Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-09-20
OWEN.

The third and fourth numbers Of the London
Millenial Gazette, for the lst and l5,h Of May.
contain q short narrative of Robert Owens practi-
cal proceedings, which will henceforth become a
remarkable episode in the history Of the 10Th GEN.
tury. The zeal, the activity, and the faith Of Mr.
Owen are unwearied; no man has exerted himself
more, and sacrificed more Tor what he considers
the benefit of mankind, that he has done. lie has
been visited by emperors, kings, princes, arch
bishops, and dignitaries Of every description, and
visited them in return; he has travelled through
gu: Europe and America, and been received at
courts 10y sovereigns and their ministers, with
great distinctions; not seeking power or place for
himself or any Personal favor, or oven caring to
enjoy the pleasures of high lilo, but entirely bent
on converting the rulers, and persuading them to
relinquish the power they now possess, and aban-
don the habit Of ruling as they now do by force
and fraud. Such has been his personal character
that he has always been accessible to these men;
he even, as he afhrms, converted them. Prince
Metternich himself, was converted; Santa Anna,
the great Mexican general and president, was also
converted; Lord Liverpool was an enthusiastic dis.
cipl !; the Queens father was his special friend.
lie seems to think that the great are nearer to
the truth than the people, and more willing to re-
sign their nil. to divest themselves of rank and
wealth, than the priests and people are willing to
let them; hence he always socks to work with gov
ernnseats and great men. But they can do moth.
ing, being Sound. He ha. been a secret worker in
many public affairs; on one occasion he crossed the
Atlantic four times in FIVE months, as q volunteer
mediator between the two countries under Presi-
dent Van Buren, and Lord Aberdeen, and succeed
ed. lie even proposed to settle the diiferen ,es be-
tween Rome and Oxford, and persuaded The Bishop
Of Mexic' to be his representative at Rome; but
political affairs in Mexico interviewed. lie intro
duced the infant schools; and he persuaded the
King Of Prussia to establish a national system OF
education tor Prussia. He has an autograph let
ter from the king to testify to the fact. lie has
had personal Or written correspondence with al.
most all the great politicians OF Christendom fr
the last forty years on the one great subject. the
regeneration oi society; and during the late Peace
Congress. his memorials were there, as theS alsr
were at the Congress of AK la-Chapellc. in 1918,
when they were candidly st"died and admired by
Prince Metternich. Judging by words and not
by faith, Owen is a very good man; but judging
by articled faith and not by words, he is q very
bad one. for he is an awful hereto, an Ishmaei or
wild hairy man. 'his hand against every man. and
every mans hand against him." and yet he is the
most peaceful and gentle of all men. With al
the practical ~boastings Of the leaders of the nseu
do-Christian church. what man among them hal
done more. or suffered more. for the ameliorntior
ard elevation of his race than this same Infdel
Robert Owen?