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From the Aurora.

The ratification of the amendment, on the part of N. Jersey, is a circumstance of considerable moment; we know that hopes were entertained of the negative of this state, and that no inconsiderable efforts were employed by federal influential characters for the accomplishment of this favorite object--like exertions were made in Vermont, but their failure in both instances affords encouragement to rely on the issue of the vote in those states which have not yet decided. At present the votes stand thus:

IN FAVOR. OPPOSED.
North Carolina, Delaware,
Maryland, Massachusetts 2
Virginia,
Ohio,
Kentucky,
Pennsylvania,
Vermont,
New York,
New Jersey...9

The states, which are yet to determine are
New Hampshire, South Carolina,
Connecticut, Georgia,
Rhode Island, Tennessee...6

Of these six states four must ratify the amendment before it can become a part of the constitution. New-Hampshire and Connecticut, it has uniformly been admitted, will oppose the amendment: the legislature of the former state will not decide before October, and although no favorable issue has been looked for we may nevertheless be disappointed, as it is well known the republican interest never maintained such an erect attitude as it does at the present moment. To Connecticut we look for no change within the present year--the able exposition, of Mr. Tracy's politics and those of his friends, which has lately been made in that state, though it may not have an immediate effect will be gradual yet sure progress tend greatly to the dispersion of the astonishing cloud of ignorance of the real views of the federal leaders of that state, in which its citizens are obscured: that Connecticut would ratify the amendment has never been imagined, it is fortunate the issue does not depend on her vote.

The four remaining states, we have no hesitation in saying will ratify the amendment--Georgia and Tennessee are beyond question in favor of it. doubts have been suggested by the federal prints respecting the votes of Rhode Island and South Carolina, similar doubts were raised with respect to those of Vermont and New Jersey, the result is well known. Rhode Island has a larger majority in its legislature than New-Jersey, the politics of its senators and representatives in congress, the vote of the state at the last presidential election, all these facts oppose the insinuations of the federalists that its sentiments are equivocal. With respect to South Carolina the facts are, its governor is a firm republican, there is very little, if any, federal opposition in the legislature. both its U. S. senators are republican and we firmly believe elected by the legislature under an expectation that neither of them would have opposed the amendment, a majority of its representatives decidedly republican--every circumstance, from which it is possible to draw a conclusion, warrants the assertion that South Carolina will follow the example of her sister states.

Notwithstanding the clamor about some states, of the eleven which have already decided but one small state has opposed the amendment, and five have determined in favor of its adoption--this is certainly the best argument against all the declamations in and out of congress on this fruitful topic, and the best data on which to form an opinion respecting the final issue.

It has been repeatedly insinuated that the object of the republican party, in being desirous of the adoption of the amendment, is to secure the re-election of Mr. Jefferson--let any man review the state of the republican and federal parties in this country at the present moment, let him reflect on the majorities in congress and the majorities in the state legislatures, and answer is there a single reason why the federalists should hope to dislodge the republicans from power?