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

simple reason that communications have been
shOwered upon us ia such prOft,son that we
should hardly find room 10 notice them. Sew
eral articles, attacking the Republican meet
ing held IN this town on the ssth Of February,
have been rejected because we well knew the
statements therein made were false, and we
cannot consent to publish fplsehoods for truth,
knowing them TO be such, simply to crafty
the feelings of any man, or set of men, OF for
the advancement of any political party. One
writer says he was Invited to the .neeting-
that he attended, but to his " surprise found
but 10 or 60, out of $50 invited, present at
the meeting; and that none were allowed to
enter the meeting, who were in the least de-
gree friendly to Mr.. Sterling. "-Another wri-
ter who signs himself IAN Underwriting Re-
publican" and who claims 10 know the facts.
asserts that the meeting was composed of
" enemies ofthe present state administration,
restless demaGogues, dissatisfied and disap-
pointed otfice-seekers, bitter federasts, and
men whose political purity are g stencil in
the nostrils" oftrue republicans, and who have
been displaced from Office because there was
no political integrity in them" A third wri-
ter whose signature is Another Old Farmer
says that but eighteen persons were present at
the meeting in question, "fourteen of whom
voted for Mr.. Merwin and four for Mr.. Ster-
ling" A remarkable coincidence indeed lust
counterpoise for the legislative caucus which
gave fourteen votes for Mr.. S. and four for
Mr. M. although the assertion is somewhat
at variance with our friend G. who, as above,
stated that none were allowed to attend the
meeting except the known friends Of Mr..
Merwin Now with the meeting,-which has
drawn out these writers,-we have nothing to
do; we did not attend it, and really do not
know how many persons We're present, or
what subjects were debated during the sit
ting. The proceedings, as published under
the authority of highly respectable signatures,
speak for themselves. The electors them
selves must judge of their worth, and of the
confidence which should be rcposcd in them
But we have not yet done with the last wri-
ter above mentioned. He says.-expressly
referring to certain communications in favour
of MIR. Alcrwn--"y you have suffered yourself
to be made a tool of, to SOW dissention and
discord in the republican ranks, and blow i'll
to flame all those evil passions ever attend
ant 90 political strife, which have heretofore
been slumbering in the arms ofapathy." The
writer however is kind enough to assure us
that lie does not charge us with Intentional
wrong, but that we were " mised by evil and
designing men, '-''t the friends and relatives
of Mr.. M."-We have sowcd discord in the:
republican ranks in the name of candonr.
what constitutes a republican! What is the
criterion by which we must Judge Of republic
can principles? Shall a man be branded with
the epithet Of disorganizer, an enemy to re-
publican principles, because he dares say that
thirty men, assembled in caucus, shall not a..
lectshis officers to rule over him ? because he
shall dare to act in accordance with his oath.
and vote for the man he thinks best qualified
for Office, without regard to the commands of
King Caucus. THIRTY REPRESENTA-
TIvEs, out of TWO HUNDRED AND
SEVEN, may assemble in 'Grand Legislu.
tive Caucus" and appoint rulers for u State
containing two hundred and seventy-five thou
sand inhabitants; and the man who darcs act
counter TO such meeting shall be cast out Of
the republican family, and be treated as po-
tical hereto Is this the boosted republican
ism of Connecticut These the PRINCIPLES
which we are told republicans have contend
ed for fifty years, and which for ten years
have prevailed in the State? Glorious tri
umph of principle this Worthy to be record.
ed as an everlasting monument in favour Of
its leaders But the frcemen of Connecticut
are not yet sunk so low as to be caucus-rid-
den, without one effort to release themselves
from thraIdom There is redeeming spirit
gone forth among the people, and in the ma
jesty of their strength they will prove that
there is a wide difference between real repub
lcanism and caucus aristocrasy and fin do
ing this, dissentions are created very well i.
let it be so; the best interests of the State re-
quire the change, and 10 honest man should
fear to put too helping hand in bringing it a.
bout.
We must confess we are a little tenacious
about the independence of our press. We do
not deny that efforts strpnuous nff.,r4s b.,o