Litchfield enquirer., 1839-03-21
FOR THE L1TcHr1ELD ENQUIRER.
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ALBERl SEDGWlCh.
FOR THE LITcHF1ELD ENQUIRER.
To the Electors Of Litchfeld County.
You will soon be called to elect member of Con-
gress for this County. Two Candidates before the
public, CHARLES B. PHELPS and TRUMAN SMITH,
Esquires. Both are lawyers, and personally known
to most Of you.
Now, if either of you had an important cause pen
ding in the Supreme Court of this State, which Of
these lawyers or candidates would you select to
age it? Answer this question honestly, and so cast
your votes. Confer public trust on the man with
whom you would trust your most important private
rights. Questions Of vast Importance will come be.
fore the next Congress. l will name but one-The
Public Lands. In this every man in Connecticut has
deep and direct interest These lands worth
more than seven hundred millions. They were &C.
qured by the blood and toll and treasure Of our faith
er's fathers, and should be preserved sacred de-
post for our children's children. But claim has
been set up by certain representatives Of the new
States, in behalf Of those Stees, for the exclusive
enjoyment of these lands. This claim the old States
| should resist
Here then is a cause of immense magnitude, to.
which every voter in this County and State party;
a cause, the decision Of which involves the most VII
tai interests Of ourselves and Of latest postery
In s:.s subject oil political parties are equally con-
cerned. The friend and the foe Of the Administra.
ton here meet on common ground, and should have
a common object in view-the adoption of the most
eectual means to for ourselves and poserity
the just enjoyment of those inestimable privileges
In a comparatively few years, when the political
parties which now distract the republic shall have
passed away; when the names of wing, tory. domo-
craft ederalis and oco.foco shall be botted from the
vocabulary of party politics. race Of men will in
habit our hills and Valleys who will rise up and cali
us blessed, If we defend with vigor their inafenabe
rights.
When, therefore, you come to the polls, Danish from
your minds little party considerations and send to-
Congress the man who cam manage this great cause
and this great interest with the highest ability.
As pnrty politics do not mnee in this short article,
it will be submitted to each Of the editors in this town.
CONNECTICUT.
have not seen or heard of single good reason
why the Loco Focos should be again put in tie pos.
session oGthe State Government at the approaching,
election. unless the naked fact Of their calling them
selves democrats is one. What the people have to,
do with the name Of democracy, or federalism, when
honest principles left in the shade. am not able
TO learn. had supposed that when our national or
state government was economically aad efficiently
administered, and all classes Of the community were
equally benefited and protected BY its administration.
it would be exhibiting that kind of repubicansm that
the people desired. For the people be chasing
after man, because he calls himself democrat, or
chasing do,rn man because somebody calls him n
federalst, is pretty much matter Of moonshipe. +
bali III A.
solves and public acts Of the last Legislature, and
compare them with the resolves and acts Of the pre-
ceding Legislature, they would find there would not
be much reason to find fault with the presen: admin
istra,ion Of our state government. They would find
that when the wings came into power they found the
state in debt about $4,000. They would find tho
difference in the expense Of the last Legislature and
the former to be about $1,000 in favor of the last
They would find that the acts of the las, Legislature
were calculated to protect and preserve the civil and
poica, institutions Of our state, instead of pulling
down and destroying them, as had been done by some
two or three preceding Legislatures Would it not
be better for the people to examine for themselves.
instead Of taking the broad declarations Of selfish POI
ticans as proof or instead of being led away from
truth by dim "rush light CANpoR.
MR. EDITOR am greatly embarrassed on quees
lion Of importance, and want you il possible 10 sx-
trcate me from the difficulty perceive that tho
name of Charles Phelps is presented The public.
as candidate for Congress. Now wish TO know
whether Charles B. Phelps of Coebrook, or Charles
B. Phelps Of Woodbury., is the person intended: Tho
former is a respectable farmer, who has represented
the town in which he resides several times very cred
tably in the Legislature and he be in fact the per-
son meant, do not know that much can be said in
opposition his pretensions. But if Charles B. Phelps,
of Woodbury. the person designated shall hesitate
some before give him my vote. Indeed the conduct
of that gentleman such during the session Of the
Legislature in 1887. that seems to quite imposs
bic that he should be the man. He took solemn oath
10 support the Constitution the State, when he was
at the moment Postmaster at Woodbury., and totally
disqualified to act 0s member Of the General As
sembly. He induced the committee raised toinvest-
gate the subject to believe and therefore report, that
he had resigned before the session com.nenced-when
in fact there was no truth whatever in the statement
and his resignation, when made, was not bona tide:
II was mere con,rivance between the Postmaster
General and himsef-and q rank fraud on the Con-
s.iiuion Of this State consider this case ofgrcat
atroc,y-ifaud, iaaehood. and collaborating oil TO
be found in the ample skirts Of this Mr. Phelps Of
Woodbury.. Tam inclined to think this cannO, be the
man WHOSE name 10 now before the public. Would
the upright, moral. consistent high'minded. and truth
loving Cotton Smith, Jr. be abou. the county leciur-
inc the people In favor Of such q chaFacieri con.
Glade, therefore, that tho real candidate must b
Charles D. Phelps Of cOebFook--and If 10 bas. 10
send plain. sensible farmer to Congress. huIo tine.