Litchfield enquirer., 1861-03-21


 communication, though we have long since de clined controversy with the Herald, from feel ling of self respect, and sentiment of propriety which will not allow us to consent that the nro prieties of decency shall be outraged, and ou party held responsible for foolish. maliciou and gratuitous personal attack upon politis. opponent, by journslist who, unfortunately fo us, under the style of " Independent" i" has fois ted himself upon the Republican party of thi, county:- sssf.,is.'s'
 MIR. EDITOR :-It is not too much to believe that there are yet gentlemen in our county, who deem it possible to enter into even an exciting lpolitical campaign without sinking every sttri. f6nts of manhood.
 That it is possible for men to differ, toto eoelo. on many of the questions now before the public, 1 and at the same time cIothe their difereaces, when expressed, in terms courteous and digni- fed. That it is even possible to speak and write concerning candidate of the opposing political party, without continual resort to billingseats and libel.
 All this is credible, notwithstsading the Win sted Hefa!d, under one name or another, has been published in our midst for several years, emitting no opportunity to render such belief preposterous lowering, day by day, 90 far % such paper can, the dignity and influence prop erly attaching to an honorably conducted press; and by its anprovoked personal attacks upon gentlemen, who invite its malice only because they have the of its political opponents, seeks to eodvert political campaign, which es- pecally at this crisis, should be carried on with decency, if nothing moro, into . Sixth Ward fight. in which it's peculiar talents may find con genial play.
 Nothing has 50 much tended to demoralize our system of popular elections, as this coarse and cowardly treatment of the candidates offered by the one party, and the other. No one has la bored more earnestly for, nor contributed more effectually to such demoralization, in his little sphere of influence than has the editor of the Winsted Hesald; his "gall coins islanders like q, mint
 The attack in the Herald of the r5th inst, on the Democratic candidate for Congress, from this District, is . fair specimen of what Mr. Clarke can do when he feels more like gentleman than usual.
 No enc can guess why such an article was penned, or when it was penned, whether the edi- tor took the choice expressions, which are its chief ornaments-and which in his office he finds no occasion to distribute, for they are in use eve- ry week-and set the article up in blank ready for the coming man," or not, he alone can tell. The mystery still remains, why was the article written? It has no other merit of smartness than could equally attach to the general run of articles in the National Police Gazette to wit, scurrility. It is as devoid of truth, as the same number of words could well make it, even under the hands of go skillful an expert. Who does not feel that it is but the coarse pasquinade of malignant partisan.
 It may pass for a joke-what man in the coun- ty does not know MT. Clarke to be fellow of infinite jest"-and we defy any man who knows Geo. c. Woodruff, to read of him as climber backed" plausible and afraid to assert and maintain manly position" without at once per- ceiving the exquisite humor of the man who start cd the idea. Doubtless, no joke was intended it was meant for pure unmitigated spite and nal. ice in the accomplished editors best style; but the blank was filled with name little suited for the scope and bearing of the context, and joke is the result. Nine-tenths of the county, will laugh over it, and ct the author.
 Believing that the article will find no sympa- thy from the Republican party, and that Mir. Ferry is the man todespise ons who compliments him by sacrificing all the dictates of decency, good sense and truth, to do it. as if such sacri- flee was necessary, have written this not as . defense of Mir. Woodruff, but to call attention to the high moral tone of the Winsted Herald, and to suggest he probable reason for it's rapidly in creasing list of subscribers. There is only the old excuse for Mir. Clarke, and he is welcome to it, he treats friends just as badly, and they are more afraid of him than his opponents.
 JUSTICE.