Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-01-16
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP
The Equality of Races and Amaleamasior

The Equality Of Races and AmalRamat alton
Question.-The remarks of Mr. Clingman,
made in the House hall yesterday, will serve
to exhibit TO the country the state of feeling
which the developments, growing out Of the
contest for the Speakership have engendered
among the members Of the House The guoa
eTat dsmOHStrandHm Of the anti-slavery ar
guments that have been preached in the hall
for years past-peans of praise to freedom and
inuendOes and denunciations ag,inst the South,
Its institution, tyranny, &c have all pointed
10 the assumption of position on the part of
Of the new Republican party in favor of the
political and social eo-equality of the white and
black races, and the Equalization and eneour-
agement by law Of their amalgamation. Not
only Mr.. Giddings, but nearly every other
member bitten with the sentiments that gem
tleman mas so imperiOusly imposed on the q az
which the Republican party Of the House swear
by at this time, have ceaslessly struggled for
the oppressed man and brother" until
they have brought their party up to the point
of avOwing that the grand end and aim for
which they are organized in distinct and
powerful party, is the equalization Of the So
cial and political position of the white and
black races in this country, and their ANAL
gsmstion.
SO far as the South is concerned, the history,
character, and capabilities of the colored race
are too we'll understood by her domestic states
men (whO have been forced to make it phi
lnsa,hi1al -t.,1y A
any success that this last phase of Freesoil-
ism may achieve elsewhere, will fail to affect
the status Of society there. Not so at the
North, however. There are hundreds Of
thousands of ignorant people there bitten with
1he truth Of this last wrinkle-the propristy
and possibility Of the political and social co.
equality Of the races, their amalgamatiou
&c, &c. Yet there are doubtless numbers
there, who, having voted for Republican can
didates for Congress, are not yet prepared tc
Ego the whole after this fashion, Especially
In the month Of August,) and who vail b.
more or less surprised ou learning that the
next step they are expected to take in the rae,
Of political progress by those, who, in W ash
lngton. lay down rules for their political gov
eminent aud shape out the policies ant
measures they are hereafter to sustain, is I,
throw ,P their caps for the coequality of races
and .entuai smalgamation,
We trust thai the conservative portion O
the Northern public will sess bright loo,
out fer the developments that are being mod.
here from day to day Of the proclivities Of tn,
ruling political elements in their section o
the oonfederaey. These developments mad
only so far, prove beyond shadow of doubt
that the new Republican party, while merel
protesting at present to be anxious to defea
the future existence of slavery in Kansas,
earnestly devoted II the legalization of al
the political idiosyrcraeies Of Or. Greeley
the equality Of races and acaalgam alton IN
eluded. These experiments, under due forr
OF law, are, Of course, to be tried in the non
slayeholding Statesmen at the South tn
supporters Of the Republican party bein,
those who are to be blessed by becoming tn,
happy people in whoss midst all the contem
plated wonderful moral, social, intelleetua
and political reforms which Messrs. Garrison
Giddings, Greeley 4 Co. have 60 earnestl,