Litchfield enquirer., 1831-06-16

seeke 90 t0 Organlz0 new one conhrnn
 its power and snbserve ito purposes as well o private
 pque of political control. The change of cabinet was a measure dictated by the mingled influence oi
 mortified vanity, disappointed ambition, and revenge. Who can believe that their work is done2 Who does
 not see that that measure, which they would have the country believe intended to promote the public
 good, was adopting as means of graspng more pow
 CT We have said thatthe change n the cabinet wils 1 the work of mortified vanity, disappointed ambition, and of revenge. We have said that William B. Lewis
 E an acting agent He is the brOIher-in-Iaw of the
 Secretary Ui War, who IS the biOgrapher and
 friend Othe Presiden of his private papers
 and upon whom he relies the guardian of his future
 fame. Gen. Jackson has been persuaded that the cha.
 racler of the hero identified with that OC his b0prA.
 pher, and thus the devotion of an old friend and the
 vanity and self love of an old man, were enlisted. We
 will not now speak of the peculiar '' circumstances
 which gave to that part'ay' which is neither conceal
 ed nor denied, an absorbing aud controlling influence.
 Nor will we now examine the political of which those "circumslances'' form the basis. These
 may hereafter be uOiOIdeG, upon theatre elevated Ns to raise them above the common preudices of the day. Our object is to state fact. As far back the 9st OfOcOber, 1899, Major Lewis called upon the edi- tor, at s Ohice and urged him to enlist this press in
 the defence of those circumstances" We re fused, and argued tha to do 60, instead of rest
 ing upon its measures and popularity of Gen. Jack son, the Administration would be tested by the cir c"msances in question, and that its utter overthrow must be the consequence. Those who have witnessed the progress of the nrigues that have thrown dscOrd into the Republican, party, will see the bearing which this had upon subsequent events The editor of the Globe, then the editor of the Frankfort Argus, did list himself as a partizan and that which the Tee- graph had refused do in October 1899, was done by the Argus in 1880. The editor of the Argus translated to Washington. The Glohe was establish ed upon the patronage of the Government, and the Telegraph denounced.
 This paper was established 10 mainai0 the rights of the people fo oppose Executive infiueR nee, when ercised with intent control the elective franchise; urge and enforce faithful and honest of public affairs maintain the right and the duty of te people to choose their own chief ma gisrate, and fO Hov nd oall all of the incumbent to appoint his We hon esly and artently believe ihaA Gen. Jackson would devote himself to his country. We con6ded m his deep rooted popularity" fOrsuccess and in hs fame and character the guarantees that he would he the President Ofihe nat"n-ihat he would purify the pulp lie moras, and invgorate public virtue. We expect- ed him to bring his aid the talent and virtue, the strength and energy fthe republican party For this pledged, and in the honesty of our hearts we believed that the objections urged by his opponents, would be as beacon lights to guide his administration. Above all we con!acd in his own irnness and inde- pendence in ike strength oi his mind, and in his reputed knowledge of men Ia belief confirmed in his brilliant carccr for the fulfment of the pledges made in his behalf 1t is known that the just expectations o the country disappointed in the o hes cabinet. But those wh" were his person, and witnesses of " it's deIeterious operation' were ponslble '" malign infuence which arliuly obtained his confidence, and used his name and patronage to cor,up, the public and private morals and defea, the great object for which he was selecied.
 That that influence does exist is corroborated by the positive Assertion of Gov. Branch, and the uDerring testimony of admitted fac,s the tendency aud origin of which cannot be concealed or denied. That inRu get su,rounds the P,psident IL is beneath, hut controls the cabinet. IL has dismissed able and faith ful public minister's it has corrupted portion of the public press and is resolved to rum that which u canno, corrupt IL is pride and boast that it makes war upon the Telegraph. Our conflict has hereto- fore been before the President. We have been faith (ul to him we have premOnished him of his danger have kept his coumses and our own as long as we could safely do we have seen and appre headed the consequences; we have known the bearing which
 the Presidential question would have on local elections now ia progress, ROd we have heen silent. But we are compelled 10 go br fore another tribunal Are the rights of the people dear; is not Executive n fue"ce,whe exercised with intent to control the elec- tons, dangerous; is not faithful and honest ad- mi"is,raton Of public aiars as necessary is not as much the right and the duy of the people to choose their own Chief Magistrate; and is it not much our duty to deveope and oppose all arrangements and attempts of the incumbent to appoint his successor now, as t was in 1928? Ifthese questions be answer. ed tn the affirmative, (and who dares openly to deny them in the negative ? the question for the America" which this press should support The question which propose to readers is will you desert and pro scribe this press, because it has refused to desert the principles upon which it was established. and which m is pledged to maintain; shall the mai ign infuenre which has dissolved the late cabinet, also dissolve the liberty of the press Shall .ha, influence which. fa
 ing in it's effects o regulate the private intercourse q"
 the citizens of Washington, has seized upon the name Of the President, use the organization of the party aud his popularity, to rample under foot the princ pies upon hch he was elected, and perpeiuatc their power the ruins of public and private virtue!
 "A subscriber" who writes from some ncighborng town, s informed that should have objection to publish his article il imagined it would do any good, or be acceptable 10 the gentleman whose name is introduced as a candidate for office under the general government already filled.
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