Litchfield enquirer., 1854-02-09
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 In days itpl seem jQ have gnne no more fiU Fetdiu, U Uas e0nAidfrrd hrnelltlInv acShpaueA I nobie snihis, Io enaaRe in ths diacuesinII. elncsdaIipny a6.l exrunIhru of political pEincples 1n sIe easlv. days 0l tlie Aepnhl;c, be truly and emspl,aIi. cally 8tatesniab was greater than n
 king Giant inIcllecis, in fiuSe dnss. me,
 minds of like atiainmenIs' in Ile contest. sinly iUr the gotid 6l the natiant iisdnd pfsJecis af policy 0illy met Wilh favor as they conslnced t0 the good 0fthe Republic which Inen ti,en sir.sve i0 mIainIsiii as T nl'del af purity and wise government = Now, alas, hos clianged is the scsne which we are toFctd @ Ln,k upon when 0uFeyes 4nrp upon the cnurse of the pOIiiieian of the present day. No longer a patriot Statesman, he has degeaeraied iO ile par- 'izan aricksies.G ~" le1isrF striving lsr ille goot of q great and fee patipn--sirnnv in, a pure and idf V iulegfilY inc piIiiiclan directs his whole energies .,lr svuI nd body ,o the success If parry aud ll'e atsaiuneat of The sp0ils. "
 Age, wiEipp. aud sq1snce gre nn long- CT tle cle,nelts OI success, but FaiI,sr, low intrigue, q Waul nf ti,ndesiy, and that cun- n;ng which none but a nl,,derr politician can so well exempl,ly. In the history of all present political contests, one thing. k io be observed, and IlIai is. ihe al4rnliIe pre- va:cnce s'l ll.iiiaeriss. :. Oa aire eve oi an l rlectmnssse hear aat hing bat SanniinS pro-. tessaiionsa a patriotism aud dcyotio0 i,ilhe great principles uiial, wliich each party faciinn aiid clique is based. Eacl, actor in tue farce is then ille most disinleresie,l and uniting we'll wisiier pf his natlOD. He at. lacks il'e premises othis oppnnent wiili all ihe gusi0 olpan enthnSiasl aud reE,rnler.- Nu sacrifice z iia great lar hin, to make. nvislasrhmh ardnons for hin, l., perl;.rm-- s'' iiiaI U had ter iis apparent end ire pr"sperav and sHccess nf siIe@ naiion, and i6r is Teai-0ue the success aud aorand;ze- nient Ot parry. But lei his side bea in tiie contest, ana ihe seiI.denpinp refDrmer has s'vauisiie,; lie now assumes ii,e atti. tsiiic ,,f 2 vic,..r realizing lhe fill 1Srce of The ma Kim thai to il,e, viciors belong lLe spo IT. lie asks, "r raiher, demands office aud power, not as thiugs 10 be bestowed "la'n the yse lhlspradeni, but as claims nf right |" 5e granted io the, victorious. ln this scramble-.i,e scrub race for place and posi,inn--,vc hear n.l more of -dcvoiion 'n princlplrs 2 alA high sDned patripIisn, sn- insies the Ip,.liiirian now, but barsa a nd sales. lrg nIliug and every phase nf cor> rupimU are now the taclics uf the States silan. sa
 T,ie disrnsing powers and authorities are tesc'gcd with every xprclrs of huck> slers. eager and open nn.hli.ed i:,r piun. der. Alas! wI.a, pciure. aud buI ioO true. I'le ruth forces itself upon us, up- an every thinking, canal.l. man, IAai we aie a Democratic Rspqb'ic no t,nger the peo- ple are no !nnger a sovereign peOpIr ;'' iileir glory has departed and their si,a,re bec"r,es naa,rl.rsl itb the N lll,ngness wi,l, which illry hecp8sr sii,e dn,as or dema- g"sas s A kvp.A,ig indsrd!g !gwbcse free born ciizcts dare nn more break Gom the ranks nt party and vnae inr ,he .nai, ,,f their ci'"lce lha, RrpulL can France dared n v",e ara'nsl Louis Napoleon. 4 vn,e deposited in fear of gl,iirrii,s b,yanct is n" more the s'gn of drxpdism than one deposited under tie lash ol party aud in the continual fear of iis crack. Surely, i, shecsmes ns ,a inqure Nheil,er these ten dencs's ,'i' tue age are leading, and how inng 9esp"tisa. Wiii be ma sskrd unlrr il,c gaise oi RrPubhcs snissn and Democracy.
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