Rensselaer Union, Volume 5, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 May 1873 — The Congressional Question. [ARTICLE]

The Congressional Question.

It mav seem a little like forcing the season to discuss the question as' to who will be the nominee at our next Congressional Convention to represent this district in Congress, when that Convention is fully a year in the future, but-reeent events have taken such a course that tfie question will be discussed in the newspapers of the district, as it already is being in private circles. Nor is the interest taken in this subject confined tn fliia /liolri/d alone, or tills State atone! The feeling is general outside of the State that Mr. Goifax should beseiit toCongress

We have before us letters from several ; States, some of them as far south at) ; Marylandnnd as far east ns M'assa- : ebusetts, asking if it will be done and | urging in the strongest terlns that it I shall be. In the Baltimore American of Monday last We find tips' following on the saute .subject: “Mr. Colfax lias retired to private life with the full confidence of that vast constituency which honored him with (he second place in the National Government—a confidence which has not been weakened by the assaults which have been made upyn' liis integrity. At the time when-the fiercest storms beat upon his good name we expressed our opinion that the home community which first sent him to the Congress that elevated him to the dignity of its presiding officer would only record the verdict of the nation if they should- reply to his accusers by returning him as their representative at Congress. ” After referring to the strong desire so run him/which is endorsed by several Democratic papers in the State, the American further says: “Mr. Colfax is one of those men whom we cannot spare from public life. An intelligent, conscientious and diligent application to public affairs entities him to a position that lie should accept for the sake of the country. -And there is the other consideration that it would bo the most crushing reply to the slanders which have heaped upon him. lie owes it to himself to hold out his hand to this vindication which is offered him. We earnestly hope that he will permit himself to he returned by his district by tin* largest majority it has ever given.” While appreciating this deserved compliment of Mr. Fulton's to our distinguished fellow citizen., we know it is the latter’s earnest desire that our district shall be represented by other than himself. Mr. Colfax stated very frankly his plans for the future in his reception speech here last month. — After the twenty years lie had given to public life and public Unties * lie saiff Tie'liadfflefpninheTrtQ enjbydShsi-" ness and social life hereafter with the "friends lie valued so highly in Tils old home. He is already giving his personal attention more than heretofore To liis investments in several of our manufacturing companies; and having faith in the continued growfli and prosperous future of South Bend, he expects to make small investments in others, even if these investments should subject him to more contemptible attacks by reporters of hostile papers. Kverv one who lias talked with him knows he enjoys his release from public life too much to think of being a candidate for any office; and having onee more become an American sovereisru instead of a public servant, lie has replied uniformly to all, that enjoying this position so much lie cannot afford to resign it. — South Bend Tribune.