The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1827-03-22

WSch uothtaNteI 10y CO9NlV COsdl @feoels-
Those who have the best meaas Of d.termin
ing the comparative usefulness 0fthese gentle
men 10 the state and nation, have decided ia
favor of Mr.. M. :--and as lCe EtdeTalists caa
not Judge for ourselves IN this pSr;icalar, we
must rely Oh those who are priasd lreie, the
best qualified To determine this point, viz -
those 'cho are presumed to be best acgaGiated
with both ofthem.
1t may be added that the source from which
the nomination of Mr.. NJ. comes, is entitled to
| The attention of FederaliStS inasmuch as it
furnishes evidence, that the old Federal doc
tflle, that pubic servants who are found hon
est, capable and faithful, are not to he dist,la-
ccG, merely for the sake of changed or for some
other worse object, has received the unouali-
fed support of respectable portion of the
democracy of This County.
Finally, by bringing our suffrages to Mr..
Merwin, we furnish proof of our sincere dis
position not to ask for any participation in the
hOnors and em0luments OF Office, and of our
confidence in the candOr and liberaI;ty ofthOse
who Ike rs at present, were once Minority
We rely, that though we differ from them on
some points, we shall he treated with proper
respect, and that our rights will not be imnlo-
lated at the altar of party prejudice.
AN OLD FEDERALIST.
Mr. EDIToR,-I noticed i'll your paper
few weeks since, communication from Pc
ter Bierce, Horatio Smith, Nathaniel Stevens
Cd. and Salmon Weston, Esqrs. in which they
avow themselves to have been among the
number of eighteen members of the General
Assembly, (minus one, will make the immor-
tai seventeen,) from this county, who assem-
bled in secret conclave, to engage in the pro-
fitable employment of displacing Hon. Orange
Merwin from his situation in Congress, with
a view to confer on Hon. Ansel Sterling, flor
when man has once been to Washington he
is tenant for life of the word Honorable,) this
responsible office. The principal object Of
these gentlemen in appearing before the pub
lick, appears to be, to state in solid columns
the occupations of these eighteen devoted pa
trots; and they have therefore informed US,
with great gravity, that some are merchant
farmers. some doctor farmers, Others lawyer
farmers, and the balance, farmers, Il suppose
BY way of cminence,); but not one word is
| said in this whole letter with respect to the
reasons which induced them to adopt this ex-
J traortlinary measure. strongly suspect that
at the time they wrote this singular commune
cation, they were under some species of du-
ress, (quere,-had not the sever lawyers a
grippe upon 'em y and that they acted upon
Falstaff's principle, who declared that he
would not assign reason, upon c0mpulslon,
if they were as thick as black berries.
would, Sir, respectfully suggest, whether you
ought not to exercise little editorial authori
! ty, and cause these worthy merchant doctor
lawyer farmers to appear before the tribunal
of public opinion, and submit to the following
lcrOss-eXamnation.
Is not Orange Merwin an honest man =
is he not possessed of very considerable tai
ent ?-is he not true republican, and
has he not devoted his whole life to the good
cause ?-has he not done his duty in Congress !
has he not faithfully supported the national
administrator in accordance with the known
wishes of his constituents! will Mr. Ansel Ster-
ling do the same! is not Mr. Merwin gener-
1 ally respected at Washington as u sensible
man and is he not regarded as an honora-
bic representative oft agricultural interest!
is it not proper that there should be some
farmers in the national assemble must the
members be all lawyers! are you prepared
to disgrace your occupation in the eyes ofthe
community by saying that no one of your
number is fit for Congress! has not Mr. Ster-
ling been twice elected to that body and is
not that a sufficient reward for his adhesion
to the republican party at the eleventh hour
why is Mr. Merwin to be driven with contu-
mely from public life? what ecil hath he
done what do you intend to do with Hon.
Ansel Sterling, when you get him to congress!
is it to place him by the side of Daniel web.
| stcY and Louis MLane, and then exclalm, 10 !!
. specimen of the legal talent OF Litchfeld
County!!!
| Let Peter Bierce, Horato Smith, Nathan
iel Stevens cd. and Salmon Weston appear,
and answer these questions, and we will then
put few more, which will make the "gaird
gade vince" NO DUPE.