Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-07-06
ADy0URNMENT TO o-CLoCs
Especial Dispatch to the star

Especial Dispatch to the Starl
NV YoRS, July 6.-The weather Is much
cooler to-day, and the CoAventssn il opeu ~
under better auspices. Five hundred adcil.o lal
tickets to spectators have been issued, and he
Hell is overfiowing with spectators. The ST, e.
10 front for at least a whole block ia crowd, d
with people.
Tne FFesidCntial situation has taken a slight
tDrn this morning. Toe letters from Ca,rf
Justice Chase are published ia ,un to-day The
latter says. urder dJte of Washington, July
1st "Whe. desire for the Southern States Is
peace and Prosperity, with all disfran chise-
meats sAd dIsabilitIes removed, aud all righs
restored 10 all citizeps, and It is nv opip-
ion that theee ends Will be best secured
by seeordiDg sui,rsse to all ei,izens. BuI The
practical dis position OF the question OF suffrage
as well as all other domestic questions i. FOR
the people of the States themselves, not for
outsiders. On this quc s.ion 4 adhere to INV old
STATE rights doctrines. In the event of nomi-
nation and success. i trust / should so &C.
mat IeIfaer the great party which makes tue
nomination nor the great body of
pa -ioirc ciJzsDs who cooperation vould
ensure success would hay e cause to regret their
action. 1t u an intense desire with me 10 see
the Democratic party mCeting the question of
the day In the spirit OF the day, and assuring
10 itself long duration Of sscendancy 1t can
do 80 if II WILL
The letter has bad the effect 10 secure Nassa
chnsetts and Rhode Island for Chase. Penn
sylyania remains frm tor Packer, and her del
gates have issued a circular in which they give
bis claims for the posi- non and his Abilities a.
considerable length. ttE
There are some twenty -eight i2s) men in the
delf CATION who profess their determination to
stick BY him to the last As the delegation
votes as unit, the vote OF that State will De
cast for Packer until they see there is NO posi-.
naiity OF uniting suffici mt strength upon him
TO secure his nomination.
Governor English DEVELOPED considerable
strength last night IN the New Epeiapd dele
CATION, and there is a fair prospect of bus get
ting about ons-half of the New England vote
New jersey has issued an address urging tbs.
Claims OF Ex-Governor Pscker for he Presi-
depcy.
The friends of Andrew johnson now Claim
mat irginla, Tennessee and Ni,sisstppi will
vote for him on the first ballot. But this does
not tally very we'll with the claims Of some Of
the other candidates.
There Gas been a bad break in the Ohio dele
gatIon- Wash Mclean, editor Cineinn nati Ia
9AiTef, and delegate at large, has withdrawn,
elect Thurman, ex-senator Pugh, and General
Morgan have taken the places of others who
have resigned. This, it is reported, is done in
order 10 secure men who have better knowl-
edge OF periamen ntary law and more spe akiug
talent IN the dele CATION.
lso votes are put up for Pendleton this morn
lng- The general belief Is that there will be
some ~ or 10 ballots before q nominate is
reached, and that il viii take AZ least two il not
three days ballotting TO nominate q candidate
Tor President. There is as yet but little talk in
reference TO the Vice President. That all
hangs on the contingency Of the nominee for
President.
The World to-day sustains the New YORK
deiegation ronination of Sanford Z. Church
Tor President and says the delegation will ad-
here TO him 10 the last Persons from a dis
tanoe are all inquiring who Church is, and
where he lives
Ihe ITsbEHe this morning says Hendricks IS
after all, likely to be nominated.
The Committee on Resolutions have agreed
substantially, ON tbs platform. Ii may be
altered some.
The Democratic party, in National Con yeA-
tbon assembled, standing as ever by the Const,-
tution as the foundation and iimitation of the
u GoNernmeRt, and The guarantee of the liberties
of the citizen recognizing as the consequence
- tDC 'otc Wv u ub~ eAUQctlOu OF slavery
and OF ihe heresy OF secession, with the return
of peace demand.
FIRST The restoration of all the States 20
'n~ir place IN the Union, and the restoration of
eth government 10 the American people.
second Amnesty for all political offences
sno me regulation OF the elective franc, in
the States by their citizens 20
Third. The payment Of the NATIONAL obliea-
hons IN striet accordance with their terms.
four'n- Taxation Of Government bonds 10
tne same extent that other property is taxed !
fnsh. one currency tor the Government and |
the people, the laborer and the once holder.
the penssoner and the bcndholder.
sixth. Economy In the ad mi uis,ration of the |
Government, reduction OF the standing army 1
and navy, abolition Of the Freedmen's Burpau, |
and all political ins,rumentality designed 10 |
secure negro supremacy; simplifeation Of IN |