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FRIDAY.. ..JUNE 14, 1872. TILTON, THE TIMOBOUS. Theodore Tillon, who, notwithstand ing his desertion of the woman cause in the Cincinnati farce, when he ran after Greeley and the loaves and fishes in stead of woman's enfranchisement and the answer of a good conscience, has not altogether forgotten his first love, for he does say some good words yet for woman, albeit they Imj terribly diluted because of his Greeley ism. Hero is one of his characteristic rhapsodies: While the women of Massachusetts ami New York have liecu talking about It, their hitter lu Oregon have cone and done It. They have asked Congress to amend the Homestead Ijiw m as to allow them to nrcsc-mnt tmlillr limits. And Congress liati too murh Justice an well an gallantry to refuse the fair petitioners, and there Is every probability that the amendment will nass. The President nnnnivra It. nml Mrs Senator Williams Is hnnnv. nnd Mr K.iu-ffitf the President of the Woman' Ileal Estate As Noclatlrm.has gone to Oregon to act a agent for me orave women wno mean to try what virtue thPre Is In the soil. Why should not women have an equal right to and share of the land with men? Hie real estate InMlnct Is femi nine, for it rotues of a pure love of Mother Kiirth. If woman's sphere is home, as the con servative, wiseacres never tire oftelllng us, give nera itomostrau to buna it on. we have an idea that nothing is so likely to give n woman dignity and Independence 10. the knowledge that she owns a homestead, and nothing will lake the bachelorism out or a man so effect ually ns the sight of a little woman carrying on 11 snug farm or her own. Ijel Kve make a I'ara dlseandshc will find it hard to raise n fence high enough to keep Adam out, Adam has a great liking for that sort of thing. Now, Theodore, we women arc tickled wonderfully when you do thus nut us on the pate and brag about us, for It makes us happy and costs you nothing; there fore go on with your pretty talk. But the editor of the New Northwest, as a living Oregonian, beareth witness that, but for the co-operative action of Eastern women, their sisters from Ore gon could have had no show to "go and do it," Elizabeth Cady Stanton, of New Jersey, and Dr. Clcmence Lozier, of New York, headed Mrs. Sawtelle's petition with their signatures and cash aud many others wisely and justly did likewise. Before this reaches the eye of the reader wc shall have heard of the action of Congress in the matter, which we very much fear will be simply to "table the bill." But wc live in hope. MBS. NEYMA2TS ADDRESS. I Wc ask Horace Greeley and all other political dough-faces who, from dab bling in the man-made pool of party politics, have become so beslimed with partisan corruption as to be unable to comprehend the ethics of personal lib erty except npon the basis of personal aggrandizement, and almighty dollars, to read what the Germans of New York are doing. From over thc broad Atlan tic, where the tottering, one-sexed dy nasties of Europe are gazing upon our growing Republic which is not a Re publicwith wonder and amazement; from across the great American desert, where, on the shores of the billowy Pa cific, the people are looking on in aston ishment ; yea, even from thc rivers to the ends of the earth, comes up the one exclamation, addressed to our leaders, who, having eyes, see not, and ears, but do not hear : "Your Republic is a living lie. It is based upon the Declaration that all are endowed with the inalienn ble right to life, liberty and representa tion; yet the majority of your people are political nonentities. They pay taxes to support a government in which they have no voice. They suffer the legal disabilities of idiots and criminals, without like exemption from the conse quences of crime. They reach forth their appealing hands to you and cry out continually for representation, rec ocnition and equality, but you turn from them in vain, glorious self-adula- tion, and heed not their supplication and their cry." MES. WOODHULIS CANDIDACY. For humorous reading now wc com mend our readers to the columns of "the Woodhull" paper since the nomination of that celebrity for the Presidency. That the infatuated leader of thc free lovers and Internationals really believes she will be elected there can be no doubt. Schemes for thc bestowmeut of Federal natronace. the overthrow of monled aristocracy, the equal distribu tion of wealth, thc abolishment of in terest rates and the complete demolition of the marriage system, are some of the hobbies upon which she expects to ride into power. It is indeed pitiable to behold a wom an of Mrs. Woodhull's ability thus de luded and deluding her followers. It is the old story ovcr again of thc blind leading thc blind till both fall together into the same ditch. PEESIDENTIAL NOMINEES. The Philadelphia (Republican) Con vention re-nominated General Grant for the Presidency. Senator Henry Wil son, of Massachusetts, is the nominee for Vice President, Tills makes four Presidential tickets in the field Davis and Parker, of the Labor party; Gree ley and Brown, Liberal Republicans; "Woodhull and Douglass, Free Love, In ternationals,Commuuists, and what-not; and Grant and Wilson, straight Re publicans. The Democracy will proba bly not make any regular nominations, but content themselves with endorsing Greeley and Brown. It is not alto gether improbable that aWomanSuf-frage-or rather Human Rights-ticket will also be in the field. THE TIRST ONE. P. C. Sullivan, of Dallas. Poiu- Mrs. county, claims the honor of being th first woman voter In Oregon. Tlte JJallas Brpublican says that Mrs. Sul livan and Mrs. Hagood presented them selves at the polls, and amtd perfect silence and most respectful deportment of those around, gave in their votes, and they went upon thc record unchal lenged. Their votes were not counted hy tlif judges, but the ladies intend to test the question in the courts. BEIEF EDITOBIALS. Mrs. Duniway will probably be home about the first of next month. "Faith's" suggestion in reference to sending delegates to the Pacific Slope convention is very good and should be acted upon. The Republicans had a Temnerauce plank in their State platform in the election campaign just closed. The Republicans have elected a majority of the legislature, "Will they enact a stringent Temperance law? The last Monmouth Messenger gives space to a long-winded essay from some other paper lulminating against wom an's right to preach. How lone will old fogies continue to place the Bible across the track of the invincible car of progress? The "funny fellow" of the Herald fells how, in order to save the weak candidates of his party from attack dur ing the late campaign, he drew the Re publican fire upon himself. Tiie idea! Go to, old braggart! That may do to tell where you came from, but it's too thin for this latitude. The Philadelphia Convention throws out this bait to Woman Suffragists: "The Republican party Is mindful of Its obligation to the loyal women of America for their noble devotion to the cause of freedom. Their admission to usefulness is received with satisfaction, and honest demands of any class of citi zens for additional rights should be treated witli respectful consideration." All very fine, but nothing to the point. The Olympia Courier objects to wom an's taking the "short cut to liberty," as Mrs. Stanton calls it, and wants a Sixteenth Amendment "We would re mind thc Courier that slavery in Eng land was abolished by a more liberal construction of laws passed without ref erence to the subject at all. But we care not about the manner in which the enfranchisement of woman may be brought about. While we believe that women have the right to vote un der the fundamental law of the land, yet we would give a Sixteenth Amend ment our most hearty support. DISREPUTABLE. Of all the disrepuatble transactions of the late election none was quite so low as the publication, on the morning of votiug day, by the Bulletin of this city, for electioneering efiVct, of a re port that Governor Graver had par doned several convicts in order to ob tain their votes for the Democratic ticket. Of course there was not the slightest degree of truth in the report. Aud now the editor of the Bulletin, when called upon to explain and give his au thority for the report, merely responds with silly attempts at pleasantry and .:::.,, mi.to ,.,,, Mn.f...i. r ' ' i.t.i. 1 .i ui .& fr annual iiue mumi iiwuumi i in Portland a number of years ago. An election roorback was nut in circulation I... n nr(nt ,, notify his friends that it was an un- .. "lliui, i.. . vii.il t 1. e i.t if nuii i. uieiuuerui nun kuiiiu tiuiurn party a whole-souled, honorable man I ,i,cii i. t.i..ial1" i i"c hiaie wnerein tliey reside." believing the canard to be true, indus triously circulated it. Au explanation and thc authority being demanded, this gentleman came to the editor, and, to his great astonishment, found that the report had not thc semblance of truth in it. The gentleman was very much perplexed in this dilemma. The editor came to his relief with this lucid If not very honest plau: "You refer them to me; I will leu tnem mat w was my authority." "Why, you didn't get it l"B i'B'"' luai nt'ut Mnuer tl,c from him, did you?" "No; but then I Constitution belongs equally to the fe you see he Is about as big a liar as I am, I male citizens. Ry what authority, now, and the consequence will be that his 1 raUbt n"lesUy ask, is it contended friends will believe that I lie, aud my I t,,at we ,,!lV0 no rKt to vote? There friends will believe that he lies." ! is 110 capo from the conclusion, unless The reason, doubtless, that the editor il bo successfully maintained that of the Bulletin did not pursue a similar wou,en are not persons. If this last po course was because he could find no per- 81110,1 u-' true, then wc yield the contro- son whoso reputation for veracity was so near bankrupted as his own. GOOD TOE UTAH. A woman's newspaper, to bo called the 11 o))ian' Exponent, is soon to be started at Salt Lake City. The mate rial is already provided, and the first number will be issued in a few weeks. Thus vindicators of womanhood are springing up everywhere. Not only in the more enlightened and civilized countries is the cause of freedom for woman gaining ground, but in the Sul tan's dominions and pologymlc Utah, where woman Is most signally degraded, her protests against the galling slavery to which she is subject are going forth to the world. JAMES O0ED0N BENNETT. Tills veteran journalist has gone to his rest. His career has been one of the most wonderful. While there are many things to condemn in his life, no one can do otherwise than admire thc consummate ability he exhibited from first to last as proprietor of the New York Herald, which, under his able management, lias Jong been ac knowledged to be without a peer among newspapers. 00MINQH0ME. Dr. Mary P. Sawtellp, the brave and energetic little woman who has been battling so nobly to get a woman's homestead bill through Congress, and who will undoubtedly succeed in accom plishing her object at the next session, may be expected home very shortly. We learn by telegraph that she lectured inhan trancisco a few evenings since. NOT MEANT. The Vancouver Jtegistcr man is ex cessively worried because Mrs. Duniway made some reference toMr wii...iu. going the whole hog," evidently Im- agining that Aid "baPOll la In ll j We beg of him to be quiet. 7r ,, i the one meant at all. That would l,e! .....,- ntn .or ,nc Woodhull." MY VOTIHGEXPEEIEHOE. BV JlltS. r. C. hCLLIVAK. Dai.ias, Polk county, Oregon, June 8, 1872. Editor New- KorrrnwEST : Last Monday was one of Oregon's lovely days. After my usual round of morning du ties, feeling very patriotic, I concluded that I would throw on my hat and sliawi and step ovcr IO thc url no'usc and vote for the candidates of my choice, as every body else seemed to be doing. So, in company with one of my neighbors, Mrs. Hagood, I proceeded to the iiolls, ticket in hand. When within some fifty yards of the spot where American citizens exercise their most sacred rights, we discovered a crowd of gentlemen standing around the window of the County Judge's office, some of whom were talking very loud and somewhat boisterous, but as wo ueared the place everything became quiet and peaceful. Not a profane, harsh or disrespectful word was heart. Wo were received with congratulations from friends wlio stood near. As we stepped upon the platform the crammed mast generously and gentlemanly gave way, and we proceeded directly to thc window where the sovereigns of Dallas precinct pass in their ballots. A boanl of good-looking men were sitting at n table inside, who of course constituted the judges and clerks of election, and who were the legally constituted judi cial tribunal to decide upon thc qualifi cation orappllcants. At first glance the faces of this tribunal (with some of whom we were personally acquainted) presented a mixed look of pleasure and surprise, bnt they maintained their ju dicial dignity in a manner commenda ble. Wo demanded our right to vote under the laws of our country as they now appear upon the statute books. Wc did not go to beg, but to demand our rights. Our votes were received and registered without objection, and wo re turned home nftcr an absence of perhaps forty minutes, and found the roses blooming in the front yard as sweetly as when wo left ; the old castle was still standing undisturbed, and no one in jured, to our knowledge; and at twelve o'clock dinner was on thc table as usual, prepared by our own hands. We delib erately came to the conclusion which resulted in the exercise of our political rights from an examination of the laws upon the subject, which seem very sim ple and plain, using those words only j which could convey the Idea of a Ropub-! Ilcan form of government. It seems that up to the passage of the Fourteenth Amendment no law lias ! ever been passed by thc Congress of the '""P" ve winked at and counte TTniin.1 Bfoa n,.i., nnnitnfMitnn r! naiiccd the whisky traffic! If you wish United States fixing the qualification of a citizen In tills country; and so we find that Webster defines the word citizen in the United States to mean one who. me privilege oi exercisinrr ino elective franchise. That Amendment . . . . w" 13 Ttt of the Constitution j of " ViMcd States, declared "that all , 1 t i i, i . .. I iierwjiia uuru ur naturalized ill llie LHIl- , ... , . ... . ?uuJt the jurisdiction i t-Uii Ulf tllliiCil Ul Ull? dlUCMl ftLalfM. . t . . . Here, then, we have as fixed by the highest authority the qualifications of thc citizen. Now. the Constitution of Oregon declares, Sec 20, Rill of Rights, that "no law shall be passed granting to ani' citizen, or class of citizens, privi leges or immunities which uion the same terms shall not equally belong to all citizens." It follows, then, if a woman is a citizen of Oregon, and the laws of Oregon have extended to male citizens J I .1. I. 4 1 , , . . ! vcrs' ,lot otherwise; but it is not true, and can only be maintained by the de cisions of courts who shall take the re sponsibility to override law and good sense by arbitrary legislation upon the bench; if the words, "all persons," do not include women in this case, then in ail other cases where thc same phrase occurs in thc law, in the absence of any qualifying words, women of course are also included." If tills is the construc tion, then, by the same reasoning, wom en in Oregon are not liable for any crime tliey may choose to commit, and Mrs. Fair, for the murder of Crittenden, ought to be discharged from custody, for it is notorious that the same phrase is used throughout the whole criminal code of both Oregon and California. But, says the objector, your reasoning would Include infants and Idiots. We answer, the objection Itself has no foun dation in fact, for the law excludes both in both sexes. How beautifully the laws would read as they now stand with the construction placed upon them by the opponents of human rights. Here it is: No woman, however great her wisdom, intelligence and education, shall have thc right to vote. Naturalization laws as amended In 1S70: "Be it enacted by Senate and House of Representatives of the United States in Congress assembled, That the naturalization laws are hereby extended to aliens of African nativity and to per sons of African descent," Africa, with all her ignorance and barbarism, can come to the United States and vote, but the noble women of this country are to have no encouragement, no voice. Oh, consistency, thou art not only a dear, but a shining jewel! WE OONGEATULATE. The Pioneer comes to us in a new dress and eight page form, looking very neat and tasty. We congratulate our contemporary on this evidence of Its prosperity. Long may it llv. for tlin mno nf TTnmnn TIIM.I e to battle Rights. The increase of the vote m Oregon past lwo years ,s 3 000 " WHAT TEE WOMEN WANT. 1IY MES. CABBIE T. YOVNO. "Sister, bring her In here. I will tell her what I think of her." A sister Good Templar had invited me to sit au hour with her before lec ture time. The next a. jr. my host said he heard the above conversation. Almost the first words after introduc tion were an attack upon the character of women scholarly, pure women, mothers and wives whose children rise up and call them blessed; womeu who have given the world intellectual sous and daughters, and yet are so vigorous in intellect and pure in character as to win the praise of their enemies aud the respect of the world. "What do you strong-minded women want?" was the oft repeated question. "We want Justice, not flatter; we want knowledge, not novels or sweet little simpering talk; we wantialrpay for a fair day's work; we want, If we make a logical, argumentative, telling speech, the 'well done' accorded be cause it is deserved not the milk-and-water approval, 'Oh, very well for a woman!' " A man said to us yesterday, "A wom an's place is at home." "What," we asked, "and who is that bent,sad-faced woman across the street?" "She? Oh, she's a wash-woman. She's carrying work home." A little daughter followed, bending under thc load of garments. "Why does she go away from home? Why does she take washing to do?" wc asked. "Her husband Is :i drunkard," was the ready answer. "Who made him n drunkard? Who permitted men, too indolent to work, to toss out the glittering, sugared bait that lured the weak-minded man to his destruction? wno reached his avar icious, unholy hands into this woman's happy home, and, little by little, took the husband's money and his ability to make money took his self-respect took his affections took Ills time took his manhood, and coolly shoved the money in his till, aud the wreck of a man into the street to die like a dog, and to le buried like a beggar? Aye, sir, who hollowed the young wife's cheeks aud robbed them of their roses, and from her eyes drove the love light of former days? who imposed upon her tasks that a Chinaman would break down under yes, upon her, the dell calely reared, frail little woman? You, sIr an(l i'our """SMleM, selfish corn- w"' ,or l"L MaKe OI P'l m- women forever to slay at home, why do you, uy your failure to protect our homes, drive us out? "Last night in my audience sat thinly dressed, anxious mother. Three , . , ,, , . , - ., , '"" naooiiy uressea giris nesuen ler. She wept-her whole form itia clinL'mi Willi imnf.n U liv on ...... " "j in la t.t o tt . u K" iiu.iuaim ki vuu wiin ui uiu . . - , lt . . tempter ne speuunig ma money on 'ew'1 women and in gambling hells. "Give these women the ballot. Let i them clearly understand that they can use it to save their husbands and little ones from degradation, and sec If they will not use it conscientiously nnd witli an unction for the overthrow of these twin relics of a selfish, sensual age." I don't care how good a case yon make out a woman's place is at home. There is I, L . I hate her. Why don't she stay with her husband?" "May I tell you, sir? Her husband, Judge , married her, pretending to bo wealthy and learned. She had worked at school teaching, type setting, rending, copying, to make honest bread. Her father's estate gave her a marriage portion of $1,400. Like a true but unwise woman, she passed this money over to her husband. Traveling cxpcn:es, board bills and house-keeping expenses were paid until she was satis fied that he would not try to do any thing. Then she resorted to the uucer tain profits from boarders, to eke out the means of support. To-day I learned that she applied for work nt the ofllce of your county paper, and was refused Her wardrobe needed replenishing. She was a spirited, ambitious woman, and could not meekly sit down, conscious that her bread aud garments must be scant or 'bummed.' Do you blame her for wishing to cat honest bread? To earn it she was obliged to go where her talent as a compositor would bring her wages. From her scant earnings she has helped to clothe her lazy husband. He puts on an injured air and speaks ! disrespectfully of all women who earn their own living. And you, from the pinnacle of your good health and pros perity, clap your hands and cry 'good! forgetting that thc wheel of fortune may turn and leavo you if not i drunkard a beggar, and your sister i helpless dependent, not as well calcu latcd to win honest bread as tho pa' ticnt, pale woman you affect to despise so much." He answered: "Well, there is Lizzie S. What have you to say for her? Surely, in that case, you can find no apology for her conduct." "Do you know, sir, that her parents crossed tho 'Plains' when she was six years old? That her fattier, In the win ter of 'G0-7, was a miserable drunkard? That her mother had seven children aud but her own poor head nnd hands to earn bread for them all? That Lizzie was the only girl? That girls were scarce, and of course were petted, and coaxed to rides nnd routs and parties by men six times their age? These men dressed them elegantly for their company. It is done now, sir, in your cam ti. You have made presents of drpss to little plrls in school. This was her history. At thirteen years of age, not able to read or write, she was made a wife and taken to n farm, where all ' mnnner of exactions were required of her. She went. He swore. She ran away, back. He relented and coaxed her but furnished no instruction or help. Ho taunted her for lack of skill Sho could not do that she had not been taught to do. She was a lonely, spoiled, ignorant cnuu. Jtie said: 'I will compel her to wash and mend and save her clothes. She shan't have anv new ones until sho does.' He told of it. She told of it. A smooth-tongued old roue came aud with his money anil finery bought the child. Sho is a cast-away? Yes. Who made her oue? Whisky-steeped, selfish, sensual men 'lords of creation gentlemen! Yes, polite, sauve, polished gentlemen(?) lie in wait on thc street corners, gloating over the innocence and infantile charms of our little girls! Oh! imagine the joy of your associates! That is the way you and they protect women and helpless children! "What would we do with the ballot? Wo would besiege the citadel of public opinion until our votes, counted witli the votes of truly good men, would cause laws to be enacted that should make it an offense punishable with the Peni tentiary for a man to marry a child of thirteen years. We would apprentice all whisky sellers and gamblers for a term of years to learn trades by which they could make an honest and honora ble living. We would use the ballot to save the world, not to curse it" The young man fell back to the old assertion that "priority of creation made man the head of woman." Thc poor to bacco slave could not see that by that logic mules, having been created before men, were therefore the head of the man, or the masters and rulers of men. According to Genesis thc horse and his kiud were created before man, and the young man's logic, if correct, should be sent to Congress and tlte several State Legislatures, so that they may know who are their lawful superiors. We honestly think that the bray of a sensible mule would be as rational as much of the opposition to our claims for equality before the law. WOMAN'S ENFRANCHISEMENT. KniTou Xr.w Northwest: In a former communication T endeav ored to show the absolute and uncondi tional equality of the sexes. Upon this doctrine I predicate woman's right to a participation in all that pertains toiler own interest and the interest of the community of which she is a member, i uu uie republic, Kingdom or country of which she is a citizen. The funda- mental principle, which has passed into an axiom, that all power emanates from the people, cannot bo ignored with reference to woman. Woman's rinht to a voice in the election of rulers, in mak .1 ing and executing thc laws by which she is governed and to wliich she is amenable, is just as complete and per fect, and Just as necessary to her hap piness and welfare as man's; and any system of legislation which contravenes this great truth and denies to woman these natural and inalienable rights to whicli Cod ami nature entitle her is at war with the highest and best Interests of humanity, nnd is subversive of the great principles of human liberty. For if we may make laws for our fellow creatures without their consent iu one case we may in another, and if thc simple fact that a person happens to be a woman deprives her of liberty and makes her absolutely dependent upon the will of another in all matters per taining to legislation and government, the highest principle of human liberty Is contravened and set at nnught, and woman becomes what for ages she has been regarded the servant and thc slave of man. This Government will never extricate itself from the maelstrom of political corruption and moral perfidy and crime until woman obtains her rights iu thc field of tho world's enterprises, and vin dicates herself from the slanderous im putations that have been preferred against her iu thc declarations of selfish men that she is incapacitated and dis qualified, by virtue of being a woman, from taking a part in the public affairs of the country. And this she will do whenever the opportunity is afforded her by thc re moval of the political disabilities which now hold her iu chains and compel her to be a silent spectator of the world's iniquities and the wrongs of selfish leg islation. And as surely as the sun shines in the heavens to-day and lights the earth with his beneficent beams, so surely, at no distant day, will woman rise in her greatness and power and de mand that these chains aud fetters which havo for ages held her In thrall j be broken in sunder in order that she , may enjoy the glorious and sublime privilege of laboring side by side with her brother man in the great reforms that arc to renovate the world nnd bring the long-expected day when swords shall be beaten Into ploughshares and spears into pruning hooks, and the na tions of this world shall learn war uo more Nothing short of the recognition of woman's absolute equality with man before the law nnd the removal of all nnlltlnnl .lUl.lltlt. . . 1 ri.-iii, ner from thc enjoyment and exercise of this equality will answer her demands nnd purposes and enable her to exercise that power and Influence and enjoy that hap piness of which her nature Is capable. And that woman's right to this equality will soon be recognized bj' the powers that be is clearly evinced from the con- slderation that many of the most emi - ...... . . r in.ii.iin or i, iiliiv - warm advocates and supporters, and the vote upon the question in several of the State Legislatures shows conclusively that woman's right to political equality im.nt much loncer be withheld. And when this glorious event shall occur! tiimticrhout the nation a new era will dawn upon the Republic. Reforms that will refine and purify society will bo in troduced and carried forward to success ful consummation, some or which wei Hhall hereafter notice. Labak Case. I.VCKIAMOTK, Ogn., May 2-", 1872. THE PAOTPIO SEOPE'CONVENTION: L.VKAYETTK, Og)! JuilC 6, 1S72. Dkak Xkw XoitTiiirisr: Iii looking over the columns of the last "People's Paper" I see a "Call for a Pacific Slope Woman Suffrage Conven tion." Now I do not .know that you will think it amiss if Pgivcyou a few of my thoughts on this momentous ques tion. In tho first place any candid per son who is not biased by prejudice will admit that Woman Suffrage -Conventions are productive of good results. For instance, the late New York Con vention if it accomplished nothing else worthy of notewas,, tlS. agency which brought about thc "bolting" of "the Woodhull" and her infatuated follow ers, and nothinir could have happened which would have been so productive of good to the "Woman Movement" as has this one act of this avowed "free lover." We are all aware that for thc past j'ear and a half Iter name has been a reproach to the cau.-e. That she is a wonderful woman none can deny, and that she has done much towards bringing about the emancipation of her sex all must admit; yet her many vagaries have been detri mental to the cause she has so distract edly represented. And, now that she and her many foibles can no longer be hnrled at the "Stanton wing" of the Woman Movement, the same will be rid of an odium, a slur, which must re sult in great good for the cause of Hu man Rights. Relative to the plausibility of these conventions, and to the "Pacific Slope Woman Suffrage Convention" in partic ular, it would be desirable if Oregon could be represented in our sister State by delegates from each and every local ity where persons reside who have been honored by receiving circulars inviting them to participate In the proceedings of said Convention, for by agitating and taking a lively interest in the same it will servo to keep the people of this coast wide awake on the subject, and will have a tendency to caii3c them to investigate the matter for themselves, thereby paving the way for the enfran chisement of one-half the people of our great, glorious and free(?) Republic. We should ever bear in mind that we not working solely for ourselves, but in part for the good of future generations. In "the good time coming" historians will marvel that here in America, in the nineteenth century, "equal rights rr nil" existed nlv in name. That the . rrp?it. civil of insf ion will nnn ho rnnnlind is. however, the firm belief and prayer of Faith. I - i AflSWriRR TO flfl'R'RTRPIYN'n'E'N'TS J.N. G.: The receipts were forwarded, together with the written authority. Hope you will receive many subscrip tions for the "People's Paper." "Patience Philanthropy:" Your artl- i cle wm appear next weeic. Mrs. R. J. G.: Subscription received : and paper sent as directed. i Harry C: Yon will find the profession ! of journalism greatly over-stocked. Still, there's always room in the tipper story ".Moiiie:" .Nearly every woman in the country who wants to make her own way gels an invoice of millinery and me consequence is that there is generally too much competition. If, however, you think you can secure and hold the trade you mention, we would by no means dissuade you from embark ing in the enterprise. It is hard for us, at this distance, to judge in your ease. Sarah M.: Think not. Susan G. : Write again. If your ar ticle is rejected once, don't let that dis courage you. Perhaps your next may please better. Try, try again. Mrs. H. D. C, Umatilla: Note and subscription money received. Your subscription, in consequence of your having ordered tho back numbers, ex pired at the close of thc first Volume, Hope you will succeed in getting up a club. Address of Mrs. Clara Neyman. The following address was delivered before the Steinway Hall Woman Suf frage Delegation in New York by Mrs. Clara Neyman, a sweet-voiced, pretty and earnest German lady, whose man ner captivated her audience and fairly took thc house by storm: "Appearing before you, a stranger to the language, I must crave your indul gence for any deficiencies in either ex pression or pronunciation. I prefer to attempt to express myself in the lan guage of my adopted country, being conscious that I shall thereby be under stood by botli German and American friends. The question of the equality of the sexes has thanks to thc untiring ef forts of a few high-minded men and women extended to such a degree as must gladden the hearts of all those who are to-day honing for the speedy politi cal emancipation of one half of the hu man race. We live in an age of general enlight enment, hi wliich old customs and su perstitious prejudices must give way to the march of progressive ideas. The blind faith called forth and fostered through the ignorance of thc masses is disappearing more and more in the field r . ii s.. ..i: i:.,t mi1 co. s'eiice, ;i ntrii as in l"'"1"-," Cjaj questions, w e observe a uesire :mu ' longing for truth and reality which lias iim-fir liooit wllnpsspd before But let us not underrate the import ance of the great work we have yet to accomplish. Much is still to be done before we can reach the desired goal, nnd we call upon all progressive minds to do everything in their power to ob tain it. Much can be done in our iamt , iy circles by properly training the youth ; to believe the equality -o. the t wx es, and especially by Imparting to our gins a better and more thorough and morei siblc education. ,, , , . Much must also be accomplished by Much must also lc accompiisneu uy e constant agitation of these matters a wider sphere, and by the force of r own example in our every-dny life the iu our own example Having once obtained our object, and and actions. inns ireeu women " ,r"""" social Domiago u" -" ' those who have co-operated in this at tainment may then look with proud and lofty feelings npon the efforts they have made to accomplish it. or this i, i ... .1 i nMnifiamlitHntt t . 1.;. I win do toe jirsi' ij"i A.w.unvn in ma- tory to occur wiinout uie sneuuing of i blood, nnd from it will be dated an era of peace that shall bless the whole hu- man family. "Thc -peaceful solution' pi this question wlILprociaim to the world the knowledge that there is no more need of contest and no further call for human sacrifice logratify man's vitiated ambition. Although little has been heard among thc Americans from German citizens in regard to this subject, yet their lead ers nave not ueen less energetic man their American co-workers, 'llictrstyio of agitation is different. They act more quickly, and if they lack in spirited demonstration, they gain in dispatch and thoroughness. Their worK is, tuere- fore, not the less important. In all tne momentous hours of this Republic the Germans have been at their post in times of danger and necessity, and it would be unjust and short-sighted In Americans to ignore the significance of thc German element. A great many German societies have already declared themselves for equal rights and adopted in their platforms the principle of Woman Suffrage, and wo count among our most earnest advo cates by far the greater part of all the German Radicals in this country. A few months ago there was forniod in this city a great German Woman Suffrage Association. We held our first great meeting on tho 21st of April in thc large Turner's Hall, which was crowded to excess, and the speeches by tlie German suffragists created storms of applause. Discussion was thus awak ened, and a general interest brought out for this great reform. We feel that we have much cause to congratulate ourselves upon the action of the great Society of the Turner's, numbering many thousands of mem bers, among whom are many of the most profound thinkers of the period. In their Annual Report this body of men declare themselves positively in favor of suffrage for women. And now let me close with an earnest appeal that the great suffrage societies of this Nation may hereafter work to gether for this great important object, that we may establish in this now and beautiful land a Government of tho whole people, which shall be a model to all Nations'." From thc Hellglo-Fhllopblcal Journal. Oregon Spiritual Convention. 11V PROF. IV. IU CHAJJEY. By request, we publish the following, as showing wliat tne Spiritualists are doing in our midst. We believe in giv ing ail sides a Hearing. JiD. .new Noktuwkst. The Spiritualists of Oresron will hold their next Convention at Woodburn Grove, seventeen miles north of Salem, commencing Monday, June 17th, 1S72, aud continuing until the following Sun day. It is expected that decisive steps will be taken toward laying the founda tion for thc establishment of a "Liberal College." The question has been agi tated with some earnestness during the nast vear. and all feel the necessity for schools and colleges which shall be con ducted upon more liberal and progres sive principles than the strait-jacket seminaries, where pupils are manacled with fossil creeds and tho bigotry of a barbarous age. We need new text books, too, free from that insinuating sectarianism so craftily introduced into all our popular school books that the minds of the young are imperceptibly drawn into the embrace of error and su perstition. This thought suggests another. We can boast, In the Spiritual ranks, of the deepest philosophers and ripest scholars of the age. Our literature rates with the foremost. Our speakers and debat ers have no superiors. And yet we are comparatively bankrupt in text books for educating our youth. Here is a great desideratum, and a standing re proach. We have the talent among Spiritualists to prepare better text books (independent of weeding out the sec tarianism) than those now in use. But unfortunately those possessing the tal ents are poor and without influence. Were they to write tliey could not pub lish. If the wealthy will now step for ward and guarantee the publication, the writers would soon be at work. Will they do it, or must our children still continue to be trained in error? My Astro-Theological lectures have awak ened much interest here in Oregon, and Brother John S. Hawkins, of Salem, having generously proposed to furnish capital to pay the artist for a scries of views to illustrate my astronomical and allegorical explanations, William Par rotte, of Salem, a highly gifted and in spirational young artist, lias been for several months engaged upon the work which we anticipate will be so near completion that it can be exhibited at our convention in June. This is not merely an individual enterprise in its effects, although strictly so in the under taking, for Bro. Hawkins and myself have agreed that all proceeds arising therefrom, beyond reasonable living ex- f tenses, shall go into the fund for cstab ishing a Liberal College, printing books for use in same, and for aldintr generally in disseminating the sublime trutns or our ucautiuil puilosopuy. He will travel with me, making the tour of the United States, which will probably require several years. ltrotiicr iiavktus lias invented nnd constructed a "Planetarium," consistiug of a flaming sun in the centre, around which the planets, attended by their moons, will ue seen revolving, at differ ent distances and rates of speed, inside a zodiac seven feet in diameter. The ef fect produced is not inferior to tho best apparatus, costing thousands of dollars, to be found in colleges, and owned by private individuals. A "revolving plan isphere," seven feet in diameter, on which are painted the zodiac, ecliptic, and constellations, will represent tho daily apparent motion of the heavens, whereby many of the puzzles of the Bi ble can be made so plain that even a child may understand them. In addi tion there will be thirteen other views, painted in oil colors, arranged in pan orama style, constituting a very inter esting exhibition, aside from the Inter est and novelty of my lecture-, casting horoscopes, etc. .... The readers of the Journal will re member in one of my articles a year ago, T predicted success for myself when Jupiter came upon thc midheaven of my horoscope. I will only say that this enterprise promises greater results than I dared hope for. Overworiceo Women. It is useless to deny the assertion or quibble about the statement that while there are many wives who lead idle lives, more than two-fifths of the wives in the coun try are cruelly overworked, virtually broken down in health aud spirits in the very prime of their womanhood. "I think," says George W. Curtis, "of many and many a sad-eyed woman I have known in solitary country homes who seemed never to have smiled, who struggled witli hard hands through melting hot and piercing cold to hold back poverty anil want, that hovered like wolves about an ever Increasing flock of children. How it was scour and 6crub morning and night, and scold all tho day long! How care blurred the window, like a cloud, hiding tho lovely landscape. How anxiety snarled at her heels, dogging her like a cur. How lit tle she knew or cared that bobolinks drank witli blithe idleness, tumbled and sang in the meadows below; that tho earth was telling tho time of year with flowers iu the woods above."