Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1850-06-08

The present Congress q discredit 10
popular government General and
growing sentiment of ahe country
against it.
Were the enemies of popular institutions to
search for evidence tending 10 discredit the
ability of people to govern themselves, they
could nowhere find anything more to the pur-
pose than the spectacle presented to the ma
tons by the present American Congress
The world has never seen in a Legislative body
a more stolid indifference to the public inter
eSts more factious- and triding body of men,
or an assemblage where conduct is less calcu-
lated TO enhance the dignity and elevate the
morals of the country. The main drift seems
to be 20 see how completely the dominant party
can block the administration, and spend the
time and money which should be devoted to
the public interests, to frivolous and factlous
electioneering devices. The public mind is
rapidly assuming tone on this subject and ex-
pressions of indignation are neither few nor
far between, from persons and papers who oc-
cupy neutral positions in politics, and who
look only to the development and growth of
the national rsources We clip the following
from that excellent scientific and statistical pa
per the American Railroad journal Of May
25th, ultirno:
'.rhe subject of railroad to the Pacific
seems to possess but very little interest for
Congress We are much disappointed at this,
but we presume il receives as much attention
as does any subject for the promotion of gen
eral good. The next national legislature We
hope to see more imbued with the spirit which
pervades the whole country, and turn its at
tention to the promotion of its real interests
1t is very remarkable that encouragement Of
all the useful arts of life is daily occupying
more and more the public mind-that while
the class of educated young men, who for
merly took up one of the learned professions
as the business of life, are turning their atten-
ton very generally to the physical sciences
and to mechanical pursuits-and while so ma
ny distinguished men are quitting politics and
are dedicating themselves to the promotion of
works of public utility-that our chief legisla-
tive body should so remove itself, year by
year further from any thing that is useful
should give up so much time TO abstract spec
ulations to frivolous and personal quarrels, or
to the accomplishment of petty personal and
selfish schemes. as to be viewed with general
disgust and contempt How feebly does the
general governments represent either the char
acter, pursuits or wishes of the people. Can
not some means be devised to make the gov
eminent part and parcel of the whole
country ?''
In answer to this last question we can only
say, the subject is with the people. If they
choose to turn out to grass few score of
huckstering politicians, and send men to cong
ress who viii either do something themselves
or let the executive departments do something,
the object desired may be accomplished. We
should not be greatly surprised nor very badly
panied to see " peoples line started and
men sent to congress who would. like Old
Zack. dare to do their duty and "trnst Provi-
denee for results"