Litchfield enquirer., 1848-09-28

The fec. soil Missionaries have Of late
coAdeseended to elish.en the good people Of
Lilchfeld county With their astonishing
di -cuveries in ethics and politics. Mount
uron the "Butfalo Platform" they seem TO
imagine themselves infinitely exalted in a
moral poitss o. view, above all other men
We fear fheir poor hubby will he ridden to
death before the election, II they keep uP the
steam at it's pre- sent rate. Al all events,
| il does not either break down or burst up
soon, ii will carry It's riders 10 inevitable
political destruction.
Al WinSied, on Friday the 10Th insl.'
Me<srs. Burleigh, Collins and Niles made
| addreSstS-each eudeavor,ng hard 10 con~
vince his heaters that all Wings in par'ic-
ulsr ough, lo'vo,e for that consistent loco
foco dough>face, Martin Van Burer. What
success they me: with. werdid not aearn.-
I've are certain, however, that the gallant
6and of tried and faithful Wings OF that
teu,erprizing village are not 70 b. won from
their party allegiance either by threats or
Aauery.
Subsequently, Mr.. Miles made very
s'uphi address a, Wolcol,ville. When he
commenced speaking, he had 6f,y'six hear.
ers-and this number had be come reduced
TO ,hir,y>four when he cohcl aided. We
would suggest 10 our friend Bgrieigh the
expediency of leaving the U. States Sena-
tor a, home, and procuring Alderman Kee>
ney's stuffed jacket 10 carry with him ON
hts elec.ioueering tours. II would prove
less expensive and IA, more effective @
Amos M. Collins, Esq, (la,e Mayor OF
Har'iord,) is a gentleman of GOO: talents
and is Mighty esteemed for his moral worth.
He enjoys the honor, Chough we fear he
aees no, appreciate i..) Ct having been born
in Li,chield; and he has in this county
many. influential and cordial personal
friends, NO, a few OF whom las we have
reason 10 know,) deeply regret that either
selfish ambition. or perverted sense Of
duty. should have induced him TO follow In
the wake Of one so much beneath him in
ever. mental and manly a,ribale.
The following from the Hartford Cour'
AMI is quite TO the point
No. II il a fact, which cannot be made too
prominent. that Of the politicians in this State
who are the mos. active in talking about free
soil and the claims Of Martin Van Buren,, moi
me voted for Mr.. Clay in 1874, and !he,e is no
probability that any Of them would support
him, il he was now the candidate for the Pre-
sidency. To prevent any mistake we will
state that the persons I" whom we refer, are
eM.ssrs. John ". Niles, A. M. Collins. W. II.
Esarleiyh. and C. W. Pbilleo. Of this county {;
and John T. Adams and Edmund Perkins, If
Norwich. Those are the only speakers We
know Of in the State, who are urging the claims
Of Mr.. Van Buren,. Mcss,s. Niles, \dams and
Phi'leo have been bitter LocofOcos; Messrs.
3urlcish and Perkins infatuated Alb, li,ionists :
and they have all done what lay in their pow
er to defeat Mr.. Clay. and would Doubtless re.
joice to see the Wing party broken up. MI.
Collins did not go to the polls IN 1874. but it
was the impression that il he had gone, his
v"te would have been given f"r Mr.. Birney.--
II j. true that he has gene rally been called
Wing, bu, his sympsthies have been very
strong with the Abnltionists These are the
men who are ying to enlighsen the Wings of
Connecticut. and prevent the election Of Gen
Taylor. We trust that those who call them.
selves the f,iends Of Henry Clay, will pause
before they follow the counsel Of men who OPP
posed that great Statesman in 1874. and WIN
BY their course at that time aided to bring
about The election Of Mr.. Polk, from which fol.
lowet the Mexican war and all its attendant
evils. F