Litchfield enquirer., 1836-03-31

Mr. EoltOr-SIeAse 10 give ptacS w yOHE
columns to a few Of the reflections aud Ob'
servatiOns Of ." Old Republican. grown gray
in the service Of his brethren, and who yet
feels much for their temporal, and more esPe-
ciolly for their eternal welfare. Having long
mingled with most classes Of nen. the writer
claims 10 have learnt something Of poor hu-
man nature, Of its fOllies and depravity-of
course often filed with very solemn reaec-
tons as to the Guture-as in all human calcu-
latiOns and appearances, there never was
people more rapidly fastening to destruction
Than the American famiIy-at the same time.
seeming mostly unconscious Of the pit before
them-a people whom | tendeIly love and af-
frcti"nately regard, both politically and relf-
giousIy. In proof Ofthis round assertion, per-
NIT me to call up the candid and dispassion-
ale attention Of all men, not wholly blinded by
party spleen, and political phrenzy while I
attempt to place full in your view some Ofthe
prevailing evils and practices Of the day
commencing with those 10 high places, and
descending as occurrences pr esent themselves
to every mind.
You have all learnt the selection Of John
NJ. Niles, ESQ. by the present Governor Ed
wards to the Senate Of the United States,
and doubtless many have read the rsl1ections
of our neishboring brethren, 10 the adjoining
States" that the appointment beats all hck-
Go,O. any pre:iOus one ever made in any Sec
ton of the American confrderacy'-t" which
you would all bear ample testimony, could
20" nut truly know the man thus raised to
the grand council Of great and increasing
people-whch council has hitherto been the
boast and pride Of American patriots, and al
so revered and respected by all the civilized
nations Of the earth. When we view this re-
cent appointment, with others Of a similar
stamp, have not all the considerable great rea-
son to cry out, how have the mighty fallen!
John NJ. Niles, selected by the Governor Of
old Connecticut to fill the place Of the Hon.
Nathan Smith, deceased indeed, would it
not have been matter of great surprise, had
not all become somewhat familiar with the
political degradation Of the times, by similas
appointments. though ofIrss amount?
Leaving this extraordinary transaction,
soul sickening as it is, | desire 20 wake up
your unbiased attention to many Of the srlpc-
tons, made 10 the various Districts of our
State for Senators in our Legislative body
All my readers cannot know them, but many
do; and but few years since would have
known them with great establishment and a.
larm. The unoeniable fact is, my brethren,
that numbers are annually returned Senators
To that body, whom all parties and denom-
nations OF men would have once considered
the tail end of almost any association Of men
destitute uf every qualification for the very
responsible station. The question naturally
arises. what has brought about this state Of
things! The observing and well informed
| have ready answer, although, to some less
| acquainted, it may seem someWha. strang--
that great portion Of the people are deceis-
| ed and deIuded, by the noisy drmagoSues Of
| the day, who are iraversinS every section of
the State. and Ivy their own breath, and the
| breathings Of their unprincipled editors, fan
ming sectional prejlndices, and alarming the
| excited fears Of the weak and uninfurmrd;
blowing up all the unrnly passions Of depra,-
ell men into a flame-hringing into their aid,
that the rich are the enemies Of the poor, and
! desire to enslave and lord it over them; and
! strange as it may seem to some. thousands
| actually believe their false and empty asscr-
| tions-and even more than all this, many "f
the most ignorant are led to hrl"vr that by
persevering in the hue and cry. for Jackson
and liberty, alb things will soon be 10 common.
Need any other testimony b- adduced in proof
of these remarks, than vi hat every observer
has full in his view Let your eyes and
| your ears serve you, aud the fact is known.
AN OLD REPUBLICAN.
| High Pressure.-Not long since ofthe SaIisbu-
ny managers said that he and his friends had obtained
such thorough ascendancy in tina, respectable town
that If they were to set up the Prince the Porev Of
the Air candidate, he wosid be 10 be elected
| To the Legislature. viii the worthy gentlemen have
the goodness inform whether the Tory Senaori
al candidate for a certain District has been selected
with view to make good this boast7 @.
BY reques, the Working Men Of Winsted.
From the Reriesr and Telegraph.
MR. EDIToR:-ln the private and public walks Of
life, Senator Of the U. States should he ingenious,
| courteous, and dig ni6ed. On occaaion nor in
event. should he violate those rules Of prope,y
| aud decorum which he. pre-eminenlly ought moss
rgidy to observe, be unmindiul oil that se-res-
He should be wa,ch(u Of the public interest and PUB
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