The new Northwest., April 19, 1872, Image 2

FRIDAY.. ZTIaPRIlTo, 1872.
EDITOEIALJOTES. .
The Fanner is still after political ma
nipulators with a sharp stick. Give it
to 'cm, brother. They deserve it all
and more. " .
Women, under the name of "assistant
pastors," do missionary work for several
of the St, Louis churches, and receive
compensation therefor. The time is not
far distant when women will fill witli
dignity and grace the first pulpits of the
land.
In the Maine Legislature a "Woman
Suffrage bill passed tho Senate by yeas
15, nays 8. In the House the vote stood
4l,ycas to 53 nays. .So.lt.was.not adopt
cd. That it received such a largo vote,
actually passing the Senate, is one of
the significant signs of the times.
Great respect has "been shown by the
wholo civilized world to tho memory of
the late Prof. Morse, the Inventor orthe
The benc-
PE0PLE8 C01TV2HTI0H.
The undersigned citizens of the United
states, responding to tho invitation of
the National "Woman Suffrage Associa
tion, propose to hold a Convention at
Steinway Hall, in the city of New York
thegth and 10th of May.
"We believe the time has come for the
formation of a new political party whose
principles shall meet the issues of the
hour, and represent equal rights for all.
As women of tho country are'apt to
take part for the first time in political
action, we propose that the initiative
steps In the Convention shall be taken
by them, that thoir opinions and meth
ods may be fairly set forth, and consld-
erea Dytno representatives from many
reform movements now ready for united electro-magnetic telegraph
action; such as tire Internationals, and Ut 1" conferred upon mankind has
otuer Labor reforms, tho friends of given him a perpetual fame, by the side
peace, temperance, and education, and I or" 'which that of tho most renowned
uy an uiosewno believe that the time conqueror sinks Into Insignificance.
UM "J!UJe lo ry tue principles of true John Burnett, Bourbon Democratic
morality and religion Into the State candidate for Congress, in a speech at
m?1C' CUrt and tho mark Pce. Corvallis a few days ago said lie didn't
vouvenuon will declare the plat- like Mr. Holladny and Mrs. Dunlway,
ol lue People's I'arty, and consider Now that's loo bad. Mr. Holladay has
Y- iiuuuiuuon oi candidates for Presl- concluded, however, not to stop the con
dent and Vice-President of tho United structlon of tho ralIroad,.and we shall
States, who shall bo tho best possible still continue the publication of the
"iucui6 oi political and industrial re- Northwest.
fnrm I
, , , , . Mr. Sargent has presented to the
F""y ln. ucslro3-mg House of Representatives the mammoth
inr Lf' PC""Q from California, asking for
oVm.V-Lrrr;.",'' u,c ? of Sixteenth Amend
AnmT f tho United
nr,,i 7" ", states, and thereby secure to women of
ZZ " V .ra.Vaa and United States political equality. It
ZZTLZ a . Oregon to present a
libertv of tl n b"UUa l ",C Uk0 mlon to neress.
The Democrats party, false to its M,S3 SuSa" K!nS tbc foundcr of the
name and mission, died in the alterant "Woman's Tea Company," and who
to sustain slavery, and Is buried bevond , travded extensively through Cliina
all hope of resurrection aud Japan unattended, is said to bo a
Even that portion of the Labor partv mlUionalre- Sbe Is a native of Gorham,
which metrer-miiK-rv,i i , ifaine, and has brothers who are suc-
its Incapacity to frame a national merchants at Saccarappa. Where
form to meet thP,Ipmn,iancn,u... is the croaker who says that woman is
We therefore invite air ri w" :;. not fitted for busine3S PureuIts?
believe in the idea of self.rovmmn.w. iIrs- M M Miller is still lecturing in
who demand an honest administration- 0rcSn- An excellent criticism on her
luuiiii vi political anduinl nl,.. I l""' uisc,uuui u oaium menu, will
the emancipation of labor and tho on. bo fouml on the first page. "We hear it
f 1 . . t If U I . a. a. a a . a . .
franehlsement of women, to Join with I0!1 that she intends visiting Call
us ouu inaugurate a political revolution lur,,,u aml lue --astern otates soon, ai
which shall secure justice, liberty and though Mrs. Miller has nominally taken
equality to every citizen of fh.. Trtf,Jsido against Woman Suffrage, her lec-
Stites.
ELIZABETH CADV StaTOV,
Isabella B. Hookeh,
Sdsax B. Azstuoxy,
Matilda Joslyx Gage.
BOABDHfG PABlt HANDS.
Now that the season of hanl trnrir nn
farms is approaching again, we call theTl,c P01- however, was not adopted,
tures do a great deal of good for the
cause and corresponding injury to the
dogma of Man's Rights. We hope she
will have success wherever she goes.
In the Massachusetts Legislature, a
short time ago, a report favorable to
granting the right of suffrage to women
was made by a joint special committee.
attention of farmers, and their wives as
wen, to the following truthful words.
which appeared originally in the Wil
lamette J-armcr of Salem :
fhV"tiiif ?,f.stcoun,r" ' " world for
- oia uji iiiruiv. Jiel n ror tlipm
ti,ir h..n.i. . 7.u "U"V.".'"UC" lauoron
urge ;
uireu neip, null boardlnir form i.. "
thPlr linn.!, for V. i... V.l 1
LimiS ,0i.bi!d ?aant hou forthVir &eats in the good time coming.
although tho vote demonstrated the fact
that the Woman Suffragists of tho Bav
State are by no means so inconsiderable
in numbers as to be despised. The vote
was taken by yeas and nays, and the
women of Massachusetts will see to it
that those who voted nav take bank
Scven-
-JIDIIORTAT. COBBESPONDEHOE.
McMinville, Ogn., April 10, 18T2.
Ueau Keadebs or tut Nrw Koetmwext:
One week ago to-day we took our de
parture from Portland for tho West Side
towns, expecting, during the interval
that has since elapsed, to have sent you
several accounts of our journoyings and
lectures, but the time has been so fully
occupied up to this moment as to pre
clude the possibility of epistolary effort
aside from regular editorial duties. So
please excuse us.
Held a meeting in Oregon City on the
evening of the 0th, which, though the
notice was necessarily short, brought
out a very large audience of intelligent
and attentive listeners. Called for
ppeakers at the close, and Rev. Mr.
Gerry arose in response to a call from
the audience and said that he "knew
nothing about the movement, cared
nothing about it, but was bitterly qp
potcd to it; tho lecturer had said noth
ing worthy of attention; her statements
were not true; she could not substan
tiate her arguments ; they were not ar
guments ; and so far from women being
any help in purifying the filthy pool of
party politics, they would only make It
bigger," and took his seal amid a noisy
uproar of applause from a lot of boys
who were evidently delighted with his
ideas.
Foj the first time in our life we in
dulged for a minute or two in some very
plain lecture talk In reply. "Of all
men in tho world who should favor the
Woman Movement for the elevation of
humanity, ministers, who are supported
by women, should be the last to ob
ject." ,
He "begged pardon; the women didn't
support him."
"Then, sir, the women of Oregon City
are an exception to the general rule.
Women ought to support the ministers,
for, if they leave this work for the men
to do, It's very poorly dono indeed.
Men who 'know nothing about a princi
ple, and care nothing about it,' are not
intellectually capable of even desnhinq
and onposinn it." The noor fellow
looked so crestfallen that we got sorry
for him aud tried to apologize for our
seeming harshness, but It wouldn't take
with tho audience. Their verdict at
least the women's was that he deserved
the castlgation.
Hon. C. W. Johnson was called for.
Ho was a well known Woman Suffra
gist, but differed from the speaker on
the mode of conducting the campaign.
Didn't like her idea of thrusting men's
political nostrums (intended for women
alone, you see) down their own throats, i
Didn't want to oppose her too much for
tear fted get a scolding. She might
convert some persons; he might convert
others, but, while he differed from her
about some matters npon tho vital prin
ciples of Human Rights, we agreed har
moniously. Mr. Johnson took his scat amid the
mild but prolonged applause of the bet
ter portion of the audience, instead of
the uproar of the rabble who had vocif
erously cheered the preacher, whoso re
marks had so well suited them.
The meeting adjourned amid much
(titration of Government ;-and"thcrtinic
vs coming and no reasonable man
doubts It when this right will bo every
i .
w nere acKnowledged. Ho drew a very
logical picture of our relation as a.-jia
ttpn with England ; is certain that our
uinicultlea with tho mother country
will bo settled amicably, and without
any attempt at oratorical display, suc
ceeded In Inspiring tho audience with
that respect for the cause, in which we
are so earnestly engaged, which a .score
or men, less noted but equally talented,
would havo failed to create.
Mr. Cold well, tha Methodist preacher
in charge, "believed in Woman Suf-
frage;""but was a Jackson Democrat;"
and he gave us quite a harangue about
dead issues, In which we couldn't see
any relevancy to tho subject under dis
cussion. Was an independent advocate
of eternal principles, and among them
was the inalienable right of personal
sovereignty
James Newby, the San Francisco Po
lice Court lawyer of "shyster" notoriety,
was called for. He ascended to the ro3
trum with much d!gnlty,-and flattered
tho "fair speaker" furiously. Had heard
Anna Dickinson in San Francisco on
the same subject, but Mrs. D. had ex
t i ..... ....
ccucu ner. He didn't think women
ought to vote. Men loved women
loveu 10 protect 'em; and ir women
siiouiu vote, men wouldn't reverence
them any more. Mcn,from tlieirgreater
sagacity, knew better than women what
was for their good; and the most Im
portant part of woman's lot was to be
admired by man. In tho language of
the "poet" he was ready to exclaim
"Woman ! lovely woman ! without her
man would be a brute." Applause.
Replied that we could beat that-poe-
try and not half try. Proposed to 1m
prove it tlius: "Woman! lovely woman!
without her man wouldn't be at all."
The house came down. Ncwby sub
sided.
Dr. atts said that women would
pay less attention to frivolity and per
sonal adornment If they had broader
opportunities for brain expansion. He
was called down by somebody who evi
dently wanted to speak himself, and did
not finish his rcmnrks.
Third evening speech upon Marriage
and Divorce.
An attempt at reply from the preacher
who had spoken on tho previous even
S I" favor of Woman Suffrage proved
a miserable failure. Undertook to
thrust his narrow, bigoted and unrea
sonable interpretations of the Bible
upon the marriage question down the
throats of the people. Didn't succeed,
Was In favor of Woman Suffrage, but
opposed to the Movement. Quoted from
Elizabeth Cady Stanton's great speech
on Marriage and Divorco to prove that
me women wero running to ruin. Au
dience couldn't sec it. nc got angry
and told somo very vulgar stories. A
lady afterwards remarked that he had
mistaken his calling when he entered
the ministry. Somebody had called for
hogs, and he had attempted to answer
as a preacher. Such men make Jnfidels
faster than all the better enlightened
ministers can mako converts. We pity
married men Vim PnS. '"Ii. tl'-sevcn vcas. one hundred nnd thlrtv.
their own fcmlll.Tmi n"iiu"..,a.Zil "...i . 7 . "
wmfoiteMe.iivejbnw?nW 3 ' vweniy-sevcn aoscnt or
nnttih,ffJ,,th voting was tho result With the
i uiusu uuveiopmg sucn sircngtu as tuat,
life of a farmed -tf i n .. I 13 ulere anv reasonable ground for de
, 7 . a Bpondeucv?
of time.
. v 1 1 llV I rTl fT TO!! f tin rnvn 4 1. "V
MiJLflIlI I 1 . 1 "4 llllinil . V .a a a . ... ..
additional heln. therobv tau;nZ" raa"u in?r nguts until they be granted,
htntvif- i . . 6 1 " as lien, jju
U18 Wile. Who airpnilv lioo j .
j bunui:u lu iif I- i r I i .
cwaUii low t - "w sure 10 uccome an accom
j.u crj lew gases is r.Iilil toot H n,nf .1,-11 .....
nem nrovirivi fn ir i . i - "" u
she being Tmnecnnlo " to is a lotion
abide the will of herdiusband. Up In
tho morning at Your and often three
o'clock, and toiling incessantly until
long after the evening shadows have
crept over the earth, isit any wonder
that in the effort to do the work which
should be apportioned to five or six so
many farmer's wives drop into untime
ly graves AO, It Is not "thi will
good feeling toward the Suffrage Move- I the good women who are doomed to sun-
A I .....
ukui, uuk lucre was considerable bitter- port him this year.
MBS. VI0T0EJSHEW 70EK.
Ml Over Oregon and Wasblneton."
by Mrs. Frances Fuller Victor, is a work
of decided merit. It is one of tha most
valuable publications to circulate with
a view of securing Immigration to this
far western country that we have seen,
rfi & f i . .. -
Providence" that thus early causes the ,"uuun,ns ODS'aons on the country,
bloom to fade on their chccLhTwrin 80, rCS0UrCe9 and
kles to come on their browL .Jit ?e.ata' an utHne of Its
lines of beauty to give place to the furTo XT'J T."n
j i , Kiv.t mm mno
giving to immigrants and travelers
hints concerning routes, the cost of
travel, the price of land, etc The open
ing chapter contains an exceeding
ly Interesting sketch of the discovery
of the Columbia river, which is followed
in the second by a succinct account of
the controversy between Great "Britain
and the United States in regard to the
northwestern boundary. Various points
on the Columbia river are then de
scribed, a short description of Eastern
Oregon, Idaho and Washington is
given, followed by a remarkably correct
sketch of the Willamette, Rogue River
and Umpqua valleys. Then follow va
rious interesting details concerning the
soil, climate, geology, mineralogy, land
and land laws, routes of travel, etc.
Tliose wno have read the "River of
the West" need not bo told that Mrs.
Victor's latest work should have a place
In their libraries. To all we say, buy a
copy and thereby not only benefit your
self, but also encourage the mcritorou3
author in her chosen field of literature.
rows of care, till at last the weary one
finds repose beneath the coflln-lid.
We have no desire to be unjust to
farmer husbands. Tho great majority
of them, no doubt, mean to do right,
but they have never seriously thought
oi me enormous labor their wives daily
penorm. ow to all such we say,
nilgai. T! ( j ...
""" ouLucieni neip lor your
wives, or, tauing tlio advice of the
Farmer, build tenant houses for your
mrea neip, quit boarding farm hands
and hire married men who can live on
the farm with their families.
A STAETLIHG GONTBAST.
Tho Olvmpla "Trilmne" (rays: "Tho assets
mentor Washington Territory the current rear
etuinotbyanypo'siblllly fall below SUXOiflX.
sinrt nn. n. III.. . ...... ...
ZZ.t u,'"n iuiu uiiiuuni mc increased
I5'toTorJfsJt.,V,niblylTrIII glre $59,000 as
ue Territorial tax for tills vr.r Twrini
thle-ri!iS.cu,T?,lt.c?Ix?nsps a,ld Pay c debt of
iiui ue&jucs."
The above item we clip from the Jlcr-
, . n cootrast with it ponder the
.-.. iug: -mo assessment of the city
Of Portlnt,.! t. .
cnrVVJ. ",u "rreni year is over
on SCVen and a 1,a,f lui,Ia
city mi SS,)0 as the
Sstufo ?n . ycan 11118 lonlv
tVn TOnt of the citi:
and will pay no other debU
' "'"""" maKetll contra,t still
plainer:
WASniXOTOX TER.
Extent 7800 square
mile.
Population 31,000.
IToperty (hair vttiua-
Uonl S1AA"0.
Tax S09iXW.
Tax per capita S3 .
mile. "marc
lHpulaUon-lii(L
Tax Hr oxtnitr.
Is not the above a startllni? or,n.. .
TIl f!t.V fflTnfPnrtlnn,) !.: .
j . . uiu j car is over
SC 00 for every man, woman, child
negro, Indian, Chinaman and kanaka
a tne city. Then to this tax on the
people of Portland must be added the
State, county, water, .roads and street
taxes.
Is it not high time to begin a general
xctreuchmeiitV
DE. MAET PSAWTELEE.
2Co doubt the old fogies composing
the Salem Medical Faculty will be re-
oiced to hear that tho lady whose name
heads this article graduated at tho Kew
lork Medical College for Women, in
New York city, on the iSth of March
last. We hope she will come back and
demonstrate to the Salem Faculty that
talented, progressive and ambitious
woman will make a better doctor every
"uc man an old fogy man, whose only
superior?) qualification over her is his
S3 ffW X the standard
the P?fi!iy'hasaereed to club with
S 00r 17UWE8r at t,lc rate of
Sr bvSf F' B at,vance- Saw a dol
lar bi sending tofholh publications.
ness among the ladles who had that day
been very busy In gettmg up a "socia
ble" for the benefit of the infinitesimal
but ungrateful preacher who had pub
licly denied that they supported him.
The sociable was to bo iioldett on the
following evening, and we know of sev
eral dollars of "support" that he justly
joneueu uy ins indiscretion. Of all
men who oppose the movement, saloon
Keepers and ministers die the hardest
now extremes do meet! But wo beg
pardon of the best of these for this asscr-
tlon. Ministers everywhere, whoso
uralns are broad and Ideas nliilnn
thropic, n.re among our most active sup
porters. And many others who are not
yet prepared to approve It are sensible
enough to acknowledge that they would
iikc to seo tlic experiment tried.
Lafayette on Wednesday; and for four
successive evenings we enjoyed the
glorious progress of a Human Rights
revival, the like of which tho good
Yamhiilianshad never seen before. The
Court was in session, but the gentle
manly judge placed the fine court room
at our disposal each evening, because
tue church was not deemed large
enough to hold the largo and every
nigm increasing audiences.
Oh the first evening at the close of
our lecture Hon. P. C. Sullivan was
called to the stand. He spoke for an
hour upon the vital question of Human
Rights and Temperaucc, winning golden
Opinions from the brains and Judgment
of the community. We regretted that
his oration was quite so lengthy, as we
uau spoKen nearly two hours before he
began, and the people grew somewhat
fidgety; but it was a masterly effort,
which we would gladly print in full if
we could reproduce It as delivered. But
no report except a verbatim one would
do it justice, and we're no short hand
reporter. Wish we were.
On the second evening C. H. Walker.
alias the "First Oregon Boy," mado a
snort, pithy and telling speech, an
nouncing himself a thorough convert.
under our ministrations, to the great
gospel of glad tidings to all people which
unngs good tidings to men and women
He is improving rapidly as an off-hand
speaker, and now that he is on the right
tracK upon which to roll the car of Tem
perance, wo look for him to make his
matk for good.
Hon. R. P. Boise was called for, and
he camo forward and in a positive
speech of fifteen or twenty minutes du
ration emphatically and clearly identi
fied himself with tho cause, saying that
of his sisters and he had half a dozen-
not one was less qualified by nature
than himself for any public avocation;
that he would scorn to claim a right or
privilege for himself which he would be
willing to withhold from them; that
his wife was as good as ho was ; had as
much Interest as himself in the admin-
Mrs. Burbank made a short, neat and
sensible speech. She was not an agita
tor of tho Suffrage Movement, but know
that our enfranchisement was inevita
ble. Very much feared that it would
bo thrust upon us before we were ready
for It. Exhorted the women to prepare
for it by studying the science of Government.
Mrs. Martin had always been a Wom
an Suffragist. If women were persons,
they were and of right ought to be vot
ers; if not persons, they should not be
amenable to the laws.
Mr. Ferguson thought that Sister
Duniway had mado a good many men
sneeze forth their opinions upon the suf-
irage issue. Other men wero visibly af
fected with the nose UcJt, but hadn't yet
sneezed, was certain that it was nil nr.
ranged that R. P. Boise was to bo a can
didate for the Senate, P. C. Sullivan for
Congress, and the "Oregon Babv" for
representative. Jt would take some
thing more than the "Xorthwestem
breeze" to convert him to Woman Suf
frage. A voice: .Lord, send the breeze.
No Democrat had yet been converted
Took his seat to wait, as we suppose, for
oiner xiemocrats to climb upon the car
or progress.
Mr. Sullivan proceeded to annihilate
thepreacher. Huhadsaid thccvenlnirbe-
loreinat no liked that old man first-rate.
Was never so ashamed of anything in
ins nie. bomebody had had that old
man in "town" since last evening. He
knew they had. Nothing else would
have made him thus stutify his own
opinions. He knew he was one of those
men who would call women nngcls and
yet grind them to 2oicdcr. He had no
acquaintance with, the man, but knew
he didn't love music, he didn't love
women, ho didn't love flowers. Such a
man had no soul. Heliad said that Mrs.
Woodlndl started out to hunt a husband
at fourteen, and but he couldn't repeat
his Indecent language. The fact was
she had been compelled to marry a
drunkard at that Infant ago by dissolute
parents. That she had had one child
that was born drunk. She for years en
dured that husband's brutality, but was
at last freed from him by law; and that
afterwards, when a good husband, wealth
and property were liers, she and her
hubband had sent for that poor, wretched
inebriate and were to-day providing him
with food and shelter. A voice Wood-
hull Is dead. Died four days ago. Well.
she cared for him until his death. He
did not apologize for her vairarles: but
she had arisen from the very mire of
degradation, and stood to-day before the
worm as one of Its ruling intelllcences.
He believed inglvlng her slmnle iustice.
The old man hadn't lived loug In this
attitude. It was too near Heaven for
him. A years' rcsjdence in Oregon would
Improve him vastly.
Fourth evening. Reading of Josiah
Allcn's-Wifc's- "AlIeryrn-AVonlan'5"
Righ ts," by Mrs. M. Fook. A young
lady had scnFup to bo answered, among
other interrogatories, tha i:-
"What 5nni 1
... r -rerKuson want??'
We replied thaUhe had alreadv mrni
out the offices In tbo
"new party," which
he styled the Oregon Republic-thoiiH.
the name was new tons, we thought it
was the Woman Suffrage party to Mr.
Boise, Mr. Sullivan and the Oregon
BabyrThebestwec&uia "doctor Mr
Ferguson was to give him the office of
door-keeper, with prospects for promo
tlon.
iIr.Ferguson.:-ilIJvo-back-slidden
since lat night. I'm back here, by the
door."
Ans.: "Very well. You had better be
a door-keeper m the house of righteous
ness than to dwell In all the tents of the
Democracy."
An hour's well received discourse upon
"Women and the Bible." Kewby's
"goos" again called up. Wasn't. so sober
as on tho previous evening, so he made
many wild statements. Said that when
the women get the right to vote, they'll
all get drunk with the men on election
days. That women from their very
nature wero easily beguiled. That they
needed man's legislation to prevent
them from becoming prostitutes. We
scared the poor "shyster" with an in
dignant thrust or two, which he was
pleased to consider "personal." We de
clined to discuss the great principle of
iiunian Uiglits from a Police Court
stand-point. The "goos" is Indignant.
Mrs. Jacobs was called for. Made a
common fnse, practical and remarka
bly pleasing speech, of fifteen minutes,
in which tne "goos" got effectually
cooked. The easy, off-hand, scnsildn
manner in which the women spoke was
a matter of great surprise to tho masses.
Dr. Watts made an excellent speech on
the topics of the day.
Mr. Ferguson followed with a vcry
happy oration on the practical workings
of the temperance movement. As an
easy, pleasant speaker he has few supe
riors. Jle'II soon bo ready for Woman
Suffrage. He can't help it.
Mr. Stolt made a speech in which.
though he started oft' splendidly, he
made many wild statements. He is a
young man of some promise, but he
spoiled soma of his future prospects by
reitcratingsomijof the JScwby nonsense.
Guess he didn't mean it, however; so to
save his feelings, for which we entertain
respect, wo refrain from repeating what
he said. He's youmr aud will learn.
Meeting closed at eleven o'clock, while
yet the audience were anxious for its
further continuance.
Wo spent Sunday with dear friends in
the country; Monday with others in
McMinuvilie and on this (Tuesday)
evening shall address the citizens of this
place upon "Women and Politics." To
morrow evening, we arc, for the fifth
time, to speak before the good people of
Lafayette; this time upon "Temperance
and Politics."
The reunion we have been otifnvhif
with old acquaintances In our old home,
where in uuld lang sync for so many
years we toiled aud struggled, little
guessing that we should ever engage in
our present laboru, is a great pleasure,
and long will lie a ween snot in our
memory. Blessed and hallowed nro old
associations. May mortals ever hold
them sacred.
the ballot;
Chains rail from limbs, and.mlnds unfettered
rise,
When men their rights or conscience exercise!
i..neco, oppression would make slaves or men,
rne ballot stands a very bulwark then
najnotityrant' cran, and sounds a wild alarm,
iTfrTlnc ,,,ut le iople'x right from harm 1
i lY1"01 raises bondmen from the dust
tm. i!'? frec"an'a weighty, solemn trust
-ri! r '"n's guarantee, the poor's defence
ii Vf .vlcet the means to eminence.
iL i 0,1 ,aXM "ot hy us decreed
wiTf, iPV ynSi,wl Progress here succeed;
Th i.hwS XZ Portion In the nation's fate
THniS! edo'h.c'lmusall-alIclal:ii tho State:
ri. rcs.t' Interchanging, binds the whole
PiS?Sno ne-ones on our nation's way
wi ?? ,heJuscc of the ballot's sway
wiioS P8."."6 soodr votes arc rightly used?
wwr ,bc woe. If suffrage Is abused?
r!.V?0irecmcn' freemen's duties great rolfill,
if ""C'ence guide! let right sustain the will!
Tji.? nlsa'- IetWisdaru rule thehourL
i -oi Truth prevail! and reap Increasing power!
Geo. Q. A. Hose.
So sings the poet. The word liien is
evidently used in the above to mean
both men and women, for If the ballot
raises bondmen from the dust," and
"bars all taxes not by us decreed," cer
tainly women should be entitled to its
oenign benefits as much as men. But
the whole question of suffrage is summed
up in the epigrammatic lines,
"The Slate doth claim us all all Claim 'tho
htnte:
Tints Interest, lntcrchanglns.blnds the rrhole
Muntry and people seek a common goal."
What woman can read the above
apostrophe to the power of the ballot,
and yet have no desire to possess it?
TEE PEOPLEOOlTTiaiTIOir.
The call for a People's Convention,
published in this issue, will meet with
a hearty, vigorous response from every
portion of the Union. At last we are to
have a party recognizing the principle
of government of the people by the peo
ple and for the people. It Is needless to
say that organized on such a basis it
will sweep the present corrupt party
organizations out of existence.
THE WB0HG HAME.
By mistake it was last week announced
that Mrs. Josie Witherell was the name
of the lady who will shortly commence
the publication of a serial story in this
paper. Mrs. Susie Witherell is the au
thor's name.
THE QBEAT MISSION OF'WOMAlf.
Great lndeeed Is the tnxt nuimni n -nm.t.
Who can elevate Its tlliniltv?
laws, not to lead armies led, and empires gov
1.$'' .toCUI!rd "gainst the slightest taint of
bodily Infirmity, the frail yet spotless crcatnre,
whose moral, no less than physical being must
bedcrived from her; to Inspire those principles,
to Incnlate those doctrines, to anlmatn thru...
sentiments which generations yet unlmrn, nnd
nations yet uncivilized, will learn to bless; to
son en firmness Into mercy, and chasten honor
Into refinement: to exnlt generosity Into a
Virtue with a soothing care; toallay the anguish
or the mind; by her tenderness to disarm pas
sion; by her purity to triumph over sense: to
pIimi. fit A .ntii.ln. ixinl'lx. . I . ..... . . .
compensation for friends that are pertldous
lor happiness that has Dassed nwav. Hm-h is
her vocation. The couch of the tortured suf-
ivnzr. iiiu prison ni mc ucsenea rnrmi. fiir.
cross ortho rejected Saviour these arc theatres
on which her greatest triumphs have been
achieved. Such Is her ilestlnv: tn vii.li h r-
xnlfln- fnfftnri fit.. nm.tM.tn.1. whim ... .
abandon, when counsellor betray, when Jus-
,.wvuif-a, ucu urvuiren ana uiscipies
flee, to remain unshaken and unchanged, and
to exhibit to tills lower world n type of that
love, constant, nuro nnd fnorotMn i,t.i. i
another we are taught to bclWo 'the test of
The above Is one of tho many men
Ideals floating around through the col
umns of the press. It is very pretty on
paper and seems to tickio the intel
Iectual palates of man's rights devotees
wonderfully. That it Is the duty as well
as tho peculiar province of woman to
smooth the asperities of life and Infuse
into it, as only she can, sometldnrr sweet
anu ocautinu none will deny. But nnr-
amount to and higher than all this rises
the duty woman owes to herself, her
lamnyami tneatatc. Her proper sphere
"ts to make laws," ii connection with
her brother mau, whose beneficent re
sults will reach and act upon all alike,
without regard to color, race, religion or
sex. While always opposed to war, and
consenting to It only as the last resort,
woman has always conlrIbuted,iind will
alway scontribute, as much as man to
bring it to a successful issue for the cause
in which her sympathies are enlisted.
Xay, upon tho pages of history it Is
recorded time and again how women
have led soldiers nn to victory. But
woman abhors Avar. Give her but equal
political power Avlth man among the
nations of the earth, and the sword will
be converted into tho ploughshare and
the spear into the pruning "hook right
peetiiiy. womau win m the future
govern empires and republics, sit In
halls of legislation, administer justicoon
the bench, and preach In tho pulpit.'
The old fogy idea of woman's incapacity
Is rapidly vanishing before enlightened
public opinion, and ere long the door of
every profession and avocation will be
opened as freely to her as to man. Then,
aud not till then, will woman have a
chance to perform the great mission her
Creator designed for her. -
LETTER PB0M GIPSY.
Cor.VAU.is, Oregon, April 8, 1S72.
MY I) EJ.lt JfOKTUWEST:
Allow me to express my thanks for
your kindness in convincing(?) me of
the spurious footing on which I stand.
I diil not say I did not believe in "wom
an's rights." I do believe in them with
all my heart and soul. But what I look
at as their right is a heritage of glorious
womanhood, which is not ashamed to
labor at any honorable occupation.
Yes, and I'll take back the words I said
before, 'that they have rights enough.'
There is one right that has been denied
them, and that is proper remuneration
for their labor. Women are as capable
as men to do all work which does not
require physical strength. Brain work
is more suited to them, as their heads
are clearer, their hearts warmer than
those of men ; and who will not say thej
heart aud brain are very nearly con
nccted? Look at Beccher, the greatest
living orator of the age. Is not his
great warm heart apparent in all his
words ? I have heard It said too that if
women are given the ballot they will
have to fight if a war should breakout.
That is nothing more than justice to al-
loiv them that privilege ; for women are
naturally as patriotic as men, if "not
more so. Does not history furnish us
examples of this? For instance, Mad
ame Boland, Joan of Arc, that heroic
empress Maria Theresa, the mighty
Catherine the second, and many more
like them. Does not all this go to prove
that xcoman in the battle-field would be
brave as man? Yet stay. I fear I am
getting into the footstceps of these
Woman Suffragist". I cannot see why
women will sloop to plead fpr this move
ment. Some contend it is their herit
age. Terhaps they are right there. I
see nothing against it in tlie New Tes
tament, yet there is a great deal in the
Old. I know that ladles of title for
merly occupied seats in tho "houso
lords," where they wero entitled,
peeresses, in their own right, or when
their lords were dead and the heirs in
their nonage. They also held the office
of nigh Sheriff, which must be held by
onc possessed of the electoral qualifica
tions nnd other dignities. In Bavaria
franchise was granted to widows who
iiay taxes, in the year ISC". In Austria
women can vote a3 nobles in their cor
porate capacity as nuns and tax-payers.
Still I do not think it makes voting our
right. Yours, Gtrsv
"Gipsy" is in the fog. Sho wishes
wojnen to have more rights than they
now possess, x ins 13 precisely the plat
lorm oi woman bullrage men and
women everywhere. But how are theso
rights to be obtained? Did Ginsv ever
uiiiiK or that? There is but one way
mat ine riguis so Jon; denied to woman.
of fair compensation for labor, eoual
property rights, etc., etc., can ever bo
obtained. The ballot
which will unlock the door which now
excludes women from the rights Gipsy
uiiiiivs tney suould have. The only al-
icruauvo is lor woman to vote or still to
remain, as In the past, a nonentltv.
with no rights which men are bouud to
respect. Which of the two do yon pre-
ier, uipsy v
aid, I think, is still ahead. But Tuiust
cbnfcssitIiaVjeilIttIcnimfdrtabIc
for him after the wny you showed him
up under the head of "Mutual Admira
tion Society." 2vow account for the
little irregularity in his paper, which he
says was an oversight, in tills wise:
Tliatriiaps'hb'IfaaWieil loo long at
one of tho.c respectable adoom men
tioned bxtbe. Oregonian in the Bepub
Iican platfpnn.
Wouldn't it be a joke on the JTerald
should an article appear in that paper,
by way of mistake, favoring Wbman
Suffrage?
Jnmy.- lasHelteryonknow"I"toId
you how these brother editors of yours
were fighting sham- battles to; make
people believe they were honest. The
editors studiously Ignore the 2sew
Northwest, and.whcn you call the at
tention of the tax-paj-crsto the fact that
there are largo frauds committed every
day in this city, county and State, by
which they are robbed of their hard
earnings, these editors, instead of fer
rctting out the frauds, persist in talking
about the frauds from New York to
Texas, etc., etc., evidently trying to di
vert the attention of the people from the
facts that most Interest them.
Now, dear editor, I must tell you how
IE is that I haven't written toyou sooner.
The fact Is just this: I had written a
long letter to you, showing up the ex
travagance of our municipal ailairs,
showing you that it costs more to run
the city government of Portland than
that of auy other city of equal popula
tion in the known wqrld. And then I
showed conclusively that the litifrant
law was not democratic aud republican
iu its very nature, because it did not
treat you editors all alike. I further
showed that the Folico.Act passed at
the last session of the Legislature was
anti-democratic and an infringement
upon tho rights of the governed, because
it took out of their hands tho privilege of
selecting their own rulers. I had pre
pared this letter witli a great deal of
care, for X was determined that what I
might write should bo the truth, the
whole truth and nothing but the truth.
I imagined I had put some hard ques
tions to the Herald and the Democratic
party. But judge of my surprise when,
having finished my letter, I took up
the Herald and found, on reading the
Democratic platform that my letter had
been literally resoluted out of existence.
It looked like a target board after a
shooting match. In fact my letter re
minded me of the steamer Bcsolutc just
after Its explosion a few days since more
than anything I can now think of.
So I was glad I hadn't sent my letter
to you, for you might hac published it,
and then overyhody would have seen
how ragged it looked after coming in
contact with Gov. Curry's resolutions.
I tell yout dear editor, I almost des
pair of cleansing the "filthy pool of pol
itics" when I see parties assemble in
solemn convention and belie every acb
of their lives by resolves.
Yours as ever,
Pats by.
of
Over 2,900 signatures have already
been obtained at Salt Lake to the me
morial to Congress against the admis
sion of Utah as a State. "Utah Gentiles
have sent a Committee to Washington
to oppose the admission bill.
LETTEB FB0M PATSET.
Entron Xev Xoktiiwest:
I vo been intending for some time
to call and have a long talk with
you, but my press of business and your
absence have prevented tho interview.
So I'm out of luck again." Butlfeltit
my duty to let you know that I am still
alive and on the right side of the ques
tion. And then you know it's an awful
job forme to write, for I'm continually
perplexed as to what I shall write, lest I
Bhould offend some one of your brother
editors, and that might arouse your ire.
I see, too, by reading your paper that
you have a great many, and funny fel
lows they are, too, who say many funny
things. Your brother Ike, of the Her-
EQUALITY qjTHE SEXES.
Editor Mew Xoitrnwrtsr:
I wish to say a few things through the
medium of your excellent paper upon
the great question of woman's equality,
and her consequent right to honor and
office, and a participation in all the af
fairs that pertain to the prosperity and
general welfare of the community of
which she ii a "member and of the Re
public of which she is a citizen.
Going back to the origin of the hu
man race we find that in tho beginning
the Creator made the sexes equal.
"Male and female created He them,"
equal in all the radical and essential
elements and attributes of their nature,
physical, intellectual and moral, the
only difference being that of sex. The
right of eacli to life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness was absolutely
equal. The right of woman to listen to
tho song of birds, to enjoy the music
and melodies of nature aud to partici
pate in the good that God had spread
out in the great field of created nature,
was co-equal and co-extonsive with'
that of man. The interests of the sexes
in all that pertains to their general wel
fare are precisely tho same In every
age, in every land and clime, and the
obligatioDS'of each to do all they can to
make the world better and happier
cannot be ignored by cither party.
There are duties growing out of our re
spective situations in life duties which
we owe to ourselves, to our families, to
our neighbors, to our country and to the
world upon the faithful performance
of which our usefulness and happiness
depend. A great truth which mankind
are slow to learn is that just in pro
portion to the extent that we fail to dis
charge our duties we fail to answer
tho end of ouf .creation and to enjoy
the happiness of which our natures are
callable. The vague but very common '
idea that we can violate the laws of our .
being and by some means, either here
or hereafter, escape the legitimate con
sequences of sucii violation is like "the
baseless fabric of a vision." It is the'
fiat of fate, from which no power in the
universe can deliver us, and a truth,
that ought to bo written In lines of liv-
iig light upon every heart and con-: ,
science, that not a jot or tittle of the
great laws of nature can be violated -
with impunity.
But," says one, "what has all thiato.
do with -Woman Suffrage?" Much, -every
way, as we will show in our next.. ,
Ix.vn.vj; Case.
Luckiamute, Ogn., April 15, 1S72.
TYPE FOlt THE Tir.rvn A n L-t.l
of type for the blind lias been invented
by Reuben Vose, a New York broker,
by the. use of which it will costonly two
dollars to print a Bihlr-. insfomi nf nttv
as at present, and to complete tho samo
f ; e ,K P"253 "as oeen constructed Dy
WUlCh the blind fnn nrlWf fnr'llinm.
selves, enabling them to carry on cor
respondence witli their friends as well as
inose witli eyes.
An extinct racei-CblhMlkc children, '