Litchfield enquirer., 1840-12-31
For the En0uireT

Afr. Edi1Or-The character of the public officers of country s all times proper subject of inte- citizens To the whig party, the principle upon which public offices are to be filled, and the character of those who ought to il them is at the present time a matter of especial interest. After twelve years of opposition and defeai after political struggle doubtful in its inception and prosecuted der circumstances of almost hopeless Encouragement the whigs have at length triumphed; upon them is about devOIve the duties and responsibilities of dominant party. They are now to control the policy of the nation, and to distribute its offices and it's hon That the general policy of the whig party will be founded in wisdon those of US, at least who aided in cOnferEng power upon it are bound to'beleve.- The question now arises, whom shall that party se- lect to carry into effect it's political principles? Ger tainly not those who have opposed these principles nor, with much more prnpriety, those who have re- gardeG their progress with indifference or given to them ardy and lukewarm support for taking it tor granted that no one will urge the appointment to of fec of one dishonest, incapable or unfaithful. the question seems to be narrowed to this: other things being equal, shall he be called carry into effect the principles of the Harrson party, through whose tions those principles have measuraby triumphed,
 
 virtue" has been the deposite Of His solitary vote? Equal integrity and equal ability being presuppos- ed it seems to me that every principle os sound poli cy. and even the dictates of common justice, should incte to uphold the men who have upheld us.- Without the labors of Daniel Webster, a Henry Clay, an N. F. Tallmadge, and others each in their sphere, laboring like them, what would now be the condition of the whig party? What triumphs would it exult over? Wha. honors and what offices would it distribute?
 am led to these remarks by the tone oi a c0mmu- nication which appeared in the Enquirer of last week, under the signature of Litckfeld County. The writer, after very sufficient trade against the "des- perate politicians" of the Van Buren school and ap. pareny. the far formidable whigs whom he fan. ces to be engaged in "hrng secret emssaries tobfe- stall public opinion and sounding their own praise, and decrying the modest merit of others" affects to make the issue to proper candidates for office be- tween men who "Ronest, capable and fai,hfil,' and those who have done much pariizan servce,' D though destitute of any other merit and of every qua ifcation.
 This is not presenting the issue fairly No man in the whig ranks dare uphold for office one who is in- capable or unfahul, be his par,izan service what it may.
 The true issue is this shall we bessow the kenors of office on those vrtuous and able rsn whore uhwa. verng exertions have length won for us the victo- ". rather than on shose who. though perhaps pos. sessed of equal virtue and ability. have contributed nothing to the triumph of our principles?
 To '" Esch6eld Cosnty," who may he one of those gentlemen whose "nodee. merit" is in danger of he. ing overlooked, would especially eontmend brief essay 7tcadlers, to be found on the second col- umn of the second page of the last weeks Enquirer
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 Mr. Prin'er-Why has not something been said or published about the granting oflicenses? appears to me that the subject has been neglected by those persons who two and three years ago were sOinding loud the vices which arise from the sale of spurious liquor At this late hour, to attempt to speak at engthand do justice tothis subject is out of my pow CT. would therefore say, with brevity. as every honest czen should, that the food gates which are now wide open should be shut and the free sale of intoxicating liquors should be prevented This town has retrograded back into the unwished for condi- tons which prevailed some years since, and is still retrograding, and will only De checked by the voice of temperate and sober minded fieemen. We say ubchS Oh ehO AAOi3uy uA SuuuhIy icl uS uu and dispel this unholy traffic from our town.
 Friend cf Temperance.
 At recent Whig celebration in North Lyman, N H.. the following toast was given
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 Saicide at Amhersf. NeO- -Hampshire-We learn from the Nashua Telegraph. that David Underhill, Esq Postmaster at Amherst, cut his throat on Friday