seems to be a more complete divergence of the federal government in favor of slavery than ever before, the sentiment of universal liberty is stronger in all free states than it ever was before. With that principle the present democratic party must now come into a closer contest. Their prestige of democracy is fast waning, by reason of the hard service which their alliance with their slaveholding brethren has imposed upon them. That party perseveres, as indeed it must, by reason of its very constitution, in that service, and thus comes into closer conflict with elements of true democracy, and for that reason is destined to lose, and is fast losing the power which it has held so firmly and so long. That power will not be restored until the principle established here now shall be reversed, and a constitution shall be given, not only to Kansas and Nebraska, but also to every other national territory, which will be, not a tabula rasa, but a constitution securing equal, universal, and perpetual freedom.

APPENDIX.

SINCE the preceding pages were sent to the press, Mr. SEWARD has been re-elected to the Senate of the United States for the term of six years commencing the 4th day of March, 1855. The votes stood in the Senate as follows:

The Senators who voted for Mr. SEWARD were—

Hon. WILLIAM H. ROBERTSON, of Westchester county.

In the Assembly the votes were as follows:

For WILLIAM H. SEWARD

Daniel S. Dickinson

Horatio Seymour
Washington Hunt

John A. Dix.

Millard Fillmore

Scattering.

The members of the Assembly who voted for Mr. SEWARD were as follows:

NAMES.

COUNTIES.

NAMES.

COUNTIES.

Hon. Silas Baldwin, of St. Lawrence. Hon. C. Littlefield, of Jefferson.

MR. SEWARD RE-ELECTED U. S. SENATOR.

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The manner of electing a senator by the legislature of New York is seen by the following report of the proceedings of both branches on Tuesday, February 6, 1855 :

SENATE-CHAMBER, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 12 M.

Special Order, the Nomination of United States Senator. THE roll having been called, each senator, as his name was called, named his candidate, as follows:

WILLIAM H. SEWARD was nominated by [as before stated].

Daniel S. Dickinson was nominated by Messrs. Barr, Danforth, Halsey, Hutchins, and Watkins-5.

Ogden Hoffman was nominated by Mr. Brooks-1.

Preston King was nominated by Mr. Z. Clark-1.

Daniel Ullmann was nominated by Mr. Goodwin-1.

William F. Allen was nominated by Messrs. Hitchcock and Lansing-2. George R. Babcock was nominated by Mr. Pntnam—1.

Sanford E. Church was nominated by Mr. Spencer-1.

Millard Fillmore was nominated by Mr. Whitney-1. Mr. Storing was

absent.

Mr. Robertson moved that the message be sent to the assembly, to inform that body of the nomination of a candidate for United States senator by this body, and that the senate was ready to compare nominations, which motion was agreed to.

A committee from the assembly informed the senate that the assembly had made a nomination for United States senator, and were ready to meet the members of the senate in the assembly-chamber, to compare nominations.

Under the lead of the sergeant-at-arms, the senate proceeded to the assembly-chamber.

On returning from the assembly-chamber

The president announced that the nominations of the two houses were found to agree, and that WILLIAM H. SEWARD had been declared duly elected United States senator from this state for six years from the 4th of March next.

ASSEMBLY, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6.

Ar twelve o'clock, the house proceeded to nominate a candidate for the office of senator.

WILLIAM H. SEWARD was nominated by [as before stated].

Daniel S. Dickinson was nominated by Messrs. Aitken, Allen, Buckley, Covey, Dixon, Ivans, Munday, Odell, Searing, Seymour, Smalley, Stevens, Storrs, and Waterbury-14.

Washington Hunt was nominated by Messrs. Blessing, Chester, Gates, Lamport, F. W. Palmer, Peck, Petty, Rhodes, and Van Etten-9.

Horatio Seymour was nominated by Messrs. Bridenbocker, Conger, Davy, Devening, M'Laughlin, O'Keefe, Parsons, Seagrist, F. L. Smith, W. B. Smith, Wager, and Ward-12.

John A. Dix was nominated by Messrs. Chapin, Green, J. C. Parker, Rider, Selden, Staunton, and S. S. Whallon-7.

Horatio Seymour, jr., of Erie, was nominated by Messrs. Kendig and E. S. Whalen-2.

Preston King was nominated by Mr. L. Miller-1.

Millard Fillmore was nominated by Messrs. Cocks, Emans, W. W. Weed, and A. G. Williams-4.

W. W. Campbell was nominated by Mr. Headley-1.
Benjamin F. Butler was nominated by Mr. Masters-1.
John D. Howell was nominated by Mr. Wygant-1.
Albert Lester was nominated by Mr. Chase-1.
L. Wait was nominated by Mr. J. A. Smith—1.
Greene C. Bronson was nominated by Mr. Dodge-1.
Ogden Hoffman was nominated by Mr. Ferdon-1.
S. G. Haven was nominated by Mr. Goddard-1.
Absent, Messrs. Stuyvesant and Campbell.

The clerk having announced the result

The speaker declared William H. Seward nominated.

Mr. Blatchford moved that a committee be appointed to inform the senate that the house was prepared to meet that body in joint convention, to compare nominations for United States senator.

The speaker named Messrs. Blatchford and Aitken as such committee.
On the return of the committee-

The senate appeared and took their seats in the front circle, when
The lieutenant-governor called the joint convention to order, and

The clerk of the senate announced the nomination of William H. Seward on the part of the senate, and

The clerk of the house announced the nomination of William H. Seward on the part of the house. Whereupon

Lieutenant Governor Raymond declared WILLAM H. SEWARD elected senator of the United States, from this state, for six years from the 4th of March next, to fill the vacancy which will then occur by the expiration of his present term. [This announcement was followed by long-continued cheers from the galleries and lobbies, by waving of handkerchiefs in the ladies' gallery, and by applause on the floor of the house.]

The senate then retired, when

The speaker formally announced the result of the joint convention.