The Litchfield County post., 1828-04-24


 Experience is teaching them that the cause of Adams, and that of Federalism is one and the same. Where is the difference between
 federalists and those calling themselves re.
 publicans, wbtsRupPort the administration
 Are not theiF. principles, and is not their creed alike3
 Republicans, reflect upon these things, and consider them well. A crisis has arisen in the political affairs of our State-the demo. cratic party is broken down. and it is necessa- " that those who profess the true democracy, and those who act from principle, should u- nite in the cause of Jackson. Our whose hope. our whole dependence lies on this, Il was proclaimed and reiterated in the Mercu- " before the election, a paper that was once republican. that democracy no longer existed
 -that the old party lines were demolished. For ourselves we were unwilling to believe t, and to the last, contended for the salvation ot the party. If now demolished, let those who have cOntrihated to bring about this c. vent reflect upon their own situation.
 For the first time in two years, we can extend our naked right hand to tie editor of the Times; al- though Jackson man, he declares that the old divi- ding line between democrats and federaliss is obter- ated, and shat Vny remains for the people now to rally to the standard of national poIitics-o declare themselves for Adams or for Jackson. This is as it should be, for here are grounds for contention grounds as different and diverse as are the characters and qualifications of the two candidates for the next Presidency His not here necessary to enter into an explanation of :his dference-eyery person posses. sing the least acquaintance with national politics, knows the respective characters of the two men-the measures which are pursued by the present incum- bent, and the directly opposite measures which are advocated by the leaders ofthe Jach son party.
 In the above extract, Mr. Wells says "there was no management in procuring the nomination" of Jackson candidates proof ncontrovertibIe has said there was,-the people believed that proof, and acted accordingly. The successful candidates, who are by Mir. w called "unprncipled politicians" were all of them democrats and four of them members of the Senate last year-it is not thing therefore for the feemen tosay that they are both worthy fofce and shall "o3tan" it. As for the "federal legisa. ture,'' let remembered that Mr. Wells calls eye- ry man, in plain terms, federalist" who supports the present adminisratont is not strange therefore that in state where nine-tenths of the freemen are ant-Jackson, majority of their representatives should be of kindred sentiments with themselves The democracy ofthe Times is and ever ought to be, and we trust ever will be, in the minority in this state; and the editor has began learn that charges of federalism made by him will not hurt any man, or set of men; but that the other hand they operate de- cidedy in their favor. With every political name, there is, brought be, attached some meaning The signifcatiop which the Times gives of the name " Democrat" is. an enemy to Mir. Adams, and sup porter of Gen. Jackson. His term democrat, there S--, :acihAs Asr-%s~~I-l.-.- ->-;;--;.y af .ha lsi, jnnto federaists in ths country the head of whom are John Randolph, Timothy Pickering, and the ed,. tor of the N.Y. Evening Post; &n ths state that most ntolerant federal editor, Mr. Woodward, of the Her. aid, with the whole of his Jackson supporters. The Jackson party, composed of men formerly belonging to every political division in our country, of demo. crats and federalsts, Buckails Clintonians and To erationsts,s now, says the Times, the only pure dem ocratic party in the country. His term "federaIis, includes the brightest and the best men in our land the advocates and supporters of the system pursued by Jefferson. by, Madison, and by Monroe in this state our Gosernor,our entire delegation to Congress and the whole class of those politicians whom the people have formerly delighted, and will still delight, to honor. No republican will be alarmed then be- cause the Times says that majority of the legislature are "federalists'-we say they all so,-with the exception of some ten or twelve Jacksonans ding to the definition given of "federalist'' by the Tmee. But whatever they are, they were elected by their neghbors and feow-townsmen, who knew their well, and who went to the polls with their eyes open upon the subject: and they now have the testimony of enemy, that their representatives are men possessing q talents of the first order."
 The assertion relative to the strength of the Jack son party in this state, is complete begging of the question-it has not even the shadow of foundation for support. Previous the election the editor re- peated time and again. that the national question had nothing to do with the success of either of the Sena- torial tickets. Others who are knosn to be the fast friends of Mir. Adams, made the same declarations, while using their utmost exerions for the support oi the Regular Ticket. Now the statement goes forth the puhlc, tha; nearly one half os the freemen are staunch Jacksen men, and large share of ths old school rspubiicsns are decidedly thus We know not how tt is in the other counties but we speak advi- sedy when we say that in this county, where publican is found in opposition to Mir. Adams, there ten and even twenty toerationsts and iederasts, who are his most open enemies. We know 1t to be a fact that perhaps with exception, every tOIer ation lawyer this county a staunch Jackson In this town, where l13 votes were given for the Jackson ticketwe do not believe that 10 acknowledg ed Jackson men can be iound.-So much for the !" democratic strength of the Jackson pary;" its strength perfect weakness, being made up of toler ationsts and federasts the latter class however, but !" here and there one.'
 "No Democrat can approve of the measures of the second Adams" &c. In this assertion Mr. Wells IS