Litchfield enquirer., 1837-02-16

Resdaei Tint few indiViduals in this part q the county who are amazingly anxious t0 stand well with the dsW people, be and tcy aFe hereby respectfully requested to institute conduct for profession; io Gct democracy and not fGEk t and then perhaps we may forget that they aFstOcras by birth educa- ton and disposition, and may out of sheer pity con. clude to relieve them from wInt they seem to regard us oS SHe %oSt sTpG fSnt C eEs & the private statOn
 electors of COnnecncut, our unsOphisicated, unc0n- taminated, hard-wOrking and tax-paving citizens. should take the government of the State into their own hands, and expel from the hive multitude of drOnes, who constantly keep up a deusve buzz on the subject Of "equa rights and equal privileges and yet spend their whole lives in "eatng out the sub
 ResOlUed, That the elevated standard of public vir tue established by Washington and Jefferson, has been dePorably lowered within few years; and that one Of the consequences has been reduce the hs- of Legislation in this State to mere scramble for ofhce, by which the pubic mind is dcbauched. the feelings of the people outraged and their highest and best interests M put il. imminent peEnl.
 ResotUed, That with view to remedy existing evils IS important that the rights of the people should be enlarged, and the Legislature stripped of the appoint ing power.
 State should be so amended to confer the choice of County Judges, Judges of Probate, Justices of the Peace, Shers, County Clerks, and States Attornies on the people, and then the members of the Legisla ture will not ms-spend their time Tn hunting down men quite good as themselves, but will devote all their energies to the discharge of their appropriate du ties m the enactment of general laws, and such other measures as are required by the common good.
 Resolped. That we dsapprove of the conduct of the last Legislature in rejecting the proposed amendments of the constitution, conferrng upon the respective towns the appointment of Justices of the Peace.
 A committee was appointed to prepare an address to the democratic electors of the 17 district stating the views of this meeting regarding said nominat ton, and inviting their aid and concurrence in the support of another candidate. The committee, after having retired, reported the following which was unanimous ly approved:-- ls rr...
 To the Democratic Electors of the l7th District.
 Your fellow citizens of the town of Kent had indu ged the hope that from the large number of persons qualified to fill the office of Senator, worthy the trust would be selected by the convention at Sasbu ry; but, from the nomination there made, we cannot but recol with mingled emotions of surprise and dis gust. The blasting influence of Martin Strong in our Senate chamber has been too deeply felt by the den- ocratic town of Kent to meet with any other language than that of unqualified reproduction. Success to his cause in Kent is hopeless. For however the little knot ot woUldbe politicians who have nais-represent- ed Kent may flourish on paper however tena aciously they may cling to the offices and distinctions which the discipline of party alone has conferred, the steady march of Jefersonian democracy Is fast dihng their prospects of future spos; and the ballot box of next spring will tell them that they cannot be rescued from oblivion by the election ot 2 political autom9ton, M whose only idea of senatorial duty IS to record the edcts of the lobby. .e1
 And much are disposed to countenance party usages, this nomination satisfies us that corruption has indeed become the order of the day; that we must begin the wvrk of reform " and the coun- teraction cf ,nose which have disturbed the rghtful course of appointment, and placed, conn- ced power in untaithful or incompetent hands" "- From that class of electors who support candidate not for his worth or talent, but from slavish adher ance to the tramnels of party, we expect nothing.- Such an adherance says the ustrlous Jefferson, IS the "last degradation of human being"
 Much less do we hope, or fear, from the noisy tribe ot politicians, who without merit or principle, are standing in the streets and corners publishing their own purity but to the intelligent republican electors of the lHh district, who have breasted the storm in times that tried mems souls; men whose pollti- cal faith is made by the hopes of an office, or the hypocrtical cry of the minions of power, we make our appeal confident that union of such electors IS only wanting ensure from this district sound den- ocratic representation in the councils 1.-the State.
 Upon the nomination of PETEE PIERCE, Esq. who has for years been the choice of the electors of this town, it is needless to make many remarks. He IS known to you all as a Democrat, not of mushroom growth, but of tried and sound principles. He has ever been open and underwriting supporter of Re- publican principles. Nominated and supported as Republican, we have the fullest assurances that he will not be found in the support of measures unwor thy of himself or of his constituents while his known capacity and business habits williadvancc the mpor- tant and growing interests of his country.
 ResolUed, That the proceedings of this mee ting, signed by the Chairman and Secretary, be published in all the republican papers of this! State.
 HIRAM CONVERSE, Chairman.
 WILLIAM T. HoPsoN, Secretary.