Litchfield enquirer., 1838-03-01
From The rwashingsonl AEadisOnian.
m, Tvpp .wrv of PARTY DISCIPLINE.

The point OF the spur must germany Eli
Who ever contrived thing with such sKlI. IN >,
To keep squirting horse to make MN stano sun.
The unsuspecting man, who deals IN poii-
t;re onJv TO the extent of quietly exercising
his suffrage, would probably be aStonlshed'
,,,o-o . Drec;se account of the mode of doing
hns;neas at washington suddenly to come to
h;s Knowledge. The clector no doubt, when
hc contributes to send his favorite candidate
here, very properly supposes that the inter
ests of himself and fellow constituents are to
be represented and promoted, as far ms due
regard for the country at large will permit
nv a free, independent self acting MAN.
There are, no doubt, very many ineXpeFl-
enced persons in various parts of the coun-
trv who imagine that politicians have feel
;ngs. co,,ciences and free thoughts, and thatthey
are endowed with moral courage, JGrmness,
and the several attributes of an intelligent
free agent. We wish it we're safe for such
people always to live in that blissful igno,
rance of the dramGtis persona in the poIiticai
performances enacted here. They would be
SHARED many painful throes of indignant
feelings, and many notifications and regrets
which an acquaintance with the secret con-
fessions. and outward conduct of men, would
create.
ANY body may affect to disprove our say
ing that some politicians come here treemen
and return home slares; but we should GER
tainly despise ourself il we feared or hest
tated to proclaim that to be the fact
We know men who come here tree-thlnk-
ers-out of whose minds the "party screws"
have squeezed the last vestige OF freedom
and now get their thinking done OUT like
their washing and ironing.
We know men who have moral courage
sufficient to think freely in their closets but
whose courage fails in public, and they say az
or no like the courtier, who called the pulse
good or bad as his masters dictated.
There are others, with whom party ndhe-
sion is sort of religion, and confessedly go
contrary to their private oplnions-llke the
young Jesuit, who put spurs under ms shirt TO
mortify the outward man
We hope these illusions will not be con-
sidcrcd i'm bad taste, not desiring to mortify
the private feelings of any one who has been
so amiable and devotional as to surrender his
personal independence upon the altar of Par
tv. To be acquainted, for once, with Party
Slave, is, perhaps, worth pilgrimage to
Washington, or winters durance in it,
He is q remarkable specimen of human ma
turc-not the frank, open, hearty, indepen-
dent and bold American freeman-but sort
of white livercd political machine-wound
I'D by sscrew," and started by secret
spring, but having tendency to run. docn
with the celebrity of broken watch.
We have no patience with these machines
they are the plant tools of dcsigning men,
disgraceful to themselves, and useless to the
country. What should be the measure of
their punishment when they prove traitors to
the known wishes of their constituents, and
sacrifice every thingto "a party faction?-
Such conduct at such crisis as this, when
the country demands the best exertions of al!
her sons, and relies upon their patriotism for
faithful and contentious discharge of their
high duties, deserves the universal exccra-
tion Of mankind '7
.Journsqaaers Printers. "A New-O rleans ed
itor pronounces high eulogium upon this
most indefatigable class of well-informed cit
liens, and, in alluson to their restless dispo-
sition, says, i" that he knows one of them who
has at different times acted in the capacity of
n fiddler in New York, a boatman on the Ca
nal, q sheriff in Ohio, and legislator in our
councils" It's fact that they are nothing
at times, yet every thing when occasion re-
quires it. Brought up to profession which
schools the intellect and confers an extern
siye knowledge of the world, they become
qualified for almost any situation where mind
iscalled into action. The authority just quo
ted does not exaggerdte either their capacity
or versatility.
We know one Of the craft who was, we be.
lieve, brought up-in the office of our continent
tai friend Poulson of Philadelphia. The
narrow field in which he found himself on
gaining his liberty proved altogether too
Insignificant for the exercise Of his genius
He turned stage-driver, and afterwards ped.
lar. We next knew him as school teacher at
Salem, N. ]. and subsequently, as the captain
of duck-river sloop. The latter occupation
soon lost the charm of novelty, and he resum-
ed his place atthe press. Here we lost sight
of him for time, but our acquaintance was
renewed in the summer of 1884 at Lewis
burgh, Va. where we found his Iype-ship Of
ticiating as Methodist minister. After this
he gave lessons in penmanship and Poonah
painting at Pittsburgh-practised the Thomp-
sonian system Of medicine at Guernsey,
Ohio-edited paper in acknowledgements
tended a female seminary at Louisville
and finally settled dOacn as a western farmer
in the Salt River district" The last that
we heard of Type, was in the Legislature of
Tennessee, where he was employed in dis.
secting the national administration. Our in.
dornaant says that I" the way he knocked Mr..
,ett.'"
The history of this disciple of Gil Bias is
characteristic Of the trade in general. They
are for the most part honest, undetermined
devil.me-care" sort offcllows, who REQUIRE
but enough Of this worlds goods to supply
their wants, and are generous to fault
Like sailors, Il is a principle with them TO as
sist each other--and no regularly bred work
man ofgood character is ever Obliged to be.
for subsistence. As an evidence of thei
capacity TO rise, It is only necessary to men
tion that some Of the most honorable posts il
our government are filed by those who com
menced their career as :" journeymen priu