Litchfield enquirer., 1831-03-31
10TH DISTRICTs-
THOMAS MITCHELL, I r.,,,,;,,..,.,
CALVIN RIIII Err ONnu'u"tee'


Mr.. Adams--'rhe article over the signature o" IAN
Elector Of the Sixteenth District" which appeared
in last weeks Enquirer, deserves an answer. The
writer says, ,Ea " lie believe it either just
proper, to hold up to suspicion. and represent
him unworthy Of confidence merely" because ''lfs
was put in nomination by convention, majority Of
whose members the avowed partisans Of pre-
national Administrations" Again, he asks ought
the circumstance Of his having nominated BY the
convention at Woodbury., to render his character
picious?" l answer, that the circumstance Of his
having been nominated by the convention mt Wood
bury, connected with other circumstances, does render
his character very suspicious, and s,ews plainly thar
his nomination. was the 90 result Of management and
corrupt bargaiBs'
One ogthe circumstances 10, that the delegates who
represented the in which Mr. ~. resides, ants
whom Mr. NJ assisted 10 appointing, did recommend
him not sHireny 10 the present national admiuis-
traton, and have also stated since their reurn That
bargain there made, whereby il was expressly
stipulated that the respective in the dissrics
shead in select their candidate for Senator, who
should be, either Clay jackson republican; thus
opening door for the lac ksosiass IN the District to-
get the ascendancy.
Another circumstance, which goes to e0rrOboratG
the bargain, is, the fact that letter received by
gentleman residing in the Eastern par, the District
previous to the convention ut Woodbury., from M.
JudsOn afterwards chairman Of the enton,)
ing, that "present symptoms indicated the selection
OF candidate from the part Of the disrict.'
Now when it is recoleces, that Mr.. JudsOn was lat
year the Jackson candidate for Senalor-that he now
has his eye on the Office Of High Sheriff Of the couay
and the fact that he knowing thus sarly that Mr.
NJ. would he put in nomination, cannot believe 10
was the result, Of their cunning TO select the perso
upon whom it was well known their political opr0-
nens hadGxcd their minds the man their choicef
Such idea is ridiculous. lf the Jacksonans knew
that Mr.. Nj. would be put in nomination by their st-
poaents, or what purpose did they assemble Did tho
Jacksonlans acct in convention merely TO help do.
what they knew their political opponents would do
withou, them What foly
Again-lt IL said By the writer Of the article in
question, that " Mr. NJ has for a course Of years sus-
tanned the character Of consistent politician Let
Us look at facts. Al public meeting hollsm in the
district only few days since. (which Mr.. NJ. attended
and assisted in placing in the chair gentleman whose
political sentiments he Opposed Was stated by
one Of the delegates who attended the convention at
Woodbury. that the electors Of the 10th District wore
last spring deceived and cheated in regard TO the re-.
nj sentiments and principles Of Mr.. Boardman-thas
MIR. Boardman had changed his principles and tlas
he ought not to be considered belonging to the
publican party. From the general tenor Of the
tments expressed, il may be fairly inferred that Messrs
Merwin, Huntington, sc. will not be supported by
those electors, in the eas.era part Of the district
friendly TO the election or Mr.. Mitchell.
Mr.. Mitchell attended, and approved, if any thing
can be known by mans conduct. Of the psoceedings
and sentiments Of this meeting. New, ask, 10 this
the cOulse Of consistent politician hear such mea
as Mr.. BOardman and Mr.. Merwin denounced AZ an
worthy the name of consistent republicans, and I'M
worthy the suGrages Of their fellow citiaens What
course ca" be expected such man wilt pursSs in re-
gard to the great question al issue between the
co"teOding parties in this c0nntry p Susely course
opposed to the protection Of American Industry our
manufacturing and agricultural n,eresss and hoD,ile
to the welfare Of the New. EnglaId States. &as-.
One word more--Your correspondence Z" depreeaaea
the division which bis (Air. Rutlers nopipa,op, al,
this time, s calculated 10 make" Updoahsedly; foe
f the electors Of the 18th District nj all awake to
their situation, and real interests. Mr.. NJ. caaasa be
elected and this system Of bargaiDng and Jacksoni
an .'canning wall be Erever broken up and Destroy
ed. 4 Republican Of the Sirteenth Dsstr;ct. $
PRINCIPLE.
There is such thing as political principle. In tho