The Litchfield County post., 1827-01-26

engrOSs all the offices, aud usurp all the pow CT. of the county. But it will require some thing besides naked assertions to convince our intelligent farmers, that their neighbOrs, who are united to them by an hundred ties of in- terest, and friendly intercourse, have cOnspi- red to trample down their rights. But what is the proOfl Mir. Sterling,a lawyer, has been nominated to a seat in Congress; and this threatens such danger. that the faithful senti- mel has blown the trumpet Of alarm, four months before the battle. When and where was it, in the legislatures of free countries, that lawyers did not exert an important infu- ence In fact no man can be good legisla- tor, who is not lawyer. Not that he must be practically, and professionally SO. But he must be versed in the laws, and the constitu- tion of our country else how can he improve them by legislation. The physician must un- derstand the nature of the disease, in order to know what remedy to administer. know it is important that men of all occupations, and professions, should compose our legislatures i; so that the interests of every class in society may he duly attended to in the business of le- gislation. The farmers wish to be represent ed by farmer for this reason, and no other They want man who will watch over, and spare n" efforts to advance the agricultural in- terests of the country. Now sir Mir. Sterling is d farmer a practical farmer. By far the greater portion of his time is occupied with the labours of his farm. He ever has been, and will be, the guardian of the farmers inter- est, because it is his interest. His interests will he therefore identified with those of his con- stitueHts, as well as those of Mr.. MerWin. And he has this immense advantage over him. he knows better how to promote those inter- csts. But while urge upon the farmers of the county the claims of MT. Sterling, I would not he understood as admitting that those claims have been questioned by them. The combination which has been formed to put down this gentleman, is not composed of far mcrs as a body, but of restless intri ouers who are cndeavOurng to create a prc. Iudice against him, because he has the misfortune to he a lawyer. Eow stainless must that mans reputation be, against whom his enemies can find no other cause of reproach, than that he is a distinguished member of an honorable profession But the writer have above noti- ccd insinuates. that have been induced to ad- NOcate the cause of cabal, which by the way does not exist, by "the promise of patronage and prcferment." How prone are those who are conscious of being actuated by unworthy motives, to imputc them to others. Suspi- cion rarely dwells in the bosom of innocence. Will that writer deny, that he is united to the man whose cause he SO warmly cspouses, by one of the closest ties which can bind men to- Srther. The allusjon may seem personal; should have suppressed it, had it not been call ed forth by wanton, an unwarrantable, and base attack, which he has made upon the mor- al character of Mir. Sterling. He has accu- sed him of dishonesty. of being insincere in the principles which he professes. As this imputation rests on assertion alone, shall not at present assume the unnecessary task of proving negative. only insist that in the character of defender of the innocent and 'lnjustly accused, should be justified not on ly in repelling the charges hut in exposing its author; even in disclosing his name if I thought proper. I have right to tear from the assassin his mask, as well as to wreot from him his dagger. But this have not done; I have only shown him by ausions which he can understand, that it is in my power to do SO; and he has reason to thank my forbear- ance and not complain of my severity.
 A REPUBLICAN ELECToR.
 FOR THE COUNTY POST.
 MT. SMITH,