Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 2, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 June 1858 — Progress of Republicanism in Washington. [ARTICLE]

Progress of Republicanism in Washington.

A full and spirited meeting of the Republicans of tliijs city was held at the rooms of the National Republican Association, last Saturday night. The meeting wps addressed in an eloquent and able speech of an hour in length, by the lion. Schuyler Colfax, of Indi ana. Senator Clark, of New Hampshire, also bade the Association God speed, in a few pointed remarks, encouraging its members to go forward in sowing the good seed of political reform; for the harvest would Surely bring an abundant return for their labor. Other members of Congress were also in the audience. But the speech of Mr. Colfax deserves more particular notice; though fully to appreciate it one should have heard it, and imbibed its sentiments* as they breathed forth from the heart of the speaker, in words of eloquence and earnestness. Mr. Colfax said he would not. attempt, to portray the social and moral effects of Slavery, nor bring before the minds of his hearers pictures of the auction block and its attendant scenes of families broken up, without, the hope of an earthly "reunion. With all this his hearers, living in the midst of Slavery, were but too familiar. But he dwelt on Sluvery mainly in its political aspects. He reviewed the sentiments of the fathers and Founders of our Government, showing that such great,men as Jefferson, Madison,Pinkney, and others, Southern men, all looked upon Slavery as a social, political and moral evil, and an incubus on the prosperity of the country, which should be got rid of as soon as practicable, without allowing it to extend further. The eloquent speaker then referred to the fact that there are now in Congress from the South twenty members who represent pronerty, while the North has not one such Representative. What fitness is there, then, in confining the adjective “Black” to those who represent only white men, while the I negroes of the South are represented in Con- ' greys by twenty members? This property I

representation is all wrong, said the speaker, and should be allowed to extend itself no further. There were many more points, well taken, in the address, which we have net time now to notice. Success to the gallant young Representative of the 9th district of Indiana!— -National Era.

[From tha Minneiotiin, Extra.