Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1850-08-03
Siens Of the Tines.

For seven months Congress has been in
session and during this period there has been
incessant agitation and excitement, sectional
examinations, repeated threats of dissolution,
and belligerant proclamaiious of forcible re-
sistance, secession, fraternal blood-shedding
and civil war. There have been southern
congressional caucuses and southern slave hold
ing conYentions-thereh have been denunciato-
ry gatherings of fanatical men and women at
the north, and general corporation and SYM
pathetic union among the dissatisfied, political
fanatics, nulliiers, disunionists, windy dema-
gogues, and braggat charlatans-all bent up
on obtaining notoriety-all pregnant with ar
dent longings to make themselves individu-
ously conspicuous in these reasonable contri-
buttons to the existing "noise and confusion !"
Well, these signs and manifestations are ap-
parently unpropitions-o -omiuous-and havere-
ally most iniuriously delayed and obstructed
national legislation. They have also impaired
the confidence of the friends of republican
government abroad, in the benefits and bless
ings of free institutions, and caused many
among the wise, the patriotic, and considerate
of our citizens, to dstrust the integrity of the
American Union, and the permanency Of our
governmental organization.
of the times are unpropitious; but in reality,
the American people were never in the enjoy
ment of a greater amount of individual and col-
lective prosperity. No nation on the face of
the earth, is, at this moment as secure or as
well protected in the present and prospective
enjoyment of "life, liberty, and the pursuit of
happiness" The great majority of American
citizens are quietly and contentedly pursuing
the even tenor of their way-happy in the
possession of domestic peace and competency,
and in the receipt of abundant returns from
every industrial pursuit. They are joyous
and contented, totally Indifferent to the "noise
and confusion" in Congress or elsewhere, and
incredulous of all predictions and declarations
of danger or detriment to the Union or the
Republic.
The People of this country are the SoyER-
EIGNs-the government is their government
and the Executive and administrative depart
ments thereof are conducted by the agents Of
their own selection and appointment. The
great mass of the people, therefore, conscious
of their own power and might, are not easily
disturbed by the insane howlings of political
fanatics, the belligerant threats of noisy bragg
gats, or the agitating demonstrations of spoil
hunting and Yerdant demagogues
At all times and in all governments there
has existed q class of restless, revolutionary
minded men, who labor necessarily for notori-
ETY., not distinction; and in no government
does this class more commonly abound or are
more generally successful in their detestible
aspirations, than in our own. In our legisla-
tive halls, religious meetings, and all public
gatherings, these noisy, restless, cowardly, Of
fensive notoriety-seekers make themselves dis
gustingly onspicuous-upon the house-tops,
in the market places and the corners of the
streets, they are seen and heard making pub
lie outcry to attract personal notoriety, and the
great multitude of contented-minded, honest
hearted, industrious citizens who fill the lanes
and avenues, the marts and the fields of prof
table and healthy industry, are diverted,
amused or disguised, according TO their re-
spective humors, by these fanatical harlequins,
who mount the stumps, the fences, the hill
locks, and other conspicuous elevations, and
make loud proclamations of approaching dis
solution, existing corruptions, impending dan
gers of evil cemmotlon and fraternal blood
shed.
By the affective dispensation of Providence,
great and good mantle Chief Magistrate
of the Republics removed by death, and
then we see the political vampires of party,
uniting with these agitstors and disturbers Of
the public peace, seize upon this great national
calamity, as an appropriate occasion for as
sailing the Administration of the Government,
and mingle with their hypocritical lamenta-
tions, reasonable exultations at predicted and
wished for governmental embarrassments, DIS
tracing agitations, and national disquiet
Now we think this game has been carried
on, and passively tolerated long enough. We
are sick of this protradted agitation, and this
unquiet, undigni6ed, inharmonious Legislation
in congress, and desire TO see the state enjoy
ing calm repese. secure from the disturbing
influences of fanatical. clustering and threat
ening charlatans; that all good men at home
and abroad, may have renewed evidence OF
our strength and conscious security. And we
appeal to all good citizens of all parties, OF
whatever geographical position, who value the
peace the happiness of their country, and the
perpetuity of the Union, to stand By and sup
port the government of the Republic, and the
constitutional Executive thereof
President Fillmore has no factious sssocia-
tons, fanatical sympathies or ultra opinions
he is no mere political partizan He is man
of tried personal and political integrity, of dig
nifed demeanor considerate but firm and de-
termined in purpose and action, thorough
republican. patriot and christian. The
reins of government are in the hands of a
Trustworthy statesman, the ratings and threat
senings of fanatics and ultraists viii neither
alarm nor disturb him, and unless we cast
stumbling blocks in our own pathway, our
country's course must be onward and upward.
Cincinnati Gazette.
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