The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1828-10-23
FRIEND TO THE DISTRICT BILL.
FOR THE cogNTY POST
TO the undertaking Republicans Of LitcE-
field County.

field County.
FELLOW CITIZENS:-
take the liberty Of addressing you in relation to
the proposed amendments of the Constitution. II is
well known that, bred in the same political school.
you have at all times been the unyeIdng advocatesof
the cause Of Districting. Shoulder to shoulder YOU
struggled for the measure during the existence of the
Federal administration. twas then insisted that ,uth-
out " intrigue and corruption ,COud bear sCov, and
genuine republicanism could not exist
II more than aquarter of century since you keeUL
'e' me evils OF the general ticket system and
nave during that period commended that those evils
must sooner or later be remedied by judciouslv dis.
uctIng the state. At length however the rapuhl;c.r,
party triumphedgin Connecticut, and then !,
posed that your favore principle would be adonted.
"ee" "ot oescr'ne the chagrn that felt by every
o"s'S'e" republican at the circumstance of this in
o'spehsaole measure having been wholly excluda9
from the Constitution. know that some of the. ,r,
'ntei'gent OF your number even voted against tho.
instrument on account of this omission. Will. o,,o.
gave 1t reluctant assent, with the hope that District
ing would be ultimately introduced through the med;-
un Oh an amendment But unhappiIy most the old
schoo' republicans have been thrust out of our coup
CHS by lew aspiring young men, chiefly from the e
gal professionalism were violent federalists in the davis
OF the Hartford Conventions but who all At onc. no.
came great patriots, underline guise of Toler.,;on
and brought with them into the bosom of the renub,
can party all their federal antpathies against the cause
'' D'seicuuS. These men have been sly, active and
PerseVerng, in winding themselves into the con6-
dence the people, and by their arts have succeeded
IN conssnng to oblivion the republicans of Mr., JEFF
terson's Administration. Hence distrcting has heeo
postponed session after session. We are for H..
trcnns! they would excaim; o yes! we are for
d'strlctng but the time for adoptins il, mr.
we do not exactly like the features of this particular
proposition! we would district in some other wav ),
But rejoice to say that honest men of all parties
nave risen IN their might, and have forced suitable
mendments through the legislature, and DISTRICT
iNu' hGt great and interesting question: is no,c before
the people for decision. 1t is for them to determine
whether this sautary principle is to constitute par,
OF the fundamental laws of the state; whether the
character Of the to be elevated and thar i'm.
portant part of the government nvigoraed, so as to
constitute check upon the proceedings of the popu.
lar branch of the General Assembly: whether the
candidates for seats in that body are to be brought
home to the knowledge Of the electors the effect of
winch will be to Danish imbccty and corrupten from
our councils; whether the members Of the legislature
are to abandon the profgacy of office seeking to de-
vote themselves to their only legitimate employment,
that OF making general laws and consulting upon uea
sures to promote the common welfare; and whethep
the appointing power be restored TO the people
from whom it has long been wrested by the most
shameful usurpaton, by the dication of midnight as
semblage during session ofthe General Assembly.
A question 50 momentous AS this deserves the most
serious consideration. Let every well wsher to his
country, every friend good order and correct gov
eminent, not the miserable asprant for Office who in
tests the Legislature and aids IN throwing the state in
to confuslon but every sober discreet and honest cit
lzen, who has selfish purposes to accomplish, come
forward upon the first Monday in November next. and
give to the cause of distrcting an emphatic YEA
Especially does it behoove those VENERATED FA-
THEIRS, ohose principles hare stood the scrutin, of
halt century, to lead the van in this necessary con.
hlc;-they should stand forth prominent advocates of
their favorite MEASURE and multitudes will rally under
their banners who will achieve for principle 90 ear.
nestly desired and so long unjusty withheld signal
victory. KIRBY.