The Litchfield County post., 1828-03-27
ZALMON WILDMAN.

ZALMON WILDNTlfN.
 We have never had the pleasure of personal ac- quaintance with this gentleman all we know about nm IS derVed from records of past times, and the commendaton ot consistent republicans who are we'll acquainted with him. Previous to the political revo- iution of this state he was firm and undertaking de- mocrat. After his party into power he was for his worth and talents elevated to the bench of the county court It is well knowa that previous to this revelation the democratic party had loudly and zeal ousiy opposed caucuses and advocated the district ing of the state for the choice of Members of Con. gress and state senators. Indeed warmly was this matter pressed, that these principles became as it were the touchstone of true democracy. The people saw the excellence of these principles and elevated their
 leading advocates of power and trust; but in. stead of disrctng the state, &c Legislative caucuses, with all their arbitrary and aristocratic power were substituted in it's stead. Mir. Wildman and some oth- CTS were consistent democrats--tbey had advocated before the revolution, different policy and the peo- pie had trusted them bring it about--.they would not therefore desert their constituents for the sake of
 introducing sort of discipline, by which the offices of the should be in the hands of the few nstead ot the many; they still opposed Legislative Caucuses and advocated dstricting. were told by their old friends to be stiI." we have. got the political coat on (sad they) and we have no notion of sharing any part of its with our late enemies" This po- litical depravity Mir. Wildmans republican honesty could not away with-he still plead for principle. To silence him, and render unpopular his favorite policy "he was put with federalists and treated as such" words which have ourselves heard in this relatIon--he hurled from the bench of the county court, and even the unmportnt office of Jus tIce of the Peace was taken from him. This is true ---literally true ;and here fellow citizens is man who became political martyr for his attachment to your best interests. Within few years the people have began to arouse themselves upon the subject of their rights---they last year declared with voice which could not be misunderstood that they would no submit to caucus dctatioa. The advocates of this corrupt course, no longer daring retain liter ally their former power, divided it about among their agents in different counties, to be transacted under their drcc:ion--through their secretary Wm. R. Hitchcock, Esq. The present year voice has been heard throughout the state, approving the District Bill as reported in May last, and demanding its adop- ton by our next Legislature. And fellow citizens, strong is this expression of public opinion, that the very persecution of Mr. WdmaD in Fairfield county, the very men who last year opposed the Bill inch by inch, and W hose names are publicly recorded among say, now claim your support, upon the ground they friendly to the Bill as Mr. Wildman is, and therefore as well deserving of support. Allowing their claims to be well founded, which we by no means will consent to do, shall show,s it not plain principle of common sense, well as of com mon ustice that worthy, valuable citizen, who has been prescribed and crushed for his ali schment to
 correct measure should be the first to be reward cd nnde he ado of thaf
 the people force the recent friends of the Legislative Caucus to yield up their dictatorship, and forget val uable citizen who was previously hunted down for opposing Legislative Caucusesl Will the freemen constrain the enemies of distrctiDg pass the Dis trict Bill, andneglect in their suerages man who was politically maryred for his attachment to the Dlsrlctng system Such an event ought not to occur such an event we are persuaded will not occur. Mir. Widman, who has, by the present dominant par. ty been considered worthy seat upon the Bench, will not be considered unqualified for the office of Senator. The people wall not suffer him to be still longer the and derison of his enemies of men who became his enemies simply because he advocated |. measure which they now pretend to be in favor of. We say pretend, because there is evidence that the'r friendship IS any thing but pretence Hereto fore, and even down to the adoption of the Resolu-
 ton now before the public, they were most decidedly hostile to the principle and after it's passage in Caucus assembled. they advocated most sfrenuously the continuation of the old usage of making out nom nations. This we know for we were present at thc Caucus and heard their enlghtend remarks upon the subject And furthermore, the papers in their inter- ests p Fairfield County, still the open advocates of Legislative Caucuses. We therefore say that Messrs. Wildman and Baldwin are the only candi- dates n Fairfield County knoon to be friendly to dis trcting; and that their opponents Messrs. Tweedy & Bets koscn to have been heretofore most vioent opposed the measure and are not knoacn to have changed their principles upon the subject. And even II they have the former douby deserving of sun. port tor their previous suferings in the good cause
 From Me Columbian Regisser.-fn