Litchfield enquirer., 1840-05-14
CONTEMPLATION FROM Pennsylvania.
The following letter has been received by the Whil


PHILADELPHIA, April 18th, 1840
GENTLEMEN The undersigned, Committee ap
pointed by the Wing Association OF this CRY allC
Couny, have been instructed to presen: to you the
sincere congratulations the suspicious result which
me zeal and activity Of the Wings of Connecticut
nave recently attained. Ii is an instruction mos
SlaMdIIy obey "a duty we gratefully discharge.
w whenever the time, not now tar distant, arrives
Wien each portion of the Harrison party throughout
the Union shall be able boast Of its contribution
victory, rich will be the recompense of that State
winch first manifested its active fidelity. That first
demonstration has been made by you, and for il we
mos sincerely thank you.
"A victory in many other portions of our country
might be mlsconstrued or be attributed to Temporal
son lor change and Of the justice of the
Poused But political triumph in the land OF stea-
oy habits has peculiar significance, and tells the
.ae Of coming change as surely as did the first of
me 0atties OF our countrys youth, fought on New
Lhsand soil, shadow forth certain revolution The
soldiers who marched from Connecticut at the begin
mig OF the revolution did not resort to their muskets
I'LL they had made up their minds that the cause was
good one, but having shouldered Them, and fred the
done s.
We rejoice, therefore, in your. victory because it
cannot be fruess. We rejoice init for its high ex-
ample, and sure influence on what is to come hereaf
ter We rejoice in it for the sake of the great BUSH
ness interests OF the country. now in stale fsuspen
Ged ANIMATION PROSTATE. and paralytic; and glad
dened ny the first ripple Of the water that is to rse
and refresh, and heal its inhrmiy. ..-,
The commercial relations of tie States OF this I'm
ION have been dslocated by the selfish policy of the
Government, and with them, has been wounded one
OF the strongest gament tina: bind US together. Act
lpg on their peculiar principle of strict construction,
our rulers are striving to make us feel that the Consti
tuition is mere form OF Government defining political
relations but shedding kind of beneficial influence
on Us Inc people, who made it for "the general well
fare. They refuse to protect domestic industry -
they tiscalm all power, or inclination to regulate the
currency except such as they need for themselves
and not content with these harsh and selfish theories
are now maturing schemes avowedly for the purpose
OF reducing wages to an European level, and depriv
ing even the fishermen of New England of the boun-
ty winch the Government has heretofore given to sus
tam their perllous and arduous industry. And if,
with all this so apparent New England, the seat of
industry and enterprise Connecticut most OF all
had put herself the side of the Government thus
administered, well might we have despaired, and re-
linqulshed the cherished hope that change, and a
searching reform, coe3, and would, soon be effected.
Connecticut has not done so. Its sovereignty stands
resontey by the interests Of its industrious citizens
1t only remains for us Of Pennsylvania tofollow your
example @ #~'
Renewing our thanks, and sincere congratulations,
have the honor be your friends and fellow-citi-
gems, THOMAS l.. MCKINNEY. .
a JNO. SWIFT. } @H9
.tss WILLIAM B. REED.
7.f- GEORGE B. HALL.