The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1826-11-28
COUNTY POST.
LTTCHFIELD, NOVEMBER es, 1875.


LTTCHFIELD, NOVEMBER GO, 1875.
Every editor of a newspaper is acco"nta-
BILE for the sentiments and doctrines intrOdu-
ced into his columns; and although the an-
thorship Of an article may be given to anoth-
er, If the insertion of the article without note
or comment be the voluntary act Of the edit
OF, he is justly supposed to coincide entirely
with the opinions of the writer Of the para
graph. With these views we were not lit
tie astonished to find under the editorial head
of the last Connecticut Courant an extract
from the New-Yorx Enquirer, and evidently
inserted as truth which may be relied upon,
and which Mr.. Goodwin is by no means dis
posed to doubt After expressing his aston
ishment, at the result of the New-York Elec-
ton, and the impossibility of accounting for
this result upon virtuous grounds, the editor
says, MIR. Noah, of the Enquirer, who was
opposed to Mr.. Clinton's election, and also to
Mr.. Rochester, explains the mystery in the
following manner"
"The election is now over; and we state,
unhesitatingly, that the nomination Of Judge
Rochester was decided upon at Washington by
| Messrs. Adams and Clay; and the measures
| taken to make the state of New ork de-
| pendent colony ON the national administra-
tion-to break downits political infuence,and
to make the republican party itself an instru-
ment Of its own destruction, evince the most
| deep End bold attempt at adroit management
ever heard Of or known in this country. the
secrecy with which the plot was managed
the orders conveyed to the leading Adams
men to be on the alert-the preparations made
| to present a republican whose secret views
were unknown to many sound members OF
the Herkiner Conventional show that master
spirit in political tact, Mr.. Henry Clay, who,
in the secrecy, address, and success of the
plot, as far as it has gone, really outstrps
Machiavel and Cardinal DE Retz. Clay is,
indeed, wonderful politician.
1T a moment of great tranquility-the state
prosperous and happy-the laws executed
with fdelity-no cause Of complaint--no i'm
mediate ground of opposition, young man,
undis iaguished for claims ortaIents,and hold
| ing an Office under Mr.rAdams, sweeps like Il
! hurricane over the state, and his movements,
| the secret springs being unAnolcn, fill the be-
holder with establishment and alarm.
The democratic party honestly thought
| they were supporting their candidate, Mr.
Rochester, when they were transferring the
| great state of Newly ork, its power, influence,
| canals and electoral vote into the hands of
| Messrs. Adams and Clay, to be dealt with
| according to their own views and interests"
We are not disposed to find fault with the
editor of the Courant for understanding SEN
/ timents hostile to the general administration,
OF for expressing his hostility in any way he
thinks hest. If he chooses to borrow the Ca
| Illuminating language of M. M. Noah. rather
than use his own. for the purpose, be it sos
it however lily COMFORTS with the spirit of
moderation and candour which has heretofore
distinguished his paper at least since we have
| ever, that a charge, SO disgraceful to the Ma
stiOn, and so insulting, not only to the general
administration, but to distinguished politicians
in New-York, ought well to be weighed before
general currency is given to it. Has virtue
indeed entirely forsaken our rulers and princi-
pal statesmen, and are they actuated wholly
by spirit of intrigue and corruption Before
we are disposed to allow this point, we shall
enquire little into the motives OF the men
who assert that such is the fact; and also
whether other causes, than national interfe-
renee, may not have brought about the result
in New-York and not only in New York, but
in other states where the same influence is
said to have been exerted. We were not dis
appointed at the result Of the election; and
were we in the habit Of betting, we would
three weeks ago have laidstwo to one that
Clinton would not get majority of 5000
votes and we do not pretend to possess more
than moderate share of penetration. We
well knew that New-York is a democratic
state,and had the lines ofdemarkation between
the two parties been drawn as in 10 l2, the par
ty which supported Mr.. Rochester would
have swept over it by majority of 10000
votes. We knew that the Canal influence in
that state has been heretofore entirely in ia
vor of Mr.. Clinton, and that it was this alone
which gave him such an overwhelming ma
jority in 1924. After observing the late cleo
tianeering course of his opponents, we were
satisfied that the same influence would not