Litchfield enquirer., 1842-11-10
PATENT DEMOCRACY.

Commissioners. These combinations have ever heretofore been more a matter of form than sub- stance, and probably but few were aware that such confirmation was necessary the validity of the ap- pointment. Early in the evening of Wednesday ;Of the week of the October Term) the County Commis- sioners mount the judicial bench and after reading over the list of nominees, call for objections to the several candidates as they are read off name by name Rather extraordinary in itself that this au- gust tribunal should publicly invite accusations They would presume, the Sheriff had acted cor recty, until they made inquiry. They were notco tent to wait for objections to be preferred but they must be industriously sought out and invited Adead silence prevailed until the mlld gentleman from South Canaan objected to the appointment ot the deputy in Norfolk, and in view thereof claimed that the location should be in Canaan. He was generally decorous in matter and manner but he could not at ter all forbear hinng that the reason, why the just claims of his beloved town self were dsregarded, was because it. or he were too democratic or loco Eocosh or something of that nature, and by way ot proof called upon his brother Attorneys to back him uD. One said that he was we'll accommodated now; the other said, personally he did not care five far things whether there was deputy in Canaan or not -so that after all it came to the simple question whether the Judge of the County Court the town of Norfolk should be accommodated
 But the most extraordinary scenes were witness ed in regard to the nomination of Harry Lockwood of Sharon, who was first appointed deputy by Ozlas Seymour and has since been continued In that office unid all the mutations of parties; admitted by all to be capable and efficient officer, and con(e'sedy the only officer in that town texcept one in the soci
 L .EoJ n wFlt-Of responsible for an error committed. And what was the objection to his confirmation 1.-The head ana front of his offending had this extent no more' ne was obnoxious to the Democracy of the town ot Sha' ron The audience and respectable board ot Com- missioners were compelled to hear their mouth piece of democracy retail his electioneering slang aud abuse to their complete disgust. No written charges of any kind were preferred. No accusa' sion but the verbal charge that the democracy hated him, and that was enough in his opinion to prevent his confirmation.
 The same objections were in substance preferred against the confirmation of P. w. Mills of Kent, equally worthy in every respect. They were Tn better shape however, being in writing and support ed by about eighty names, but in them not single accusation was made except that the majority, the democracy, were opposed to the nomination. And she little smooth-faced man-who, at flrst' was r;,:..e agent to lay the rennonstrance before the Board, and Infected to be reluctant to reaa them even for fear he might be considered as taking part in the controversy, was at length reused from his passive ouietude and in long stammering oration' claimed the objection of the nominee, because the democracy were opposed to him.
 Thus for the first time in the history of this state .l l,,;b, al hoon called matter within their jurisdiction, upon political consl derations. mans fitness for office IS brought to the test of partizan ties-the halls justce-the i bunals of law-have been desecraed by electioneer- ing vulgarity and abuse. Oh, democracy! how IS thy sacred name abused! Shade of Jefferson! wilt thou not discard the spurious democracy oithls de- generate age. Thy test of qualification for oihce- . Is he honest IS he capable, he to he Cons' A.iion'-is dsregarded by thy pretended followers fheir test now is-,riu he do the uiu of the Party, yight CT wrong: And such is the democracy of the present day, wherever you find its exhibitions Their practice is the very onpodes of their profes- sion They preach one thing, but in the practical et- fleets of their creed you find the very opposite Not shadow of reason against the two last nominees were given but those of political character They were admitted to be honest. capable, faithful officers but, forsooth, they were obnoxious to the demo- cracy and its supporters, chiefly because they had ever unsllrinkingly performed their duty
 For the honor and dignity of the Board, conf denty hope that such appeals will be spurned from it with contempt and that acting under the solemni ty of their oaths, they will disregard the clamor of noisy demagogues ALooKRR ON.
 TIE LAST DETECTED DEFALcATroN. MT; I'mes 1T. akalt Mau M.Nrpt0 nd fhaG finn c;er and banker of that efficient and discerning chief Magistrate during the time that Ihe city was under me pn and who furnished the S5,OOO for sreet.sweep ing without authority of law. was on Saturday ares :ed and confined in the Ciy Prison, upon evidence of enormous defalcatons in his accounts as collector of Hospital money from the passengers arriving at this port. These defalcaions were discovered by Justice Taylor, the Mayors new Whig clerk, n in- vestigat1g the robberes of Mr TayOrs predecessor, while Dr. Ear. (Loco, was Health. Commissioner under his appointment from Coy. Marcy. after the heavy defacation of Hor!s predecessor. Dr Smith Cutter, had been detected Hart appointed Ward s,eerage and sl 50 from each cabin passenger nrri S comm; thereon Ward received the money. @ gave the receipts herefor and paid over to the state such part Of it as he could conveniently part with. Sometimes he returned halt of il, sometimes third, somesimes quarter, and often none at all. His counts were of course kept hlindy and confusedlv as possible as to bafe investigation; and t s not probable that the precise amount of the dedication will ever be known the American thinks 1t will range from Fitty to One Hundred Thousand dollars.
 The utter lOoseness and nefficiency of the system under which these enormous robbeHes of Lloyd Ste senson Ahevn and Word have been penetrated. must strike every mind. The men were villains, but the focility afforded their peculaOns s most extraord nary. Ward had the brass to ask Dr. Turner. the