Litchfield enquirer., 1829-02-19
10A TRE LlTCHrurrp ENQUrarR.

IAA aAA AANC4fAEkD ENSUAAEHs
 Tie ad1eeaies Of political reform, have been ae cuss of osgns hostile tO the beat interest," of our State, and of fauemPting ,O overthrow a installations, however excellent they may be. which do nOspromOte their individual aggrandizement. The aIteratons which have been made in system of policy, are said to have originated in the vest motives. and to have been urged on by the scandaOus intrigue. The other amendment, which is designed sO cO-Ope. rate with the District B and give it all its legii- mate efccti is denounced in terms equally opprobroas and unf0unded. IG these. accusasioAs came from an accredited source. there would he just reasons tor aP- prehcnson the tocsin of alarm should break the sumberng of the palriot and the party base enough to entertain such views, should be down, rise again. Bat whence comes this charge? Comes it not from those the lampOf whose political exisseDcs ia just expiring, and whO recently instead of acting like fraDd ingenious pOliticians asely skuk- ed behind arice and misrepresentation, and astempts ed to gull the people bytalse promises and alarms f Does not the eleven foot appearf Are not all their sham and hearless professions of patriotic devosiohs ully exposedi Why do they my longer presnhne np- on the public confidence when that has been une.- quiyocally denied them But we see no such alarm- ing encroachmen,s alpn popular sigkis as have been represented; oa tho cbnsrary, the bandaohs of or power were never more fr ihnn at the pseseut pefi cd and while the ckafaci ciFtizlis sisIae sSa gence Of our citizens shall continue. iie arrogant smptiOns o the ambitious ran be easily suppressed.
 The common sense of the commonly has rcpeatcd-l ly said. that the number of oar Representatives io great producing an unwarrantahle increase of ex- pense, aud rearding the operations of an assembly in which correctness and despatch peculiarly cessary. The erprase merely hinted at in a forN communication an that this Is incoRsideralle itcm beg leave o present to yonr readers the iol lowing cn!cu' 'a,iom.
 Our House of Representatives consists ai present af20s members; if ths number be reduced io l29, one from each town, VIC shall ,hercby save the ex- penscs of 79 delegates. The pay allowed to each member, is $l,5o per diem, and taking the average lcngth ofeach session he g days the amount will be $3,7a2; add to this the allowance of cents pcr mile for travel and this item, at the average distance of 30 miles, amounts to $2l3,30 The incidental ex- penscs "f each member during the session, arc at leas. $350, which produce $s765O. These several
 items make "p an aggregate amount of $428l 80 !- This might each year he saved to the public trea. sary and our rights bc aacareially guarded, and as xealOuoly supported, as they now are. 4
 Fellow Citizens, is not this subject worihyour at- ention? Are the results of your industry, enterprises and economy, to be expended upon sapernumerary offices? Are you rich to he indifferent respect- ing the appropriation oi your bounty, and willing swell the purses oC ihosc who hardly recognise their bcnefactorsf We presume ,hot there are oiier pur- poses to which your bcrali,y can be applied, and other subjects which more imperiousy demand your charities. Would you cali him poor economist. who employed more IaboseVs tlsa could possibly be- of any service; and whO expended his money hc., cause persons wished, ,o be hired7 Then why appropriate the products your industry to those pur. poses by which neither yourselves nor yoar country are benefited The present period, above all an- tecedeM ones. when the largest demands are made upon your liberality. Our literary institutions imporc your helping hand enable them to dithse siili wi. dr the blessings of knowledge, and to transmit o i. lure mes tho invaluable boon ol civil and relieioGs
 liberty. Your charities nre often solicited to advance the caNse ofrelgion and to send abroad the "Sword oi,he Spri,' so break the sceplre of Mahomet, and to prosrate the idols of Payans Are not these calia sufficient for your benrvo!ence? Are they no, more
 imperative ihnn ;hc onc which now draws more ,han four Mousq,d dollars annually from your pocke,s7
 Fellow C'naens, 'o you the appeal is made, anl with you rests the decision, whether tho number of Rcpress ntavcs shnll be diminished, or whether he useless nomhc, of sEvESrH.SlSE. shall still enjoy your iavors; rnhancc y'af expc,ses; aud hang rss dead weight, upon the activity u the legislative pros cecdings. fa 9f s fR TRUMBCIL.
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