The Nashville Daily Union

Peace Faction In Council.

From the New York Herald.

The State Committee, appointed at the peace meeting held at the Cooper Institute in the summer of 1863, assembled at the Astor House at noon yesterday, for the purpose of marking out their course for the Presidential campaign. There were some sixty persons in attendance, including men from New Hampshire, Connecticut, New Jersey and some other States, who came here to consult with the committee, also seven others from this city, who are not members of the committee, but were invited to attend. Their consultation was held with closed doors.

The meeting was called to order by Fernando Wood, and Judge Onderdonk was chosen chairman, and Mr. Sweet secretary.

A large number of letters were read from democrats—among them one from Hon. Mr. Richardson, of Illinois, advocating the peace doctrine, to the surprise of many present. Letters were also received from Hon. Mr. Pendleton, of Ohio, and other democrats from that State: several prominent democrats from Pennsylvania, also from the N. England States, as well as a number of the Western States. The writers of a number of the letters were men who, during the first two years of the war were set down as war democrats.

Speeches were made by several parties, including the Hon. Chauncey Burr and E. A. Lawrence, Gallagher, of Connecticut, and a general comparison of views by nearly all of them. One gentleman desired the committee to declare itself in favor of nominating its own candidate, and having no connection with the war elements of the party, or the Chicago convention; but this did not seem to go down very well. It was thought by many as sticking on technicalities and cutting their own throats. The general sentiment appeared to be to prevail upon the Chicago Convention, if possible, to nominate an anti-war democrat, or at least a person not committed to the war, and to adopt an out and out peace platform.

This view of the course they should adopt was concurred in by a large majority, much to the disgust of three or four active supporters of the straight nomination.

Fernando Wood was subjected to considerable cross-questioning. He was asked if he intended to support the nominees of the Chicago Convention. He declined to commit himself in advance of the meeting of the Convention. He was then asked if General McClellan was nominated there and placed upon a war platform would he support him? Mr. Wood again declined to commit himself, declaring that he preferred to wait and see what the Convention did. He had no idea that the Convention would bring about any such result. A great deal was said and done of this nature under the discussion as to whether they should take any steps to operate upon the Chicago Convention.

It was finally decided that immediate steps should be taken to get up demonstrations in different localities for the purpose of showing the Chicago Convention that the democratic party and the people were really for peace. In this conviction Mr. Gallagher, of Connecticut, announced that the democratic party of Connecticut would not support any other but a peace candidate on a peace platform, and that he was authorized by Thomas Seymour, of that State, to make that statement at this meeting.

It was finally resolved a mass meeting should be held in this city on Wednesday evening of next week, to express the views of the peace party and to adopt a platform, and, if thought advisable, send a committee of one from each Congressional district of this State not to ask admission into the Convention, but to prevail upon the delegates to adopt their platform. Nothing was said about their preferences as to candidates. Some of them outside unhesitatingly declared that they preferred Fremont to McClellan.

A finance committee was formed of strong financial men from Wall and William streets, most of whom were, on invitation, present, to raise money to pay the expenses incurred at the mass meeting. A committee was appointed on printing, another on speakers, and it was understood that they will get Vallandigham to speak if possible. The mass meeting is to be called by Judge Onderdonk.

A committee of seven was also appointed to select one man from each Congressional district to go to Chicago and present resolutions to the mass meeting for their approval, provided that it shall be deemed advisable when the time comes. That committee are Dinniny, of Steuben, J. R. Brower, Sherman and Lucius Wright, of this city; Van Allen, of Schuyler, and two others, whose names we did not learn.

The committee adjourned, and the business committee will meet on next Monday evening, at the Astor House, to conclude and perfect their arrangements for the meeting.

Fernando Wood refused to serve on any of the committees, giving as his reason duties in Congress.