Litchfield enquirer., 1840-04-02

Van Burenists, to divide and conquer BANTAM.
The Registry Law.-A the loco-foco journals in the
state, making great handle ofthe Registry Law.
The cry is raised and reiterated that it gives to the
Seectmen arbitrary power, to dsfranchise any, cleo
tor they please within their respective townships
This charge is so false and ridiculous in ITSELF that
needs no refutaon. The whole scope and end Of the
law is purge state and town elections of unnat-
uralized and illegal voters What possible motive,
ask then can our Seectmen have for pursuing an
just course in this momentous department of their
duty, when they know that they forfeit the sum Of
twenty dollars for the wilful omission of the of
every freemen entitled by law to vote FelIowCit-
liens, be not deceived by Locofoco misrepresena-
tons and scare.crows?
Low EVages-Testimony Of Foreigner.
Mr.. Adams-Wthin ten miles of your Office, there
now resides an individual who is native OF the
Kingdom OF Saxony, in Europe man well inform
ed as to the manufacturing and agricultural interests
and the present condition Of lahorers in that country.
He states that la borers farms obtain from IL IL to
IL I'D cents per day. with board yet such is the scar
city OF money that the farmer cannot pay that price,
and women there necesstated TO take the place OF
hired men and perform much of the work of doors.
Men employed in manufa ctorles obtain from one to
three dollars per week without board. Girls and wo-
men obtain In factories and elsewhere for their work
from 62 IL cents to one dollar per week, without
board The expense Of board is in proportion to what
they eat, costing usually about one dollar per week
for men. For those who have only 81 l-2 cents per
week, it must of course be less, or they would have
nothing left Grain, meat and other articles of provi
sion can commonly be bought for less money than the
same articles here. Rye is sold when plenty for 81
cents per bushel, and potatoes for cents, but times
of scarcity frequently occur when rye cannot be OBJ
dollars per bushe 1t is the quality and quantity of their
fare hch reduces the price OF board rather than the
| low price of provisions. In these times OF scarcity,
fha ahorng and poorer classes suffer very much
Thousands and thousands (says this mani have
seen walking the streets with faces pale as sheet
| of white paper for the want of bread"
| Now, MIR. editor, are the people of this state and
country ready for such state of things? Are our
farmers and our mechanics ready and willing to
themselves and families reduced to the condition Of
the farmers and laborers of Saxony and Germany?
Are they ready and willing, by their votes, to put men
into offices of power and trust who are in favor Of
those measures which will necessarily result In such
a state of affairs Z?
We have men oft his charac ter nomina ted for Office
| in this county. Eli Potter, the Loco candidate for
Senator in the 10th district, of this stamp. He
s known where he resides as man opposed to the
interests of the mechanic and those who obtain their
! living by the "speat of the brow Looking with
| anndced eyes on those more prosperous than him.
self he is ready now in these times Of embarrassment
and distress to sustain those measures which will inc.
vitably result in still more wide spread ruin.
PLYMOUTH MECHANIC.
WOODBURY., March %, ls4O
Mr.. Adams-On Wednesday evening last, agreaa-
bly, to notice, the Wings and Locos assembled large
numbers to discuss the merits dement's of the mea
sures of the general government since the adoption Of
| a new tangled constitution, inscribed only on the
hearts OF a favored few, and promulgated by them
| through the government organs. Several gentlemen
from abroad were in attendance but, notwihstand-
ing the discussion was protracted until nearly one
O'clock it was found impracticabe for more than two
J Wing speakers to participate in the debate
Mr.. Babcock, of the New.Haven Palladium OPEN
ed the meeting nv giving statement of facts relating
the which has been pursued upon the curren.
| cy by Jackson and Van Buren, which were furnished
by official reports, and from other sources of nnques-
tHnahle authority and correctness, and which were
offered in a clear comprehensive, and interesting
manner The foundation being laid, entirely consli-
| ,uted of undoubted facts--materias of uneuualled
weight, and pemanence. and which were deeply i'm.
pressed on the minds Of the audience by the force
editce, admirably proportioned and in complete uni
son with its foundation. The effect the destruction of
the u S. Bank had to increase banks and banking
capital. and thus engenderng spirit OF speculation
overradng, and all their concomitant evils, was adj
mirahly portrayed. He next gave an analysis of the
SubTreasury BILL and the logic of its advocates to.
gether with the change which the operations Of the bill
would effect in American industry. The 100000
mortgage which the loco foco presses have been thun.
dering in our ears, with degree Of reckessness of
veracity and mpurity of motives which are unpara.
leed, and alarming. was thrown back upon the insl-
gators Of the base charge, by Mr.. Higgins, in man.
which must have engendered feelings of self aJase-
III.
made them conscious of their own lttleness | am
disposed however to make one exception for no man
should receive an mputatiOn of this character unless
he is susceptible of feelings and passions common to
mdn-unless he is endowed with faculties enabling
discrimination of right and wreng or propriety and
improperly This son of Adam, void of any potDers Of
degenerdCy was not the least among the loco aterni.
~, he often proruded his Uranium into notice amid
the TESTS and Jeers Of the audience. LOcofocoism
| personifed. is his name. Messrs. Babcock and Hug
gins were followed by Judge Phelps on the opposite
side. He addressed the meeting about two hours in
strain Of empty defamation. He showed no cause in
we'd the charges which have afforded much matter for
the Globe, respecting the bank "pensioned officers
the amount of monies loaned members of Congress-
its whig at,ornes-and the $4,000 with which il bot
charged against the institution.
He did not refute contradict the charges preferred
from the opposite side, but referred to what presses
had declared. His ingenuity in evadng truth was
the most apparent in his remarks the SubTreasu-
ry bill. No denial Of Higgins arguments respecting
the reduction of wages, the difficulty which the
debtor class of counrymen would experience, fell
from his lips. He merely gave the wings opinion of
that bill in exaggerated manner, and expressed his
appreciation Of the clause making it felony for any
officer to sauander portion OF the funds entrusted
to his care Mr.. Babcock first replied to Judge
Phelps; and there were but few points to TOUCH
il required but few minutes 10 demoIlsh the slender
fabric Higgins followed, aad entirely cleared the
rubbish which Babcock made OF Phel ps slender and
roughly constructed shantee. With few exceptions,
every thing was conducted with the utmost proprety
We are proud Of our trumph-it was not a triumph
over reason and truth by euasion and miscon
It was victory achieved the principles OF anti
TeT"ohcdnism developed in certain measures OF the
administration concealed under cloak of Protesssd
OF our fathers who were governed BY the high and
nObIng motives OF cOunfrys Delfare in assisting TO
establish that invaluable bulSark OF our reedom-the
Constitution. B.