Litchfield enquirer., 1845-08-07

duties were not intricate. but they required vigi lance and attention. He has seen the money well invested, and that the interest was promptly pau into the treasury During the last session oi the Legislature, the whies in prowling about Tor oce' thought, or professed to think, that the Commls- soner required an Assistant. The Commissioner himself did not concur in the opinion. He well knew that he could manage the affairs as well now he had done for the last twenty years, but all would not answer The whigs wanted the ofhce, and the people must contribute fifteen hundred dollars in salary and expenses for useless, mne- cessary supernuInerary.
 After recess oi several days, our neighbors of the Times have another period of anxiety about the action of the late Legislature, in the appoint ment of the Assistant Commissioner of the School Fund. This is no way surprising, as some griev- ance is wanted for new burthen of the old song, and place to stand upon, to makethe attack upon the Whigs Without something to fret about, some ingredient to throw into the caldron, to make it bubble, Iocofocoism would be utterly destitute of resources on which to feed its political action. So long as there is something to grumble at, and scold about, and inflau.e the passions of men, so long it hopes to keep the breath of life within it. self. The attacks upon the appointment of the Assistant are of the usual class, and in the usual style. Locofocoism needs alimept, and it can sus. tain itself only by attacking every thing done by l it's opponents.
 School Commissioner, need only appeal to their opinions some time since.
 From Ne Hartford Times, .1forch 17, 1888.
 "The selection of the Hon. SETH P. BEERS as their candidate for Governor, is highly honorable to the Democratic party,-they had the interest of the State in view and their wishes and feelings are for the public welfare Having de- voted Me mesfdion of his life, Me ,ohoie cf his physical and mental faculties in the great and important services which have been useful to the State, the period has arrioed ,chen he needs REPOSE"s r-.i.. a ..-..t... r.....
 Ffon, Me Harffoyd Times, JMarch 24, 1888.
 sF'The election of Mir. Beers will be of eminent public service His capacity, fitness and quali6- cations for the office of Chief Magistrate, all ad. nit In that office, he can indact a successor in- to the station he now occupies. It IS obvious to all that no indiuidetai could fake the place of Commissioner of the School Fund, scithout some previous acqa,aintance ,cith Me immense property committed 10 his keeping. For any individual to undertake that duty acith0ut preUi0ns instruction and acquaintd,,ce, WOULD BE ATTENDED WITH GREAT LOSS. MT. Beers was inducted into the office by his predecessor, and had all the benefits of his advice and experience He served
 
 ed Governor, he could impart all necessary infor- nation to new Commissioner, and make him ac- Quainted with all the various, extensive, and com- plicatlve duties pertaining to the office of Com- missioner TVe should then have the benefit of TWO experienced individuals, as Commissioners, so that on the happening of any contingency, the State could avail itself of the services of the other .4gainstsuch c contingency the State ua ats sois- dom should prOvide"
 We can in no way better answer the whining cant of their present article, than by referring to plaint, fully; for, if there was need of REPosE for Mir. Beers, years since, if there is need of previous acquaintance with the matters of the Fund, before taking the entire charge of the am- mense property com~'itted 10 his keeping, if, to assume the duties of Commissioner, without such acquaintance, would be attended scath great Joss, why not provide for such an emergency as might occur. If these reasons were so powerful in their effect upon the conductors of the Times, in 1888, have they any less weight, now that MT. Beers has devoted seven more years, since passing " he me- ridian of hjs Hfe," to the duties of the Commis. sionership. The evils of placing man in that situation fresh from some other pursuit, without
 
 then. And we are glad the Times then had such an accurate perception of the matter. But cir cumsanccs have changed, and all the former fine reasoning of our neighbors upon the subject, at that time, seems to have been forgotten. It may be very convenient for the leaders 10 forget these things, but their readers still recollect them and the people will think it the merest selfish whi- ring hypocrisy, in the editors to attack, with so much bitterness, measure for which they gave such satisfactory reasons, 1s3s.
 Thus much from the Courant. In addition, it is proper to state, that the Times does injustice to Mr. Beers, when it says, he did not concur in the appointment of an Assistant. Mir. Beers has more than once, as we are credibly informed, expressed his belief, that Assistant should be appointed He is now far advanced in life, and cannot be ex- pectcd to hold the office of Commissioner many ] years longer He knows and feels that somebody should be made fully acquainted with the condi- ton of that vast fund under his care, before he leaves it and we are confident, he. will not thank the Times for holding him up to the public, as an opponent of the course pursued by the Legislature at its late Session.l
 At meeting of the General and Field Officers of the Sixth Brigade Connecticut Militia, holden at the Mansion House in I.itch6eld on the 2d inst. Col. WILLIAM T. KING of Sharon, was unanimous ly nominated Brigadier General, in place of Fran cis Bacon Esq, declined. ......-a .nA 1 -ar,5, GEO. P. SHELTON, Major General.