The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-06

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exhibit q character Of serious magnitude mems
minds are stirred and the Intercourse Of one with
another becomes interesting and animated. There
were no crowds on the street - on the previous
bustling day. Sensible people laid around loose In
the shade and left the sunshine to the ardent.
The hotels disposed Of their unhappy guests ON
lounges and other such Injuries, and not until .
sudden change took place did the signs OF life revive
DEMOCRATIC MARTYR TO THE wRArHER.
On the stoop Of the Aston sat man and stranger,
who looked the most demoralxed sample OF hu-
mainly, a. affected by the heat, that perhaps ever
sat there before His neighboy on the Same stoop
was making frantic efforts to interest him In the
Democratic Convention, but in the language OF the
commentators, 'it was no CO." His face was sallow
and his clothes were black and his eyes were fixed
! on heated vacancy. His hands hung down Ike q
pair OF pendulums which had ceased for ever 10
record the noiseless march of time. His feet hung
down like pair Of old boots thrown across
clothes line and his head hung down In abject
obeisance to. the potent power Of the solar
rays. His tormenter, like himself, was dele
gate, besides being bore. Both were Western
men and supposed to be Pendletonian; but the un-
happy one was so utterly Indifferent to everything
except the heat that no effort on the part OF the
other could arouse debate, and thus the colloquy
began and ended, the suffering delegate rendering
his monosyllabic answers with prolonged grunt.
what chance do you think Chase has to.morrowSn
Damn
"wen, do you suppose Hancock will have much Of
O showf'
HELL" $500
"Pendeton, after all, believe, will be the man of
that Convention. We all 60 for him.n 2, .ttr
'Ftrep' En- ru-
"Well, l was told to-day that Seymour does not
really mean to decline nomination If he receives it,"
Snakes"
long pause ensued after this latest aconic utter
ance Of the melting mortal on the stoop, and his
questioner began to turn over in his mind whether
there might not be depth of meaning In the phrases
to which his own comprehension was q perfect
stranger and ultimately concluded to say
Judge, guess you're right about Seymour. Snakes
somewhat and they'll hiss tomorrow. Swar be-
lieve Seymour means some ely business in the Con-
ventlon, and in that Tammany ring there are some
mighty mean men, 80 mean, by Cd, that You could
take their souls and the souls Of dozen ike 'em
put 'em on the point Of needle, and leave room for
fifteen fddlers to dance there.n
"'Bout right" replied the Judge, stirred up for
solitary moment to extend his remarks to two syla-
bles, but again reapsing into his sorrowful tact
turnity To his indispensable relief storm came
at last and saved hight Of the democratic party.
HURRAH FOR EVERYBODY.
Under the shelter OF tall elm tree In Waverley
place, gathered together In ne0ltge attire, dozen
80 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" languidly 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 meanw some one had the strength
left to inquire.
"why, the id radical party with its niger
head Congress-" replied the curbstone speaker.
''Guess you're right" Reckon he ISL THAT'S
how It looks" and other such commonplace endorse
ments were freely distributed all around when the
answer was announced,
Eyes, sir you'n see 'em Knocked higher than .
kite and II they're not this country won't be worth
q continental d--n to live In. And the only man
that can do that is Salmon P. Chase, and say
hurrah for Chase"
''wen, say hurrah for Hancock the choice Of
Louisiana exclaimed man balancing himself on
the railing. "Hurrah for General Frank p Blair, y
q fourth, and "Hurrah for Pendleton," said q
nth. The rest were too lazy to hurrah for anybody
'wel let's see" said the original speaker, without
moving his eyes on the geranium pot In the opposite
window; 'there are eleven Of rs here; suppose we
take informally the sense Of the assembly Now,
whoever is in favor of whiskey straight votes for
Pendleton whoever inclnes to mint julep votes for
Hancock and whoever goes in 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 Pendeton, three for mint juleps and
Hancock and six for soda and the Chief Justice.
Quite number Of admring spectators stood by
while the event OF taking the drinks was tsanspr-
ing but after the result recorded in favor Of the
one who had proposed this novel experiment, gen.
erai drink all round was INDUCED In ct the expense
OF the supporter Of Chase.
HOW SOME OF THE HOTELS LOOKED.
The Aston was thinly attended on the first floor.
The delegates were lying on in their bedrooms and
tanning themselves furiously. The timber lumber
men OF Maine pronounced New York az hot as -,
and suffered, poor feliowsi considerably. Members
OF the New Jersey delegation put their legs on the
railing in front Of the. once and swung
themselves to and fro in their chairs for hours TO-
gether. talking at long intervals and then saying
very little worth repeating As general thing there
feeling OF reticence all over. Nobody cared TO
talk except when some big aboring thought within
his breast struggled irresisby 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 doomed up brightly few days ago, bu,
his appearance was only meteorc, dazzling and dull
In brief time. Whether he may blaze up afresh Is
q 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 &c
shake on the remembrance, but It will