Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1839-06-20
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brethren a. they were leaving Egypt to. re-
turn to their father in Canaan, was, " See that
we fall not out by the way" Fraternities Of
every nature, whether religious or political,
domestic or social, have more danger to APP
pVehend from internal dissention than out
ward opposition and hence the pertinency
of making the frequent use of the above eau
ton of the wise Patriarch, by way of re-
proof, correction and instruction" even in
conducting the clamorous crusades of polit-
ical strife. Like most scriptural precepts
and instructions. it will admit of general and
almost unlimited application, and it is only
by practically observing it, in all cases, that
harmonious and efficient action can be secu-
red. Unanimity of action is not more essen
tial to ensure success than unanimity Of opin-
ion and feeling; and when the different men,
bers of the same fraternity or party agree
respecting the great and fundamental princi-
pies upon which the fabric of their -orguniza-
ton is based, it is plainly the dictate of con-
ceited rashness and folly to suffer the bonds
of good fellowship to become weakened by
wrangling about irrelevant and unimportant
questions, or by manifesting too great te-
nacity for a set of measures, which, to many
are peculiarly obnoxious.
We do not profess to be the most infexible
of partisans, but we do profess to believe that
it is expedient to follow the dictates OF party
policy, whenever we can do so, and not COM
promise our moral or political principles
And when aparty is organized for the purpose
of putting down system of odious misrule,
and establishing in its place righteous and
equitable administration, we recognise no
improperly in laboring assiduously to insti-
tute all fair and feasible measures to ensure
its triumph. And in our opinion, one of the
most polite and essential measures which the
Wing press ofthis country can adopt at pres
ent is. to curtail portion Of their mutual
wrangling and Pronunciation, and cease their
contentious about men instead of measures,
and attend to the more weighty objects for
which we are laboring. To expose the cor
ruption of the present dynasty, and hold up
lie gaze until the people shall see it as is is,
and be induced to hurf it in indignation from
its place of power is task too gigantic to be
performed except by united, energetic and
consistent action. The weapons Of the par
~ which are to put down the present ruling
authority, must not be turned upon them
selves-their time and their strength should
not be consumed in fomenting and quelling
faction, nor in contending for anticipated
spoils, but their whole forces should be con-
solidated and their most determined energies
applied with yigor to the one great and only
object of achievement-the overthrow of the
present corrupt Administration. To do this
with effect, we should endeavor with all pos
sible diligence and policy, to quicken and
keep alive perfect unnnimity of sentiment
and feeling, and not let personal preferences
so far predominant over our attachment to the
common veal of the whole country, as to lose
sight ofthe high object for which we are con-
tending. In our opinion there is even now
o sufficient amount of opposition TO Martin
Van Buren, in this country, to wrest his pow
er from him sin spite of lamentations at
Washington or else where and if this OPP
position fail TO exert this power in 1910, it
will be for the want of united efort-h will be
because the Wings were divided against
Gen. Harrison should be President, until they
lost the power to confer the honor upon ell
ther.
The Van Buren, papers are already ex-
changing congratulations and manifesting
the most unbounded joy at the growing dis
sentions in the Wing ranks, and nothing
gratifies them more highly, or gives them a
more cheering omen Of their own success,
than to witness the officiousness of some of
the Wing editors in setting forth their own
capricious preferences, by lavishing enco-
miums upon one of the anticipated Wing
and pouring forth columns of
splenetic and wrathful invectives upon the
character of the other. To continue to dis
cuss the relative claims Of the above named
individuals in the same spirit as heretofore,
instead of abating and healing the rancorous
and turbulent feeling of the party, will. in
our opinion, only aggravate and inflame it..
Though we do not delight in gloomy forebo-
dings, vet it is to be feared that the numer-
GUS belligerent articles constantly forthcom-
ing from conflicting Wing papers, upon this
topic. only tend to weaken the strength of the
Wing party by encouraging disunion and
perpetuating the present rancorous and dis
cordant state Of party feeling. We hope the
conductors of our leading Wing Journals will
withhold their nominations until the proper
time, or at least be less clamorous and vehe-
ment in advocating them. and remember
that the seeds of dissention. like the tabled
dragons teeth. will germinate and flourish
only for destruction.
who is your candidate?' why don't
you nominate Clay in your paperp Why
don't you hoist the Harrison fiagp These
are questions with which we are daily salu-
ted, both verbally and by correspondents
The friends of each Of the above named gen.
tlemen seem to be exceedingly eager to
have the name Of their favorite blazoned
forth upon the flag Of every Wing standard
in the Union. We do not blame them for
this zeal-itis what they believe to be high
and laudable yeneration for superior talents
and exalted worth. But we deprecate its
rashness and would be glad to abate por-
ton Of its impetuous and irrepressible fury.
The Incorporate zeal ofthe friends of one,
not only induces an extravagant and idola-
trous feeling ofyeneration for their favorite
but occasionally goes so far as to
break forth in the most yirulent and passion
ate Consciousness against the character Of
the other. The friends Of the other, though
ostensibly of the same party, are not less en-
thusiastic In their preference, nor less yitupe-
rative in their remarks upon the rival Of
their candidate. Now the friends of both