Litchfield enquirer., 1878-11-28
WAsH1NaroN.. Nov. 18th. 1878.

MR. EDIroR.-You introduce your remarks upon the Senatorial question by giving the admirable letter of Gen. Hawley have seen nothing more worthy of such an occasion since Chas. Sumner refused the importunites of his friends, when candidate the first tine, before the Legislature of Mass, with the noble saylng ''The office must seek me. not I the office.''
 The letter of Gen. Hawley must add to the esteem in which he is held, and increase in- mensely the desire to see him placed in the Senate. which would receive honor from assD- citation with such man. And yet hope .'tAe General Assembly, on the final summing up of the whole argument, will pass him by
 Gen. Hawley, by large majority, has been elected to seat in Congress. That House is to be divided into two parties SO nearly equal, that every vote is to zealously saved. Not one must be lost or risked. It is sufficient to add, that the question of the Presidency may turn upon the action of that House. But that is not all, the seats of South Carolina in that body will be occupied by men not one of whom has been chosen at anything that bears the semblance of an election under the consti- tuition of the United States There will be at the outset noble opportunity for the exercise of all Gen Hawley's talent and eloquence. He IS the peer of any member on the Republican side of the House. He will be at once receg- nized as 8 leader his voice will be heard as that of no other voice from Connecticut could be heard. This question has been sprung up- on the country intent upon securing honest money with which to pay our honest debts. It was not dreamed of when Gen. Hawley was nominated, or when he was elected But he is the very man for the occasion. He throws himself upon the Assembly hope they will not remove him from this fight.
 Besides, are you sure you can fill the chair from which you propose to remove him, with another Republican of any grade? With his equaf yuu cestainiy cannot. What if the one thousand Democrats who voIed for Hawley should refuse to elect the man you must offer them to succeed hima What if his promo ton" should result in the election of Demo crat, or Greenbacker to fill his place? hope his friends will leave Gen. Hawley to fill no- ply, as he will, the office to which he has been elected, remembering that fer him there is a long career m prospect
 But must hasten to say that the views have urged are probably in my own mind strengthened by my desire to see Hon. o. H. Platt sent to the Senate His name is present ed from various quarters. and it is evident that his many friends will urge his election. We urge him as an able lawyer, a wise counsellor. an experienced and efficient legislator; as a politician without guile; as speaker eloouent and effective; as christian man, one among the noblest. Born and reared in this County. he is an honorable representative of the spirit and virtue of the people among whom you and be were born. By selecting him instead of Hawley, no great public interest would be imperiled; the state would as surely be repre- sented in the Senate by one who could neither give nor take hribe 1; and our citizens would no longer blush for shame. F.. VIC.