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n, accompanied by a resolve to do everything in its power to elect a Democratic President for the next term. After the usual display of fine dishes, delicate and savory to the palates of epicures. The Chairman announced that the Hon. John McKeon could not attend, but read a letter explaining the reason of his absence. The following is a list of the regular toasts of the evening in the order in which they came: 1. The memory of Thomas Jefferson — Standing, in silence. Ex-Governor Seymour, of Connecticut, on being presented, said that he was unequal to the occasion — not from the want of will or ability, but from fear that he should not be able to fulfill the expectations entertained of him. He wished that Mr. McKeon had been present, so that he might follow rather than precede him. ["No, no."] In the darkest days of the country they were hoping and would hope for better times; they would, as he believed, soon redeem the country from the arbitrary rule that