, 1864-12-03

When Gen. Taylor was elected President
sixteen years ago, be did not receive single
electoral Eptc from the States lying north and
west Of the Ohio River. President Lincoln
them By meagrr majorittcs. But this year be
has in these States popular majority Of 246,-
QUO and 1903 electoral votes. This great vote
and popular majority By the Northwest,
shows that TINT part Of the country does not
intend to seeede just yet.
The crowning reason for national Thanks
giving, according to the Albany Argus, is that
tile President hr., neither capacity nor cour-
age, and 60 IT, :. is little danger Of his cstab-
lishing formidable despotism. Hence 1t con-
cludes that the nation may survive his machl-
nations.
: Monticello, Jetfcrson's homestead, in Vlr-
ginia, was sold on the 18th, under the rebel
for $50, 500. At the same sale, q negro woman
and seven children, all Of the hitter under
seven years Of age, were sold for So, 600.
The New York Torld does not approve Of
publishing abstracts Of the sermons. on such
IN occasion as Thanksgiving. It thinks the
which should adorn. ministers of the gospel.
The st. Louis Union Drank Blair's paper)
is dead, md the st. Louis :Dspatch takes its
place. Mr.. Colborn, formerly editor Of the
New York TPor1d, is the editor.
Colorado levitt Inns written a&lctter to the
Canada and seen the rebel emissa1y, Clay, who
says the rebels will never give up slavery to
Abraham Lincoln, but they may give it up
for guarantys Of Independence by the Eu-
fopean powers.
Gen. Dana tas issued an order placing freed
men in lis district upon the Mississippi plant,
= atfona of jeff. Davis and his brother joe and
TINT Of the heirs Of the late Gen, Quitnau.
The estates comprise about II, 600 acres ofthe
best cotton lands.
i Lincoln's majority on the home vote in Ohio
is I,752, and gain Of ,511 on the Fote cast
The steamer Constitution sailed fr3h eSan
Francisco for Panama on "Wednesday, with q
few passengers and $740. 600 in specie for Eng
land and s,90, ,000 for New York. Among the
passengers we're several families Of prominent
Mexicans who, after months Of exile, return
to Mexico apparently reconcilcd to the new
-Four hmdred soldiers had genuine old
fashioned New England Thanksgiving dinner
ut the NeY England ROOMS, New York. Eve
~ Northern State was represented, and some
Of the Southern States. addresses were made
others. All the soldiers In the vicinity Of
New York bad dinners provided for them.
The fruit growers met on DR.. Grants island.
in the Hudson, On Wednesday, per appoin t.
ment. William Cnllen Bryant presided. Dr..
sSd s sTRRRs 5nts y Ry the sb ter
cider, Horace Greeley discussed forest trees,
and Dr. Noyes, Of New York, discussed the
effects of wine upon the health.
The steamer Louisa Moore arrived at New
York On Friday from Mewbern, \. g. s.ver-
al fine stores and dwellings at Newbern were
entirely disappeared, the residents are re:oY-
ering from their Temporary panic, merchants
and others who fled from the city are return
j Ing, and the ordinary business ofthe place is
| being fesumed..--
| The widow Of the late Joshua R. Giddings
died at Ashtahula, o., on the 18th.
| Gen. Garfield Ia returned to Congress from
the 10Th Ohio district By over L, ,006maj ,rity.
The soldiers from that district gave 2 ,0B votes
! for Garfield and s votes for tile Demo cratic
| candidate.
| 7ruf telegraph, who mas arrested recentlv for
! treason, says be has no tault to find WITH bis
arrest. that he was duly and lawfully arrested,
and Il guilty ought to be punished. 81
thinks, However, that he Is. not guilty, but
SAWS whatever may come, be shall never atste
Toi or little Of the opinions contained In the
Jartscle which caused his arrest,