New-York tribune., 1868-07-04

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.;ored as the probable nominees OF the
nomoerc party for the Presidency are IN 'nlS Ci'S'
,oIv. Cbief-Justce Chase. Gen. Hancock ana
coootor Hendricks There is naturally deh
g talk and no little excitement growing
- Of the nomination and the tnends OF
.ho above-named gentlemen are active IN ad-
,,ocatinr tie claims of their respective candl-
aatcs The feeling in favor of Mr.. Chase is becoming
mare clearly and frequently manifest here' ana
IN consequence of dispatches that have been received
t,om New-York to-day and tonight much real enthu-
.iosu, has been awakened for him. All the Southern
rosn who arrive here speak of him as the
only man they will support, and gentlemen from
that section are tonight freely laying wagers on ms
nomination. A large number of gentleman called on
Mr. Chase to-day but he refuses to be led INTO any
discussion on the subject of his nomination In rel
,rence to the amnesty proclamation which the FreS-
dent has issued to-day, extending pardon TO all VINO
partcipated in the late RebeliOn except those VINO
in courts itmay be said that the
friends of Mr.. Chase do not exactly approve the
neasure and hold that the pardon should be general
in its terms, and not except any one. They argue
that the President has the right to pardon any one
,yen after conviction and they cannot see why he
has not the same right TO pardon before
eonyiction or pending trial. In defining Mr. Chases
poIcal position they point to his old record IN the
Senate and quote his own words on memorable
ecCasOn:
"Iam Democrat by the grace Of God, free and inde-
pendent"
Mr. Chase does not believe in making platforms
for parties but he has written one letter TO John j.
Cisco of New-York, in reply to certain queries
concerning the platform which would be acceptable
10 him. In this letter Mr.. Chase takes the ground
that the subject of Universal Suffrage should be left
where i'm his opinion the Constitution of the United
States leaves it, and that the General Government has
nothing to do with it, He is in favor Of Universal
amnesty and the removal of all disabilities On
account of participation in the late Rebellion,
and believes it essentially necessary to the admins
tration of good government in the late rebelhous
States and to the full and satisfactory reestablsh-
ment of the practical relations of these States with
the other States of the Union He strongly condemns
military governments in time ofpeace as Incompatible
with the principles of civil liberty, and believes
that free people will never sanction them lie de-
sires that the taxes should be light as possible,
and that they should lie distributed as TO bear on
the rich rather than on the poor He holds that,
while all the national obligations should
be honestly fulfilled, no privileges should be
granted 10 any classes of individuals OF corporations
Mr. c. has always believed and now believes in the
fundamental doctrines Of Democracy, and this para
graph very faithfully defines his present position
He seems tranquil and unmOved, and pleasantly
chats with all who call on him. In few days he
leaves here for Minnesota.
In the Senate to-day, the main feature was the
consideration of business relating TO the District OF
Columbia. Mr.. POmerOy called up the bill to au-
horize the POstmasteT-General TO contract with the
o.. fav fhfn
ryinp of the mails between New-York and Europe,
but it was postponed objection. Mr.. Johnson
moved that there be no session on the Fourth OF
July which. after some opposition, was agreed
TO- Mr. Edmunds sought TO secure a consideration
for his bill to regulate the taking of the vote of the
electoral college but the Senate refused TO postpone
the special order which the District of Columbia
business Mr.. Edmunds became evidently annoyed,
and SAID that he should regard the action OF the
Senate as an intimation that they do not wish TO
take ND the measure during the session. The re-
mainder Of the day was devoted to District OF Co
lumbia affairs.
The House met to-day at II o'clock, but IL was
evident that no quorum was present. The Demo
cratic side of the Chamber was deserted, and the
Republican ranks on the Speakers left wsre very
thin The Chamber was so excessively warm that
the retirng-rOOmS were almost continuously
fhrOnge0 ",
the regular morning business had been disposed
ef the House went into Committee of the
Whole on the Senate amendments TO the
Legislative, Executive and Judicial Appropri-
alton bill: but after half-hOurs consideration 1t
was laid aside and the Deficiency bill was taken up
MT Stevens offered an amendment looking TO an IN
crease of the compensation OF the clerks IN the en-
plOyment Of the Government, as follows: To Sl'4OO
clerks OF less IS per cent TO $1,000 and not less
than 81 400 clerks y; per cent and TO $3.50 clerks
10 per cent Six or seven amendments were offered
In as many minutes one to refund the taxpayers 20
per cent; another to give the Metropolitan Police 20
per cent; third to pay soldiers widows 20 per cent
and fourth to deduct 20 per cent from the salaries
Of Congressman to pay the entire amount general
laugh all through the House and the 20 per cent
was fairly killed by ridcule Mr. Stevens gave notice
that he would demand a separate vote in the House
on his amendment The adjournment 10 Monday
next took place shortly afterward
The news of the defeat of Felix McCloskey for the
position Of SeTgeant-atArms of the New-YOrk Con
vention reached the White House to day. Felix
writes that he was thrown overheard by the Pende-
ton and Chase because he refused TO use his In
huence against Johnson He will be here directly
after the Convention adourns His friends are urg-
ing his appointment to place in Utah with Judge
Z. o. Perrine.
Gen. Mcdowell is expected here tomorrow. Ru-
NOR has it that he will be sent to the Plains with
Sheridan, and that Rousseau viii be ultimately as
signed his place Mcdowell was too much of Re
publican for Mr. johnson. Gillem. who succeeds him,
is looked upon as an enemy of the Congress plan
of Reconstruction
There are but few Democratic politicians left in the
city Among the notables who started to-day to at