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About The new Northwest. (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 12, 1875)
It . - ' e . As. 1 o fBIDAY- .FKiUtCAR U7&. Taa eoV of lit Niw Xonivm ku bass niMfri t Aakeay Uurk.Ia the Bulteata " bslldinf, Mran uf rirsl aad Ask stle The' editorial eaaetua eonllsues, as beaeioraea, at the mlJtHt f Mr. busts, oa street, b Iwssa Third aad rVsrth. i.. -., - THE AIIU1LC0I7EITI01." .A Tbsfiacttf Annual Onvsotlonf th Oregon SlAte Woman Sufi rage Aheocla Hon. bald a three dave ssaslon I if this city dart 61 tb pre nt we-. .Treses, clous haveen quiet, earnest aud har monious, and It la bopsd much food haa bsn accomplished. .The Secretary au aaabl to finish In report f tb proceedings' in time fur thU week's Is sue, but full reports will b given oaxl week. - -- , , . , . . . THE LASDEXOF SUCCESS. - We often bear th expression need In relation- to a-wan of business, tbat ba began at lb foot of Iba ladder and climbed to Ite summit uiialdad by olber than bia own exertion.. Exhortations "sfT given, aoddlesertslious read to boys, and tbeyarapKawtty-potntea to, rrans - llu aa an example or frugality, tj reeiey for energy, and Johu Jacob Aator fur aa gsclty, and neoursged In every way to emulate the example set by llyse and otber euooaaaful mail. - - . r , Tbeaa rectsrssofUii take place In the school-room, where boys and glrla bave Just paaaed a successful examination la varlouc branch that they-ther study together, and the latter often he. i with eager anticipation for the ora tor to paint for the in the glowing posai bllitlaa of a future, tbat tbs energy and ability born wltbin them, and nurtured by tba education they receive, qualifies tbeni equally will their - brotbera to real I re, bu( they "a re generally destined -10 listen In vajn. No ona ever thinks : of advUing them to make oae of time, ' talent and education In winning for Ltbeotaelvee bfloorabl position and d fa ll not Ion In tba world.' No ona eeenia to think tbat the independence born of self-support la aa sweet to glrla as to boya, .But tba time la ooinlug juy. It now Is when glrla aa eagerly seiia every opportunity to acquire financial .Independence aa do boys. ' ' ,""T " Tba falsa Idea that labor for wagea Is "degrading to the fpmlnlnsfportloaof hu nanltyila, to aenie extent, atready over come, aud gilts and women, are begin- 4ilug:rjtjadsrstud tbat an bonaat occu pation oerer degrades the Individual, but' that peraeverenca therein render both . work;, and T worktrllhonqrable. .. Whatever la aommeneed and carrid through with' dignity and aeif-reepect cannot fa IT to give' respectability and IndependeiM to- tha worker,"" Thoao who "build tba ladder by wbieb tbsy rise,' and mount to Its euaumlt . round by round," will not,io tba future, ba, nan only, but earnest, eoergetie women will take tlteir rightful pi aces lit n tba rauks of com pete nee and aucceea, side by aide with their; brethren. jpiXHY. . 'The enemy that presents the moat for- mlilable front to .,v..rf)-rAgl "of progreas I Apathy. An open enemy Is assy to flgbt ami vanquish. Hut stolid Apathy, eloeely guarded by her handmaiden. Indifference, and often ee curely fettered by ths' ' twice-forged chains ot Ignorance and? prejudice, Is - foe befoijt which even tfe moat -coura geoua reformer haa time and again etood In mute dlseouragemeot. Tba moat, and In truth tba only serloua (tumbling block In the patbway of thoae who, dc- airiug tba beat good of the race, morally aud pbyaloally, advocate woman's social and political freedom, Is tba apathy of those women who "have 'all tha rights . they want," and carnothlug for the ' straggling thousands of their sex who are forced to do battle In tha worlrTa .great Held of labor, with weapoua an Urely unequal for the combat. Wa eontond that this spahy amoants to criminal Intllflerence, aad nothing -leaa..;For woman who bsppsa to bava ail their temporary wants supplied to be totally unmindful of the condition . of their less fortunate atetors, who mutt struggle, and' tbat --constantly, for tha menus wherewith to sustain the uvea 01 uiemeeives ana Mners, le . brand of aelflahneee or thouglitleesneaa, .-' wblch no trus woruan should ba wllllug - to carry upon bar brow. Asi, women, : yovtvvmo Mt la Sunlae hslbteasneaa In youl lamrloua liomea, frittering aws"yfsnj rronv day to dsy and yeatoyaartha Ood-Clveobleaalngof tiuMfln ways that will add nothing to. lbs present comfort or future good of yourself and other, liow. dcyou propose to account for the '? . "Ulent" committed to your keening? !-WtIl yen return ths aama with na-ry, or Mr U la a nspkln. : .. - ' Tba Otrttmd Montklf for Jbruary I at imjnlledasususXtAaornow ' log with aetiolea calculated to captivate and delight tba reader. Tba Bret ar . tide, tha bettleUcvoe between tba "Ala-' bama" and i'Kearsarf;" by an -eye- wltnees of thla famoUa fight, le both thrilling and hitereatlfftr saJ the entire table of eonttute of llrtS popular month ly jmaaeeeos even pjore than uanal at- tractions. lu motto, 'Devoted to the Development of the Country," Is fslth mily-tarried oit, aud Ibis touaabould , glva It an Immense pstronsg on ibATVsf7Arthar. "ona, and aecnr the TaollM coast, cleud U 00 to Joiia It, ttarmaay A Caw Ran VVanciaco. and receive the Oi-erinM for ona year, poet. . Bleak Dossaa baa withdrawal hrS ie gtous to tho mr-ttoeth laud, and misty akrea again overshadow tha lad of Web- foot, while balmy hreesea fluat aver br beautiful valleys, tbat will are bog be fragrant With tba breath of spring. - B03T0I ECHOOli COMMITTEE. The controversy over tba question of of woman's eligibility to serve an tba Boaton School Board, baa at teoglb bran brought to a fegUlmata and sues isaful lrolnatio. 81 a woman who ware re ently elected aa members of tbla boo arable and reaponaibl body, bava bean admitted to seats wltbtrut opposition, and Avajf them bava been plsced upon Important special committees.- Tbs drat meeting of lbs Hchool Board for" 1875 beUI on tba 12th ulL, aad among tba large number of new members the alx ladle, who occupied seals on tbs right center of ba Council Chamber, were tba chief obyeet of attraction to the numerous spectators Who occupied the galleries. Tbs beat feeling seemed to prevail upon both aides. Tba woman having sou tba battle fairly, ootid wall afford to ba complaisant, and tba gentle men, who oppnaed what tbey were pleased to annsider an Innovation last year, bsve either been led to more uat aud liberal vlewa. or been convinced of tba futility of their opposition; and wbea tha meeting adjourned, many members hastened to shaks bands with ths Isdles and give theiu a cordial wal- Tbus ona by ona the stronghold of prejddlea are surrendering to the bat- tall Ion of progress, wblcb ever assail tth us) iu due time-thrilsat one will I surrender at discretion; aad those Wbo Itav so long and stubbornly garUooed them, will fall smiling Into tbs ranks of tbs eooquerlog boat, aa quietly and pleasantly aa. If tbelr own Instincts of right and Juettae, inatead of the fore of circa mats nets, caused tha change of po sition. Tula is aa it should be. A pless ant ncqulsseence on tha port- of tita de feated rbe a defeat of Ita moat diaar,rae- abte elements. : "We sre thankful foraaoh victory won. recognising each as a II ak In tha great ahaln of events tbat will ultimately aause "woman's spbsre" to ba bounded only . by ber capabilities. : We kuow tbat in time tbla wlll ba aooomptlsbad, for ' t TlKHih ike wMUafOod triad alowly. Vat Iber BTtd aaadlnclr email TtuSich wllk paUeaee Ha ataada wmitiag, ; Wllnm grloUa He aH." f -the wrrEmoE. TbAUftsmoos between an editor who is n Tanned and Christian gentleman, and ona who Is a malignant m aligner of his betters, is well Illustrated lu tbs following editorial comment upon tha small collection of poems recently pub lished by Mrs. A. J. Dunlwsy.We bopa Dr. 'Dillon. will forgive us this onoe for introducing blm Intqjs pci enc so Influltely beneath blm aa lath editor of tba HllUboro Indeptttftnt. Bays tba Advocate: . , , "t. ... "Mr Mvaisos.n-UMk u the aaodrat utleoi a Mat UUle aaaipblat eoalalniaa alee, ateeaa ffMSi, miuM htf nut (allow erUscal U A.JUwalwajivJn:sadmifS tha ailixaffacuus vhtrh entteaMa taM Sn lrW oV br aortta lnlaa to aa haaotval lather au4 a aainlS Mtkn. 1 be it plena U atlU4 -Kaal aad Weet.Hla.Wbleh'ahs aalula With IMa akru mt Sa ipwMMnl arlkat taa saaaurs aaseaaaiiaa' I cla of atkvr lan, aad the aofitnula la bold ratter ta a tarsi adnata aad aapartariir ortbe hwinseosM. W (It lb alosl n vmrm Thf a. bnt tnr Iba brseina and brerav Parlflo. Wsuae nm lava Ilia ctcMoant, avr sad arai lesranauabl furiaaarandMror A'laorr.aruiie, i'ut mj tut Waalaru bna grafl ma C'sdl Mi aa-. -- - Yea, bo I ft tha Weat t for Ibe bleat laad of annates, Wbcaa nHManislaaall (rera bstlie tbslr brow V e rui sot from their ryne on ThamSex if in are equally eseellsat. Wa think lew fwreoa will hesitate W pay twenty' See eaala fur tba pleaaara u owalaf a snpjr of thla llltla work, so ereduabla lo lu author. Hays the ImdrpciuJTnii . fHifleHna Vw! tbs Hanpschs sdvsrtteua orlalaal puatry to sale r!Tow What ertme have the Webfoet doae thst thay ahaald bava lo ear- rev Ihl t Daitlway writs pnelrytl Aa asoi eiaes a lanslsr I erow la Lad. ' LETTEE TK01aJfI83 AITHOir. To the Cmiub ov rns New Swa-ras-asT; Enoloeed yon will1 find a eommunlo tloh from Mrs. Ellen C 8rgnt, giving a brief description of our recent' Con vention in Washington City. Tha wom an' centennial growl at Phlladelpblar Is a fixed fact; so I bop you will trim your sail snd com. W must maks the welkin ring than, and every Stat must be represented. - Ring th change on th Woman HuSrag centennial, not I glorify, but, lo eoudauiu the pitiable failure to practice what we preach. How ar yon, and what se yon Its ths boriaon ? Much, doubtless, to bs don, 1 My mother snjoye your,, storytli new one: thinks that M'raDunl way, after nil, undcjt.iil human nature about lb best. I presum It Is with you as withers time, I lectarea in little towns to Tree sntlllnees for three weeks to earn enough to pay my expenses lo the Washington Convention. . I meution tbia t keep yer;ourag urv-and- to convince yon that yon are not' alone In the great struggle to carry on this work without aaeans. - . , With-iove to all. Including Jwor sis tar and Dr. Thompson, I am affection ately yours, , tt sax B. AxthoW. Tenafly, K. Jauusry 19, 18TS Arthur1 Jom Jtfapazmt, tb "Quae of th Monthlies," foidanuary snd Fsb ruary, la apna our labia; This popular periodical has furnished a resvllxatlon of our Ideal of what a lady's magatln should be, for years past, and thla year It seems-determined to Stirriaaa Iraelf, Judging by Ibe two Oral CUrnbar of the'l twelve that 18T5 will sendjn succeaaloa to Its favored patroaa. 1 Bewd M SO t monthly v Wits of tlil charming and la- strtscUvs ntagaxla for ona year. A fla engraving le presented ta arb sub scriber. ' ' 4 - ' ' .'. ' ' Vemperaoc peoaie, thgU at present quiet, are nt tdlvAna( of iiws ell th fscllhst th re hundred thoo. snd tmpranc pet llioner ask Con gress foral com ml set in of Inquiry con cerning th liquor trafll c. VA8HII.QTOICOIVESTI0. ,t Tbs Seventh Aanuai Convention of tha National Woman Suffrage Aaaocla-, Ileal, bald In Washington last week, wss In ievry "respect a aomplaU auocsas. Llnooln Hall, capable of holding two thousand people, was crowded for two days. Theavnulagaeaelons were literally packed, and bund reds compelled 10 p away It bs been frequently rearked dI"?"! Ing tha, last year that ? Woman Buflraga Is dead f but tba enthueiattlo and pro- loogsd lotarast Manifested at tbla Con vention peases quit tbs reverse. At no former period have tba audience been so large and respectable; Senators snd Representative attending tba even ing aesslons, and . tbelr wives and daughters tba day, and many expressing the war meal Interest lo our ultimate success. Dr.'vtomsncH.Isir,t rrie 8. Burnbam, Lillia Devereux Blake, Mary E. LsFavra, . Mary M. Rlcker, Belva A. Lock wood, Susan B. Anthony and'KlUabeth Cady Stanton took part la tba proceedings. Many remarked an tba respectful ton of th press. Tbs speech of Miss Burnbam, ou "Tbs Cannon Law,' abowjog that the disa bilities of marrlsd Vwomen may be traced directly to kpal decrees rather than civil oodeOaa an able argument. Exploring (full a uw field Miss Couseus speech on "The Social Trinity',', waa one of tb most charm ing appeals for woman's luflnnc In the aOectlona ever uttered on our plat- forai.. Auua Dieklusou, In ber best momeut. never sustained hers If through an entire hour with such wall-reunded periods and chaste eloque no. .Follow ing Miaa Buruliam, who bad bold her audience to cloee thought. M la C'oui- SuS was all the more plaeslug In trans porting us arbnos to tb realm of seutl- meut and afletlon..r. . . : -, The report of tle Executive Com- lrmllte,-pepard-y MaOldaJoalyo Oage, wss tn admirable resum of woman's progress tha world overdur Ing tba . test yasr.Mrs. Osge Is deotly tbe historian aad atatistlciah of this reform, a worthy successor of Caro line IL Dal I, wbo In former years was an authority ou facts. t . ; - An address to Congress, prepared by Mrs. 8tsuton, wa adopted by the Con- veutlou, and is to be presented soon and a hearing secured, If possible. At tb cloee of th Convention tb fol lowing resolution for a Centennial Con vention was p reseated and aaopted with great applause.1 - " . ... KEaOLrVTlOMfl . . Whkrkas, The Government of th United Slates, though professedly based , onjhe principle of equal rights for all , tbs oonaent of tb governed taxation and representation Inseparable dlafrau-; chlsaa one-half Its people; and, Whereas, It la now proposed to celebrate its cen tennial birthday, as fret government, Invlttttg the monarrhtee of etietd ord to Join in tbe reativtliea, while the women of the country have no sftaretta Its blessings; therefore, - " - . . Jlfolved, Tbat tha National Woman Buflraga Aaaoclatlon wilt hold a con veuUonln ltlladelpbla on the 4tb of July, 1870, to protest against such gross Inlustlce, unless Congress shall In the meantime secure t4enty million of women all the rights, privileges and Im munities of American citixens; and J. fart feetffrerf, That we cordially Invite all women of the new and old -world, wbo desire freedom, lo co-operal with ua iu promoting the objects of tb Conven tion of 1S78 ; and to defray Its expense, W request them to forward, without de lay, n dollar each to Mrs. Ellen C, 8argeol,"resAurerl?alIoriaTn;B7Aa soclstlon, BUS F street, "Washington, D. C. -: TAMHILL Ca W. 8. A8SOCIATI0S. TvTas EntToa or taa New 5otuwut: I want, through tb columu of . your valuabl papsr, to annaunca tbat tit Yamhill. Co. W. 8. Asaoclation will meet at tb court bouse In lAfsyalte, a Friday, lb 19th of this month, st eleven. o'clock A. K., and bold- a two days' ses sion.. Friends of th cause of Hamsn Rights ar respectfully Invited to attend and to-b prepared with oug, speeches aud suggestions to make the meetings aa Interesting as possible. We hope every memoes-of ; th Association wilt; b prompt In attendance at the morning sesalen, aa there la some Important bus iness, to be attended tot -dVrsons from a distance coming to alleiiUT the Conven tion, will be provided wtto aocommoda lions during tbelrjety. Now, friends let jus hav a good andi Interesting meeting, aud not bava our uemlea say that lit Woman SuOrag oauae la drooping in lamb! It, beeauaeof lbs Inefficiency or Indifference of Ita ad' vocstas 1 Arf.x M. Maktix, - Pres'L Yamhill Co. W. S. A. I AfayettrT Febriary , 187J." , Mrs. Carri M. Foils, of Salem, aa earnest And energetic worker In th great Held of human rights, thos di course relative to tba New North west: "I look upon tha Srw North west as tbe mediant througb wblott many wh bave hitherto trudged lastly on, may become interested In tAvmsrfres, aud ultimately la hamanlty at large. Many woman, ambltioua to ba. bsaful, and bring- up tlielr families to be au rnameat and use to society, yet wbos path bava bees so. lardged W by eua tom tbat they bava often felt weary In well doing, bava been enooursgwd arid saaUted by your excellent "Journal to press on In lb race; aad' have tamed lb elements of disappointment aqd die can tsut which shadowed their dally Uvea Jet patient Christian fortitude, that see tar tb years beyond taa golden opportunities that are .waiting, to bies and cbeer. , Votf are, as I fun tbiut; acoompUahlag mora good. IbauY yon kaowaad I elooseely bo'jhal'wou will press on in tb nolfs work, for al ready all oyer tba land snatous, earnest women are teglanlng tofbajik Uod aad take couragv." , , ' ED1T0UAI. COEISPOIDESCE. wABltSAhBasss'niE9EW Kosths-sst: ' . The lectur course advertised In Port land, having been postponed la Its OouaJualos for the prssent, bscauas of tba great' Interest la tb revival auswt lng wbfclTTt-wfs'iiotour purpose or desire to attempt t thwart, lectures of wblcb do itotlc of resumiKlon wUI be given In tba columns of the respectable . - M -A ,. j b. fc . JI.I..1 w" ws weea y, r,- seemeJ a-good opporlaalty, to take tb at earner tarlailepeailanse, We wa bad Important work to do. - Ho, la tbs cold gray pi tba Just break ing, twilight, behold us on Wednesday morning, snugly snsconced In tbe rsbln of tbs steamer Welcome, and trending oar' lonely" way toward tbs City of the Fallal ' -. - ' : Nothing worth relating tranVlred. The usual pared of bells aud whistles svAa vsrlsJ h v kha MMaloi.Ll annearSnoe of au ambitious steamer, as anxl our own to avoid the shoals and rocks wblcb,' tb captains of the vsrlous craft are praying for a speedy deluge of rain to submerge. , Employed the hours In gailng from tbe cabin window, watching the fading twilight, b deepening dawn, the ros eate morning au1 lbs elear-browed day, that lifted tbelr broad arms heavenward lu th limped morning air Clianglug steamers si Oregoii City, we sgsia found oursslf alone lu ths well kept cabin this tlme,of lu lanny Fatton. " " ' ' -'-L '' 1 An. unfinished chapter of the serial story, for wblcbu knew the .composi tors would b iliug,--bijr us Cora us. and we were boou oblivious to all -els except tb fortunes of tltei'tt-aTcbAraff ters, wbos iuterwete tb feilbful public carefully follow from week to week. Tbe steamer wss grludlug laboriously ove'r tbe gravelly bed of tbe river, which has been Well-nig li frosen dry for tbs past fortnight, and the captsiii-waa grumbling aver tbe prospect of being benighted because ftb klowprogrss we were making, when a aigua! from tbs bank caused blm totoall a bait, wbiab was tuads with much trouble and delay. - Tb captain of course expected a - passenger or two, but Instead, bs found IhAthls unkuowuIrleid from tbe back woods only wanted to know if "there would Ls any mora Uu,ers altfng that dsy." '' I We're afraid tbat captalu skid some thing nUKlity. vAt any rate b looked as If bs thought it. Tb river banks were liued . with iteavy blu0'a of suow. Occasionally Uched floes of it. would break away from tbelr - Htoorlugs- and go crashing ward. Large flocks of ducks aud gees were sporting upon the sands in Vs?, and. v4r aud anon we passed tba mouth of a stream let upon which crosrds of men and boys with skates were peril Ing life aud limb Upon the fast disaolv tug ice. IteaChed "' I ndetiendeuca . wharf at p. if. The wara-bous waaf blockaded with grain. A man with a lanterntook bur basket and guided us wp a liUIarnlcb wa know wsWuldit'l bave climbed hi daylight. A aingls misstep . and our pilatli would Its. vs. bee u In tti'der. ' Tb muddy river would bave done tb rest. Galded by our strange frieiid,-ue.pj;o-4 btel of jth place kept by good "Aunt Kaly7ievcrybody alls ber7alatTy wbo adds auotli to tbe might lUt of exceptions to tlie theory thst "women are topportcd by nteu." - Friend from Kalein were at the hotel, th landlady kuew ua by reputation, and we were soon comfortably " at ! home." ' - - '. Independence boast several dry goods stores, two grocery stores, 'two drag tor,; 6fte saloon, one harness' shop, a blacksmith shop, livery stable, ware house,' school-house," Good Templar's hall, a flourishing society nf Independ ent Champion, etc.. etc. and I reail, a stirring, busy, thriving country town. I We met a good audience h Thursday j event ntvand on Fridaygatnered many new subscribers. Through the kindness I of Taylor Hill, Esq., a genULbrothyT of I our sullen f frleiuf of the Oeeaonian. Vboipolnt abruptly stop, . - Tiiomah. Ofafmian keeps th livery stable wa don't mean tb editor r-wjirere onveyed'" Monmouth on Friday evening, where wnJoyed th bosplulity of tba dear friends of our youtb, J. B. V. Butler and wife, lu who society we almost grew young again.' : - - Met a large audience In the evening In th College building, Prof. T. F. Camp bell presiding. At lb close of th lec ture the worthy "firofeasor, who is also preacher aud editor lu add t lion to his labors as Ilresldent of th College, placed himself grandly upon record vu tha right side of lbs Woman Question.' , Saturday evening's audieur even larger than, tb UnC Elder Job y. Murphy, a veteraa light lb the Cbrte tlan Cburcb, moved a Vote of thanks at lb close of the lecture, wbioU passed unanimously. Ws galhrel here num ber of new subscribers to tb paper, aud found msoy frieuds anil supporters of tb Woman. MoYemettl. -'' On of pur pupils of tbsol len Urns, an Irnnored son of our good friends, tb Butlers, conveyed us back to Independ ence in time for a Sunday evening lee tur upon Tsmparaneev Met a, very large and deeply Attentive multitude, and fouudjLiany new. advocates o our gospel of pesos on earth aud g .od will t men and women. ., V Monday evrsjfjog', udiao-room was oVoaaly packed,. ba ciUsena taking much pain toceoMmodala tbe crowd with seat. at jeet of lecture, "Woman and tha Bible," K very body knows ancle Laham Csa. ju is a. prominent, etsvuach had thorough Woman Suffra gist, but be helJ that lb Bible was op posed to .giving woman equal rights with men: We gave our id wf-Ab quesOou, after abbjh tie eoofssaed tbst women. se And Interpret Snripior souosroing tbntelveaquitdJflerenlly from man's usual way of tbtnkiag, and bs was rtVt tieartu satisfied. His re mark were very am using and were vwH received.;. ". " ' 1 la rsspoasa to very liberal contribu tion, we agreed to visit I utlepvuutmc again very soon," Many a r on tb anxloas seat, even now, earnestly In quiring tb way of political salvation. W eaunot tarry longer now ror we must bia wa JUFortlsnd to attend tb Woman Suffrsg Cohveutlou. A. J. D. Iodt-peitdencs, February 11, IhW." ASSEB3 TO COSSESrOBCE5TS. Yamblll," Dsy ten i Tba verse sent, though possessing some merit, hav tb numlatakabl bait of "machine poetry." Try a prose srtWJs. ,' - L. Ym Albany : 'Did you wish your lmrjortentjquetynswarwdbrough lbs Nkw Nomiuwwit? If uotr w will an swer privately as soon as w got arouud 10 It.- . ; t E.. B,. Hartford, Cdtrn.: QUd you bave enjoyed the paper so well. If good wishes could pay. printers' bills, ours would never be behind, . Thar ka. for your interest. Mrs. K. M. K, lisfayetle: Ulatl to hear hat "the bautllng'' Uvea and thrives. Report of View Frtssldent revel vcd. Es- say also cams to lumd-aiLtig you-outild.itot coins down." '- Mrs. CTirj F-r lem I Hop to b itresentat the ituie mentioned. Tttepro- leeted eulertaliluiaut cannot fall to b uceeeefuh AY Ml write you privately soon. Thanks for your fluttering opln - Mr. K If. Ki 8an-Frnclaodl Hav received no nxmey through' the euan- nl you speskW. Paper changed as per req uestTThs uk sTor you r Boris a ud good wishes In our behalf. WHLwrite yon privately soon. Jklra. H.'AAL.. Amity : I.tLter re ceived In tltni or tha Convention Horry you could uot give personal at- Uudauce. How J it that tet-l ways have tltne.iid raouey to attend con ventions," and women pevsrrto? R. II. M;, U!ympar Remittance rr ceived. Fays to volume ft. Hop tb fickle goddess niayiaoorr-again. amll upon you. Your ferveutJMiod speed" aud kindlyassuranoea osyiupaiby iu the work In which we ar engagod ar fully appreciated.- . ;-- , V Mr. M. F. C., Lafayette: Sorry In deed that you could not come to tb an nual meeting. Your staying at I touts Is, however, but another proof that the ma ternal instinct lain no danger of being crushed out of true mother heaxU by U decendeut eommoa seus ideas. . 1'roof that av. woman, xuty.e , an. ardent lytd awalou sufTraglst,. sud yet cheerfully "stay at bom with th baby' If nov- aery A OORDI AL ESDOSSEMEST. Te rn a Cnrroa as tb a M bw Mvarn w aavT Tb commuitlratiott from your corre spondent .at-Olyntpia, Mrs. CUra E. Sylvester, has the-eiug of true raetai in it. It is strong, healthy, self-reliant allows unmistakably tbat she baa confl- done in tb ultimate euooes of ths cause, Iu which -sb is eulUted. Sh has no doubts to express on the subject. In my Judmeht thst is tltc true stand to -tan, rawniug, cringing, syco- J hantlei begging speecbes will on ly sc- our ooutempt. - itetitand for what I rigbrbsrbar71rrrdelir right will aoeompllah somelbiug wMIe the other course will result lu defeat. I take considerable stock iu thai piympla article from Mrs. Clara. It "shows thst aba Is theight kind of-a woman. Hike tb aplrllof Tbe womau as manlfosted In ber artidf aud freviy say tltal if all of ber sex possessed lbs moral stamina sb evinoe ! abort, a head of .ber own there would be no danger lu entrusting tb ballotla their bauds. . Iuequallty in th law In relation to tba acquisition of ul title to proiicrty, f have long felt. I bav'iHt bswu so clear aa to bow tba evil wa tb be remedied. But a I am on of your doubting Thomas, and yon and Mrs. Sylvester bays, nearly turned my bead, and having com thus far out of my shell, you will not object If I at this Walla Walla, January 27, 1S75. From Prof. I J. Powell, Prssldeut of tha State" Temperance Alliance, we learn tbat delegates attending the ses sion of that body, to ba held In Salem on the 17th I nek, will Tecelv balf-far tickets lor Uie round trip on all ths steamboat line a on tbe Willamette and Columbia river,; and also on tha rH road lines, by ' presenting their creden tial at the offloa where tbey procure tholftlckets. Delegates sboald b care ful to secur and preserve their creden tial, otherwise they, will hava to pay full fare. Mrs, Matilda Barntrager, of Olympls, writes': "I prlx the New N'okthv. est very highly. It Is looked fori by ns more eagerly- than any other paper we receive. We are, greatly disappointed If we fall trrcel ve a single copy. Long thsylt prosper, for It Is a II v paTwr, If aver titer ws one. And msy Its pros perity be eqbal ftHts merit, and a rich reward b in future stor for Its enter- prUlngertiUr Mr. Ellen 1 Sargent, wife of Senator gat-Rent of California, and Treasurer of tbe'Natioual Woman Buflraga Associa tion, ctMitributes iu interesting account ofJlbeo7jeedTTtf-tliat body at Ita recent sesalon .lu Washington! City. Read the resolullon for a Centennial Convention, friend, aud ar If you do not dtecdver lit ring of th true metal In the sound.' . ' . Tbs Vancouver Jlegiattr fa ahead of tb times,. iTriia frees-up-djh aws peTUd it to appear on a tialf-ebeet of paper of sanguinary hue. . Tba last is su le printed on red paper, and bears date of February 2tb. vfomrfi1 orEiicHisEXETr . . ." ar naa. at. a. a as ma- In vlw of lb feet that th eloquent tongues and ready pen of. soms of tba world's at and noblest bava for years bea engaged la bringing forward argn msnts'ttpsp tbjs Important topic, I ap proach It with much dtfndone, aud -earning almost with aw tba placwas- Ixued me In tb glorious ranks of the warld'a worker, promise lo M m oner as possible and strike at otic at what I deem to be the pith of tha queetfonr Tb wboleqweetloa of advaatagee tbat are to accrue from enfranchisement, or u..tvantava that surelv result from dlafrsncblsemeot, M utterly Inslgiilfl cant when' comiatrs4 with tb great rltrUt of mftf'aortmuutu; a rigut wm in tha languagq of lb Declaration of I ndeneudanc IS "Inestimable lo loai- vlduala, and formidable t tyrant ouly However good and onelusiv tba argu- mente outside of this may be, th ques tion of. Woman Suffrage must stand or fall upon this. Tbs question extends entirely beyond', the declaration that "taxation without representation is tyrauuy;" for lb right of self-govern ment Is a naturat and Inalienable right confined to no class, and rightfully withheld only from thos whoa reason baa been dethroned, or wbos crimes rom society No true, thoughtful man will take aud seek to maintain a position that forces all womankind In this est log us. If tber were uo necessity for th extalrnce of taxation, aud It did uot'esiat, tbla right of self government would still re ntal if. If woman poeser tbla right, then th right of suflrag is hers, for no otber way can alt reach the laws by wblcb she is governed, In no other wsy car? sb fscap belnygovcrncd tiyrt4Thr-Fm7Ious, Thurston's shoe ttc era, I n question oi in -invaaton ui spheres" Is not Involved, uh!esIt can b made to appear tbst It is wmun man's "spbero" to own, woman, for Without thst there la HO possible argu- ment to austaln blsjaasamadrlf bl ito govern her. It followa as aa inevitable sequence tbat If man bas th right to govern woman at all, tha power tbat gave blm tbat right gavs Tilm full ownerahln: -for there U no llu of demarcation. Andlhla owosrsblp givswhim tha sight to ehasttea hr-f control bar in lany arblUary manner IharATayeucia to do. -ltMWs.1, wer thla Idea carried out, woman eoukl only appeal to law la cases of extreme cruelty, aud tha law for tba prevention of cruelty to animals wonM cover her oass exactly. ' Good men of course will not take advantage of a lam, unjust or Insufficient law, but -ubbepplly all men ar not to b trusted with th absolute bodily control of others, i This position of ownership Is, however, aa contempti ble thstXew srs found wbo advocate It Indeed, an enlightened public oploloa la gettlmf -ntlrelr- beyond tb - narrow bound wblch formerly sireunaseribed woman's way, and tb majority will sooh com tiradvocate ;"lha r prlnclpl of universal suflrag. ' v "Aecording to the genlna of American Institutions, voting baa ever been con sidered the mark of self-goveroment. Wberelncsn It b found an encroach-' meut nposrth rights f man for wom an t express a prafarenos for certain measures anl laws wblch sha I colt viuced wit bs to her own benefit? It me rennet a few si m dI orooosilloos If man lias tba right to ocir-govwrameat, which few Amerfcaua now have , tbe bardlhfkMl to deny, then woman as mauS mate and equal haa tb earn right. And to say that women really do govern tbsiuselves whllA being thus obliged to submit to laws mad by men, Is a position as contemptible as void of common sens. - Is It not ba assumption of man to monopolise th vojllrig ot la w maklng power, when by an doing be cbooaae for hlmeelf, and woman, too? A teaaon to b learned must b studied. Labor to accomplish : evrtaisk work must be applied directly to tbatXwork. fSo to learn self-goveromeot mm must be allowed to praetle 1L . Ona never know tba extent of aa ability until called to us IL WhenJh Amsrlcaa people hava learned sui well sueh partial appli cation, what, may thy not do whs) tbey hav fully mastered tb lesson f The objection so often urged tbat woman should not meddle In political matters for fear of contamination, osmes to With a very bad grace, aa what els but. man's own rnlsmsnsgameut baa made politics th poof of corruption that they declare It Is t Politics, tb policy of govsrnmaut, la not nscssssrlly demorallxlng. Tha great man of the world hava from time Immemorial mixed up with politics, and are yet held up as patterns of all that la nobte, and yet tbey continually prate abut tbed basing influeneeof politic. That drunken revelry and aoiaom aleocb arise from lb pool of man-mad poll ilea Is, perhaps, not woodsrf at, a men need tb reilulnglnflvenoeof wom en ia every department of life lo develop thai which Is beet sod noblest In tbelr characters, as wti ae women need the aid aad strength of men to help tbaa. What anjutonlshlng proposition la tba following, aud 'bit frequently do we bear It t . Wemaa ts too good t mix In politics, yet not good enough ta govara brslfl Whll asAO, wbos JrleUry render politics disreputable, la not Mly good enough, to govern IUmcrf, bu to govern and protect tbe purity of woman also. "Thric Is b arnrsd who has bisque (rel Just," and although wa Won Id gladly get along In Ibis matter wllbout quarrel of any sort, yet It seems Impos sibte a t do unless w ar willing sa sign away our God-given right to self government; thla, 0 men and brethren, ws wltt never do, and armed with Jus- lie w wlU sarely irlnmpfi ovsr oppr-' slon.stUat. - ' Iafay et Is, Febrwary A, ls7S.'v . . -. . 'i - - -i Let tbrvad a4ympemaas prepare for grand rail of tbelr fore la Sa lem, on Wednesday tb 17th InsC Ite nsmbsr tbst tb tet Tamparancs) Al liance tbssi and there eoaveoa. IECEJT EVtlTS."" '.. e t " ' Senator Bucklugbam, of CvituevUcut, . a died on tba njornUg of tb &th Insii- Tb Senate has confined tb iiomlna- ' lion of John M. Thayer for Uvernor of . Wyoming. " ; St. Fatrlck'a Callmitc cutircn, l.. was damaged 121,000 by fir on Hbe af ternoon of the th Inst. - Z. Tho lury ea tb Muybrid mnider trial, after being .out twelve hours, re lumed a yerdlcLx!i gty." vr . , The bill for tba abolition "of assplUl - punlbment, la Main,, waa defeated In tbe House on tbe littb, and the measure is dead. ' Th prospects ar that th depositor In th Freed man's Saving Bank 00 1 ; 1 receive over forty or forty-ftv cent on 1 the dollar. " It l stated that the Ffaldent will shorjily nomluaU . A. Campbell,jf Wyomlog Territory, Third Assistant . Secretary of States A train on a branch of the Pnutb SiJe - Railroad, Long Island, ran off lbs track tils Sd lust. .Tbe eouductor, engineer and fireman were killed. Th President's message ou Arkansas affairs create couidersbls excitement here. Business la grvslly depressed by Iba unsettled condition of a H a Ira. Turuwoll A CWa weaviug establish.- ment, on Water street, Brottklyu, was burned on the Wb lust. Loss, foo,iM). A buudred persons are thrown out of ' employment. . Th annual ball of telegrapher at Tsmmany Hsll, was largely atteuded by telegraph officials and operators. Th order of dancing was announced en . a giant soaudery 3 . tory. Barkers' store ami bsuk itulldlng, s nd tha-Congregat Ion st ChnrchT tn Farmlugham, N. H., was burned on the ulgbt of tb loth. Ixmi over $10o,ti. A fir nccurred In tbe Itiatitate for the mind, New York City, on the 10th lint. The bolldlng was damaged to theexteut of f 25,000. Tber was great excitement among tha Inmates, but none Were In jured. ' Owlng lo the f reeling of the pjuips " at th city water worka, at Lsncsater, Fenn., the reservoir Is entirely empty, leaving the' elty without water, to the grean uoonveuleficof " factoriesattitt eillsens. " " :,.,.;,;: ., ., Thus far eight bodies bsve been di oovsred lulhe ruin of the Beaufort In saus AsylunaJturnsd last week. It Is reported ousv escaped lunatic named Fleury Has killed his sister at Tbrv Rivers.. . - . -i tlCarllst oeuimlMlonertln Lbndoi- clalm to bays luformatioa that tba t'sr llsts bavj won a great victory over Al fonslsts, tba Utter being 7,J kilted and wojroded,' aad tbst Carlos bss Issued a ' Congratulatory address to It1iTfo0ps7--r 7 Taylor Halt," used 'for th Collet iat DeprtmeotstKscinCollrre,st Racine, . Wis., ws bumad on tha 4lb Inst., with nearly all tb cnatenta. Many students ; -escaped with nothing but tbelr bight clothes. Total loss about $00,000. Oen. Sheridan, In hpflitsrtirrtTn- qulry by Hoar, of th Congressional Committee, aa to the numlter of killed and wo Untied In IxmiUI ana sine 'M on account of political opinions, says tb number reported to Uat Is 'HI killed-' snd tl.KKt a on it de. I. "... ' . . Th cold . weather lu tb Atlantic States continue, though not so sever aa during tb lJwojrtss.ReportsJ from vsrlous parte of the Northwest how much suffering, but, so far, only, a few cares of death. IJ ve stock suffered In every part of Hi Weat. The trial of the libel suit of William II. Ksmble, of Philadelphia, -Against . Cltas. A. Dana, for publication In. tb Sun of alleged libelous charge sHecllng tbe character of th plalnllfr, darnagea laid at 100,000, began on tha Sd Inst. In. tba Supsrlor Court, bfor Judge CurtU. ' 0nator Carpenter mad a speech at 7 tb Academy of Musi a tbe evening of theftth, In tbe course of which he alluded to bis recent defeat aa largsly due to tba opposition of rallroada. H paid a high compliment to tb Seuator-elact, Came ron, whom h knew to b a firm, con sistent RepubllcAn. ' - . A dlaastrous fir waa raging In Pbsk ervllle, N. Y., on tha th Inst. Situated in an lsvatedjosltloo, and being oom posed of a conttnnous row of larg wooden buildings on both sides of m straight street about a nil In length, th shsker settlement was wstl pre pared to feed a Here fir. It bss no fire apparatus and but a moderate sup ply of water. ' v " ' . . " C0I1EOTI0I. Te vn s Cbitob or t b Jl si jfosra wsst; , I thank yon very mnrli for- giving it-'-editorial nolle of tba State Temparanc Alliance; but you Inadvertently mads a llttl-muttak In regsnl to tb day pf tb weeknpoii which th Alllanc lust. It Is Wtdntmhiy th 17lh, instead of TVestay tb 17lh. lies msks th correction In your next Issue. I hope to see yoa, together with many other ear- r' nest workers In tb temparanc cause, present to help mould public sentiment on this question. Yours truly, 7"" , I i. Powtu. Pslam, Ftbrusry 8, 1875. A resolullon has been Introduced into tb House of lUpresentatlves fortbesx- puUtesj of Ueo. U. Cannon, d legate to Csmgresa from I tab,- toiygamous prsc- .. lloesarstb grounds upon which charges are based. ..Tber Is talk of aa 'extra session of (Vingresa. Bat four weeks of th present seaelon remains, and business Is greatly Ublnd.- , . -:--J' - I I H - Of no band red ard fifty (oetoil- , tnaa a l Pvnosylvsnte, not oh, It Is aalrftbas ver proved a defaulter t tb Udveramet. 4 1 ,1 r d-.