Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1847-07-08
FOR THE ENQuRE

FOR THE ENQUIRE
.16r Edifsv-Will you allow a friend
fellow.citizen to express Ihrongh .our cav
some sentiments, which, while theriSeeT
thousands Of the puTest aud NEST PslE
hearts. rarely find utielaRce through
litical rrcss, and ale more rarely hee
thoses who null the political wires ar
cIs;p, IN be the patentcd manufac turers
lie op;uion. The writer believes that l
"Most High ruleth in the kingdom oil m
aud that righteousness exalteth a nst
while sin is reproach 10 any people,
believes with Daniel Webster, that INC
is the foundation aud life of our civil i9s'
tons. and that when We, as a nation, soar
this S'great charter" we shall PERISH.
Now beg my fetlow-citiZens TO lnquEsI
to the moral bearings OF a Nomination.
present circumStanc esq., of military CHI CIV
for the presidency. What will citizen, y,
the bible in his hand and lis spirit in his he|
thihk OF Gen. 1aN Tor fof the highest ofdc'
the gift the nation Has he statesmans|
requisite i? Doublless-for he has never rfTl
ed the contrary Moreover, Washington,
Harrison were great heroes and al, the 81
ti,fe good presidents, therefore every nan 4
can fsht we'll, will rule well But seriou'
win northern freemen give their cordial 81
| mort al this time 10 the southern slaveocTa|
giving it a rule of 6f:y.lwo years. at Del
mhlle non>slaveholders have enjoyed it
twelve! And that too when the great al
tlon Establishing freedom in vast unconqud
regions is pending, And why shuul id tins
pendous impetus be given to the spirit Of
and blood in the middle Of the 10th centui
Gen. Taylor may be man who would X
the peace NEST strictly. But who does not
that his election over the heads Of men
have served their country in the Senate II
the bench for hong course OF years, with
allied wisdom and hdeiity, would in many y
kindle the spirit and increase the probably
Of war in all time to come. Why throw !
mountain across the current setting toward
Ella OF universal peace, and send the world j
! to ages Of war and blood Z
But the wonderful glory Of the Mex
conquest, Has the God of eternal truth
Justice ever written "Glorioas Victory! ~
| HIS account If enc of these slaughtcrs +
idiot is foolish enough to believe it. IN
sands trcmble TO think schat he has tsrii
while they are shocked at the inconsist
Of those wh5 condemn the guilty author
the wag aad yet seek to drown the ro;s
Heavens indignant tlunders with insal
shouts ct glory.
But he has proudly. nobly done his dut
ma", having neither will, free agency.
moral responsibility Of his own. What
has? Thus did the generals Of Gczra! bra
and gloriously execute the orders oil their
nerinrs at SamaIia. who wished to ye.anr
, certain vineyard Kings 2l.] Why
i a yrophet sent forthwith to nnnoni on
hose glorious men, (Sho stoned Nat"t
Heath so hray"iy1 for president To succeed
lcyili<h Jczabsl. Ahosc shaint tut oIdcl5
g,rrinusly executed
"But there lie no glory about your grave
eiors AID judges we want g'ory"
What has become Of Mr.. Van Buren's
ban blood hosNds"' They sh MD be Loo
up in season for any enolnmcnis to which
may hs enliled,f,9 the services rendered
the ungralefuI things said about them.