NEW YORK. 



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principles which constitute the basis of our republi- 

 can institutions. 



Resolved, That the restoration of peace will enable 

 the Government to restore the civil tribunals of the 

 country to their just and natural supremacy, and 

 that we have full and entire confidence that this will 

 be done as soon as the safety of the nation will per- 

 mit, and no sooner. 



Resolved, That the debt incurred by the nation in 

 defence of its own existence is a sacred and inviola- 

 ble obligation, resting upon all the property and all 

 the resources of all sections of the country for its 

 fulfilment ; that while we demand at the hands of 

 Congress such measures as shall impose the burden 

 of taxation equally and impartially upon all classes, 

 we have full reliance upon the people for the main- 

 tenance of the national honor and the ultimate ex- 

 tinction of the national debt ; and that we approve 

 and endorse the determination of the Government 

 under no circumstances to assume, directly or indi- 

 rectly, any portion of the debts incurred by the 

 rebel authorities in the prosecution of the war 

 against the United States. 



Resolved, That we expect at the hand's of the Gov- 

 ernment as prompt and as large a reduction of the 

 national expenditures as the national safety will 

 permit ; an abolition of all sinecures, and a wise and 

 economical administration of public affairs. 



Resolved, That we have entire confidence in the 

 direction, under President Johnson, of our inter- 

 course with foreign nations, in his prompt enforce- 

 ment against them of all just demands, in securing 

 redress for national insults and wrongs, and in 

 maintaining the fixed policy of pur Government, by 

 which the interference of foreign Powers with the 

 institutions of this continent, is regarded as hostile 

 to our peace and menacing to our independence. 



Resolved, That we tender our congratulations to 

 "William H. Seward upon his providential escape 

 from the knife of the assassin, and we rejoice that 

 his distinguished services may still be continued to 

 the nation and the cause of liberty. 



Resolved, That the administration of Governor 



Fenton deserves and commands the respect and con- 



fidence of the people of this State, and that we 



hereby pledge to it our cordial and hearty support. 



Resolved, That we call upon the loyal constituen- 

 cies of the several districts in this State, in selecting 

 candidates for the Legislature and other offices, to 

 nominate none but men of known integrity of char- 

 acter, as the only means of avoiding corruption, and 

 securing an honest administration of public affairs. 



Resolved, That, as the Union party has steadily 

 sustained the Government in its contest with the re- 

 bellion, not only against its open enemies in the 

 field, but against those who gave it the aid of organ- 

 ized sympathy and encouragement in this and other 

 loyal "States, so will it now maintain its authority 

 and second its efforts to restore all the blessings of 

 union, freedom, and peace to all sections of our com- 

 mon country ; and we confidently appeal to its past 

 history, its present, and the character of its candi- 

 dates, aa its title to public confidence and support. 



Resolved, That we repel as false and calumnious 

 the imputation cast by the Democratic Convention 

 upon the official integrity and personal honesty of 

 Cnauncey M. Depew, Secretary of State, and that 

 we endorse his official conduct in the enumeration 

 of the census, and in all respects, as worthy of the 

 approval and commendation of the people. 



Resolved, That we tender to the able men who 

 have sustained the cause of American nationality in 

 England our grateful thanks, and mingle our mourn- 

 ing with that of his countless friends in this country 

 for the loss of Richard Cobden, one of the truest of 

 their number. 



The election took place on the Tth of Novem- 

 ber, and resulted in the success of the Repub- 

 lican ticket. The vote for Secretary of State 



was, for Major-General Slocum (Democrat), 

 272,793, and 300,254 for Major-General Barlow 

 (Republican), giving the latter a majority of 

 27,491. The Legislature chosen at this elec- 

 tion stood : 



Senate. House. Joint Billot 



89 110 



89 44 



Republicans 27 



Democrats. ... , . 5 



Republican majority.... 22 



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The whole number of votes cast in the State 

 on the 14th of March on the proposition to 

 amend the Constitution, so as to provide for the 

 appointment of five Commissioners of Appeals, 

 was 138,260, of which 56,486 were for, and 

 81,532 against the amendment, causing its re- 

 jection by a majority of 25,046 votes. 



A State convention of colored men, represent- 

 ing quite a number of counties, met at Pough- 

 keepsie, on the 9th of November. The follow- 

 ing resolution was unanimously adopted : 



Resolved, That this Convention is of the opinion 

 that there should be a representation of colored men 

 in the city of Washington from the different sections, 

 to be there during the session of Congress, support- 

 ed by the people, whose duty it should be to urge 

 upon the members of Congress the importance of 

 having the status of the colored American so fixed 

 in the land that his color shall not be a bar to his 

 occupying any position or to the enjoyment of all the 

 rights that appertain to citizenship. 



In accordance with the requirements of the 

 Constitution, the State census was taken during 

 .the summer ; the inquiries made by the enu- 

 merators referring to the status of the popula- 

 tion on the first Monday in June. The aggre- 

 gates according to the census were much less 

 than had been anticipated ; and instead of the 

 population of the State having increased, it was 

 found to be 48,958 less than in 1860, and only 

 363,282 greater than hi 1855. The population 

 of New York city was less by 87,283 than in 

 1860, and only 96,482 greater than in 1855. 

 Secretary Depew, alluding in his " Preliminary 

 Report " to this diminution, said : " The extra- 

 ordinary efforts made by New York, in com- 

 mon with the loyal States, for the maintenance 

 of the Union, could not fail of being shown in 

 the results of the census. In every State where 

 a census has been taken within the last year, 

 this influence is shown ; and if the aggregates 

 are less than were anticipated, it is only because 

 wo have under-estimated the effect of this 

 cause." 



To the towns that showed an unusual loss or 

 gain from the census of 1860 circulars were 

 sent, requesting opinions as to what had oc- 

 casioned the change. The decrease, in sixty- 

 five towns, was ascribed to emigration, chiefly 

 to the West ; in thirty-seven towns to consol- 

 idation of farms ; in thirty-two directly to the 

 war, but in what manner was not specified ; in 

 twenty-five to imperfection of returns in 1860; 

 in twenty-three to discontinuance of manufac- 

 tories ; in eighteen to increased mortality, es- 

 pecially from diphtheria; in eighteen to re- 

 movals to Canada to avoid the draft ; in fifteen 

 to the decrease or discontinuance of the lumber- 



