Progress

-The Journal of Commerce haahvays been very contemptuous towards the aboliüunists, sneering at all their efforts, wfaether by moral suas'on or political action. A few months since, bowever, it conceded the necessity of aliering the intermarringe law of Masi.achusetls, because the Legislature would have no peace till ilisy On that account it was necí'ssary to be done. Brother Leavitt noticed the remark at the time, and hoped, as the editors had learncd A. they would nowgo on to B. It appears by the following extract, from their Washington Correspondence, which we find in the Fricnd of Man, that they are learning to spclj B. It is hoped they will continue to make progress till they ure able to master the anti-slavery alphabet. "A new chapter in the history ofour politics has been opened to day - and it will, before we get ihróugh with it, be found to be the most stir ring and importan oí any in the whole story. 1 has long been seen by observing men that the sla very question is destined to connect itself, in the compass of iia ramifications, wiih evtry subject, and especialiy with our foreign relations. - Abolitionism, in its original character, was com paratively harmless, but political abolilionism is going a-head now. Many of tliose who hav e been prominent and firm as anti-abolitionists are now beginning to regard the political hearing and influence of slavcry with great interest." Precious concessions these, for a paper that hns so often and coníidently assured its readers that abolition wns "dying If it will do to trust such auihority on the right side of a question. wc may say, thut "PolUical Abolitionism is now Goira a-head" again at Washington. - Friend of Man. Some three weeks since, we noticed that a cali had boen circulated among the Northern members of the House -of Representatives íor a meeting to express their views on the case of Mr. Giddings. We cannot learn that any such meeling has taken place, and the reason assigned by some of the papers is, that it might be prejudicial to "the other great interests of the nation," by raising new issues where none now existed, and thus breaking up the ties of party feeling. Thero can be no doubt this was the prominent reason. All the great interests of the parties must he looked after with diligence. The liberties of the country are an after consideration.