New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-08-19
Defent of X. ID. owen.


There is a disposition manifested by the Press
of ali parties 20 hold Robert Dale Owen up as
martyr 10 his opinions in the late contest when
we think is not warranted by the facts. we do
not hear that Judge Embree In the canvass mace
his Communist notions any ground oil objection 10
bim-if indeed MIR. o. cherish any such notions
which we do not know. Undoubtedly, Mr. Owens
ultra inHdety--his public debates In favor oil the
nrooo.itiou that we have no evidence that Su'
prsme Being exists-and, more than all, bis book,
written and published In England many years ago,
intended to ach the Poor how to avoid having chill
dren when they feel that they have already enough
or too many-were turned TO some account against
him. But consider that none Of these grounds OF
attack are new-that Mr. Owen had been can
didate almost regularly through tho last twelve or
fourteen years--that all these weapons had been
used against him by able competitors long ago 80
thu, thew must ere this have been rendered famil-
"a, IN his oonsttuents-that he has for many years
sh,tsned from saying or doing anything calculated
10 arouse or strengthen the natural prejudces oil
cbyistsiu community against him-and we cannot
believe him the martyr his friends and foes unite
IN proclaimipg him. Mr.. Jefferson was known as
Skeptic throug bout his long and triumphant pub
Inc career; while John Petit and other noisy inh-
de are elected to the next Congress from Districts
less decided In Politics than Mr.. Owens has been
how. then, has Mr. Owen entitled himself to the
crown Of Political Martyrdom
Wa believe MIR. O's defeat, rightly inter-
oreted conveys a more sautary lesson than has
b;thsrto been evoked from II, and this lesson we
propose to read;
Robert Dale Owen, before addicting himself to
poltics. had made some noise in the world as
preacher Of Reiorm-a protested adversary oil
binding prejudices aud hoary sbuses-a devotee oil
Philosophy and Philanthropy Such was the stock
10 trade which he carried to Loco-Foco account
giving strength to his party, and receiving at Its
hands office its honors and emoluments, IN return
The arrangement proved advantageous to both
n.rties. and Mr. o. has been very gentemanly
and efficient csnvasser for his party in Indiana and
hss enioy ed liberal dspeDsatlon OF Official conse
quence and pay at It's hands
Bur at length a state OF things was presented
which put to the test the esrnestness Of Mr.. "
professions of Philanthropy, the depth oil his oon'ic
lions. The Oregoa Question was thrust into the
arena Of Party Politics BY the Baltimore Convention
which nominated Mr.. Polk. by q formal declaration
that our title to the whole OF Oregon Is cesr anC
iadispataoie," and that the reoccuPstion
the same at an early day was Indispensable Tit
note thus pitched was taken up by MT folk
when elected Resident, aud our exclusive preten
..oos advanced ana advocated IN such tempe
and fashion that . War between TINS country ali
esrvst Bnsaln Was proclaimed IN our Senate, b
one nigh III the Presidents confidence, approach
ina and inevitable. la the midst OF this crisl'
when Peace and w ar trembed In the baiane'
and TIE only hope OF restoring amiIy lay In IN
abatement OF our Governments exclusive prefer
sions--when Mr.. O.s father was devotins all a
time and energies 10 the soisenins OF ln'ssna'ion
aspsrlrsss, ana the mutual abatement Ut extren
dsmands-in that crisis Robert Dale owen ana ID
hesitate 10 prepare and deliver Speech where's
the plain purport was " ois sO'-the whole
none !-oars IL must be. by Treaty or the Sword
Not tina, Mr. y. sad ali shls Ia many words b.
tAss, were just TWO courses open 70 us-to divie
the terr,tor, III question or fight Tor 1t and NJ
Owens ioss and abe speech ald no, counsel Con
promise and peaceful adjustment
Naxt came The diffculties with Mexico. grown
ON. O, s.uses which Mr.. o. must have seen bse
= ,av nor xssr. besore From the day that Sal
H.,ustoa leit Washington for Texas, with the i
tent. openly avowed by has coAdJs'ors not
hiu.sli Of exciting a rebellion and Wrestling u
fsrslie region iron Mexico. it was sure 'hins u
either these plorters 70 wrest Texas IRON Mex
and add il 10 the United States must be overthrow
or they would involve the TWO nations In WI
But those posters riaDphed IN the eiecson
Pals. ana Annexs ,ion was effected But Anne
st,on OF how much OF actual Texas, AZ .
v.. and had been or OF as much more OF Mex
a, the ooDsprssors saw st 70 oOvstl No. 20
.bs mere pappsr OF those eOAsPirators' resolved
claiming ssss Texas extended to the Kio GranS
I'D 20 iacladsd nearly the sntare state Cd Ne
Msxioo and parts Of three othsn--aii integral P
IRONS Of the Mexican RspaShc as Vera Cruz Use
So oar Army was pushed forward into the heart