The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1847-11-09
"MR. OWEN ON PIIE FREE SOIL
g i .gr QUESTION:" 1ta, nG

The following remarks Of the Eve. Post
upon the letter of Robert Dale Owen appear
10 us very appropriate:
Mr.. Owen takes the ground that slavery
will never exist in any part of California or
New Mexico without the special eL islaion
Of Congress. That it ought not 10 exist
that in strict law il would not exist without
some special legislation we are very much
inclined to believe, but the Ssuth does net
30 understand il.
Mr.. Calhoun does not so interpret the
law of nations. The legisis Of Virginia do
not hold to that doctrine. The men ofacnte
minds, the able reasoners, a formidable array,
who upheld The cause OF 81 avery in the sonlI-
ern states, hold that the terrtory of the Un-
ion being tho common domain Of all the
states, the Slave owners have a right 10 en-
CRATE thither with their properly, the men
and women who are their slaves, and to ex-
ercise the right of ownership in their new
residences; nay, they even deny the consti-
iutionalily Of any law Which Congress may
This is not, therefore, one of the cases
which we cav safely leave as it is. 1t IS a
disputed question! '1he principle laid down
by MIR. Owen is conicfted ahd uot feebly
con,ested il is denied By rnen of strong in,
tslcct and grea. influence. Groat interests,
the Interests Of the entire white population
or the north, aud large mnjolity OF the pop
ula,iou of the south depend on its decision,
and it would be most unwise TO leave il to
be settled BY the opinions of handful Of
men, even slough these men he leaned in
the law, and though they preside in our tribu-
nails. Ia oil those cases i'll which there are
conflicting views as 10 what tho la@ is, it is
the proper province ola Legislature to step
in and SETTLE the difficulty by dcclaratory
statute. ss4.i '-+' 30 - '--
Suppose California is Admitted into the
l1nou-suppose men are appointed to pre-
side in its territorial courts who arc taken, as
,hsy will be, from the states whiehlie in the
same latitude ;--slavery is eAtendedat once,
men become property, and the courts recdg-
uize the ownership of man over man. The
difficulty can bo removed, and f|Ie danger
avoided, only by law "f Congress, declaring
ahe country weacquirc 10 be free soil; inhaL
liable only by freemen ~ -5d' a.. Atl'2'
At the meeting of the New York Hstori-
cal Society, an original letterofGen. Wash
inpton was read, which excited much laugh
Ter, and which cannot fail TO read with inter
est BY all. Iuis mainly abouta pair Of leaIh-
er brseches!s .nf Fl1 100 .o @@
Asm ,ag "NEwBuReH, 5th Nov, 1889.
: DEAR Sin: BY Dr. Gregg lsend you four
ioes-H6. Q. 3.-which appears to be the
Balance due you foryour lands. 5f isM3
o3" Ipray you 10 get me made, by the mea-
sure enclosed, apair oflhe incest and best
leather breeches. know not at this time
who is esteemed the most celebrated maker,
Or would not trouble1you with so small a
matter. Formerly there was person called
II ihink) the Carsbous, by whom very neat
6reeches were made. Whether tt6 y are yet
70 be had | know moi, neither do snow the
Drita or the leather brooches at this day; but
If ihe money sent is not sufficient, the def
1iency shall be paid oil demand. | would
her TO have them sent tome assoon pos
able. shall thank you ior rciterating my
request that they may be made roorny in the
seat. ,Theygenerally make them so tight
in the thigh, that it is with difficulty they can
he drawn on. The measure enclosed IS the
size | would have--not what they could be
brought to by4strstching, Yours, &C.
- aG. WASHINGTON"
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