Litchfield enquirer., 1846-11-26
LOCO NOMINATION FOR GOVERNOR

LOCD NOMINA1lON CON wv ENA~ON
The Register seems to be we'll satisfied with
the nomination, by lis party, Of i. I. Whltt!e-
sey for Governor, and with the defeat OF us
friend Toucey. who never had an election by
the people. Both Mr.. Toucev and MIR WhIttle-
sey are in favor of the destructive measures OF
the present Administration, which Is suftl-
Gent reason for the Wing opposition. Bot bow
our opponents will gloss oser the latter and
make democrat of him is yet TO be seen. They
have way pecular to themselves, however, OF
doing such things, Although the Hartford
Times pronounced Mr.. Toucey ''federalist OF
tine first water and says he unreservediy de-
clarcd himself 10 be such person, yet he was
very nicely transferred into full grown demo-
crat of the ultra school. In the same way Jas
| Buchanan, a most violent opponent OF Mr. Mad
son and the last war with England, became by
adoption into the loco foco ranks, FIRST rate
| ''wool dyed" democrat.
Ifthcre ever was bitter partisan in this State
against the old republican party, Mr. Whittle-
sew is the man. But, says the Register" Vi
Judge Nhiltlesey. as democrat, 1t is only ne
cessary to say that he was in Congress during
Mr.Van Buren's term and throughout the whole
OF that exciting period, acquitted himself with
great credit as an unwavering and consistent ad-
! voc. te of the great republican measures then
before the country. In every station 10 which
che Partially ofhis political friends has called
| him, he has exhibited the same reliable charac-
| ter, and probably no democrat in old Fairfield
Co. stands higher than he does in the affections
Of the party"
The Register goes no further back with Mr.
Whittlesey's political history than to the adj
mnistratinn Of MIR. Van Buren, There IS wis.,
dom in that. Now we make no objection to
MIR w. on account Of any OF his former acts or
opinions. We oppose him a radical and
destructive loco fOco now-but our opponents
claim to be the inhertors Of the faith Of the
democratic fathers. and that all their public
men are CID democrats. We therefore love to
show up their consistency when they support
and T. I. Whlllesey
The Register claims for Judge Whlttlesey the
support of lis party. because he was consist
emf advocate Of the measures of Van Buren's
administration which was condemned by an
overwhelming majority of the American Peo-
ple-and some of the same measures are now
receiving the rebuke Of ali parties The Regis
ter has correctly defined Mr.. WhttIesey's po-
sition, and for the reasons given. as we'll as
| others, the Wings will oppose and defeat him.
The two parties have now presented their
candidates for State officers, and are united up.
on them-so that the issue of the struggle VIII
depend upon the favor or prejudice with which
the majority Of the people regard the measures
of the Polk administration Connecticut will
speak in the londest tones in April and take
her old Wing position by the side of Massachu-
setts, where size effected so muci: in the Revo-
lutionarv contest There is not reasonable
doubt ofthe success of thr Wing ticket. and by
large majority over all others. "PuSh on The
column. "-.NtW Haven Palladium.