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

en- 10 distinguished gentleman fora iRh eRs
ecaiive Office ;-they brought forward no oan-
didates for the senate or congress; but with
out courage, or organization, and disheaFten.
ed by defeat, manifested decided inclination
to acquiesce in the ascetdency Of republican,
ism, with the belief that existing evils would
be entirely removed, or essentially mitigated,
by the progress of events. What then was
the crime Mr.. WintOn had committed for
whicE Messrs. Hill, Plant, and others, prOpo-
sed to isnmolate him 1t was because he da-
red to think for himself;--it was because he
supposed that consistency was, & should con-
TIME to be, an attribute of repubIicanisn1
that principles SHOULD be adopted in 1828 for
which the democratic party contended TWEEN.
ty years ago; for which Kirby Judd, and their
associates, struggled as for their lives; it was
because he was in favour of districting the
| state, to carry which it was necessary to SUBJ
stitute other republicans in the place of those
! senators who, from low: of Office, had used
every effort, to defeat in this particular, the
wishes of their constituents. 1t was for this,
that he was to be sacrificed, driven with dis
grace from Office, and deprived of the bread,
which he earned by a laborious occupation.
We, exclaim Messrs. Hin s. Plant (for such
is the spirit of their letter) will be "a terror
to those !" evil-doers," those misguided re-
publicans, who will not submit to the yoke,
and become the willing slaves of a merciless
6nSnnfl4N0 N nf nn1~ To-
duct of men, but would if possible, search out
! and punish with unsparing severity, the slight
est alteration in 1.-The thoughts & intents of
the heart" But Mr.. Winton was not the on
Y man, whose destruction was decrced by
these inquisitOrs; others had committed the
same high handed offence, and they were con-
signed to the same memorable fate. Mr..
Fairchild was supposed to have concurred in
| the wish for reform, aud to have assented to
measures, necessary to carry the principle Of
distributing; and he was Immediately assaied
with overw helming calumny his reelection
to the senate was defeated, by means the most
unjustifable, and then ne was turned out from
the Office Of Chief Justice Of the County court,
the duties Of which he had long discharged
with ability and integrity, and where his SER
| vices were admitted, on all hands, to be in
valuable; and was even deprived Of the in
considerable Office of justice of the peace
If we are not mistaken, Mr.. Zalmon Wild
man, and some others, were associated with
Mr.. Fairchild, as victims and thus "the
reign of terror" was re- established in Connec-
ticut. scenes of persecution, in the federal
party enanating from fiery zeal which all
candid men now disapprovc, were reacted,
| and those in favour Of districting, in 1895,
were obliged to submit to the fate of those,
in favour of constitution, in 1905 and 2.
mas &hn nkn%:o
of plain consistent thorough-going republi-
cans, who neither hold nor expect Office, but
wish an honest and capable administration,
that will regard principles, which they have
been in the habit of considering fundamental
ly important Will such shameful persecution
be longer tolerated? Will abuses, so fragrant.
be permitted longer to exist Will not the
people rise in the majesty of their power and
teach these men, clothed with "a little brief
authority" not to forget the source, from
which all their consequence is derived? Great
evils have resulted from the present method
of designating candidates for Office. The
known wishes of the different counties have
been disregarded, in making the selections.
| No impartial man will doubt this, when it is
considered, what means were resorted to, ia
order to turn Mr.. Merwin out of Office, who
has always been consistent republican, and
has been in congress only two years and to
substitute in his place Mr.. Sterling, VITO had
been abundantly compensated, for repuhli-
ism which is yet scarcely ten years old. by the
honours and emoluments of the appointment
for the period Of four years. Werejoice that
the evils of this system, is thus brought home,
to the observation of the republicans Of this
county sit is a system, which is essentially
vicious, originating in the madness of strug-
gle which we trust will never recur it is in
tended to manacle the mind, to prevent free
expression of public sentiment, and to inter-
fere with the regular exercise of the right Of
suffrage. The weapon used by its votaries is
denunciation if an individual n,anifests the
slightest disposition to interfere with their
views, he is Immediately Observation-Disclosures
down his fidelity to the republican party is
questioned his motives are misrepresented
his character, blackened, and the engines Of
malev olence put in motion to crush him to at
oms. Against this species of despotism the
people should rise up in arms and repel il, up
on the principles, which actuated our fathers,
in resisting the aggressions of British tyranny;
such at least appear to be the opinion of Mr..
Gales, Editor Of the National Intelligencer,
(who has done more for the republican cause
than any other man in the cOuntry,) for he u
ses the following language 50 now We wish il
to be understood, that we are opposed to mo-