The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1828-10-09
LITCHFIELD, OCTOBER 9. 1923,
FOR THE COUNTY POST.
THE DISTRICT No. /

1t is matter of common observation, aud is as APP
pIicable to politics to that disastrous and fatal
defeats are often brought upon us, by induglng too
great confidence in the strength of party and by
feeling too much contempt foI what we believe to be
a weak adversary. We may have strong impression
of the Justice of cause, and of the superiority Of
our numbers, and we may believe that this impress
sion may operate upon others to such degree that
action may be unnecessary, and before we are a
ware that enemy is near US, we may have sustain
ed most disastrous overthrow.
have been led to this train of reflection by the
present apathy Of the friends of the District Bill,
whclis pending before the people for adoption a
part of the Constitution of this There is scarce
" man whom we meet but who processes to be
friendly it, and who is prepared to give his vote in
its favor and there is scarcely paper in the state but
what processes advocate its adoption ALI in fact
seem calculate that the bill will pass by over
whelmng majority. 1t is this very confidence that
has filed me with alarm, and which to me forebodes
great danger the BILL In the midst Of all this SEEM
ing concurrence of public opinion in its favor, there
exists deepand deadly hostility it, and we may be
assured that its enemies not asleep or Inactive
Strong calculations are made that, by taking advan-
friends of the BILL the measure may be defeated, and
the again thrown back into the power OF King
Caucus. have no doubt but thatin thetown where
reside large majority of the electors are IN Its ia
vor and if measures taken to bring them to the
ballot boxes would vote for it yet find that our adj
versaries are INDUCING hopes procuring consider
able majority against it. Every exertion is makingto
misrepresent the bill and to give it most odous char
acter. At one time it is represented as mere at
tempt multiply Offices and to increase to an extra
VACANT degree the expenses of the state. At another
time ia said contain unjust and arbitrary proVs-
ions for dividing the state into Districts of unequal
population and importance. In fact pains are spa
red to render the bill unpopular and contempbie-
Under such circumstances, what is the duty Of the
friends the bill Shall they suffer themselves to be
defeated and their favote to be lost shall
they by little timely excrtion secure its adoption
With the hope of explaining to the readers Of this pa
per the true character of the bil and of answering
some objections which may arise in the minds ofhon-
est men in relation to it, propose in few short num-
bers to examine its merits, and as am fully persna-
ded that it needs ony to be understood be fully APP
proved by such men, trust they will give candid
examination.
FRIEND TO THE DISTRICT BILL.
We have this week devoted several columns to the
subject of the Presdency-,he aiabsorbing topic OF
the day-and this course we shall continue until al
ter the election. We are disposed to bring raj
ling accusation against any mans more especially a
gans one who is brought forward as candidate for
the highest Office in the gift of free, intelligent, and
professedly Christian people, But we have right to
state facts and draw natural differences from them. We
have right to say Of Gen. Jackson that in view Of
the 'moral law" he is a murderer His friends NAV
palate the act of killing Dickinson in duel, and
charge the crime thus committed to the state of soce.
ty, and the laws Of honor" falsely called, which
allow such Deeds We have right to say also that
Gen. jackson, in trAng dispute with Samuel Jack.
son, in the of Nashville killed the latter with
sword-cane. His partizans may quote multitude
ofke offences at theWest, and thus attempt to varns
the bloody tale; but not obliged thereby
to allow that crimes because they may be common in
of country, ,on that account the less
criminal. We might go and enumerate all the acts
which are charged against him,and which conden-
sed in another article and infer therefrom that the
man who can thus calmly not only "look upon blood
and carnage with composure, but has largely par
ticpated it, is not suitable person to receive the
suffrages Of moral and religious people.
The most promnc Mt acts of mans life are always
considered unerrng evidence of his general char
acer; and there is individual in our country,
other than Gen. Jackson whose character would no,
be completely damned upon the proof against him OF
one half as many lawess acts charged against
the Hero" And what are his redeeming quail
ties The splendid victory at New Orleans Is the
performance of duty, a military commander, suf-
fcent not only to wash away every stain upon his char
acter but qualify him for the most responsible
civil station in our country? He had accepted a
command in army-he was entrusted with the de-
fence Of an important pos-circumstances as well as
valor and military discretion favored the Defence
he noby, bravely did his duty, and than his
duty, and for that service has received ample re-
ward If he asks for himself his partizans ask for
him, greater and entirely different reward than is
usually granted the victor soldier the bestowa OF
which would jeopardize our civil liberties, is it the
duty of enlightened freemen to grant him that reward'
But it said that Jackson must have qualifications
for the Presidency, otherwise he would never have
been brought forward as a candidate for the Office
1t should be remember that he was FIRST named as a
candidate in his state, Tennessee; and this GER