The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1826-08-29
COUNTY POST.
TUESDAY. tMoRN.l AUGUsTs 90. 1899.

A short article in our paper Of the I5th,rel-
alive to a sentiment expressed In the Ameri-
can (Boston) Statesman, as to the general tes-
timony Of respect shown to the memory Of
Adams and Jefferson, is taken up in good ear
nest by the Hartford Times, and some point
ed illusions are made relative to the course
Of this paper, which we feel little disposed to
notice. The editor of the Times accuses us of
making gross-if not wilful-misrepresenta-
ton of the sentiments of the Statesman, and
hints that we know but little, if any thing,
about that paper. With due Difference to the
superior advantages of Mr.. Wells for becom-
ing acquainted with the great men of the earth,
we can assure him that we are as well ac-
quainted with the Statesman, and also with
its able editor,--Mr. N. 2. Green,-as him
self; and that until very recently We have
been Mr.. G.'s constant reader, from his medi-
am Register, of Haverhill, to his imperial
Statesman, of Boston, and from all this ac-
qtaintance, personal, political, and editorial,
we have learnt that Mr.. G. is an intelligent,
able editor, but by no means "one Of the best
IN che Union." The Times says mo paper has
manifested greater respec, for the deceased
patriarchs than the Boston Statesman;''-We
say,-Who was the trumpeter Of the famous
Cunningham Letters WHO laboured, with
the most bitter zeal to destroy the political
character of the Senior, in order to bring re-
proach upon the Junior, Adams. If the Times
editor has read the Statesman the last three;
years he can answer these questiens.-As to
:'the Arm and undertaking course ofthe States
man,"--we would ask, who commenced the
clcctioneering campaign in favour of Adams,
and in one short half year veered about and
became his most virulent enemy. MIR. Wells,
if he then read the Statesman, can answer this
question also; and urthermore,-Who, in his
zeal for Mr.. Crawford, severely condemned
jackson for recommending that Mr.. Monroe
should select his cabinet from the two great
political parties, without preference to either;
and nOw extols jackson as political paragon,
and labours with the most untiring zeal to de-
stroy the political character Of Mr.. Adams
for single deviation from the old political
landmarks Call we this a straightforward,
firm, undertaking course Such consistent Re-
publicans are very plenty in our day, as Mr..
Wells can testify, and we would advise him
when he next attempts to elevate the repubti-
c7s character of another at our expense, that
he select one whose veerings are not as well
known as are Mr.. retn's.-Again, five may
be allowed to dissent from the editor of the
Times, without being considered anti-repub-
lican, we would say that the remark of the
Statesman, "the men who stoned Jefferson
dre now building his monument" was not in-
tended for the Palladium, but for the whole
federal party; at least, if any one individual
was intended by the remark, it was Maj. Rus
sell, Of the Ccntinel, whose ,sit to Mr.. Jeffer-
son last winter was not better relished by Mr..
@. than it wasby his doughty friend Randolph.
And now a word IN defence Of the para
graph which has elected the notice Of the
Times.-We did not misrepresent the States
man in the article, for the whole course Of
that paper is directed to the preserving of the
old political iandmarks-to the keeping alive
a torrent Of party virulence and abuse and
judging of the feelings of the editor from his
works, we risk nothing in saying that had the
party which once "stoned jefferson" refused
to Join in the national monument of gratitude,
which his services justly merited, he would
heartily have rejoiced at 50 fair an opportuni-
ty to advocate party distractions; and he is
not the only editor who would have rejoieed
at such an expression Of party feeling, for he
is not the only one who labours most perse-
vcrinSly to excite party luminosity, all Of whom
we are bold to say, labour in vain. The uni
versal tribute Of respect which was paid to the
iilustrious dead. SO completely barred up every
avenue to present party animosity, that the
patriotic editor could only say 'sthe men who
[once, in times Of political strife and divisienl
stoned jefferson, are now when party spirit
has subsidedl building his monument" Not
the man, as the Times says, who now oppo-
scs the principles of Jefferson. Now il is
an easy thing to cry " Democratic principles