Litchfield enquirer., 1837-07-27
From the Ne,,- York Go-e'te.

There is deadly fcud in the ranks of "the democracy" There is no mistake about it. MT. Senator Talmadge's letter on the cur rency acts like hot ashes upon bucket of eels-we like to be classical in our compari- sons-and it is not quite clear to us, what will become of the democracy aforesaid Some seven hundred of the brethren have written q letter responsive to the Senator's notion, and endorsed them in full. The Eve ming Post is exceedingly savage upon both documents, and the Argus and Times are as mum as couple of ofmummies. We have our opinions of the merits of this melancholy po- litical earthquake, but we are waiting to see the final catastrophe before we meddle with matters belonging so exclusively to the suffer- CTS. Mir. Talmadge being both right and wrong in his ideas on this subject, and the "great republican party" being at present unable to satisfy itself whether he is most sort O so, or most sort O not so, we shall let the two branches of that charming concern fight it out among themselves according to their own tastes and habits. Mir. Talmadge and his friends are evidently the most sensi- ble, and their antagonists are abundantly the most savage. If any body recollects the ri- gid neutrality observed on certain occasion, when the black snake made battle with the skunk, they understand our predicament per- 1cCLly. we CcIldIlly WOuIu HVl CAPISSS ou' opinion of Mir. Talmadge by any unsavory figure of speech, for we tn nk pretty well of his notions-especially of his modern ones; but what we have said, is said.
 The adherents ofthe administration charge the evils of our deranged and degraded cur rency upon the whigs. If the latter be, ln- deed, accountable for it, of what use IS the government? Why should we be put to the expense of maintaining the costly Parapher- nalia oft government, if minority IS thus enabled to plunge the nation into distress at will? The government IS invested wltn lulA power over the regulation ot the currency.- The Executive, and the Legislature have, for several years, been of one mind upon the sub feet. They have had their own way, with out let or hindrance. How impudent and cowardly then, to charge the total derange- ment of their own machinery to minority, having no power in either of the branches of government which controls that machinery! How wretchedly inefficient must our govern ment be, if, indeed, it cannot, as these argu- CTS contend, protect the people against the factious designs of a mere minority! but, the truth is, it has been through the errors and mistakes of the government itseiI' Imat these msfortuneS have come upon us: me minority would not have done 1t II they could-and were not in a position to do 1t, if they would. The government broke down the Bank-the government entrusted sneir millions to the precarious keeping of the State Opposite Banks--the government is- sued the Treasury circular-the government discredited and denounced paper money the government attacked and undermined private credit-the government fostered and took part in extravagant speculations- government warred against commerce-the government originated and carried out the experiment. These were the main causes of our troubles. The government is responsi- ble-and the people will hold it's agent to Q strict accountability Baltimore Chronicle.
 Pleasure is ofen like vapOE, which rises only at nigh, and dries up by day.