The Chicago nomination.
Judging from the tone of the
Northern papers, the chances are that the nomination at
Chicago has fallen upon
General George B. McClellan, the "Little Napoleon," who made such a rapid change of base on the
Peninsula below
Richmond in the summer of 1862.
The New York
Herald of the 27th has a dispatch from
Chicago, which says that the New York delegation met with a perfect ovation on their journey from
Detroit, and that every demonstration closed with cheers for
McClellan.--
Thayer, of
Troy, several times asked the crowd who they wanted nominated —
Seymour,
Fillmore or
McClellan ! and the cry was emphatically
McClellan in every instance.
The correspondent adds: "The only opposition to Little Mac is from the two Woods, Valladingham's body-guard, and
Singleton, of
Illinois.
The Woods do not pretend to speak for the
East, but are constantly asserting that the
West will not support
McClellan.
Vallandigham is considerably toned down; but some of his delegation are still rampant."
Another dispatch says: ‘"The whole tide appears to be for
McClellan.
Every hour reveals additional strength, and from quarters where it was supposed he would meet with bitter opposition."’
Northern papers of the 28th ultimo say that the
Peace Democrats are in favor of
McClellan, while the
War Democrats support
Dix. It remains to be seen whether the peace or the war men have a majority in the
Convention, and we shall not be kept long in suspense.
The platform is the main point; and it can hardly be expected that a party favoring
McClellan will fail to insert a plank looking to a continuation of the war if reconstruction be not possible.
A Chicago correspondent of a Northern paper writes; "The contest over the planks may cause a change and confusion in regard to the candidates.
If there is any trouble, it will arise over the platform and not on the candidates.
The consultations on this point have not been definite enough as yet to foreshadow the precise position of the two elements."
A deserter who came into
Petersburg yesterday morning stated that
McClellan had been nominated at
Chicago.
Northern papers of the 30th inform us that no nomination was made on Monday, showing that this deserter was talking of something about which he knew nothing.
We received last night, through the courtesy of
Captain Hatch, our files of Northern papers, and we judge from the tenor of their articles that
McClellan and
Guthrie will certainly be the nominees.
