The New York Herald Newspaper, July 6, 1868, Page 3

THE PRBSIDENGY, National “ Democratic Convention. Horatio Seymour Declines to be a Candidate. His Selection as President of the Convention Certain. Sanford E. Church the Choice of the New York Delegation. Chief Justice Chase’s Views on the Suffrage Question. MBBTING OF THE COMMITTER ON ORGANIZATION. This committee met on Saturday evening, in pur- euance of the resolution of the Convention, and after appointing Heister Clymer, of Pennsylvania, to act as Chairman, and W. H. Richardson, of Illinois, Secretary, proceeded to the election of permanent officers for the National Convention. The first vote taken for President resulted in eighteen for Gover- nor Seymour, of New York ; for ex-Governor Bigier, Pennsylvania, six; J. E. McDonald, Indiana, twelve, and General James B. Steadman, Louisiana, one. In the next vote Governor Seymour was chosen, the friends of Bigler casting their full vote for him. . The New York delegate voted against Seymour all through, having been, as stated, instructed by the Governor to do so, as the latter declared his decided ebjection to accepting the position. The only chosen Dames as yet made public are as follows: Goevernor H. Seymour, New York, President. Louis St. Martin, Louisiana, Permanent Vice Pre- sident. David M. Wilson, Illinois, Permanent Vice Presi- dent. (Other vice presidents names not yet given.) E. A. Moore, ———, Permanent Sergeant-at-Arms. W. H. Kennard, Louisiana, Permanent Secretary. E. 0. Perrin, New York, Permanent Reading Sec- retary. —— Strong, Wisconsin, Permanent Reading Sec- retary. — Gaskill, Georgia, Permanent Reading Secre- tary. (And others). The committee recommended the adoption of the rules of the Convention of 1864 for the guidance of the present assembly. There was some discussion as tothe two-thirds rule, but eventually the dele- gates decided in favor of its adoption without any reference to supposed preference for any of the Pre- eidential nominees. The committee soon after ad- Journed to meet again this morning at nine o'clock. THE COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS AND PLATFORM organized Saturday evening also, and after a af wt Gelay, on motion of General Preston of Kentucay, Mr. Henry C. Murphy of New York was called to the chair, and General Preston appointed Secretary in ‘accordance with a resolution to that effect proposed by Edward Cooper of Tennessee. A number of reso- lutions were then proposed and debated, but no action was taken upon them, but a committee was sppointed to and arrange the subjects which are intended for debate, soon after which a motion to adjourn to this morning was carried unanlmousjy. Subsequently the motion to adjourn ‘was reconsidered, and Mr. Murphy presented the sudjoined series of resolutions, designed by him amd his coadjutors of the sub-committee as a fitting platform on which to place the democratic party before the country in the coming Presidential con- test. The resolutions, as subjoined, were read and heartily approved of by a large majority of the committee, but definite action on them was post- poned until this morning. ‘The democratic party, in national convention as- sembied, ganuing ever by the constitution asthe foundation and itation of the government and the guarantee of the liberties of the citizen, recog- oi as consequences of the late civil war the ex- of slavery and of the heresy of secession, ‘with the return of peace, demand:— Ferst.—The restoration of all the States to their hts in the Union and the restoration of civil gov- ernment to the American people. : ah a for all political offences and th regulation of their citize! Permanent e the elective franchiss in the States by ns. ‘Payment of the national obligations in strict accordance with their terms. —Taxation of government bonds to the same extent that other property ts taxed. currency for the government and the people, the laborer and the office holder, the pen- sioner and the bondholder, in the administration of the supremacy, discontinuance of inquisitorial modes and collecting internal reyenue, so that of taxation may be equalized and less- credit of the government increased, the made and the national debt funded at a lower rate of interest. Seventh.—The reform of abuses in administration, from abro- shall command and furnish an exam an encouragement to r le struggling for national integrity and constl- Putonal liberty. Separate resolutions are devoted to thanks to goldiers and sailors and to President Johnson. COMMITTER ON CREDENTIALS, ‘This committee held its meeting in Irving Hall on Saturday evening, but, beyond choosing a chairman and secretary, transacted no other business of im- portance. They also adjourned to this morning, to ‘meet in Tammany Hall. GOVERNOR SEYMOUR. Notwithstanding the previously ezpressed uawil- lingness by Governor Seymour to act as permanent President of the Convention, when notified of his election at the Manhattan Club on Saturday even- fing he accepted the position and immediately set to work to prepare his speech. He is staying at the Fesidence of Mr. Van Buren, in Ninth street. CONVENTION NOTES. The snap snd vigor which marked the discussion of the Presidential question on Saturday were more or less wanting throughout the sweltering hours of yesterday. The weather played the deuce with politics and paper collars and took the starch out of all de- Date. Conversation loses its salt when the weather Jones its temper, and what would be finished and for- cidle with the thermometer at sixty-five is incomplete and languid when the mercury touches ninety, Yet all over this great city no other topic appeared worth a row of pins beside this of the next succession in the government; all were alike interested, from the tardy toller who moves heavenward with a load of bricks to the Dives of Fifth avenne. The govern- ment of the people by the people, and go forth, must always create this widespread interest in its exiat- ence and ite changes, ana therefore it occurred that even through the torrid Sabbath men talked as well as they coum between the intervals of using a handker- chief and a palm leaf fan of who shall win and who @hall jose in the great scramble of next fall, The weather @ bore, but politics can never be. The Political kalMoscope ean never exhanst its varie? pnd endless phasge: but now that the shifting figures NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, JULY 6, 1868—TRIPLE SHEET. exhibit a character of serious magnitude men’s Democratic Convention, but, in the language of the Commentators, “it was no go.” His face was sallow Pair of pendulums which had record the noiseless march of time, His feet hung down like a pair of old boots thrown across a clothes:line and his head hung down: in abject Obelsance to-the potent power of the solar rays. His tormenter, like himeelf, was @ dele- Gate, besides being a bore. Both were Western men and supposed to be Pendletonian; but the un- happy. oné was so utterly indifferent to évérything except the heat that no effort on the part of the other eould arouse debate, and thus the colloquy began and ended, the suffering delegate rendering Dis monosyllabic answers with a prolonged grunt, “What chance do you think Chase bas to-morrow?” “Demo.” “Well, do you suppose Hancock will have much of ashow?” “Hell.” “Pendieton, after all, I believe, will be the man of that Convention. We al) go for him.” “Fire! “Well, I was told to-day that Seymour does not really mean to decline @ nomination if he recetves it.”” “Snakes.” A long pause ensued after this latest laconic utter- ance of the melting mortal on the stoop, and his questioner began to turn over in his mind whether there might not bea depth of meaning in the phrases to which his own comprehension was a perfect stranger, and ultimately concluded to say:— “Judge, guess you're right about Seymour. Snakes somewhar and they'll hiss to-morrow. Swar 1 be- lieve Seymour means some ely business in the Con- vention, and in that Tammany ring there are some mighty mean men, so mean, by G—4, that you could take their svuls and the soule of a dozen like em put ’em on the point of a needle, and leave room for fifteen fiddlers to dance there.” “Bout right,” replied the Judge, stirred up fora solitary moment to extend his remarks to two sylla- bles, but again relapsing into his sorrowful taci- turnity. To his inexpressible relief a storm came at last and saved @ ght of the democratic party. HURRAH FOR BVERYBODY. Under the shelter of a tall elm tree in Waverley place, gathered together in neglige attire, a dozen orso of the delegates who make their temporary homes at the New York Hotel talked the prevalent topic, leaning in various attitudes against the tree and the adjacent railing, while some few disported themselves on the curbstone, or walked uneasily about to catch all the available breeze, “Guess we have ’em this time,” languidiy re- marked @ man on the curbstone, with his eye resting on the geranium in the window of the opposite house, and intending to be overheard by those in the neighborhood who were not too lazy to hear. “Who do you mean?” some one lad the strength left to inquire. “Why, the d—d.radical party, with ite nigger- head Congress,” replied the curbstone speaker. “Guess you're right,” ‘“‘Reckon he is,” ‘That's how it looks” and other such commonplace endorse- ments were freely distributed all around when the answer was announced, 6 “Yes, sir, you'll see’em knocked higher than a kite; and if they’re not this country won't be worth that can do that is Salmon P. Chase, and 1 say hurrah for Chase.’ “Well, 1 say hurrah for Hancock, the choice of Louisiana,” exclaimed a man balancing himself on the railing. ‘Hurrah for General Frank P. Blair,’’ cried another. “Hurrah for Hendricks,” said ® fourth, and “Hurrah for Pendleton,” said a fifth. The rest were too lazy to hurrah for anybody. “Well, let’s see,” said the original speaker, without moving his eyes off the geranium pot in the opposite window; “there are eleven of us here; suppose we take informally the sense of the assembly. Now, whoever is in favor of whiskey straight votes for Pendleton, whoever inclines to mint julep votes for Hancock, and whoever goesin for soda casts his ballot for Chief Justice Chase. Now, I'll stand the drinks, and let’s see the taste of the gentlemen.” ‘This tickled every soul present, and the idea was entered into with @ lively zest. Two went for whiskey and Pendleton, threefor mint juleps and Hancock, and six for soda and the Chief Justice. Quite a number of admiring spectators stood by while the event of taking the drinks was teanspir- ing, but after the result was recorded in favor of the one who had proposed this novel experiment, a gen- eral drink all round was indulged in at the expense of the supporter of Chase. HOW SOME OF THE HOTELS LOOKED. The Astor was thinly attended on the first floor. The delegates were lying offin their bedrooms and fanning themselves furiously. The limber lumber men of Maine pronounced New York as hot as —, and suffered, poor feltows! considerably. Members ofthe New Jersey delegation put their legs on the rating in front of the, oMice and swung themselves to and fro in their chairs for hours to- gether, talking at long intervals, and then saying very littie worth repeating. As a general thing there was a feeling of reticence all over. Nobody cared to talk except when some big laboring thought within his breast struggled irresistibly for utterance, and even then nothing very brilliant was delivered. The St. Nicholas was more animated. Judges, governors, generals and all sorts of titled people met from time to time and talked Pendleton and talked Chase, and talked Henderson and Hendrick without intermission. ‘The latter loomed up brightly a few days ago, but his appearance was only meteoric, dazzling and dull ina brief time. Whether he may blaze up afresh is & question impossible to foretell. Chase holds his ground at the St. Nicholas wonderfully well. The |, Western delegates endeavor repeatedly to cut them- selves loose from the fascination of his name and record, but are pulled back again by some unseen and irresistible power They strive to shake off the remembrance, but it will as inevitably return and ctgp out on every occa- sion. They are growing every hour more and more fearful of Pendieton, and though his image is engraven on their hearts they are afraid they must pluck it-from there and scatter it to the winds. The New York Hotel had a very Southern complex- fon. Southern faces peered forth from the windows and confronted one in the entrance and in the vesti- bule. Faces of veterans, too, men who looked as if they had but recently cast their uniforms of and donned the civilian’s suit. None of the old promi- nent fire-eaters were there, Their day has evidently passed, and the new blood of the South, filled with the spirit of progress and shaking off the control of politicians, fille their place. Among themselves these Southern men are communicative and anreserved, but they speak with a pronounced caution when Northern men are theirhearers. Some, of course, throw off all restraint and boldly proclaim their preferences; but the majority are more inclined to receive advice than dictate it. At these three hotels there was far leas excitement than on the previous day, but the only topic was the action of the Convention. VALLANDIGHAM. The democratic martyr will be heard in the Con- vention. Yesterday the Ohio delegation made vacancies by withdrawing six of ite members, whose places were then filled oy the appointment of Mesars. Clement L. Vallandigham, Judge Thurman (United States Senator elect), General George W. Morgan, Judge Hugh T. Jewett, Senator Pugh and Judge Van Trump. A HAPPY FAMILY ban been created by this ingenious stroke of policy and strategic manceuvre. General Morgan is repre- sentative of the war democracy, and Mr. Vallandig- ham of their peace confréres. The iuxtanoaition of continental d—n to live in. And the only man the two is suggestive of the lion and the lamb or the lamb and the lion arrangement, eo far as the oper- ations of the Ohio delegation in the Convention are concerned. Knowing ones outside say that the dele- gates, with WASH MCLEAN at their head, were anxious to secure sufficiént ora- torical talent to do the parliamentary for Pendleton, and hence the removal of six of the delegates to give Place to the elocutionary enumerated above. Wash McLean is one of the interesting char- Acters of the Convention. A little under themedium height, with rosy complexion and @ quick, nervous manner about him, he is capable of more work in ten minutes than any ordinary ten men in a hundred minutes. He is the great gun and right hand manof Ohio's choice, George H. Pendleton. ecaNDAL. Tt te said that the Buckeyes had other reasons for Making the change then those made public. Val- landigham was ® constant thorn in their side, With his well known opinions on the prospects of the campaign and hie remembrance of the fact that Pendieton’s friends cheated him out of the United States Senatorship last winter in the Ohio Legisia- ture, he was too dangerous @n enemy to leave “lying ‘round loose,” and hence THE OLIVE BRANCH was sent td his quarters. yesterday afternoon. He gracefully accepted the compliment thus tendered him, and will be found in his seat to-day in the Con- vention. The same gossipy tongue which narrated . the above says that Mr. Vallandigham’s secret con- victions are for Chase, but that the Buckeyes have headed him off by placing him on the delegation. The peace martyr has more sense than his colleagues if he believes that his party can make a better fight with Obase than Pendleton. GROUND AND LOFTY TUMBLING, Don’t imagine Harry Leslie is without rivals in the skilful science or art which gives him fame and dimes, He has many a one in the Na- tional Convention. That sadly managed, dis- cordant, vacillating, Frenchman’s flea portion of the body yelept the New York delegation has been per- forming another feat on what may prove a very tight Tope if it succeeds, as it promises to do, in stran- gling all chances of nominating a man acceptable to the Empire State and the metropolis of the Union. HORATIO SEYMOUR CORNERED. y ‘The “good men and true” of the delegation, seeing that New York was frittering away her strength and influence in the Convention, forced something like definite action yesterday by the adoption of a resolu- tion declaring Horatio Seymour their choice before the Convention unless he should formally decline. Of course he “formally declined’? immediately, and Sanford E. Church was then unanimously selected as the nominee to be presented on behalf of New York. WHO 18 CHURCE? Sanford E. Church ia a lawyer of the central por- tion of the State, He has held the offices of Lieu- tenant Governor and State Comptroller, and in the latter capacity acquired quite a reputation as a sound financier, 80 much so that he was appointed Chairman of the Committee on Finance in the late Constitutional Conyention. He never affiliated with any of the democratic organizations or cliques of the State. Originally he was @ barnburner of some prominence. THE DELEGATES AND “‘JOBN 4.” Kentucky “‘corm-crackers” and Illinois ‘‘suckers”” might have joined labors yesterday for the produc- tion of the beverage ‘‘which cheers’ (very frequently in political conventions) and “sadly intoxicates” (if taken in too bountiful quantities), for it wasn’t to be had, except in the rooms of such provident souls as saw the deprivation over night or succeeded in extricating it by the bottle from the barrooms of their hotels during the Sabbath. ‘The barrooms looked dry and the delegates, their friends and escort, a great deal dryer—that is as to the mouth, for externally they showed signs of severely feeling the torrid heat of the day. BIS LAST SHIRT. One of these as he looked at the space between the lappels or his coat, where ashirt ought to be, but where in reality nothing was to be seen save a wilted, crumpled piece of linen, gave utterance ina most dejected tone to the exclamation that it was his lastehirt, Whether he contemplated a persistance in the wearing of the garment in true democratic atyle at the Convention to-day or whether he meditated: going there in a still more democratic manner by es- chewing linen altogether, waa @ proposition which he might or might not have gone on to consider, as our ‘‘chiel” who was “takin’ notes” was called away at this moment, and is therefore unable to stale. THE PARK was visited by large numbers of the delegates during Sunday, so that the Jehus at the various hotels did a thriving business. The Park roads presented all day a sort of procession of delegates in barouches and phaetons, from which they admired the beauties of the place and made many a commentary fattering to it in comparing it with similar institutions nearer home. New York and its vast hotels and numerous odd sights, scenes, curiosities and wonders, has been a museum to hundreds of delegates from the interior, who have tirelessly inspected it dufing their leisure from the labors of convention and caucus. a IN THE HOTELS very Sabbath-like scénes were to be witnessed. The delegates. being for the most part members of the Church, saw no necessity for going for that reason. (It 18 only non-professors of religion who ought to attend service). They were distributed around in re- cumbent positions and as close to doorways and windows as it was possible without violating the geometrical axiom, that two bodies cannot occupy the same space at the same time. Early in the day there was @ very general consultation of the morn- ing papers and cigar smoking. The sweltering heat of the middle of the day drove many to their wit’s ends for devices to keep cool. Singularly enough as the thermometer went up their vivacity went down, and any man with any pertinacity about him could have wheedled them out of a promise to vote for any candidate, in or out of the party. A CHARACTER. Prominent at ttie Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday was a delegate named Hart, from Ohio, who worked hard and long for his favorite, Pendleton. Abouteix feet in height, with a broad white felt hat, sumicient in quantity to make three or four ordinary hats, and with a large head, covered with long, dark bair, straight as an Indian’s, he was one of the most re- markable men of the vicinity. A self-made man, and eelf-educated, he spoke with great force and was always ti mtre of a crowd, who gathered to hear him speak, even when they were not of his own way of thinking. Ciad in brown vest and pants, heavy voots and linen duster, and wearing his linen with a broad roll at the neck, disclosing throat and under- shirt, he was a representative man of the West, with itaempire of laboring men. He was the champion of bis delegation, and, as a consequence, was fre- quently assailed in argument by friends of the other candidates. The contest that ensued was a minia- ture of THE GREAT BATTLE that is going on tn the Convention between East and West. His most numerous adversaries were Chase men. They used the argument of availability, but ever failed to stir him from his position that no one in the United States would have more flatter- ing chances of election were he nominated than George H. Pefidieton. £n parenthése, the Pertieton men were very active yesterday. They had scouts out in ali directions and the changing aspects of the political checkerboard were constantly under their surveillance. THE “RIBBONS” WANTED, One Meited individual, who redeemed his other defects by being “sound on the goose’ for Chase, and through whose mind was floating some curious analogy between the Presidenby and the driver of a fast horse, tauntingly challenged the Ohioan above alluded to, after a lengthy and emphatic promuiga- tion of the good qualities of his favorite, by asking or “Wait till we get the ribbons first." “Ah, my friend,” responded the Buckeye dele- gate, “the ribbons ain’t enough. You want aman to hold ’em.” The Chase men sympathized with their spokesman, and the discussion promised to get very warm, especially aa the spokesman, with Toote-like per- sistency kept up the very vague remark about ‘the y'dbone,” and the Ohioan anagwered just as deflantiy shat “a driver” was needed; but No. 8.777 (or jess) of the Metropolitan Police force played the réle of pacificator and suggested ‘‘iess noise.” DOCUMENTS, ‘The rooms of the differents delegations, especially” whe apartments occupied as headquarters of each, are literally strewn with all sorts of campaign docu- Mente, views of wiseacres on the subject of what the platform’ ought to be, antecedents of the candidates and the like. Newspapers from the home States of the delegates are also visible, very pientifully distributed over the tables. The life of George H. Pendleton, in a formidable pamphiet, garnishes almost every room pertaining to the friends of that gentleman, who, if the numbers thereof may De any criterion, has certainly more existences than 1s usually supposed to be the hereditament of each member of the feline race. 4 PHILOSOPHER IN A LINEN DUSTER + ‘was aleo quite prominent and frequently evoked de- bate on the subject of the best candidate, Clasping @ roll of papers and pushing his kmees out and then drawing them in again be was constantly in motion as be talked. “Gentlemen,” he said, “I want ® democrat with no handle to hisname. I don’t want to hear of s Chase democrat or a peace democrat. What I want to see 1s @ democrat.” The profundity of this remark having duly im- pressed the minds of his hearers, one of them at length broke silence with the observation:— “But you can’t deny that Mr. Chase is @ good man.” The speaker was evidently another of the many friends of the Chief Justice, who seemed to be always at band to combat the arguments of any Pendleton man who took up the cudgel for that candidate.§ “Oh, yes, we give him credit,” was the answer, “ag faras he goes. We give Andy Johnson credit 80 far as he goes. We give them both credit for all the good they have done.” “How about Hendrieks?” from some one inter- ested in the fortunes of that gentleman. SENSIBLE ON ONE POINT. “Ob, the feeling for Mr. Hendricks is entirely a local one. It does not extend beyond his State.’ And the linen-coated philosopher went on to elucidate his position, quoting, as he did so, some of the suggestive and instructive leaders of the HERALD, @ proceeding which showed him sensible on onc point at least—the selection of his daily morning paper. The editorials which he thus read in a loud Voice to hig auditors had been carefully cut out from the cosmopolitan journal mentioned, and were as carefully returned to his pocketbook when he had concluded their delivery. STICKING TO PRINCIPLES WITH A VENGEANCE. One delegate, a Massachusetts man, who made his boast that he had been a delegate to several pre- vious democratic national conventions, was inju- riously enthusiastic for Pendleton. Taking up the assertion of his longer-headed consréres, who in- sisted that Chase was the only man they could win with, he maintained that as Pendleton was on the ticket in '64 he ought to be im '68, and that if defeated in this latter year he should be nominated again in’?2. “Principles,” sald he, “should never be abandoned.” WOULD BBY HIS “BOTTOM DOLLAR.’ To which sage observation—very sage under the circumstances —an ®hioan very patronizingly added, “Good for Down East. Now, just bet your bottom dollar on that.’ IDEALS, IDIOMS AND IDIOSYNCRACTES. The Western menfwho go for Pendleton make an idol of their ideal. Missouri men express their preference decidedly for General Frank P. Bla-a-r. Kentuckians shout “How d’ye ?” Marylanders want to know “Where you are going atr? THE OHIO DELEGATION AND PENDLETON. The Pendieton we Was discussed yesterday in all its bearings b; no-surrender escort and the delegates who have so far committed themeelves as to promise support on the firat ballot. A few of the more determined advocates of Pendleton stick out for a vigorous opposition to Chase, Seymour and the other candidates named. Their cry ie still for war, and the majority of the Western men, who insist that they came here in the interests of the party and Pendleton platform more than for the man himself, whom they reyerence as the prophet of democracy, have the sense to recognize as a man very distasteful t @ considerable portion of the people, will have considerable dimculty to-day in preserving that harmony which is claimed for the Convention. The adoption of the two-thirds rule is acknowledged by many of the Ohio men to lessen the chances of Pendleton for the nomination, and the altered tone of conversation consequent on thi belief affects the wavering greenback men and gwes corresponding encouragement to the many friends of Hancock and Chase. Aheated discussion was held last night on the flagway in frqnt of the Fifth Avenue Hotel between a@ number of Obloans anda runner from the Chase encampment, which attracted quite a crowd of ex- cited delegates. An old gentleman of the Pendieton party, placing hie back against one of the pillars of the balcony, thus replied to the Chase man’s argu- ments :—“Look here, sir; we beHeve that as Pendle- tom is the best man yet spoken of, and is the choice of a majority of the Western States, 1s a democrat of the democrats and a stetesman with a policy, he should be before Han- cock or Hendricks; but the principles of the platform .of the democratic party being mecessarily those of Pendieton we would reluctantly, om account of Pen- dieton, and willingly for the party and the country, go in for the nominee of the majority, provided he is ademocrat. But, Chase, sir! Chase? What in h—il can be the band of union between the democratic party and Chase? What affinity can exist between them? Sooner than vote for Chase as the standard bearer of the democracy I would say ‘let things rip and go to the devil’ and run up the banner of Grant, Logan, Butler or some other radical cuss. THAt’s my position, sir :” This violent speech was applauded by a few, but the majority of the Obioans who had gathered round the speaker did not seem to follow him to such an extreme of opposition to the Chief Justice. ‘The runner from the Chase party looked into the faces of the eager men about him for a moment with puzzled expression and then withdrew. THB PENNSYLVANIA DELEGATION AND JUDGE PACKER, One of the Pennsylvania delegates went round yes- terday to the different hotels canvassing for Mr. Asa Packer, of Philadelphia. Judge Packer's friends among the Jersey and New Yor delegations are very earnest in urging him for the Presidential nomina- tion. One of the Pennsylvania delegation undertook to show to the Missouri men the reasons for putting the Judge forward. He argued that it was absolutely necessary that a candidate should be put forward who would beyond all reasonable doubt receive a majority of 30,000 in Pennsylvanian,and that no other man could be nominated who would carry the State with such an overwhelming majority as Judge Packer. Penn- aylvania was the key of the position and if carried for the democracy the result would be the election of the party nominee to the Presidential chair. Some one in the room asked “What avout Hancock?” when the speaker sharply replied:—“We don’t know Hancock; he has been identified with the army all his life, and except during the few weeks of his reign in New Or- Jeane never displayed any of the qualities that are usually considered essential in a President of the United States; but we know, love and respect Judge Packer, and belleve him to be t! test man in the Union for the position, while we are satisfied that no man yet famed can carry Pennsylvania with the heavy majority that we will roll up forhim. Yes, we admire Hancock, and think that he is well fitted for the fine position he at present fills, but we cannot acknowledge his claims for the Chief Magis- tracy. Packer ts our man, and our delegation will cast a united vote for him.” .After further conver- sation on this theme the representatives of the Pennsylvania delegation distributed the following card, which wae extensively circulated during the day:— FOR PRESIDENT OF TH! UNITED STATES, HON. ASA PAORBR, OF PRNNSVLVANIA. It is fortunate for terest of the democratic | ote and the country that the members of the Na- onal Convention come together for friendly con- suitation in @ spirit of harmony and with cordial unanimity of sentiment in favor of nominating the candidate most likely to succeed—in short, to n- ine victory by a sacrifice of all individual Lp er ge) upon a free interchange of opinions it should be deemed advisable for the . It je certain the nomination of either of the distinguished citizens who have been named for the vosition Would secure the \nited suoDort of every one within the organization of the democrat: party. ce} im the tottering, bewildered and ral condition of the radical party it ae be it, if mot absolutely necessary, to a who would draw to SP sagpors the other hand, It might be imprndent nee asce Intely 0 select one whose Fecord would enatie to rally to their support that impor. In other words, success would surely tp one directon and defeat, probably, in the It i @ remarkable fact in our political history that Geran lvania so alw: went the C1 . always a apeeea faa deter guection nas November, in the present it may be and, itis be Mecisive. At all events, with: out the of Pennsylvania our success will be, at The of these remarks is to promote the nom- ination ond all reasona- thirty thousand in Pennsyl- vania, not only in ber, but at tl election. To the trath of this the delegation of Pena- eylvania will indi itness, and, if this promise be reliable, the sul / most deliberate cons! n of Cas ite to ee National Convention and ought not lightly to be The Hon, Asa Packer will be nominated by the delegation of Pennsylvania. He is @ sound, con- servative, practical statesman, of ealarged views, pure integrit and mature judgment. He is @ representative man of the industrial, business and Sapsocemens interests of the country. The record of his long public career is lesa, hi patriotism unquestioned; his ability to manalre the Vast financial interests of the nation is evidenced by the successful results of his own; and his wise, com- Rees statesmanship would promptly vindicate ihe rights and accomplish the union of all the people of all the States, under and in accordance our beloved constitution. 4 Judge Packer ts now in his sixty-first year. His first public service was ag Associate Judge of one of the judicial districts of the State. He was after- wards elected and re-elected to the Legislature. On that more exténded fleld of public action he became known as one of the rising men of the State, and was transferred to a still more ex- tended field of action, the House of Rep- resentatives of the United States. He was elected to the Tear spree Congress and re-elected to the Thirty-fifth Oops iete. After havin; served four years in the House ‘With distinguishe: ability and success, he devoted all his energy and means to the development of the great enterprises which have vastly increased the wealth and prosper ity of the State and made his name celebrated and honored among the business and thinking men of all parties and all sections of the commonwealth, as well as her sister States of New Jersey and New York, and far into the West. He has not been selfish in the enjoyment of his means, but in @ noble spirit of puABtiony and charity hae devoted nearly a million of dollars in Snag, in his native State and in the region which his oe apport energies had made prosperous the Lehigh bi yee for the education of youth. It is not a matter of surprise that such a man ts peered and it is but justice that he ought to be onored. His personal influence in the development of the internal improvements of his own and other States has drawn around him the friendship, and would draw to him the support, of very, very many thou- sands of the class of moderate repubitcans whose support we would do well to court. w men have so much in their lives to awaken popular enthusiasm as Judge Packer. An orphan yy Without means, he has, by his ene! end wers of financial and administrative ability, at- ined the highest ition of a citizen—abounding in influence, wealth and friends, enjoying a reputa- tion for — as pure as his reputation for ability in public ai rivate affairs is distinguished. Penn- sylvania would honor her eminent son with a ma- jority of many thousands, and the candidate who can secure her vote can alike secure the vote of all conservative and moderate men of all the States. 1t must be remembered that Pennsylvania will be the battle ground of the contest, that her vote is doubtful, that votes outside of our organization are necessary to secure it, that defeat in that State will be fatal, and it ie res) polly eget that it Is the duty of every del to ald in the nomination of a candidate who will bring to our ticket in October as- sured success, ‘THE MISSOURI DELEGATES AND GENERAL BLAIR. The Missouri delegation being a unit in favor of General Frank Blair for President, and many of the Western men, as well as a strong party in the Sol- diers and Sailors’ Convention, supporting him, our reporter called on the General yesterday at the Worth House with a view of learning the grounds on which he based his hopes of nomination by the democratic party, General Blair very courteouslystated that he was very willing to make known his principles, although his recent letter should have set- tled that matter, Our reporter acknowledged having read the letter, but with a view of eliciting a clearer s*atement asked if the General did not consider, on a reconsideration of the matter, that his views on the reconstruction laws and the duties of the next President in regard to them might not have the effect of frightening many thousands who, although not radicals, echo General Grant's demand for peace? The General then spoke in sub- stance as follows:— Ido not think that people would be alarmed at the Prospect of undoing the infamous acts of Congress, “and | do not believe in lying and double dealing even for the office of President of the United States. It is better that the truth should be known at once. Alarm the ple? Why, are alarmed now. The country is In revolution; liberties of one-half of the citizens of this country have been destroyed, and that of the other half threatened. Our commerce has been swept from the seas, and the republic is in- sulted in the persons of her citizens by a ernment hostile during oor war and hostile still. It will not serve the cause of ayy by putting {n a Presi- dent with the same opinions as the present occupant of the White House. What more could Chase or Pendleton do than Johnson? Nothing more; and the carpet bag Congress which will virtu- ally rule the country, no matter who is President (unless means not yet tried are used to prevent it), ‘will merely have @ new ‘man at ae end of the avenue” to laugh at and o the madness of is not checked we will have in the South an Ire! or a Poland, and periodical) insurrections will vent to the Tr of the ple for 1 ‘There are indications, too, that the West will not quietly submit to be ruined by the radicals much —- inder these (enw Eh itis oa right and proper that the people now where Ie and why I am a candidate for the Presi- dency. I think that the financial and every other q started to blind the eyes of the people and coneeal the real issue is of small importance at pre- sent. The country must first be saved from the im- pending ruin and the supremacy of the constitution established before those questions can be properly taken up. The first duty of a democratic govern- ment should be to vindicate American honor in the matter of the imprisonment and punishment as feions of American citizens in jand and Ireland and wi Prisoners the crorel ie, 4 very favorably w interested in the Presi: delegations in the views and retereuent, a order to be for some decided and, if ag morning tn the Convention. ime fmoeraas | & the New York cannot be o' ma as upon depends the conduct of almost Tinnty nimost C teetr dotersmine’ ni mprene tion ‘ be thus ‘ork, on Ahad ty forgeting the cordial feelings once existing. If, then, New York exhibits Pet. self-sacrifice now her choice of favorite son for the Presidential nomination from grounds of expedi- , we ofthe South find in common gratitude course to be acquiescence in thelr and enthusiastic beg pe of the fay present, Looking at the antict- pated nomination of the Chief Justice by this delega- mthe Southern men means placia appearance of content, the situation as it Wie found, and talked hopefully of the future. ALABAMA DELEGATION. This delegation still remains in ita state of quasi Reutrality. It doesn’t seem to be very anxious to put forward any particular candidate on its own ac- count, and tries very hard 90 be on good terms with all the wi ve their par- Ucular favorites, although in their private converss- Uons several of the cottonites show @ strong pen- chant for Pendleton. Hancock's chances are not so @00d with this delegation as they were on Friday. NORTH CAROLINA DELEGATION. This delegation is very eloquent in its silence. The members pretend to know nothing about what “ other del is doing nor to care what they will do themselves. Still the choice of the majority od to be equally divided between Hancock and Ww tly su} ed by this delegation. On ee it was almost equally divided between Hendricks, the Chief Justice and i!ancock, but at an informal meeting it became evi- dent that it had become almost a unit for Chase. The Pendietonians are bringing great pressure to bear on the Calltornians to induce them to join their hare Reis Tysons. aneoege, Judge Stephen J. Field, , May get - tion on the first ballot. sib“ aptatgag doe ine NBBRASKA DELEGATION, This delegation has not 70 committed itself, but ite members are carefully feeling the puises of the various delegations so as to be able to trim their own satla accordingly and giide in with the general cur- rent. Pendleton ts no doubt the tirst choice of the delegation, if one of the delegates, who contends that it is, Knows anything about the sentiments of his associates. 10WA DELEGATION, The lowans are as determined as ever to go the extreme animal for Pendleton, No other candidate so far has found the least favor with them, and they contend none shail unless the sense of the Conven- tion is against them, when hy will drop Pend.eton pincer protentty and go for whatever mau the ma- jority of the delegations wil! fix upon. KENTUCKY DELKGATION. The Kentuckians labor under the aibeiivantege of having been instructed to vote for Pendieton, Many of the members feel like bolting, but are kept in the traces by fear of an over enthi tic reception when they go home ff they do not toe the mark chalked out for them. The delegation will on the first ballot 0 solid for Pendleton, and if@ second ballot be ‘aken they will gq asa unit for Hancock. LOUIBIANA DELEGTION, The Louisianians are not so backward in letting outsiderg know thetr intentions as are the majority of the Southern States. Since the meeting of the Convention on Saturday they have become less bit- ter toward Chase and stronger for Hancock. Judg- ing from the conversations of the delegates the latter may get the entire vote of the delegation in the Con- vention, as all the members Nave agreed to vote as a unit. The majority being in favor of Hancock his etting the entire vote is therefore almost an assured fact. MARYLAND DELEGATION. This delegation is talking er loud now about Reverdy Johnson, and it may be that that gentleman will be voted for on the first ballot. On the second ballot Chage will have it all his own way. MICHIGAN DELEGATION. Pendleton has gained a great deal of strength in this delegation since the masting of the Convention, owing, no doubt, to the energetic efforts which the Ohioans have been making in their midst. The delegation declines, however, comanliting itwelf openly, and it may be that the Ohioans wiil find out before the Convention is over that men sometimes pretend one thing and do quite another. ARKANSAS DELEGATION, It may be that this delegation will give those ita solid vote, on the first ballot at least, for Hendricks, although many of the Cee Si are striving hard to have the delegation vote for B. J. Turner, of Ar- kansas. Hane was favorably spoken of in the discussions had yesterday at the rooms of the dela- gation, and Pendleton is Ren y strength in ite councils. How the delegation will really vote can- not ag yet be stated. NEVADA DRLEGATION. No change has as yet come over the spirit of this delegation's dreams. The members continue to 6! firm for Judge Field, of California, and will und - edly, with Cafifornia, cast their vote for him on the first ballot. When they have become thoro' convinced that Field’s chances are very slim, as they. certainly will be, they will vote as a unit eithes for Chase or Hancock, but decidedly not for Pendleton. WISCONSIN DELEGATION. If a vote should be in the Convention there is but little doubt that Wisconsin would go aga ut: for Chase. Pen ileton had many friends among the delegates on their arrival east, but the feeling for Chase has increased to such an extent as to induce them to fall into linefwith the Chaseites. It is be- Meved that numerous letters from prominent men tn Wisconsin were the cause of this change of front on the part of the delegation. VIRGINIA DELEGATION. The “Old Dominion” is waiting, Micawber like, to see what will turn up. The meinbers of the tion have no preference for one candidate more than nother and stand ready to go for whatever man the majority of the Northern ‘delegations will select as the standard bearer of the democratic party, pro- vided the candidate, be he gold or greenback man, pledges to deliver the South from the slavery under which she now suffers, with the radicals us over- seers. TENNESSER DELEGATION. Tennessee intends to vote as a unit for Andrew Johnson. Yesterday the members of the delegation were working like beavers. among the other de! tions endeavoring to increase Andy’s strength; but thelr efforte did not meet with much success. Afver Mr. Johnson Pendleton is the choice of the delegation. OREGON DELEGATION. Oregon still stands firm by the Pendleton banner, ready to defend it against all comers until resistance found of no avail. Then Chase may gaina will few friends. DELAWARB DELEGATION, “The eyes of Delaware" are fixed upon Hendricks Chase, Hancock and Pendleton, and the diversity of opinion, among the delegates concerning the merits of the individual candidates is very great. At a meeting held yesterday afternoon there a warm time over a motion made to commit the delegatio to Pendleton. Chase’ chances are very good, but Hendricks looms up as a formidable adversary. THE OTHER STATE DELEGATIONS remain unchanged in their sentiments. Those of the Southern and Western States not separately mentioned above are for Pendleton, if it is possible to nominate him, and for the nominee of the A whoever he may be, if the greenback cannot be nominated. The New England States are divided in opinion as to the most available candl- date, though their preference is for Pendleton. Rhode Isiand, as has been already stated in the HERALD, Wiil vote for Chase. PROSPECTING FOR THE PRESIDENCY AT FIFTH AVENUB. In the crowd of delegates to the National Demo- cratic Convention assembled last Croning. st the Fifth Avenue Hotel, in their unremittin kU arey topics and their busy, e ie ing as to the man probable through their im sirumentality to be placed before the an the democratic candidate for the Presidency, one would have hardy thought itt was Sunday evening. Itis evident that just at the present ume at ieust these delegatos are more absorbed in politics than piety; that our local municipal lawa, particularly the one interdicting the sale of liquor on Sunday con- cerns them very littie; that our leading divines en- grows no share Of tle r inicrest, that the metropuiltan elephant, in fact that monstrously fascinating quad- ru to most strangers visiting our city, has no sort of tion for them; in short, that, , mind and soul, they are wholly and exclusively taken up with this one question—who will the Convention nomi- nate? “| shouldn’t be surprised,” said a ie dele- (ae “if all the candidates now in field. were own O' 1. agd tne should prove to be an entirely sean almost wh man.’ rejoined Kentucky delegate. ot a man whom the p the believe in, and our only chance of beat- ing Grant. “That's all in your eye,” insisted, in language more pointed than Megane, the Wisconsin delegate. “The democracy of the country will sup- Convention nominates, rt any man The nowipation tise the Bo matter who he is. Convention is sufficient endorsement as to hi r. ciples and fituess. If the man ain't known now he ty and stand by the platform of tl “Talk about your candidates,” int oS deiegate, ‘‘the platform is the chief all. “That's so,’ chimed in an lowa delegate. “Yes, air, it is so," continued the Indiana man. “We want @ piatform the people will approve—a PR Mg a i a ie an In- after President. The nature. Thus the movement on amo! em to prevent of Sanfora Church as their te ts believed by many of the delegations to bes bona Ade genuine preference for that gentleman and con- viction of his availability, while others are assured that Charch is simply a gag, the real feeling of the delegation being for Chase. jus when these two different sets of exponen the views of the New York delegation meet stormy scenes ensue, one side declarit the New Yorkers all Chare and nothing but Church, and the other protest against such an idea and arguing that Church ts only to be used asa means of defeating the other candidates mentioned by preventing any of them obtaining the requisite two-thirds vote ou the first ballot, whereupon the true feeling of the delegation will be shown in the nomination of Mr. C who, it is confidentially ex- peas, will be then accepted aa the choice the Jonvention, The rooms of the New York tion were crowded last evening with prominent gentie- men from other States anxtous to be informed of in- tended movements. The New Yorkers were, how- ever, extremely reticent, ing intended to bring forth an e. ion of their vie and seeking ir to learn of their visitors. It is believed the effort to secure an alliance with Ohio and Pennsylvania will be successful. meee THe Lt CA . at their headquarters, Chanier House, are busy as ever in the interest of their favorite, nting his claime upon the attention of the di t del inted questior - tions and ing to stem the tide of Pendietonian favor, rs &t one time, threatened to carry all be- fore it. they say they are doi with moet results, 80 j h ise of the future. After an arduous day yeater- day in visiting the various States and learning their views. the mittee last evening discussed, with » platform that shows a determined hostility to the present radical misrule that is mv Ly) Sta the @ platform that is rigat on reconstruct and on the currency question.’ “How about negro suffrage |’ asked @ Maine dele- te. “That matter is practically settiod already,” an- swered the Indiana delegate, ‘and what else re- uires attention’ Let each State look to itself, as au- thorized by the constitution."’ “I was talking about a possible unknown candi- date,” said the Wisconsin Se. who fh the various interruptions did not lose sight of the point he was driving at, ‘and | begin to believe im the ex- pediency of the nomination. Hackneyed politicians are not the men for the people. There are strong ints of objection to all of them. ey have been on the fence on tl Oey ery Og acted here diametrically 0 ‘ite to wi they act there; in fact, it is im; julie to make up aciear, them, Of ali the candid in thet record for thot nt by mi not wholly sou whol 4 te Humeelt aur in the fleld one is tho on negro suffrage; another madi e war too prominently oe ae ) od crat to suit many;@ third wae @ too it war democrat to please a large number, and so, after another, are brought forward tions. There ie hot a single candidate te which there are not strong objections." i} don’t dény but therets a goodideal of truth in what yon gay,” spoke up from Ohio, Who up to this point had been it listener, ‘but it Pe a Mr some one has go! nomini A and above Alls out @ strong man and @ good man, Feet naeticecuy ‘tected the question virus 3 tl ave ally. jed to put aa end to He Mund of Fale to which we are now su! “4 “That's the talk and ® Connecticut And thus rag on that will be the result,” said ‘conversational argument—the ON TENTH PAGE as