tn the success of ftanomince, At the conolue gion of hia remarks he introduced the Rev, Dr. Clarkson, of Chteago, who offered up a prayer for the apecty return of peace, and the permanent hape piness of the country, Gov. Byler acknowledged the he upon him, in elevating bom to pr over # cunvention towards whic American citizens looked for the adopilon of means to securo the welfare of their country, The term. nation of Democratic rule was marked by a disan- lution of the Union, and « fierce war betweea the extreme wen of the North avd South, In whien civil Lterty has been juiper tied, and ovw pulitleat fabric brought to the verge of ruin, Aud now, after three years of wai, und afer two millions of meu bad been callod to the held, the Lopes of the restoration of the Union the ol ject cear to al hearts are !n no wise improv The mou in eu. thority, blinded by fauatioin, are incapable of edopUng the means to resue our whole country: from ‘ta present deplorable condition, The over, row of the pressat admiuistration by ballot, and the inauguration of another, is essential for the set- thement of our troubles on w constitutional basis honorable to the North, South, East end Wess, The Convention has met to devise measares for the fogrustion of such an administration devoted to the maintenance of civil eud political Lberty, and the relogation of ali difficulties uot to the sword, bus to the people and the states, the ultimate deponltue ries ol power, On motion, Mears, EB. O. Perrin, G. M. To'vers, and Moses Sirong, of Wiscoudn, were appomicd temporary Secretaries, The list of delegates was then called, by States, As each chairman presented the crecentius of hie delegation, be waa welcomed with loud appiause, A Tilden, of nee York, tiwved that one dete. gate be oppointed by each delegation, to report reg. oludons 4 r the considerat) a of Ne Convention aud that all resolutions be reerred to maid Come mittee, without debate, Carmed, t Mr, Cox, of Olio, moved that the Committees oa Organization be jvstricted to report rules for tbe government of the Convention, aod that, in the Meant.nec, the vt the last Convention be adeptel, Corr r, Powell, of Ky. rtated that the contesting del- Oyales trom Liat Buste had agreed and were humo. nious ju this Convention, He rose therefore, to move that a member from each deleyatiaa p pointed on the Committee on Resolutions ; hey were to have but one vote, Carried, bir, McDougall of Callforuia moveu that there be wimitiedto the convention not to exeecd ibree gentlemen, knowa to the members of the Dm cratic party, from each of the several torritone guid delegates to be periuitted to participate un bate, but without poser te vote Gen'l, Morgan of Ohio, moved to amend by ex. © temporart a mafority % ite tending the privilewes the iesolution te delegates from the utheru — Besies and District of Columbta, Mr. Mi Dougall accepted the amendment, Mr, Tilden, of New York, onpoved the revolut¥on ae it was manitest that noventionan cau be + signated by the Convention who eamn "yore ited to us, and they way or may not cant @ constituency, It might be otherwie In recand to the torittor There may be penUianen from them ae. credited as we are, But under all thee cicumetances the adoption of such a reselation woud, an hide jade. t. be productive only 01 elou and disorder, “ted On motion, the reanlution «as reterred to the Com. mittee on Credenitaly A communication signed J b. Biddle, ehatrman er the Louletana Priegution, sas /ece.veds vesting tortie that his colloaguas wo petty accredited delevates scsucing which, the Natlou- froma Loulslany votes ‘ a! Committee had refused them thekets of ads Kelened, aaoeed Gov Wickliffe, of Ky. handed up two letters, which wore read—one trom JohnW. Laathers, aud the other from J. Kk, Buchauan, both delegates hen Kentucky fo which they expiain their absence by saying thas they are the vietin« of milltary despotiem —arrea without cause, Unprisoned, and denied resort tu the legal mousuies pumanteed by te lawa of che Btw aud the Constitution to establish thefr {unocege bey profes ines: devotion to the Deiwoerat: Cause advise the adoption of a Pewe piutfors, aud ase (Continued en lant ase ’