Litchfield enquirer., 1836-03-03
COMMUNICATIONS.

 Elections, that the Whigs permit themselves to be controlled by local nAuenoies. and sectional feelings; they thus lose sight of the great questions issue, and sufer their opponents to triumph, when the real will OI the People is adverse Io such result. Several towns in this cOuaty coBld be designated, where the Whig strength, could il he concentrated and brought into efficient action a adequate to reduce the preen- ded majOriies of the newIanged democrats to deci- ded minorilies. Now while despise the serve, degrading subnission of oppOnensi the iictaon Of their leaders-while think it beneath any high. minded, independent Republican to submit 10 their jesuiIical discipIine-s, when ihe questions whet- the popular will few oficehoIders shall rule whether the Legislation of State shall be conduc- ted with reference to the established principles of Constitution and the hgIes, good Of the People, or 10 'he especial benefit of few selfish, corrupt politicians; when these questions pcHding before the freemen of the State, think the whgs may with proprieiy be called upo" unite all their stre"g,-,o merge all considerations of minor importance into those ofthe public good, and engage with one hear, in a contest which virtue aud patriotism dictate. Such ARE the questions presented 10 the citizens of this State, for their decision on the first Monday of April next. And wh" can doubt that the stern, unbending, patriotic virtue and integrity of the People of Old Conmcciicu will pronounce such decision shall send into the ranks of our corrupt, unprineipIed opponents conu- sion, dsmay and ruin? CANAAN
 Mir. Adams: Sir-It is really amusing 10 disnter- es,ed spectator 10 look back few years at the pot- cal of few self-s,yled democrats of this town, those who the leaders of the adminis- tra'ion party. and huzzang loudly for Jackson and Van Buren. For the first four or five years of the rresen; administration, when the party claiming all the democracy was struggling in this State for an existence, not a word was heard from the " Everast ing Grea, Democrat the subject of politics; ne- iher was it known by any of his townsmen neigh- bors what his political sentiments were in relation 10 State National affairs. Now, when he supposes the battle fought and won, and knowing the reckless of the Jackson party in making removals from of fee of all that do not bow the knee to |" King ndrew the frs," he ho<is his colors and hnzzas for Jack son and Van Buren-Van Buren and Democracy, 10 the tune of twelve or fifteen hundred per year; and if nn office s be filled, or an appointment made even from the highest in town down hayward, ,he School Comm issioner mus, be consulted and bis d- rectons obeyed.
 Look too at our iiisin,erested dcmocrac- p"b can-federaI-an masonic Postmaster of Lchfield HiI who loud in denouncing Jackeonism until he knew that Mr. Seymour would resign the office of Postmaster. He theA suddenly had vision, and a prospective view of the Pos, Office his longing eyes, and the loaves and fishes" were within reach whereupon he immediately attended Jackson me el- ing, and with b", lile labor groaned oot a speech wonderfully exoli"g the powers that be- and pledg- ing himself to go for the party, the whole party, and nothing hut the party, right wrong, to the tune of five six hundred per year.
 Another consistent, amable, worthy cid democ ra, and republican,, ~.o never wanted office about those days, (ell," was instantly converted by the pow CTS of Jacksonsm, not by the hope oi gain office.
 Such, sir, short sketch of the diSnterested con- version ,o Jacksonsm of three of the leaders of the pure democracy of this town. MILTON.
 A SCHOOL FUND GRAFTON.
 The School Fund, at, late Tory conventcle in this village. delivered ruy affecting oralion ('o the of Sl250 per an""m and all expenses paid } on the subject of the political prescriptions of former days- School Fund commenced with the early history of federalism and democracy, and traced with the hand ofa master the progress ofthe comba, by and land o the present ,ime. He represented the fosper be
 
 >our, and thu, he had been struggling all his life to es cape its unsuitable naw. Federalism! Federalism! ! the orator exclaimed, what! wha. is i, , where shall the wretch be found (The l2lh Deputy said he it Sharon Mountain, and the information seemed 10 g'.e the orator great reIeE) School Fund then proceeded depict the surpassng griefs of such Hnwavering democrats Royal Ralph IIiuman, E,- enezer S,oddard, Thomas T. Whnlesey, Henry L. EIlsw o,,h, Ralph l. lnsersoIl, Charles B. Pheps Jr. Gin the lons of his Grand Papa) who in days of yore were unsparingly perseculed by such naughty federaIsls Abraham Bishop, David Tomlinson, Thaddeus Beus, Ebenezer Young, Reuben Booth, John s. Peters, Benjamin lsaacs, Samuel Tweedy, Jeremy Hoadey, Orange Merwin, Homer Boardman, "nd others. (Here the whole audience exclaimed, "our sufferings is inlolerabie!) School Fund nex, proceeded to demonstrate that may live al the public crib for years fat upon the spoils" and kick like Jeshuron, and be all the while the object of most bloody federal persecution. The whole con- eluded with exhor.aon upon the necessity Of go- tug the entire animal for Knderhookcry, which was uneqnalIed for palhos and which dissolved the whole congregation in tears, except few wings who hap pened to be present, and who said they could cry because they belonged 10 another parish. STILES.
 An Absurdity.-What can be more absurd than the proceedings of ihe late Tory meeting in this village, which at and the same time approved ofihe Hom- ina,on of Royal Ralph Hinman, Ebenezer Stoddard, and Thomas T. Whhtesey, tby Hartford Conven- ''o" and denounced their opponents, viz David