The Litchfield County post., 1827-01-19

ana we believe correctly, that " nineteen re-
 publican members were present" at the time
 Mir. Sterling received nomination for mem-
 Der of Congress, by fOurteens out of the nine
 teen,votes. In relation to this nomination we can state, upon the best authority, that it was as fairly and as honestly given to Mir Sterling as any previous nomination of the kind ever
 had heen or could possibly be. That there was no bargaining, no underhand intriguing, we have every reason to believe at least if any confidence can be placed in men whom the people have been wont to trust and res pect. Now with the advocates the caucus system. this would seem to be enough to war rant the belief, that Mir. SterIing's nomination was public expression of the popular will in his favor. Without advocating or opposing the candidate thus brought forward, we shall take advantage of the facts stated in the arti- cle above alluded to, to show the glaring in- consistency OflegiSlative caucusses, when con- sidered as a criterion of public opinion and the necessity of districting and county con ventions as the only equitable mode of filling important offices in the gift of the people, This county sends thirty-eight members to the Assembly. One half only were present at the caucus, and of that half but fourteen votes were given for MT. S. Here then two thirds of the people are cut off from all parti- cipation in designating candidates for ot!ice.- Many towns in the county had no voice in the business, and from :he nature of the case it was impossible that they should have any part or lot in the matter Their representa- tives were men, either unwilling to lend their influence to the generally corrupt practice of or their political creed was ques- toned, and of course they had no influence to lend at such a meeting. Should this argu- ment he taken up,by saying that federal mem bers ought not to be taken into the account when speaking of the influence of the county in caucus, we will say that the members de- nominated federal represented towns which have hundreds, if not thousands of republican electors; and these electors were to all intents and purposes cut off from all chance of participation in .he business of the meeting. Supposing the friends ofthe 14mcmbers who voted for Mir. s. are under an obligation to support his election, can it be contended that the residue who did not, or could not, have an opportunity to vote either for or against
 ain, by their representatives, are under the slightest obligation to give him their votes ?- Let the lines be drawn between the friends of the fourteen members above mentioned, and the friends of the twentyfour remaining members, and there would be a powerful bal ance against B1r. Sterling, and not only a. gainst Mir. Sterling, but against every candid ate named in caucus at New Haven last spring. yes,-let the doctrine of obligation to support caucus nominations prevail,-it cannot certain ly be contendcd that it is binding upon those who neither directly or indirectly participated in the caucus rroceedings-and let only the votes which such an obligation can claim, be given to the caucus candidates, and not an in dividual of them throughout the state would secure an election. We know very well that
 at present the lines will no: be drawn here |; but the time will shortly come when the peo- pie will not abide by the dictation of few representatives met in concave, to designate who shall, and who shall not fill important state offices. Not only the best interest of the state, but even the best interest of the re- publican party in the state, loudly demands that different course should be pursued, not only in the choice of officers, but also in the manner of nominating candidates for the sev- eral offices in the gift of the people.
 Sno,c.-Thns far we have had what may justly be siilcd an " old fashioned' winter. On Long Island the snow is said to be S2 inches deep.-in the vicinity of Albany 26 inches,- in Rutland co. Vt. 36 iIches,-in Keene, W. H. 18 inches, and in St. Lawrence co. N. Y. about 9 feet upon level. Itis computed that snow has fallen in this town sufficient to cov- CT the earth feet upon level but our eleva- ted situation gives Boreas a fair chance to block up our roads with drifts, which at the present time is done pretty effectually. In the early part of this week the stages were unable to pursue their regular northern trips; and one of the horses, on one the southern lines. was killed in attempting to get through fine drifts