Washington telegraph., 1847-09-15
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ROBERT DALE OWEN.

hA#A1h hAiaAs ~ AstNf
Ilis man. who has been fur several
years memhef ul CougIess from Indiana,
aud VA sas lately defeated by Judge I'm.
bree, waa n enc t'mr an associate ui The
notorious Fanny Wright in the publication
Of the 10 El9airfr. n paper devoted Ia
tue dissemination nl laildel opinions, aud
the enlife subsefsinn Of soelcly, rs a pies
ent constituted. DURING lha, line, OF short
ly aiief he published a book which be rnt.
tied ".lfafal n4laialseg.' IN which be en
deayoied u eradicate certain old fashioned
pfeludlees. in lasor ol female yiiiue, and
openly recommended the enuire abrogaliun
oi The maliiago VOW. The substitute which
he pfapused. mas 100 inlain0us To meuliun.
but rs he did nj SEEM To sish that The word
should be depapa!aied, the reader MAJ
readily guezz waal il WAS. According IA
the EoaisfiIle Joma4l. Jud. Emblee aYai.
ed hiiasei ul these publications, and read
them during the canvas all over lhr Dis
irieifiei. 10 lie great annoyance aud ulli.
male de!eai o. Oven. Wc hal thought
that Owen would nul have found iisnd
even among the Loco fucos, To sympslhise
with him IN hi. defeat. But. We fad, We
were mistaken. as the following article
from tue Washington Union will show;
the t-.sat ut Mr. Owen, in Indians.
has produced fuueh regret and Rslonist.
menl. No one who dill no, rec what wRs
going fofsafd in the Di.iriet, could have
anticipated such result. We supposed
iha, Mr.. Owen was as sure oi bis 10 elee.
lion as any ugmb'r could be. lie is
among the ables, aHd mos, eloquent Of
'peakefs, and Is one Of the must consist
slEtssmen in Congress lie command.
he greatest respect by Tho 'igor oi bi.
aleni, tho iirmness Of bis course, and the
, simplicity Of his manners. lilo was re-.
publican in his principles. and his eonsi'.
usn,s were decidedly republican. His de
isai, therefore, came upon Us all, most un.
eIpeciedly. The tfst enquiry was. why il
ihisl L. Nr. Owen defeated on account d
his polilicsl ba. his district changed or
ahat has led ln these results
aft is said that bis opponent Judge En-.
bree) played an adtoit game. lie would
not enter the political discussion, but he
raised an issue before tho people, upon
some Of iir. Owens earlier produclions.--
The Democratic Clarion anirms. that no
man there claims the result as a triumph
Of Wing principles; that the great change
in the political aspect Of the county, so
far as individual observation goes, We are
induced .e believe. u tho re.al, Of a rtl'g-
ios issue. The p0irmic writings oi MI
Owen, singulstly construed aud misfePfe'
sonrd as they were. over the greater Por'
ton Of the country. had an effect either 10
change or quiet large number Of Demo
cratic votes, especially among those who
belong 10 the different religious denomns'
iions. The Misrepresentation having been
reiterated from the stump, had the desired
effect upon the minds Of many honest Dem
ecra,s aud wbigs; and when it did not
excite the indignation, il had the effect 10
raiso doubts as 10 the intention aud belief Vi
The wttter
"lt is true that Mr. Owen was present,
and replied to tho charges in person; and
after ho bad explained them 10 the saiislac.
ton Of any Reasonable person, as be thought,
they were again repeated aud dwell on
The people had no opportunity oil eiamin'
ing the writings themselves al their leisure,
but took tho impression rung upon iheIn BY
the OF reiterated representations from the
stump, aided by tho 'brAwlers or 'gOugers,
as they are commonly terned, who wo''ld
urge them for effect"