Litchfield enquirer., 1854-11-16

O1nM rorruplion a government hes
eluntn preceded TIE ruin or stats. u
viii ever BE- 81. 10 the mercy 0f God The
process h eaIpmaAly aradaai and slOw'
Time \ given IDr repehlanceS opportunity
Tor reformation. The shadow al the cloud
sorelelIs the eomiag storing cbasiisemen'
b ssni, trDnble 10 multiplied, aRd then. hIl
must be, ruin comes.
There q much 10 the safe Of public
mAairs % create alarm as 10 our naliOnal
pnlngjan % God. No maA who hsa been
Ohssrvnni Of political aifairs in Ihis Caunlry
doF the last thirty years can Gail to notice
The fearful declensi0n or vi,lne in our pub
lie men, and in our national conduct. That
OfCongEeas, especially. begels an annual
nausea Of soul throughout tie country.
Notwithstanding the MariyF-like efSoEis Of
few good men, who are yen always found
IN thar body, the 'spolilisiaDs" have il oil
their own way throughout she eessi0ns
And what . Disgusting picture dO they
present 10 GoG and maui What On ab1se
0fpublic trust! What q degradation VI
die hoaour Ofihe naiiOns The p;caaFe ia,
before the pesple. We spaCc ourselves
che odiOus tack " poinsine out ils revolt
ing features. "a. tsa
The worsi Of all is, that in some unac.
rounisble way Chris'ian people persuade
themselves that they may be wicked with
= party and pious rs individuals; that they
may 20 wiiha multitude 10 do evil, and We,
be entirely Tree from responsibility 30 10 iI,c
acts the multitude may DO. This H. surely
vie most extraordinary hallueinaiion thsi
ever came over Cbrisiiaa mind. What
Dies Gods lew kn0w oil party obligaiions!
With what expectation Of success can they
be phzaded ~ she last day? lf il be said
that il Is sometimes necessary 10 yote FOR
wicked man because he promises to PuF-
sug . me or political c0n6uct which seems
El0si likely lO c0ssduce ~ common QaOd,
we answer that even this ~ dangerous and
cf douhtinl morality. "1inseo Dances ct
donG ferentes.n = But what sha \ be said for
those men protesting gndiincss who sup
port bad and notsriousIy Incompetent men
Tor Office, the duties Of which have no GEN.
nexion with the success uf The public policy
which forms the bond Of party union? Why
should one vote for goddess man for Judge
because he may hold the same opinons
upon the tariff or "Nehraska' question
What shall be said for the Methods. wl,s
eupp0Rts drunkard and hlasphemer, III,
darling candidate ii the grog~shsps, Es
IN Office which hrs No connection with tn,
general government, upon the ground 4,
agreement in parionsl politics? This mon
stPous thing has been doRe, and defended
upon the ground that the coarse, foul
wicked candidate was the nominee &c .sihe
party!'' When Gods Judgment falls upon
-''ihe'party,S where will be "lhe pariisa NJ
an the word 70 which we are going spar>
sites" will be found % be n0ihig but an ag.
sHregate Of individuals, each one account.
able for every net of his life. God 10 mol
Knocked; : whatsoever man sswelh thai
shall he slso reap. a s
We ask our readers whether the present
Congress be . fair representation of the
honour, morals and religion Of the people
-Of the United Slaies9 IL there one who
would not blush % anEwer in the afEirma.
tive we're the question pus by foreigner:
Why, then, isit mol! Whose laultls III
Sod has placed the selection Of our rulers
10 our own hands, No msxim in law i.
more firmly a6lished In seascA end equi.
~ than "Whss . mao does through arosh'
4er be does Of himselG." No agents hav,
Q mere direct relation 10 principals thar
cur ruIers have 40 Us: and every man who
believes 10 God, and virtue, and reiribu,
4iOn; every maB who heves hiscouRfTy and
sis liberties; every Naaa who has q regard
~ 1919 la'u.S sys .,y asasl wno desres ~
aa:u. " ~ cs " VIVA rhlenea ihe
just, free, and benevolent governmeni;--alI
$3.50 oNM Y " conoulon nnd VEN
sS'ss = p'u''O 'ssss.Es ~ WISE aA feg't'>
49, Ir. 1917 y 'es'cle sne kg'siatures
w counnIy % purify. ana 70 nii admin.
Ils.ve omess WIN r'ghismirded and
Un9sleaIlng men. ~,
Sucn men ongh' not 70 pc deferred oy
eas g Ge,Escucn aaa aense from becon'>
sn9 Sa3a'aases ior such psiices % they mny
eeconsclous o. ne ability % Rli with sdvan.
sa&s 70 sne ruolr. nc management o
puphs aHsifsis serious trust and involves
&Teas Fespohsin.l'ty we wenld not have
zen rush tneughslessly INTO s'lcl, si.ua iions
MANY gooc men ate incapable Of perform
atlW suCb 8uttENs a nd MANY more have nsl