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i4 FRIDAY MARCH S, 1ST2. MES. MILLEE'S .NEW DEPABTTJBE. In her lecture in this city recently, Mrs. Miller, after recounting tbe degra dation ant! wrongs that women buffer, and afterarriving at the conclusion that woman had an abstract right to vote, remarked that the "right not to vote" was one to which women should cling. She said she had for a long time been watching the tendency of the "Woman Suflrage movement, and she was satis lied that the woman who wanted to vote would pass away, as did the Amazons of old. Why her views have so radically changed in a few weeks the gave no satisfactory explanation. Not long since she was as earnestly and decidedly in favor of Woman Suflrage as any of its advocates. Her former lectures in this city, as many will remcmcer, were eloquent pleas for woman's political enfranchisement. Mrs. Miller's prediction will not be verified. The "women who want to vote" arc already a power in the politi cat world, and the petition of S5,000 women, asking for a Declarator Act affirming woman's right to the ballot under the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments, does not look very much like a halt in the onward march of the great reform of the nineteenth century. We would gladly have had Mrs. Mil lerstny with us and share our coming triumph forcomeit mustand will. We have no words of censure for her course only those of commiseration. And we are satisfied that she will find her new departure as unsuccessful as was that of the played-out Democracy. MES. DAHLGEEN'S MODESTY. Mrs. Dahlgren Is a very "modest" woman. An invitation was recently extended to her and others sharing her views, to publicly debate the question of suffrage before the Woman Suffrage Convention at Washington City. Mrs. Dahlgren replies thus : "In reply to this invitation, for which we thank you in so far as it may have been extended in a true desire to elecit fair argument, we would remind you that in the very fact of soliciting us to 'hold debate' on a public platform, on this or any other question, you entirely ignore the principle that ourselves and our friends seek to defend, viz: the pres ervation of female modesty." To show just how far her modesty goes, we append the following from the same reply : "We publish written articles, giving 'our reasons for the faith that is within us,' because we may consistently with the home life and its duties, make such use of whatever, talents God may have confided to our keeping. To these printed articles, in which we have fully and at different times explained our views, we are happy to refer you. We likewise hold that an appeal to the public made in this manner is much more likely to evolve a clear apprehen sion of this important subject as repre senting a strict issue to the reasoning faculties, and one u ml i mmed by those personalities which generally are in dulged in duriug the course of our oral debate." So excessively "modest" that she can not speak before an audience of a few hundreds, but nevertheless sees no in consistency in transferring the contro versy to the broader arena of the news papers and magazines, where it may reach the eyes of millions ! Mrs. Dahlgren's "modesty" amounts to just about this : That she knows per fectly well that she or any of her parti sans would come off second best in such an intellectual encounter as the one pro posed. ACEPHALOUS. Wanted The decapitated Democracy sadly need a head. While the Republi can party, unfortunately, has so many heads that a very small portion of them only can have any hope to get a sip at public spoon, the Democratic part, more unfortunate still, hasn't any head at nil. Occasionally a little semblance of vi tality is galvanized into some of the re' moter members of its headless carcass, but tbe motions thus created are frantic, futile and foolish ; consequently we find the party fluttering like a decapitated chanticleer, vainly endeavoring to get upon its feet again, aud continually re sorting to ridieulous measures that can not by any possibility become success ful. The brains of the Democracy dropped into mo gun 01 secession and were ef fectually squelched in the mire of trea son, and the trunk has over since been kept in motion by the application of New Departures, Passive Policies and desperation. If this galvanized corpse were but suf fered to lie still and decompose, as it yet must, according to the laws of Nature. from its very decomposition would grad ually arise the vital elements of human progression, which, uniting with the superabundant brains of bydra-headed ana consequently conflicting Republi can interests, would coalesce Into a po litical party in keeping with the spirit of the times. IE0M THE EAST. toTo,dnsidPraW this week The recent """" """-uc prevented any earlier mrt ini. Z 7? giving ton anven Io, M ;'."!? Washing. Matilda JoslynG. . DeForce Onr,! Z . Mra- Laura done in so lucid a manner that is needless. wimt has 1, comment OUE OALLBOENIA FEIEHDS. The Second Annual Convention or the California Woman Suffrage Association which was recently held in San Fran cisco, was a very interesting and spirited affair, as the accounts of it published in the Pioneer show. Our over-crowded columns forbid a moreparticularaccount tins week. jam MISEEPEESENTATIOH: 1 - . j r ... The Salem Mercury and Eugene Jour nal, in their frantic efforts to make cap ital against truth and justice, have each resorted to the last dodge of whipped opponents, namely misconstruction of words ana meaning, bays the Mercury: Mrs. Duniway m her lecture at this place last Saturday evening asserted that Uncle Dickey Henderson openly pronounced in favor of the uuwoman movement after hearing her lecture at that place. Now. come. Mr. Journal. own up; Mrs. Duniway says Dickey is on it, and you know she is an "honora ble man." The Eugene Journal is delighted to find the above in the columns of a con temporary whose word he would not take upon oath In any partisan matter, and proceeds to comment as follows : Mrs. Duniway Is claiming a victory that she never won when she claims to have converted Mr. Henderson to the doctrine of woman Suffrage. We pre sume that her lecture made no impres sion upon Mr. H.'s mind, as it was made up on that subject long before ho ever saw airs. Duniway. Now, when journals which we have always treated fairly, courteously and respectfully aud we will certainly treat them in no other way condescend to such low dodges, they but prove to sen sible readers the untenable position they hold. We did not say in public or in private that tec had "converted Uncle Dickey." We mentioned Mr. Henderson's name among a score or more of other minis' ters whom we were proud to claim as champions for Woman Suffrage, and stated that he had openly proclaimed himself as such at our lecture In Eu ircne only that and nothing more. We have been an Intimate friend of Mr. Henderson's for many years. He pro claimed himself an advocato of our cause in one of the first Issues of the New Northwkst. He had brain enough to be a convert to the principle on its own merits, and wo are very sorry that we cannot say as much for the frightened falsifiers at Eugene and Sa lem who fire paper squibs at Eternal Truth Because Mr. Henderson has backbone enough to stand by Suffrage and Tem IMjrance, we proclaim him our man for some big office. Democrats dislike him because lie whipped them once; Repub licans dislike him because he's not for sale. AVe like him for both of these rea sons, and shall seo him triumph some day, too. EDITOEIAL JBOUBEILITY. Brother Brown of the Albany Demo crat is a man of many good Impulses, but Ins desire to meddle in the private business of the editor of this paper lias become so offensive that we are com pelled to rebuke it. For the information of the public we will state that Mr. Dun iway is no more prominently before the public in any capacity than is Mrs. Brown. Ho is a gentleman of Irre proachable habits and character, and the honored father of a large family. And the fact that he and his loyal wife and children arc able to live harmoni ously together, and work devotedly for the united interests of the household and the public must be very harrowing to the feelings of our brother editor, who would vastly prefer to raise a "muss" in the family by editorial flings against a gentleman, whose every act entiles him to public and private respect. In our school-days we sometimes saw big, burly boys get worsted in intel lectual contests with wise and sprightly girls, and then, instead of owning them selves beaten and acknowledging the fact like gentlemen, they would mount the gate-post outside and cry out to the victors as they passed, "Your moUicr'e mean!" As we know that our readers are all intelligent enough to correctly apply the moral to which this story points, we leave it with them. Brother Brown, do you see it? HOAXEDAGAIK. The Democrat has been hoaxed by "private conversationalists" again. We thought he had enough of that kind of falsification a few weeks since when somebody set him after us about "private conversation" whicli we never held. But now "somebody" has told him that wc called Paul a "crusty old bachelor," and "soundly berated him," and so forth. Also, that "wc boasted of having 'bossed tbe State Temperance Convention, and asserted that we gained our point over the united opposition of that body." Brother, we're afraid you arc becoming afflicted with "softening of the brain." How on earth could wc have gained our point, even over a bare majority of opposition ? We did boast, and here repeat, that the brains and numbers of that Convention were on our side, and this compliment was not given upon ourself, but upon that Intel ngent delegation, who almost unan imously voted for our resolutions. Change your private advisers, brother. They persist in stuffing your one-sided pate with lie. SIDE JSSUES. iVn able article appears in the Oregon Jtcpublican on the question of Woman Suffrage, from the pen of Mr. McMinn Dodson. AVe have room only for a por tion of the concluding paragraph, which disposes of the "side issues" by saying that "many are the side issues aiming to be lugged to this question that are entirely foreign, among which arc Spir itualism, Free Love and loosing of the bond of rnatrimoy, which all sensible people cast entirely out of the question, knowing that if engrafted,women would e uie sufferers, and will not adopt." WHAT WE THINE. InSit i8ianU yu know it is a false i Uer ?P,n y,our sex when yon doyou rinkVat Vvhat tn,nk! ,at uu you tinnk? pcjIC Quard. Jo tWnkartnmg dose of catnip tea vourr "'J l 1Weg0rlc would ease Urc,0,cr' rir- Doyou feel better, now? LETTER FE0M LAUEA" DePOEOE nnunnw G0BD02L Washington, D. C, Feb. 9, 1S72. You have doubtless learned of the successofourgreatNational Convention, held in this city the 10th, 11th and 12th of January, through your exchanges, and a letter from our noble fellow worker, Mrs. Matilda Joslyn Gage. A further account would be less interesting thau a brief .review of what has been ac complished since. The subiect of Woman Suffrage is being debated from every possible stand point, and the effect of the agitation is apparent on every hand. Congress has been besieged from all quarters, and if a sense of Justice does not prompt our law-makers to take such steps as shall secure to women the right to vote, it is to be hoped that such a clamorous demand will nrise from the women citi zens of the nation for that right as will compel them to grant suffrage to wom en, if from no better motive than simply to be rid of their importunitic. The attack upon Congress was com menced by Ben. Butler early in the session, who introduced a bill in the House asking for a Declaratory Law, with a view to protecting women in the exercise of suffrage under the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the National Constitution. Then the memorial of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Isabella B. Hooker, Susan B, Anthony, and others, to the Senate of tho United States; its having been referred to the Committee on Judiciary; the hearing of the memorialists accorded them by tho Committee, January 12th altogether constituted a brave and effectual storming of the strongholds of partial representation. While the report of the Committee was pending, another Woman Suffrage bomb-shell was thrown into the Congressional camp by Gen Manson, Democratic M. C. from Indiana, who presented a memorial from a large number of women citizens of his district praying for the removal of all statutes limiting suflrage to the male sex. Said memorial was presented Jan. ISth aud referred to the Judiciary Committee. Previous to this, however, Hoar, of Massachusetts, had introduced a bill against the Territorial disfranchisement of women, with a view, doubtless, to correct the injustice of tho Wyoming -Legislature In the event of their repeal ing the Act granting women tho right of suffrage, wh!ch-to the honor of Gov. Campbell, be it said they did not do, Wilson, of Massachusetts, next intro duced a bill for the enfranchisement of women in all the Territories. Jan. 24th Mrs. B. A. Lockwood, of this city, member of the National Woman Suflrage Committee, and Chairman of Committee on petitions. acting in behalf of the a3,000 women of the nation who had signed a petition asking for the passage of a Declaratory Law to secure to them the right to vote under the Fourteenth aud FifteentI Amendments, presented said petition to our faithful friend, Gen. Butler, asking him to introduce it to the House, for the consideration of Congress. Tills he kindly consented to do, "grateful for the honor conferred upon him." The an nouncemcnt had been made by the daily papers that Butler would that day present the woman Suffrage petition and a large number of interested specta tors congregated in the gallery of the House long before the brave champion of Jbqual nights entered with the Im mense roll containing the petition and signatures. The House usually presents the appearance of a most disorderly and noisy school, where the Speaker tries in vain to make himself heard by the in attentive members, until by shouting at tne top ot ins voice, aided by sundrv blows of the gavel, he occasionally suc ceeds. On this occasion, however, the House became all attention the moment Butler began speaking, and so eager were many to hear every word he uttered that numbers gathered In a crowd around his scat. Others complained mat tney could not hear, so Butler suspended his remarks until all were seated. He said that in the discharge of his duty lie presented a petition for a De claratory Law to secure to women citi zens of the United Slates the right to vote. What was their right should be secured by law, and the fact that 35,000 women of America, from almost everv State in the Union, from every class and condition of society, the highest and lowest, the humblest and most refined, are here represented, makes this a ques tion not to be ignored. Petitions arc constantly coming in at the rate of five hundred names a week nearly ten thousand names from the Pacific States and Territories alone which makes this a matter calling for the fullest attention from the representatives of the people. Those women are not to be told this an innovation or a new thing. The right of protection of property was an innova tion on feudal law. In the parent State from whicli we came a woman now sits at the head of affairs, and her example proves that women can safely be trusted with the ballot. In anti-slavery days there was no petition that rose to the numbers and dignity of the one now presented. But as it was with that reform, so it would be with this. So sure as the sun would rise from day to day, so sure would suffrage be secured to the women of this nation. He then held aloft the huge petition and asked that it be referred to the Committee on Judiciary. He hoped the Clerk would spread out the petition that the House mlcht seo Its length. One member proposed to have it read. Another facetiously remarked that It was to bo Fjyrcad, not read. The latter being con sidered a twenty-four hour job, the member wisely withdrew his sugsestton, and the brief petition whicli headed the roll was read, and the petition referred as requested. The following day a beautiful floral offering an urn-shaped basket heaped with camelias, crimson euphorhles, 1 o w sweet-scented violets, and other fragrant gems of the grecu-housc, was placed upon Gen. Butler's desk an humble evidence of the appreciation of his noble work in our behalf, sent to him by the ladies of the National W. S. Committee. An effort is being made to obtain a hearing at the bar of the Houso upon said petition for ladies who are capable ofpresentingtheclainisofthepetitioners In a most convincing manner. Though tho movement was but very recently in augurated, there are about forty of the most prominent members who have promised tovotein favorof a "hearing." Of this Lwlll write you hereafter. I will write you next week of good words spoken iuour behalf in the Senate a few days since. Laura Deforce Gordon. LETTEE PE0M 0LYMPIA. Olympia, W. T., Feb. 24, 1872. Enrron New Noktuwest: Tho self-invited, self-styled anti-suf frage champion, Hon. Wm. Hunting ton, of Cowlitz county, ex-Councilman, has had Ids say on "the subject." His first appointment was postponed on ac count of a war of elements, but on the evening of the 20th he "came to time." An audience of some fifty persons con vened to listen to his diatribe. He commenced by saying he did not think he was well used by the Woman's Suffrage Convention held here last fall, and was especially ill-used by Miss An thony, who, lie claimed, "bullied," and "bantered." and "tantalized" the "preachers and the members of tho Leg Islature" to say something, "if they knew anything to say," until himself and Judge Lassater accepted the situa tion; and he thinks they should have been allowed "a reasonable amount of time," but he says they were "choked ofl" just as they began to be effective. (The two occupied one hour and a quar ter, while all other speakers were limit ed to ten minutes.) Ho also said that he had a mother when lie was young Isn't that aston Ishlng? and that he respected her memory that is one good trait in him at least. He says he is entirely willing to be convinced, but that it cannot be done. He took his stand on the Bible and quoted Paul,"wlvcs, submityourselves," etc, and said there was no use multiply ing passages, for when God speaks it is true, and speaking many times makes it no more true. You see lie gets an occa sional gleam of light "through his wool." Ho quoted, "let the women learn in silence with all subjection : but I suffer not a woman to teach, nor usurp authority over the man, but to be in si lence." This, he said, settled the ques tion, as "in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word shall be estab lished." If we will just stop at that quotation of Paul to Timothy, together with what Paul says to tho Corinthians, we must admit that Mr. H. was right in his conclusions, but if we quote tbe same Paul on him, on the other side of the question, then what? Will Mr. Huntington, or any other anti-suffragist, who rely on these quotations for conclusive proof, pleaso to tell us what Paul means In his epistle to the Romans where lie says, "I commend unto you Phoebe our sister, whicli is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrca." Rom. 10:1. Also, "Greet Priscilla and Aquilla, my helpers in Christ" Rom. 10:3. Also, how do they tolerate the doctrine of Priscilla nnd Aquilla's ex pounding more fully unto A polios the word of God ? Acts 18:20. Again, what say they to this, "And Deborah, a prophetess, tho wife of Sapidoth, she judged Israel at that time, and the chil dren of Israel came unto her for judg mcnt" Judges 4:4 and 5; also 5:7. I suggest these quotations without com mcnt, because Mr. H. peremptorily as- scneu uiai "in tne moutii or two or three witnesses every word shall bo es tablished." Ho dwelt at length on the doctrine that a man must rule his own house; said it was just as mucli a command of God "that a man should ride over his wife" as it was that he "should eat bread by tho sweat of his brow," and when he sees the earth produce a suste nance for man, without his laboring for it, ho will begin to tolerate tho pica for tho abrogation of the injunction for a man to rule his wife ; but he says while the command stands as it now docs, "a man must rule, brains or no brains;" and in that connection he queried how we were to know who possessed the brains, for, said he, "as a general rule, tho more brains a person thinks they have, tho fewer they generally possess." In that idea I agree with him, and am of the opinion that is why his lecture was so stale aud uninteresting to the au dience, while he himself felt such a live ly interest in it He read from the Woodhull and made a weak effort to prove her the "head of the movement" He acknowledged that the suffragists everywhere disclaim her, but he says they cannot do it, for lie cannot get along with his argument against "the doctrine" without AVood- hull or some of her kind. He reiterated the "horrors and evils to arise to the family circle, marriage relation," etc, He also described a "hen-pecked hus band." aud likened him unto a Demo cratic rooster turned back down after a Whig victory; but he failed to say any thing about a "rooster-pecked woman," who might have been likened to a de moralized AVhig coon after a Democratic victor'. He had a good deal to say about the Scripture injuction to "get married, rear children," etc I think before urg ing that matter too tenaciously, some of its auvocaies wouiu no wen to look care fully at the moral and mental calibre of tlie children wnom themselves "have reared," and candidly consider whether It were not better that they had never been born. AVeak and pointless as was the lec ture, yet all such have a good effect, as it tends to agitate aud to compare the different ideas on the question. Ce Emfe. LETTEE PEOir. MATILDA JOSLYTI GAGE. Washington, D. C, Jan. 2r, 1872. The recent Convention of tlieNational AVoman Suflrage Association in this city drew out Immense audiences, and was In many respects the grandest Con vention ever held; grandest in tho promise it gave of the combination aud co-operation of all the great radical ele ments of the day. -That wo" are on the eve of a mighty change in politics is evident to the most casual observer. The work of the war Is practically over, and with it ceases the mission of the Republican party. It is already split into factions, and the Tribune, in its op position to Gcu. Grant, has already ac quired the name of the great Democratic paper. Tho Republicans evidently in tend to do nothing for women before tiie Presidental election. To avoid this ca tastrophe they are willing to tike up the burden of "State Rights," which the war whipped out of the Democracy The Senate Judiciary Committee in its report last week against the memorial ists, claimed that tho State had the right to regulato suflrage, aud to prove it re verted to legal quibbles and to the de finition of rights by implication. Yet the work goes on. Members of the Na tional Committee from several different States are still in Washington, and still at work upon members of Connress. Last Friday Gen. Butticr presented an enormous roll of petitions numbering 3.J.O00 names, all asking for a Declara tory Law. A petition of this size was never rolled up during the anti-slavery struggle. AVe are having great aid from one of your AVcstern women, Laura DeForce Gordon. She reached Washington in time to tike part the last two days of the Convention, and also to .show what a powerful reinforcement she was to be to the assaulting force at the Capital this winter. Newspaper reporters de clare her chief forte the making politi cians feel uncomfortable. This is Just what we wish. They musfrue made to see tho hand-writing on the wall, and seeing it they can no longer feel comfortable, The Republican plan is to hold hack on a Declaratory Law, but privately in struct election inspectors to receive women votes. AVlien members elected by these votes have theirseats contested the question will come up for a judicial settlement, and then Republicans, in the guise of Sancho Panza deco'ing the damsel, are to step in with party power and make of this a party question. AVe do not propose to be so freed. AVe wish to step into our rights in broad day, with drums beating and banners flying. AVe do not proposo to take seats out in the cold until our masters see fit to open the door. A e have grown to a power. AVe are no longer a despised and persecuted few, but in ourselves and our allies we number a large force, and we are de termined to make our mark upon the next election. The Democrats have no policy. The Republican policy is only power and spoils. AVe must split this party in pieces, and out of its ruins wc will gather up the men of moral ideas and incorporate them into our own new party. In this work we look for efficient aid from Mrs. Gordon. She has already been invited to visit Virginia, and also to take part in the pending constitu tional contest in Pennsylvania. If you have more like her, send them out to us. AVashington is this winter the T- 1 f . ineiiuioiiu oi tne women. Hero our cnemy.is firmly intrenched, aud here he must be assaulted and his position car ried. Matilda Joslyn Gage. EDITOEIAL C0EEESP0NDEN0E. Albany, March 0, Dbak New Northwest: 1S72. To give our readers an idea of the de lights of an itinerant lecturer we have sharpened our pencil aud taken our seat to particularize. AVas going from Albany to Corvallis. AVaitcd twenty-four hours to go by the boat. AVent to Brenner's hotel and put up lor the night Asked when the boat would start Answer, nt six. Gave in junction to be called up in time for the boat AVas called at half past three. Hurried; got ready. Halls dark; no fires. Nobody astir but a stupid watch man and a savage dog. Asked for a fire in the parlor. A gentleman from Ben ton county, whoe honest face we would be willing to trust anywhere, built a fire. Sat there listening for the boat! and wondering why nobody was on hand to see about anything. After an hour or two the boat whistled. Once: twice. Musi be off now, for she'll go in fifteen minutes. AVatehman pokes his head in at the door and- says, "You'll Have to hurry or you won't make it" Thought we must "make it" No lan tern; no porter; nobody belonging to the House on hand. Gentleman from Benton kindly shouldered valise and accompanied us through the rain and storm anil darkness. Missed the wharf. Stumbled through the mud. Stumbled down some steps. AVaded. Hurried. All to no purpose. Misled the boat. Back to the hotel a madder but wier woman. Told Brenner he knew how to keep a hotel. Got thanked for the com pliment Landlord wanted us to know mat his was a "one horse" hotel, witli- t-m, any connection with steamers A ...lit. 1 " s'-i mm mm. waHed the mud from our shoes; hut great rolls of it are still clinging to our skirts with a tenac ity more enduring than pleasant Much ouiigeu to the gentleman from Benton concluded the night's lodging at the hotel was a nuisance. And as we sit hero scribbling away at the facts thus fresh in our memory, wc warn all wom en who can beg or hire or accept we could havo done any or all accommo dations among the citizens of Albany to trust not the delusion that they will be able to make connection with the boat to Corvallis by taking a night's lodging at the "one horse hotel." Linn County lias thirty-nine Demo cratic candidates forSheriff. Somepre cincts j-et to hear from. ALBANY C0EEESP0ITDEH0E. Editor New NoirrmrEsT: Albany sends greeting.''- ' Spring is advancing, although the rains have not ceased their patter upon our moss-grown roofs. The grass is springing up to the surface and desper ately struggling for an existence. The willows and other shrubbery are putting forth their foliage. From the cold, loomy, rainv months of winter weare gradually, almost imperceptibly, glid ing into the brighter days of early spring. AVitli the resurrection of spring comes revival of office-seeking among the politicians. The Lion of Linn endeav ors to roar, Jout in his efforts creates about as much enthusiasm as the bray of the animal that on one occasion donned the lion's skin in order that lie might pass for the king of beasts. Air ily the & has seen his best days; and though he may roar never so loudly, his party lias a just appreciation of his ser vices. He lacks age and experience two very necessary qualifications in a representative of the people. But the lack of good, honest, hard sense does not necessarily disqualify him as a political candidate for any position now-a-days. The Temperauce question is assuming an importance and acquiring an influ ence that sneers will not check, nor jeers appall. Hence the Democratic party arc now in a quandary as to what policy to pursue. To throw overboard the whisky-preserved plank in their platform cannot for a moment be thought of. There would be nothing left They dare not endorse any action of the Tern perance Convention for fear of the whis- Ky ring, which would bristle all over with threats. Our people are tired of the economy of our present county officers. Our new ten thousand dollar jail is one of its pet institutions. If the Republicans are sharp they ought to carry Old Linn this year. Albany people are very anxious for a new postmaster. The present one has been in office, so long that he is about worn out, and ought to be hauled off for repairs. AVonder if the Administration lias to keep him in office to secure his support? TlieAVoman Suffrage queition is mak ing progress surely. It lias many warm adherents here, ami is looked upon by Temperance leaders as the only salva tion for a thorough temperance reform throughout our country. Yours truly, Sheba Albany, March 4, 1872. "GOOD LOGIC." AVomen certainly regard it as their inalienable right to do half of the talk ing and to have half the say in the Gov eminent under which they live. They do not believe in an aristocracv of sex which assumes to manage affairs entire ly us own way. is our brother an swered V Acitr Northwest. Ambitious, go-ahead, dogmatic and energetic bister! of qude. We utterly uuny mai, me - .say," or even tne "THey say-so." is anv part of Evei-lastim Truth ; or, that either have anything to no wun me ausiract principles or Uov ernmcnt It is the "Think" and th "Do," the ever-living Monument of AORk, filtered through the hoary centuries' hard rocks and more erunl knocks, that make up the pure gold of all Governments Christian or Pagan. Paget bound Courier. If that isn't a desperate attempt to wriggle out of an argument, then wi never saw one. t. Our pugnacious man's rights brother! has, evidently had an attack of the "loonies." Here is something which is just about as clear as mud : If God puts this signet on them, they will endure while his writinir remains. and even when you and our "Wicked Man" are quiet (if either ever can be) and both Books and Sewing Machines nave changed their fashion. AVhen " Oman's Bights" do not mean "Chil dren'sAVrongs!" That vou do not believe in "an1 any? "aristocracy" of any kind Is it? whether it be of "sex," nioneyf?) or any oiner material or immaterial thing, simply proves (if you speak truthfully, and, of course, as a lady any other sus picion wouiu oc lar from a gentleman's thoughts) thatoi differ from all others oj your sex ior (Honestly) ticyao. .Else we must deny "Aristocracy a "mother." How could Man (whom you teach is "depraved." "tyrannical," "sensual," and all other bad things!) have caused to be begotten so base a brat. Unless AVoman had, originally, been assisted by Man, probably neither of our readers, (which are every week nnd day Increas ing) would have been edified by the foregoing sublime debate, or, rather, that "sparring" that would possibly eventuate In such a calamity, were it not for the simple fact that "the aristoc racy of sex" dear Portland sister ! does exist, and men are made to be tolerant and have a keen sense of humor, which, when possessed by women, is generally the result of having had casy- iroinrr. iroofl-iiritniwl nnu.io .1 smoke out the solution of a family fog and laugh through a grave family difli- juuy. As a specimen of genuine assinine stupidity the above has never been ex celled. C0BBESP0NDENCE. mi 1 . mis uepartment of the New North west is to be a general vehicle for ex change of ideas concerning any and all matters that may be legitimately dis cussed in our columns. Findingit practi cally Impossible to answer eaeli corres pondent by private letter, we adopt this mode of communication to save our friends the disappointment that would otherwiseaccruefromonrinability toan swer their queries. AVe cordially Invite everybody that has a question to ask, a suggestion to mako, or a scolding to give to contribute to the Correspondents' Column. Mrs. M. C. S. Y.: Your communica tion is accepted. "We advise you to select another nondcplumeand forward it immediately. We would not feel justified in publishing with the non de plume you give. P. R., Dalles : Mrs. Duniway is now absent. Your note will be attended toon her return. Mrs. B. F. U.fJMass.: The address' of your paper was changed long ago. It ' should come to you regularly. ! WOMEN'S' NOMINATION P0B?PEES- 1DENT. At a meeting of the State Central Woman Suflrage Committoof California the following resolution was unani mously adopted : AVhereas, The Hon. Geo. AV. Julian has defined his position in the following words, "Wo submit that an aristocracy founded on sex, is quite as pernicious as an aristocracy founded on color or race, and its principlcis as morally vicious as it is logically false;" therefore, Hesolvcd, That our first choice as nominee-for President of the United States is Hon. Geo. W. Julian of Indi ana, subject to the decision of the Wom en's National Convention. EDITOEIAL 00EEESP0NDEN0E. Corvallis, March 0, 1872. Dear New Northwest: Packed house and enthusiastic meet ing here last evening. Shall speak again to-night. Cause triumphantly marching on. Tho new gospel of "good will to men and women" takes prece dence over partisan political strife wherever we have had the honor of be ing its humble herald. The mail is go ing. Can write no more to-day. To all our readers wc tender cordial greeting. A Sound Journalistic Creed. Tho New York Mail, under the above heading, lias this to say: "To tell the news fairly. Honestly, and interestingly; to aid in all good causes; to excuse abuses and stimulate reform; to represent the most liberal thoughts and highest tendencies of the time; to wel come all schemes that promise good; to encourage all human enterprises; to stimulate the love of knowledge, a taste for art and the culture of all tho better parts of our nature; to sustain good gov ernment and honest rulers, and to con demn and upset the bad these are a few of the resources of a newspaper that has no quarrel with its neighbor, anil mat sticks closely to its purpose of living at peace with all mankind. A journal that uses these means of making itself Inter esting and useful, with any decent degree of ability, will not fail because it is free from abusive controversial articles." A very good creed to profess and prac tice, but far too sound on one point to the newspapers that have undertaken to force Mr. Grant upon the country forlife. These would lose their occupation in stanter if they had to "sustain good gov ernment and honest rulers, anil to con demn aud upset tfie bad." The majority of Republican papers that believe that urant is the only itepubiican out 01 jau fit for the Presidency could no more exist without espousing lawlessness and whitewashing corruption tliau could a fish out of water. Chas. A. Dana. The following compliment is paid to an American woman, in a letter from a Swiss lady at Zurich, in bwitzorland: A young lady from Uoston, Jlissbusan Dimmock, has just been obliged to crown her course of study in medicine, surgery, etc., with a thesis in German: and which botli professors and and students of the School of Medicine in Zurich were at liberty to discuss with her. Sheacouitted herself of this difficult task with so much modesty and tact that she won the ad miration 01 everyone even of those most opposed to the practice of medicine by women. Each of the professors set him self to praise her application, the dignity and firmness of her character, and the perfect propriety of her conduct toward her fellow pupils of the other sex. It is said that no female student here has reached her line; and it is predicted of her that "she will make herself a name hi science." SPECIAL NOTICES. J-.i- I 11 TESTIMONIALS.' We, the umlerslsned; lluvlns been the recip ients r, the services or ilrt. M. C. White In tcnchln? the science of Music on the. Piano forte, take pleasure in Riving a hearty testi monial that wc have employed her In our families as a teaoherof her"New method of In struction," and that it lias proven superior to any method we have ever known; and that al though the flrst cost may bea trifle prrentcrlhan some others, wc believe It to be in the aggre gate much cheaper, besides being a great econ omy In point of time. We therefore take great pieastirf li reeommenUinfr her to the iwtron ago or all who may bo desirous nf obtaining a musical education as a very superior instructor. To those who desire to know more about it before Incurring anv expense, we sive a rnrrilnl invitation to call at our houses and interview her pupils. isigneui t. iil.Lukd numAX, N. AV. cor. Seventh and Colleee StK., Portland. GEO. VT. HILI.MAN, 208 Second HU, Port land. NAT. II. LANE, Kast Portland. East Poiitlaxd, Jan. 3. 1S71. Mrs. Jtl. C. Wiiitk I!nraotnl irnHnm . Having heard of your System of toaehingthe Pianoforte, known as the Itobln's American Method, and havln-' been Dresent n rw Rlnce at the exercise of one of your pupils, Miss Lane, of East Portland. I was much surprised and exceedingly gratliled, at the perfect per formance of the most dittlcnlt pieces, (such as Uotschalk llaugo, ctci and this after tho short term ofslx months tuition. Allow me to express my approbation of vour System or Instruction, and with my "best wishes for your success allow me to subscribe mysen. Yours Ilespectfully, Til. PAKKOT, Prof, or Music, nIM and leader of the East Portiand Hand. Lectures in the Valley Towns. DIU IlOUItNE, distinguished durintr nearly twenty years In San Francisco, for his great success in curing Chronic nnd Acute Diseases, WITHOUTTIIKUSE OK MKDICIXES. being Oil his return from a northern tour, will visit tiie towns in thcWIIIumotte valley within a few weeks,and will endeavor to Increase the measure of useful knowledge among tho people by lectures upon "Health its preservation and restoration when impaired bv disease, without the use of medi cines;" and also upon Physiology, etc His professional services may lie obtained by those who have failed to securedexired relief through the ordinary modes, and who are "sick and tired" of medicines and medical quackery, and none others, an Vr. Bourne will have no time to waste upon those who think medicinal poisons necessary to the enre ot disease. If any desire to correspond, my address Is DH. UKOIMIR M. BOU1SNR, n32tf Portland, Oregon ASTJUU. BKOXCHITIS, CATAItKII Affections oftiie Lungs, Deafness, Discharges from the Kars, Nervous or Ueneral Debility, Sore Kyes, Granulated Lids, Oimeity of the Cor neal, Films, etc., are successfully treated by Dr. Aborn, corner Third and Morrison streets. CHP.OMC DISEASES, especially sneh cases as have resisted the ordinary modes of treat ment, are the class of maladies which Dr. Aborn treats xritii iitinm-iii.iA.i .nmwit. NO CHARGE for Consultation. Terms Moderate and agreeable to the cir cumstances of tho niti.nt u tiint nil who ;ire ntnicted can procure ids treatment if they wish. n.-ctf COBURN & McCABE, BOOK AND JOB PRINTERS, 5 WASHINGTON STREET, UP-STAIRS, Portlnild, OrcK. " Work done at REASONABLE RATES, nl