The Daily Dispatch: March 7, 1865.
Richmond Dispatch.
Additional from the North

The constitutional amendment .
The rejection of the constitutional amendment abolishing slavery throughout the United States by the Legislature of New Jersey, on Wednesday, defeats that measure for the present. So far, eighteen States have ratified the action of Congress, while only three have rejected it. The question will now come before the people of the three States which have rejected the amendment, and will probably have a direct bearing upon the election of the members of their next Legislatures.

The Legislatures of the following States have ratified the amendment:

1--Illinois, Feb. 1.
2--Rhode island, Feb. 2.
3--Michigan, Feb. 2.
4--New York, Feb. 3.
5--Pennsylvania, Feb. 3.
6--Maryland, Feb. 3.
7--Massachusetts, Feb. 3.
8--West Virginia, Feb. 3.
9--Maine, Feb. 7.
10--Missouri, Feb. 7.
11--Ohio, Feb. 8.
12--Minnesota, Feb. 8.
13--Kansas, Feb. 8.
14--Virginia, Feb. 9.
15--Indiana, Feb. 13.
16--Nevada, Feb. 16.
17--Louisiana, Feb. 17.
18--Wisconsin, Feb. 24.
the Legislatures of the following States have rejected the amendment:

1--Delaware, Feb. 8.
2--Kentucky, Feb. 23.
3--New Jersey, March 1.
the Legislatures of the following loyal States [ have ] yet to vote upon the amendment:


Name of State. Politics. Meeting of Legislature.
Arkansas Republican Now in session.
Connecticut Republican May 3, 1865.
California Republican Dec. 4, 1865.
Iowa Republican Jan. 7, 1865.
New Hampshire Republican June 7, 1865.
Oregon Republican Sept. 10, 1866.
Tennessee Republican April 3, 1865.
Vermont Republican Oct. 12, 1865.



Recapitulation. Total number of States 36.
Necessary to ratify amendment (three-fourths) 27.
States-Which have ratified 18.
Rejected 3.