Litchfield enquirer., 1839-05-23

Mesolcea. That the policy Of the present admins
1an0n IN o1nglng the public lands into the political
nslAs., sno squa1aenng the national inherisance IN
Of the deeds Of session, which urescyihe thSt ne
amos ensM @ the common property Of the country.
and used only tor the common benefit.
KesotDed, That the State of COunecticut ouohf ,oe
to relinqush her right in this national treas,Se srJ
that we will 60 hand in hand with Virginia and The
other States in maintaining our Interest in the public
domain. F--~
Resolved That the increase in the ordinary exrsr.
ses OF the government since the present party came
into power, from twelve to nearly forty millions Of
dollars annually, indicates criminal prodigality ut.
eEy inconsistent with the purity and economy Of
publican institutions.
RESOLVED. That the numerous defalcations Of the
public officers and the appropriation the public funds
70 private objects. are the legitimate consequences Of
the principle adopted by the administration ofreward
ing political parizans and comforting Office in remu-
neration Of party services.
Resolved, That the delegates appointed to ths Ma
candidates for the Offices Of President and Pres
ldent OF the United States by the single purpose Of
selecting those individuals who possess both the abl.
W ana the disposition to carry out the principles APP
pr0ve9 ~ the above resolutions and to such ndvid-
uais fairly selected we pledge our undivided and en-
ergetc support.
Alexander Stewart the loco candidate for Sheriff of
New London county, has succeeded on the second
trial BY or 400 majority, we learn from the papers
The wing candidate had by some means rendered
himself so obnoxious to many Of the whgs principal.
ly we believe by keeping grog shop, that they would
not 60 to the polls to vote for hm-hence his defeat
There were however stories afoat that his political
fidelity was doubted.
The New.Haven Herald reads US long homlv
upon our venturng to differ from him respecting the
qualifications and claims Of Roger Minot Sherman for
seat in The u. S. Senate. We certainly are dspo.
sed to withdraw one objection to him. IT, as the Herald
ntmates, he is only 66 years old but we had the inn
preston that he had passed his 6Sth year We stil
insist, however, that younger man would suit the
State betterfor at the expiration of his slx-years
term, should he live through it, he would be in his
I'D year. But the Herald itself gives the best reason
why the wings should not be very strongly in his IA
vor-for it says. "The friends Of Mr.. Sherman can
carry him by pertinacious adherence seiM the aid
Of tie lOcos, who will prefer him in the last resort ~
Just the kind argument that the locos used last year.
They would have been satisfied to have chosen Mr..
Sherman believing that if they should assist in choo-
sing him, he would 60 with them ain the last resort"
Fortunately, however, Gen. Kimberly was chosen 90
early in the balong that the locos had not the chance
Of trying their skill in nesse But it is useless to ar
que the matter with the Herald for before this reach
es New Haven, we trust the choice of some one will
have been made-we hope Mr.. Belts or Mr. Strong.