Litchfield enquirer., 1852-10-14
For the Litchfeld Eaquirer.


 MT. Editor: saw m the last week..
 Republican, a piece written iby some
 wonhAobe wise one. entitled, Why I ain
 not a Whig.' ] suppose he intended t ) have that cOunieracl' the influence of tn,
 tract published by Mr. Greeley. entitled
 Why ons Whig,' and I think, if Mir
 Greeley should chance to read the article in the Republican. he would immediately recall the publications he has sent out, seG- ting forth the reasons why be'isa Whig
 and go over to the Locotoeo party ,nstan ter. The reasons are so strong. the arga- ments SO conclusive, which the writer of the article above referred to sets forth, that 1t seems to me that every one who reads them must be convinced of one thing-and that is, that he would find it extremely diff ficult to give any good reasons why he be- teDged to any party. Let us look at the ,reasons which he givRs for not being a Whig. First, he say s,e the great and d. most the only reason why am not Whig is, because l was once dne.' Oh. most grave and potent reason How convincing, how conclusive this' argument against the WEig party! If his SaraOic Majesty should be asked, why he is'not an angel, might he not answer in the language of bur author, 'the great, and almost ttie only reason why am not an angel is, because Ras once .one.' After that who would ever wish to become an angel! if man could with- stand such an argument as that against the 'celestial beings. what argument would he not withstand? But do not understand me as insinuating that our friend above spoken of, stands in the sams relation to the Whig patty. that his Majesty ,ioes to the angels, hor yet would intimate that he might have been read out of the par- tty. because he 'aspired to things to high flor him, although such a thing might have been. :. IT <, '.p i
 But he goes on to say that there are oth- ST reasone why he is>not Whig, one of which is, that the Wkig party are not goy- erned by any fair or honest political pEi in> ciples. One would suppose from that
 that he thought he had got iato a par y now where honesty iE. political nllht- ters is above .reproach, and whose, princi' pies are the quin:escence of iainaculate purity. Let the game played in Pennsyi> vania, in ls44, by that same Locofbco par
 .y, of which. suppose he calls himself a
 member, speak for itself, when they car
 rted that State for Polk and Dallas. by
 placing upon their banners the fraudulent | inscriptions Polk, Dallas and tho Tariff of 42.' thus cheating ihe people of that State into the belief, that they were in fla avor of that Tariff, while they were reas- sured by the Wings, that hotl, were deadly 1oppOsed to it. as their subsequent acts showed. The Nhigs are not, nor neveI 'have;been, afraid or ashamed to avow thu J principles for which they contend ant
 fT wEickthay have contended for years Theirs are the only truly American pli. ci
 pies. the only reql Democratic priDcipe advocated by either party. See'how Eng land feels about it. See how much sli
 desires the triumph of the Locof0cO pal Q are carried out, she can make second Ire ' landa1f our counsl y, by destroying all ou is manniaciHring in,erests, by flooding |
 @ithN her commodities, manufactured b
 her panper labor. with which i, is,nsele' o tor us iio attamp, b compete. Eagiar VI knovts, # the principles of Free Trade al 10 carried,oyt by;us, the UnisAd States " h. become dependent upona her for mos,
 ai their manufactured articles, and slie wou n- thus reduce us tO . mere dependency nd her: Il to But he intimales as nnothsr reason A;s us not being Whig, illnt the 'vhig pa ha " are led Ly q few select eh,efs.' and tl ', ~ all they, as party have to do, aud all 'i' fact that they do do. is 10 fellow their b ce ding. It seems to me this coFnes witl U. bud grace tr0m one lbel0ngiug' to par aD whose every step aa N party. is direct .w by few ar,Gal, leading demagogues, ,s, The game of s44, where all lha leadi .s candidates of the party were uncerem ~ nlously abandoned, and Mr. Polk, an ss dlyidnaL al that time, entirely unknown V hiIe tenlhs of the party, was taken up q !, put in nomination for the othoe of Pro IS dent. by thelr national convention, Sha hs bow confident those lleadsra were, q
 their blInd iollOwers were ready to go