Litchfield enquirer., 1861-03-21

PosrMAsrERs--We arc requested to re-pub- district, from the Hon. Schuyler Colfax, of Iu- diana, and to say that our Representative, MR. FERRY, proposes to pursue this caucus system of informing himself of the choice of the people of the different towns in this district upon the appointments in question.
 After the election then, let the various town committees call caucus of the Republican votes in each Post office delivery, who shall determine by ballot, whom they prefer to designate to Mir. Ferry as their choice for Postmaster, and he will recommend such choice to the Postmaster Gen. eral:
 H. R. WASHINGTON, Jan. 25, 1861, Friend Wheeler: was glad to notice your edi- torial in last Register in favor of the Republi- cans of each locality deciding by popular vote their choice for Postmasters wherever there is serious rivalry for the appointment, and the of- nee IS one of emolument sufficient to justify this course.
 No other mode of selection could be fairer to She competing candidates, or fairer to the people whoreally patronize the Post office far more uni- versally than they do the Sheriffs or Clerks of- nces, the incumbents of which they first desig nate by their nominating Conventions, and then elected by their votes, and in very large majori of cases, most wisely, But for the provisica or the Constitution which declares that the ap- pointment of inferior officers may be vested by law m the President, the heads of Departments or the Courts of Justice, without authorizing it's oonierment by positive law on the people, Con. gress would doubtless have long since, iu accord e,srsvsfoi.ef dstfasf tnePower Of reu6val, reserved to the Depart. meli, would be suf6cisnt safeguard against the retehtion of unworthy men
 IL IS so easy and just for the Republicans with. m the sphere of the delivery of any P. a.. des;o. hating their choice for Postmaster. at somat;me hxed by their central committee men and ths tewnsntps 10 participate therein designated by ,s Le sams :asncr,.y' mat am surprised any one to know thst i csery schere there s an scsa contest for fheir appointment, have earne,tI, .. commended this course and that tt ,c;N moi <. -. Jault j tt is not adopted. It is much better e. pression of public opinion than petitions as som persons sign all papers of that kind and ia better than to leave it to 6 Representative i, Congress to determine who amongst dozen val ucd friends, he would recommend to the Depart ment, and which itself can know even less of tn popular preference than he does.
 Whatever objections there may he to an infor nal ballot of this kind, are all out-weighed b the fact that it declares unmistakably the popu lar will, at least of the party participating; an tte uocisiOn VIII cause much less dlsc0htent those who are defeated by this test than if thei aspirations had been defeated by an exercise Q power by any one man, who is quite as likely [ orr in his selection as the Republicans who ar 10 pc brought in daily intercourse with the off ger elected. Some persons might think the pow CT desirable; but on my part, I prefer that shall be exercised by the people themselves. I our opponents had ever exhibited, when in now CT, willingness to allow Republicans to nartic ipsss n the ssieetion of their Postmasser shout, nwhich all parties should vote. thsv .s hss not, they would not of course expect it: sn, msny of them would not desire it, -
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