The Litchfield County post., 1828-10-30

lie then renews his attack on poor T'OIland
co. which Us 10 have more than her fair pro-
portion Of senators, if the amendments shall
be adopted.
This writer and most other opponents OF
the amendment, have cOntended that all ne
cessity for districiing has been done away
for they assert that the state is virtually dis
trIcted in the practise of selecting senators
from different counties. But the folio wing re-
marks of this writer show that he and other
managers would justify the senator in wholly
dlsregarding the wishes of his own county, to
act, 1t necessary, in obedience to the will of
combinations whose objects may be wholly
adverse to the interests of his own county. A
senator may safely do this because by the
General Ticket system. the combination can
sustain him in opposition to the will of his
cOunty.-Hear Scion:
"A Senator chosen by general ticket is not
the direct agent of district, or chosen by 10
Gated electors; neither can local excitement,
feelings or prejudices, cOntroul the election,
except to limited extent-for the whole
state participates in the choice, so that local
feelings cannot govern. The consequence is,
that senator thus chosen must feel himself
the representative of "A whole state, and will
govern himself accordingly. He holds his
station by the will of the people throughout
the state, and he will not be influenced by To-
cal prejudces, for the manner in which he has
been elected places him above it. But SEN
atOr elected by district, will be almost
of necessity, a mere creature of his district
sc.
We suppose Scion is ignorant of the fact
that in every other state in the Union. the sem
ators are chosen by districts, and no State
government has yet been so nearly over
thrown by the measure, as were six out of
the twelve gentlemen regularly nominated
for senators of this state last spring. But hear
Scion again =
but it is said that distrcting will bring a
knowledge OF the qualifications of candidates
within the reach of all. This is not the fact {;
aud assert that the great mass of the people
of Fairfield county, are as ignorant of the
qualifications of their senators, as they are of
those in the county of New London or Wind
ham. The electors of our county are gener-
ally unacquainted with each other; and only
know each other by reputation; and this is
the way distinguished individuals are general
ly known"
Here, reader, is a friend to general tickets,
who prefers such ticket because it affords
him better opportunity to secure his cleo
ton to the Senate, than he would have by de-
pending on the freemen of his distrct--and
hence his absurd assertion that the freemen
can as easily acquire information ofthe quail
ications of candidate for Office who is sew
enty miles distant, as of one who is resiGing
in an adj lining town. Ii this distinguished
individual" will give his own proper name to
the freemen of Fairfield county. we venture
to assert, that they will give him undeniabe
proof that he is wrong in his estimation of
their knowledge Ofcandidates, and that they
will know hun for several years to come. much
better than they know the qualifications Of
gentlemen at a distance.
We hope that no friend to the best inter-
ests of the state, after rejecting moment on
the means and arguments made use of to de-
feat the District measure, will fail to go to the
polls on the first Monday ofNovember next,
and there give his vote in favor of the amend
ment to the Constitution for dividing the state
into