Litchfield enquirer., 1840-07-16

C(NF TISSfON AND NONN ERolON.
 It will be seen by the following letter ,ha, honest Republican Shoemaker of Louisville, Kentucky, who went to scolf'' at Log Cabin, returned to es. pouse the cause of the Old Veteran whose poverty is made subject of reproach by the Federal ofce-hold- ing AristOcracy:
 LOUISVILLE, May l9, lSio. Gentlemen-1 went on Saturday to tue log cabin raising as true Van Burenite ever folded clls- tom house check. to what fools intelligent Wings were going to make of themselves to hunlbug igno- rance.
 But when from Mir. Fields speech, came tn un- derstand that the log cabn and hard cider not got mp by the Wings, hut had originated from sc0fs and jeers in democratic papers, cracked .f m ders- ion of an old and estimabe defender of his country. for heinz too poor to live in palace and drink wine, felt little stumped.
 Thinks to myself. does honest poverty merit con tempt? fine, who handled millions of public money, had been less honest, might he not have been more rich than of his scoers? But again, thinks l am poorer than the Genernl; wonder if am an oh- ect Oe contempt to my rich brother democrats And, thinks again, came here to hunt fools. and may be I'm making one of myself and I'll q'it and go home:
 When got home, took look at the likeness oi Van Buren.it didn't seem o look as well as m it used and hung it up again. but all wouldn't do-lt still smrked through it's whiskers at me just as shallow flop does at a shoemaker So turned him face about and told him to cut. And now, sirs, am going with the log cabin-dwe!lng cider drinkers 10 bate against those palace-dwelling champnene drinking democrats with full confidence that under the humble banner of
 
 '''' VI ' SAMUEL. L. BO1COURT.
 Shoemaker and Cooler. Jefferson street,
 Between Third and Fourth streets.
 This letter brings to recollection an incident of ear ly life. In the summer of 1911 were appren- tice in the office of The Lynx newspaper printed at Onondaga- Hollow by THOMAS CHITTENDEN FAy.- Among the village politicians was Jonrneyman Shoemaker of the name of BRowN. who had worked at knderhook long enough 10 imbIhe high estimate of Martin Van Buren. who was in his estimation, the beau ideal of Republicanism and Eloquence. Brown talked much and so warmly of his Kinderhook friend, that we came to regard him with equal admi- ration. The Printing office md Shoemaker's shop in the same building. One afternoon. while slt- ting by our oracle, who was waxing his end the stage drove past and Brown, to hIs nexpressble de- He was in ecstasies. The strap and lap-stone were thrown aside, and having performed his ablutions, the warmhearfed Shoemaker hastenfd 10 the Stage-house (kept by John Adams) 10 interchange greetings with his friend. We, anxious to see Republican whom we had been taught to admire, walked respectfully along on the opposite side of the street. MT. Van Buren was strutiing, with Peacocks air and plum age, on the Piazza. Brown approached Mr. Van Buren eagerly, took his hand and gave it hearty shake before he discovered that the great man haf forgotten him! "Why sir. my name is Brown am your old associate and friend We have passec ten mel" But he had forgotten him, and after few embarrassed inquiries and artificial replies, the repul sed friend walked off, pained and mortified 10 see
 Rspuecn" Sy ne spne Martin Van Buren.'' and in few days afterwards packed up his " kit" and with wounded spirit iramped" out of the village; looks and manner that occasion. They were sll- percious and foppish. He was the same cOxcemh and dandy then that he is now. We hated and de- spised him then tor thus heafessy lnsnlIlTg hum, have and known nf him since has led us t0 de- spise him still mOre-AB0ny Journal,