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About The new Northwest. (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887 | View Entire Issue (June 4, 1875)
FRIDAY-. IUXE 4, 1874. TICK. A(nU will; !aaaa; iMl la apoa a as aav asp chArgM apoa mm all auaaa, mmd thay will aoalkr gnat mrat ' a? rvnlutbf to aa (broach mmnmj rdn r reeleterad tottcra. " -SL1IDI1, rOULEST gll." man or Tb action of lb Evening Journal la trr KUlog publicity and credence to ft story to tbe discredit of m young girl,- whose faalt seetos to be that she delivers sew- - lug irblcb she and br mother do lor a . livelihood, to oomsr wherever tbey ' assy hsppea to reside, cannot bo too aa-' " rlyonnrd.. Relating the fact tu ' wbolljr uoaeoeseery, aa It concerned no "nM bat those who did. tb work" and ...vHboa who received aad paid for It. fiat . when thU la embellished by th aaspl V , alooa of tboaa who evidently would bar beea far bettor employed la attending to . their owa affaire, Instead of standing ; "' upon tbo street corner spls upon the aoUone af other It la senaurable to tba : last degree; Generalities sro bad anoagh ; but tba paragraph to which wa refer hesitated, not to partlcularixc la the BAoat heartless manner. - "Blender, foul- est whelp ef sin," a hideous anoagh In , all conscience, when whispered la prf : vale elraleev conveyed by significant ueda, oggeetlve shrugs, and vague lo aeadoos. When boldly btasoaod la tba public print of daily paper, Ibe Ljwetllcntlal blighting of IU breath le yet JUaeker aad more deadly, Iteeoveaemed fangs Strike yet deeper and rankle with mahltlaeanrfUatliiypa'n Tba "path of shame" la frequently , trodden through all Its dark labyrinths of sin and woe by tboaa who were first drives therein by Id famine news-moo- 'gees, or aeneatianal item-seeker, who. " It may be merely for tba aake of Ailing ap ft earner of tbelr special columns, or to gratify their, tattliog propensities, give . to the world that wbloh, ovsn If truer would far batter remain forever an- wblspered certsloly far better unwrit ten and unpublished. ,-4 The map who cannot sea young girl . go where tba dally demands of her bast , oeea call ber, without posting himself In ft convenient place to watch and report upon ber Ingress and egress, should oer tainly not be possessed of tba power for goad or 111, which tba control of a re porter's pencil gives him. And when, In addition to acting ibe part of apy, b juagea," rrom lue style, of personajat traeted by tba young girl's preeenos In a qoeetlonoble locality, that "she is al ready only too well known by tba class -who are the bane of virtu and tba curse of society," be ehould aertalnly be pos- of enough of common humanity keep his foul suspicions to himself; i Tba meddlesome, prying curiosity that la ever aa the jlert to see and re port evil, while oonsUotly blind to good, Is the demon hat women and girl have to aontond with, when they must work or starve. .And the very- persona who ; thus constitute " tbemeelvee a. prfvntol,,, portion of lb Continent, have watcn npon tn action o outer, spread pitnuis tor unwary feet, by proclaiming ioa - aaspioioos inai -none au ine avH-mIhded wouTdeifcery and then, ' with lachrymose protestations, lameal tba Call from virtue that tbelr damnable suspicions baateued '.: What tongue or pen enough thall ex ecrate the persona who, by untimely repeech nd . onchart table 'penrersioa of circamatanoeeenllst as pioneer of eaiaa to ...... -r.: ..- - - - ,1 "CWTOTieawsuueauf vlitiie.aap a in walls.' As4 opt a amoota and ay way to dta V " TsmpUd by tba vast improvsment : that a patent enulde makes In th ap pearance la tba heretofore olmlnatlve and altogether inslfnrficant Dallas an wa this wssk committed a folly that jre have not before beea guilty of formontbw actually bpeded tba aforeeaJdahet la search of asws. Judge our surprise toBjnd, that the maa whexahovea 1U vapid and xils- lasting quill I .- jfievajaa lulll had accused us of talligT? ""T bara "T " but aa Item from bis paper. Attempting lo be witty, be ceil aa names; striving to be facetious, be makes aa abortive effort - to rkUcato hU better; sseklng to ap pear valiant, b call apoa a "to Mat, away" at him. 27ow, although w have not read the lemirrr for some . time, wa feel confident that there has BSTbeanTSnnoiffi llahed la Its columns worth Healing, so a refutatioa of this ridiculous charge la una aeissryt?QsDlu Homo" is pretty "good; but w assure tbt specimen of a heretofore andleoovered genu that we do not ear to "blato away" at tba very laalgnlUcant, diminntlva and unsavory ample of the new and aondeecrlpt spe cies which ho asta ap a ft target, aa It utterly Calls to Inspire aa -- - ''." ." "WHS ihe umnetay tSU wrrteie ftet. . la Iheiwaa worthy of Oxtr -The Kogeoe- Owxrd, which would be macb mora fitly named were It styled th blacktTHdrd. sava "that It I Ralem's greed for somsthingof tbe Beecber-TU- ; ton trial order, that toleratea lecture on Courtship aqd Marrlaga." Xew, la our simplicity, wa had supposed that theee, at leatv were lei ' far a poseibl removed from anything Improper. Tba frantic endeavors of those Irresponsible scribblers to conjure up something that will reflect discredit upon women who advocate th freedom - or weirntr, wouia Mptnaoi, were iney good people of Eugea tolerate aooh ft Jl!ilnj?udcceacy, aa u tag paper. qastsd, shows that tbsy are "loag-euN erlag, slow to anger, and plenteooe la L meTtj.n That they recently greeted for many eucoeealve alghla, with orewdsd honsss aad cordial welcome, the lecturer -wiioltmTaeainng makes a fuUle af- fort to traduce, la sufficient evidence ' that his vlewa are barely tolerated la that hospitable aad pleaeaat city, aad act by those of tbo bettor alaea ft! that IMMIQK1TI0I. L Every steamer that 'drope aacbor abreaet our olty adda to oar population many persons la search of new bomea. Tboaa who have for several names past ssea their Aside laid waste and their la bor oome to naught, by tba ravages pf grasshopper la !' favored regiona of the Weet, seek, In our sunset land, homes tbst each succeeding year will Increase In beeuty and value. These stranger that are almost dally arriving In our midst, belong mainly to thatel of working people that our &tat baa so long ajssdsd for Its development, Worn and somewhat, discouraged with their long Jouraey aud the very narrow view that la afforded them upon, tbelr first lauding, they should be cordially wel comed and supplied with Information of every kind concerning the land of which heretofore but vague and at beat unsat isfactory reports have reached them, Tbey could not arrive at a more au spicious season, to become Impressed with tba beauty of our State: and when the advancing summer baa poured lata the lap of the year tba bountiful harvest which Oregon summers never fall to bring, wa trust that they will be p pared to bear, cheerful witness to ths stories of ber frultfulneea tbst bavs reached them in tbelr far-el! bomas be yond the Ronky Mountain Persons who have beentcustomed and art willing to labor for tbelr living, will And little trouble In aecurlng for tbemeelvee homes that will, in few years, reward their toll and ear. The Idle, Incompetent grumblers will And life) her pretty much the samaras else where. Kortu os persists In withholding hsr favor from such, and reward pra- portlowed to tbetr task fat alt that any can hope to obtain, r But bare the re ward la aura to follow the task, and to this the smiling Aelds with their proeo lee of abundant harvests, th thrifty orchard with thai promise of fruiUgs, tbo quiet cottages that dot the hillsides and valleys, and tba luxurious homes that abound la th cities of Oregon, bear am pis and conclusive testimony. Large farm word a blight and draw back to the early civilisation of the State. Whea the government donation olaima4aaciwwem4au gle.famliea,aad half as much by lonely gle.famUiea, aad half as moon by lonely bachelors, tba social advantages of the country were Indeed meagre. Theee men, rich la broad woodlands and half- tilled fields, were yet so "pinched, and bare, and eomfortlees," In all that per tained to home and society, that even hbei, broad acres failed to satisfy them, and tba need of Immigration to develop the resources and render endurable the social condition of the country, was keenly felt Tba trelne of tolling oxen of two decades ago very alowly supplied this aced the high railroad farce have aieo retarded Immigration. Recently, from various causes, the tide baa been started that has landed hundreds of em igrants in our Bute; and. If tboaa who arrive this year send back favorable re ports, the Bomber next year will be still greater. To those who, forsaking home and kindred and Interests In ibe more i came to find bomea with us. we bid I cordial wlcom7 and topi IhaOheTu" "'JT allsaUoo irf tbeTf deeama of heauty, neace and plenty, In occidental homes. "1-L- J -' ... UL ' TT&U2LE SI81STXX. Oae Of ths taost terrible disaster, fa history oocurrad on- the ,27th of Mayin tno oarning or. toe rrenen fjatnoiie Church, at Booth Hotyoke, Massacha- selils during avsulng aarvloss. The raise had nearly closed, and vesper service was being sung, when tba flame from ft candle caught the drapery around the statue of the' Ylrtrin Vlarv and streamed ap aad caught tba building. A panic eoeoed, and the worshipers, soms seven hundred In number, made a rush for tbe doors, blocking the passages aad crashing tba fallen beneath tbelr foci. Tba screams of the living and tba moans of th dying, added to the roar of tba Aamoa, mad a deafening tumult. Many ware pulled eat by tno arms and wore puusa out cy tno arms and lew ours. Tba sceoee at tba door are dsscrfbed as terrible.' They were literally blocked vrjth people aseklng exit.- Tba whole affalrwae over In about fifteen minutes, and nearly one hundred person lost their Uvea. The Evening Express, la commenting upon the shocking disaster, ssysi "Too free Ta church ought to be prohibited. It la la Romaa Catholic aad ritualistic cbaruhee that candles sre need, and toco calamity a thi in Massachasette ought to be a life-long argument against their aee." . . I8WE1S TO. OOiMSPOIDEITi. Mrs. W. 8.. Paradise, W. T.i Bub- scriptloa reoslvsd. PaystoVoL,Ko.7. Thaaka, -Jatra.O. E. McC; Orewn Cltv: Com munication received. . WW appear next Aoerpt thaaka. , - I HVHV Hi, Pertlandt- Koto- and expla nation at. hand. Sorry for advene air- cuBMtancee, and hope to see yo soon. Miss B. WalUburg: Wa will re- carve your communication fortha pree- ant, or at least aatil further demoustra- tloa from tbe other aide mOm L. A. LafsyetUi Accept oar congtntalatlon for th sfflcleot manner la which you discharged thi dutlea of Secretary. Borry wa bad to abridge your cxooUcat report. --.. a H, Walla Walla: Our office uraedjXjWeuLjMjiftoj Ing last week, and your recant commu- alcatloa waa mlalald. It assy ooaae to llgbtla time for next Issue. Mia, C. E. &, Olympta u Your very liter la at hand. -lUarriSaaka Jbr tba ssatlment expressed; aa also for th jeommunloatloa accompanying It. Mrs. IX hop to visit Olympla and other point oa th aoaad daring tba sammer a auk t...t. - x yvv' -. , EDlTailAL (?0Sar3P0IDEHCE. irate ruAOcaa er ts Siw iroarawasrs .. On Wsdneedsy evening of last week, aftar having lingered la tbe society of dear one at borne u ntll com palled to ru n till thoroughly exhausted to reach the ferryboat "oa tims," ws wont, aboard the aoutb-boond train, oa our way to meet a leotare engagement Into Capi tol city. "We're disgusted with any mortal who knowo better, and will yet suDer him self to getTtne-alek-bsadacbe through over-work.. W bad 1W- And. sue a hsadaebe I - Keee e yoar quiet, doaiag, grumbling affairs, which yea might bathe In earn d cologne and drowsiness. out a regular bumping, mumping, nan seating, nerve-weakening, soul-sickening seneaUon, of tbT kind that sticketh cloeer than a bur or a brother. . . The principle incideots of that Journey w never snail .remember, iieg your pardon, reader. . Let as take that back. Tbe principal Incident of that journey was that abominable headache, and we never aball forget It We're not th first editorial correspondent who oyer said what be or ehe didn't mean, but we believe we're tbe first oa record to be . , i . ... . eincuy poncet aooui it . Obtained a half hour rest, Including washing, dreasing, and combing, for the lecture If you call such exercise retting and.lheo repaired to tba Opera House, where a goodly array of smiling faces greeted us. After an hour and a half ws dismissed the multitude, ud as we write, we recall a confused commingling of congratulations, Invitations to this, that and tba other borne,- presoriptious for the' headache, etc, etc., to all of which we listened as in a dream, and there with thanks; hand-shakings, and promises to see tba friend to-morrow, repaired to our room at the hotel, tied up, our rebellious cranium la wet towel, and went to sleep to dream that ewr braiawae beiag tunneled -through for the accommodation of the Iron horae, who was plowing bis way to Winne muoea. . Oh.J. we'r disgusted with sick bsadaeboe, and anybody who will har bor them. Thursday morning found us wide Lk . i.. ki,-i cream all gone, but an steward soon procured as a palatable breakfast, for which we had no appetite, though our bead waa clear the result of the tunneling, probably-pbut we were weak aa a kitten, atlff as a foundered boras, and nervous as an old bachelor, Therefore, reader, you need not wonder at the lnooberency of thla compulsory epistle On Friday morning we went a-cau- vaasing, with very fair success. Ths tectum waepoatponed to ftcoommodato the "Alkas" and "Atheneoms," rival but friendly literary aocletleo connected with the' University. The entertain ment was a decided success, many of tbe participants covering tbemeelvee all over with, well-earned glory. A "duet," with two at the piano, and one lot twewMh the Auto, waa wall performed rfr the most part, but waa too long, and tnereiore a nttie tireeema. mms iseiiie recitation was particularly j u WortmsO, . . kit . ' waa th first Journal of tba kind to which w aver listened, that did not aeem tedious, which la th highest praise wa can offer. Mr. Wortman will excel aa a Journalist if be pereeveree.- Tbe -"Valedictory" was abiy-wrUten and adasfraSly pro' noonced, andlbe perrbrmsDos ended by ft - double-quartette song of "Good Night" Kotwltbstondlnf th fact that w had postponed aa advertised lectors, which we bad come from Portland to deliver, la order that our audience might have opportunity to patronise the local enter tainment, tbe Society "forgot" to an nounce oar lecture for Saturday evening, and It was too late, then, to get tbe an nouncement In the papers, so that our next audience was small, compared to former occasions, becaasa not sufflclsatly advertised. Tbe next time we are thus accommodating to local societies thsy'll be surato treat us better. But the Sat urday evening lecture waa a decided success, so far aa enthusiasm, sympathy, and Intorect were concerned! The sub ject for tbe evening was the "Advantages and Dtssd vantages of the Ballot, aad tba kindling eyes of listening ladles gladdened as as the work went on. iOa-Frlday we visited the-State De partment and were ahowa the Hist printing press ever brought to the Pa clfle CoaaUroor little battered relic of "ye auld lang- syns P It cracked aad shrlvslsd roller, mouldy Ink pad, roty Iroo works, and antiquated-"form," gased mutely and yet eloquently at as from out of th depth of th long ago, and carried as back to tba voiceless sharea Of the Irrevocable, to the time when th ghost of Pioneer Wat In tbe fleeb, who being deed, yet speak to us through this dumb and mouldering relic the fate that none can conquer pawing asrajr. Here, too, are old books, printed Upon this press la 789, In classlo Chi nook. Ths words reach aeroes a page, eometimee, and are as unpronounceable as unintelligible. We'd recommend them for a spelling match, only nobody pounding them, much less his reputa tion for correct pronunciation. 'These books are greasy with tbe fingering of many a filthy aiwaah, juid yon leave their perusal; of the effort to peruse with, a strong" Injla odor, about your hand that suggests th necessity of soap and water. " . .. 7, , Th exhlbitiea of, the mutsstihonl wag give Thursday, at the Opera House, under the supervision of th Indefatiga ble worker, Bev. P. & JCalgbt, and his mate co-Uborer la tb tbfUlaV Profsw' eorflmllh Brother Kaigttt dees mar good hard work than any maa w know of. Dot brd amatol toil I tcfwigpoa him. - It take a woman to sad ore th sxtrame at bardahlp, whether la the mental or physical field. W aoojorai ourrlehdo-fot-BeTore sbsll be too Hsr. There are nlnsteeo pupil in th mq,te - school, and all are brltbt, quick, obedi ent and Intelligent. But. our space is fulL from - hsr we ga-to JOersun, wusre we are U give a ooume of teeturea. beglaolng to-morrow Totiml!). ..... ,. J O Balein, Msy 81, 1875. lettee rEOM olympia: To vas Eorroaor vas New KusTawsar: To ths casual observer there seems to exist the earns willingness to submit to the roles and customs that have eon- trolled la year paUllut to those who have tbe power of penetratlug beyond tbe surface of all things, to those who look Into th minds of men and read tbelr dee peat thoughts, and from tbsm draw conclusions, there Is revealed great and radiealebange. " -: V, V-J TU those whose high standing la so ciety gives them Influence that must fall, because- they have tbe troth and preach It not. Tbey keep tbe pure es- aeooe for themselves, and feed tbe peo ple with busks. - We are passing through ft tranaitloa that will continue Its process of purifica tion until worldly ambition la super ceded by a desire for tbat peace of mind that I 'only attainable oy adherence to trutbBni Justice, ... Compensation 1 written upon the so roll of high sternal Law. Every arrow aimed at another ball rebound with increased force, and all must learn tbat truth will eventually aeeert Its supreme rule, and man become aware, of a court of justice tbat be can not escape, where jurors are not needed, where the accused will be weighed In Its scales ol unerring Justice, hsld la the grasp of sternal and Immutable law. Tbe Invisible agenelee bav projected a plan of operation, and are now earn estly watobing Its progress and waiting coming events. Plana wl.lj coaUbu to be devised aroualng the people to more activity, and the light gained from tbe falssneee of assumed truth, will compel people (6 look elsewhere for'guldance to tbat beautiful life set forth in tba Bible.' As soon as man begins to reason, a mors powerful band will be marshaled Into action. Therefore, We may look for of reform. TIs downtrodden, oppreesed women that must be reclaimed from her proseut dsplorable condition. Many workers that have Ignored the great and Import ant question of Individual freedom, will PODsec the. fallacy-ofappsaliog to man's ssnss of justice. Tbete are other ways and msans by which, he aball be compelled to yield to woman ber Qod- glven right of Individuality. Woman'a pleadings and demand have all been do- rlslvsly Ignored. But her aborsand. exertions shall eventually receive their Just reward. Her lack of success has brought to ber aid the subtle forces of nature. As it is woman'a couditlon that must be ameliorated, 'tis her you must instruct. ' 'TU useless appeal rng to man's better nature, un,Ul you first free fwoenawfrom ber present 1UU of social boadagSbJTis woman that must remove the badge of dishonor from bar sister woman. Will aba do ItT Has sbe tbe moral strsngta to bravs the many ii endoe tbat will be burled -at- her for striving to remove the cause of the msny wrongs snlalled through man upon her? fou but. those who have attained thorough spiritual status need engsge In thij berculesn task, for thpjwlli need a great ebaref -the-Cnrist-loveand Char ity to enable them to render good for avll - :Thetjueaofflrad7WliairwIIirng and ready to gird on the armor of truth and Ignore ft fstae-piibllc opiuion and work for tbe elevation of womankind ? Tba great ship of human freedom i launched upon the wave of time. Who la there ready and willing to man ber? And wbo that feala competent to guide her Irito port? She neede a thorough captain upon her deeka and a ateadxi nana at per netm, ior mere am stormy u).and rough billows to eooodnfer. Let all be sure of their ability to perform tbelr part, before tbey register tbelr names, for when once she Is equipped, and Iter sella unfurled loathe breeze, there Is no going back, all must perform the task- easlgned to them. : She ' Is freighted with a cargo dear to the world, a cargo la which all have an interest, and through" which all shall receive great rlcbes.Therefore'tl a duty to compel Unwilling hands-to-labor that that the ship msy reelst the powerful billows tbat are raging around, striving to-en golf ber. rib fcmstoIitdni banner of freedom, and la J at her mast bead ablnee the beaconJlght- that shall sooner or later attract thi eager gate of aa anxious woria, ana er trusting friends shall yet heboid ber triumphant entrance and safe anchor In the babor of truth. Clara E. Sylvester. Olympla, June 1, 1B75. .- ' . "With the June number Jiarpet't Mag- oHne commences Its fifty-first volume. A more beautiful number, or one dis tinguished by greater Interest or variety, has never been Issued. It , contains slgbty superb engravings, eight out of th eighteen articles being Illustrated. The leading article la an exeeedinrlv interesting dcocrlptlfth af 't'"'l Ft- landa, profusely Illustrated. - An artiole oa "Coocord Books nd-Authors" fur- aishsa ft'flttlng eequel to the "Concord Eght,' la former nataber... Professor mi's third paper oa tbe "Stone Age lo ho rope," Je both marvelous and ia- atroetlve. T. B. Aldrlch coatribaua a charming poem. The "Development of our Mineral Reaoarcesn la compreben- siely4eaUd hy a g terry Hanyin the etghlh paper of th First Century seriea. A new aerial, a domestic story of New England, by Julian Hawthorne, la begun ts sale number. shorVtnts tnsga tne ashlaios maeb mere varied 'matter thaa any other monthly periodical, and Ita circulation I larger than that of all ether of It class combined. Harper Brothers, ew York City. Price, 14 00 par ftanua. - - i r--t ; ; , THWABTE? fiTrtrsVMTT. ' aCHsui wi-a. r; Tbe ouly road to liberty thus far been tbrougbtoirghd oppression, aud ,teruallgllahca''-ha-evrr. Wn Its pries.'" The civlllxsUou of to-dsy nothing else than tbe fragments fights which ihe scaffold and tbe stake have wrung from the strong Lsnds of usurpers; every step of progress the world bas e verIdT-all the, great truths relating to society and govsrn msut which baveIeeu conceUedrhave first beea heard in tba solemn protest of martyred lives that In all ages have suf fered for truth's sake. : -- Civilization, when considered by it self, pure sod simple, le a beautiful, ft glorious thing. Tbe Injustice, th op pressions, aud all the foul Imaginations that haunt modern aociety, are th ra ta It, nor of a spirit of civilisation, but of tba lack of it. Tba history of tbe world thus far has been'slmply tbat of the power of olvlll satlon on the one band, Invading and oveioomlng barbarism on tb other. In the crash of the conflict, we cau form no Just estimate of the glorloua results of which civilisation is capable, when she shall have fliially-comiuei-ed her herit age. - Heforms bave been advocated and bave succeeded, one after another, until freedonvof thought ha at last be gun to illumine the cfoaded atmoaphere of dark and doubting ages. i A revelutloHie ss naturai a growth at Is an oak ; it comes out of tba past, aud Its foundations are far back In the dis tance.- Thus, revolutions are not made but grow, and they will continue ao to do, aalong as the world needs them Willie ITie sges"orarmed ineh and nut lets and tbronee are passing from us into tbo-thlnge that were.we-rejolce that the reading and thinking era bas succeeded them, and tba general Intel lect t being quickened by tJe-nMBen- tous interests at : stake, anchored In .error,' when agitated and dissected In tbe light of reason by tba eager clash of Intellects, roust fall to the ground. Nothing but freedom,' Justice and truth la of any permanent advantage to iPJjrcsssjdjnsjijHntk and tnthsss seel ety, If left to Itself, Is Always tending. Tba advancing tide of truth we eaunot mark, for with each Incoming wave tba gem is formed nneeen. The past bas shown Us that there I no republican safety except In distrust. Tbe nerves of ths mind, ever on the alert, stsnd sentl- neTTn this ever restless ocean: of moraTrr1"11 soclal, and political life pure only be- cause never still. Republics cannot sleep, trusting constitutions and ma chinery to be tbe safe-guards of tbe peo ple. We are told that our Puritan fath ers ml wsys went to church and sat down to dinner, when tba Indians were In tbe neighborhood, wltb a musket on one aide and a drawn sword on the other; and such a spirit Is the necessity of every age, for without It despotism, like a shrouding' mist, will steal over the mirror of freedom.- We are coming to- learn that It is Jo our lutereet to educate tb people In hu manity, and to a deep reverence for the rikhJLofthe lew vlduat WbHe tbs opponehta of equal rights bring their objections against tbe social and political equality pf woman, tbey should remember tbat theee same objections were urged .against freedom of Industry, freedom of conscience, and freedom of tbs pre, noneof 4ieee Hb4 ertle having been thought compatible with a well-ordered stste, until tbey ljpg Into existence as JacU. This last great protest against thf wropg of th agea Is mighty In Its Im port and significance, and goessjiown and underlies, thjs social fabric of every nation. -As before remarked, the aavage rule of might over right having con signed the physically weaker to tbe power of the stronger sex, the latter prescribed what tba edocatioo, profession and employ ment of tba former. Tbe reeulte we ase on every hand from tbe unequal adjust ment of human affair are enough In themselves to-caus Justice to turn asld and weep for human selfishness to east down ber scales and shiver them to atom before bangjng them again In unequal balance above tbe hsade of tbe toiling milliona of Thwarted Humanity. Let her not suspend them again until every otter it unloosed that holds themotl of free ion In social and pniin! gallon raise them not aloft Until aha lean dnny the presumption of aay Indi vidual to prescribe for another his Or ber education, sphere, or political rights. Lst ber demand for Thwarted Human ity the workshop aud tools for those wbo caa use them beet. - Lot ber proclaim that tbe person who bas to suffer under laws must first personally aaeent to them, and declare tbat while tba women of a free republic gr . admitted to the gallowa, lbs Jail.'aud tba tax-list, tbat no one bas a right to debar them from th ballet-box. Then will every third- rate man (for it Is theee only wbo doubt) wbofsarl tbatihaihleUoacyof women" la In Jeopardy if allowed thia or tbat lib erty, learu that it Is not for Aim to lay down rules W belp God govern what lis has made. While lhr arai many at thia class wbo bave a shrinking eon scienceasss of results In a clear field of competition, w know there are hosts comibg to the front ranks oa the yet unpopular side of truth, whose columns ars steadily advancing upon the strong holds of rror, and who ieVe trutb for trulX't mtte. Doubts disturb not their their nalnds as tor what human beings w do. with Ihclr liberties ) aarfrwrHhHehssBsTves not being thoroughly all the manifestations of human deprav ity, there la la the great body of intelli gent men and women la every sphere of lite air aspiration to do right. aadLan out-spoksnsdmlraUonofnoblsqusJIUea. II our social custom and civil statutes were etrlpped of that garbage Which is la contact with natural law; If tb hard outer sbsll of religion could bo broken. and mix lu spiritual meat with lb clari fied sugsr of science honor, virtu and raliaioii "would be swseL rather tbaa bitter to the human taste.",' ' "v, it us. therefore, la the Jaiigusgs of CTiavleaJtfcKay,, augment tlie rangeof human powevawdtfusttocomlng years." Frateraally, --"r . ; 0 or THI ItEAft ajJAlV ' Seattle, May So, 1875. - .f ' ; . m mfMmmwmmwmwmmmwmwmmmmmmmmmmmm LETTE& r&OX SALEM. Toms Rumu or tu K v Kan want JljftcOeOii:dolng-omethlng to belp mske right tb terrible wrongs that overshadow our beautiful land, but I and all the reat of womankind are helpless. Whsa I make a feeble effort to burst asunder tbe chains of servitude, they clash and seem' lo crush me lower. If It were possible; but I never sbsll cease trying to do what little I cau for tbeeorsncbleement-for tbe freedom of woman.' I have two little daughter, aud I want to ace them enjoy all rights and Drivilevee tbat God Intended His creatures should enjoy. I know If woman were law-makers that we abould have better law cer tainly there are many cbangee Deeded. Reader, perhaps you will say, "I do hot need any better laws, nor do I. want voice in the'laws of oar land.'! JM us look at ft few facta In tbe case, foots to which nine-tenths of the women of our land an-bearwltneea.- To'eey that woman Is an unpaid asrvant la a gentle expression. A husband owns all things hs can make contract wlfs Is not eon suited, for he thinks It is noes of a wlfs1 business; be caa give to churches and charitable Inetitutiona, thereby Jl get unto himself a reputation for generosity and magnanimity at tbe expense of his j wife and little oneT to short, h eaa do Just aa be wishes, it matters not whstber his wife js .suited , with . his. bus lues transaction or contribution. It la hi money, and not hers, although sbs Is general bewee-kceper, seamstress, narse nytdeanan' much of tbe time, cook and laun areaa. Xjsi us sum up escu one or ineee oocopationa - at -the ordinary - rates. House-keeper, $15 per month, nurse $15, seamstress $30, oook and laundreee $25 toul, $75. Do wives even get this small aumr wo, inaeed. wnsn wiis's wara robe goto ' shabby, with a humiliated heart she must ask husband for means to repair It. When the children need clothing, sbe Is reminded that times are hard, money le scarce, etc, etc.; yet per haps he has spent fifty times more than the wife asks for, for tobacco, An drinks and other useless articles. Wife ta alter Having done tno work or tnree or four, aba. s hot paid, and being com peiled to ask for neceealti, refused aa If ehe were lacapable of Judging of ber needs. You may say'' tbat tbla picture la overdrawn, tut the condition of tbe majority of womsnklnd to-day is that of beggary, and nothing elee can be made out of IL There are thouaanda of eases tbat pea could hot -portray tbe wretchedness thereof, k The ploturc drawn Is not exceptional; but general God haa endowed woman with ambi tion and" I ndependencet either He-lias made a mistake, or man haa violated ma iwv. " " 1 ' Ho much bas been said IballeattOnljt reiterate tbe sams plea. Tba . ex cuse Is oflered by man, tbat woman if enfranchised would loseher modesty aud womanly loveliness. - That Is sim ply noneense.They know - they bave exclusive power, and-by keeping woman man nature to want to rule. It la time men' were taught to- abide la their man bas pointed to wa our bumble sphere, and It Is only right that we abould reciprocate tbelr kindness. 'It is absurd that freedom would render us less charm lug. Man preach freedom and Its blessings to every creature" but woman. . Tbey dwell upon it, describ ing Its beauties sod elevating influences; assert that Ita recipients ars better capa ble of enjoying life and making others happy than tbey could possibly be oth erwlsc. . If this Is what freedom will do, gentlemen, w want it and must Jiave It, - We want to be equal partner with our husbands, aDd wedo assure you tbat we will be more charming, loving, In telligent and happy, thereby elevating jroat to a higher standard of human In telltgence. v Yours for justice, . , . : jKXKia Iv Salem, May SI, 1875. ----- -, LETTER rEOM HOI. 0. A. REED. To the Yamhill County Woman Suffrage Awk lotion; I am In receipt of a vory polite note from tbe Corresponding Secretary of your Association Inviting me to be pres ent and co-onerala with ths sam at the msetlng to be held at AfBjiy,n the 21st of May. While It will be'impoeslblo for me to be present on tbst occasion; you will bave my best wishes for your sue- oeoawAud. could I write a word or line to encourage you In tbe good, the glorlf out cause you are engaged In, I should most certainly do so. 'TIs hot the mere right of tbo ballot tbat prompts you to actlonrburgroWtng out of It come equallty-beforatb taw aud tbe emanci pation of tbe human race. Take cour age, tnereror, lor your cause is just, crown your sflorts. Tska courage, for you are gaining groupd. ,Tbe people arf becoming more and mora educated upon ibis subject, and It only requires thought and lavestlgatloo to win the masses to your support, rmight point out to you of tba maoy obstacles that lie la the way of the speedy enfranchisement of woman; but ibe chief om Is In worn- aroused aud la earnest la th work. Hoping that barmeny aad good feeling 111 attend your metlng,and thai much goodwlU be tbe result, 1 remain, : ,... Your faithfully, 7..:. , r " , . , ;.. c.A,RxD. 8alm, May 17, 1875. , , ; J . ' ajaai aaamfa . Sheeo are aelliag la Doaita count r at $1 60 head. , X. : -. RECEBT EVEITS, Tba biilnevspart at tie town of Crest .Bend,-Pa., was burned ou the 29th". Loss, $100,001). Mjsltohm, the ;Ja.twoaian of-Bai uuui's how,ed-it-her nMu In New York on tbe 29th ulr . . . . ... Colouel Jame McCoy, of Oenerat Sherman's staff, died of cooeumptloa oo the moruing of the 29th, at tbe St. James Hilsl,'v . Tbs decoraUon services over Adu Farragut's grave took place on the 29tb, at Woodlawn Cemetery, tinder tbeaus- . pices of tba War Veteran Association Of Brooklyn. -" T' - Tba 'grand Jury o.f the 1. H. circuit court, ou the Sfiiib, presented elghteeef indictments against Charts. L. Ijtw renoe, former secretary of the American club, charged With smuggling. , A sharp shock of earthquake was felt at Bakersfleld, CaL. onJh night of the' 80tb, at 10 mlnutee past U o'clock. It was .sufficiently strong to awaksu maoy people. Tbe wave appareutly came from tba east and south. An extension of one year has been', granted . pra-emptors of public lauds forced to leave them en account of the ravage of grasshoppers. A similar ex- tension bs alo been granted to those Whose crops .have been destroy ed by tbem.' " : The funeral of 48 victims of the disas ter at Holyoko took place on tbe 29th, In tbe basement. o( tbe , new Catbollo Church at Springfield, Mass. A proces sion mors thaa a mile long followed tb remains to the French Catholic Ceme tery at South Hadley Falls. ZThs Ahtpa AIrtauaWscoveryr" of the arctic expedition, sailed on the 80th from " Portsmouth, England. Thousand of people witnessed tbe de parture Great cheering and much eu- thoilssraTwas msnlfestedThe Uueen sent a telegraphic dispatch wTshlng uci cess to the expedition. ' Father Lake, whose sermon attacking tbe public schools crested ao much stir, last.wlnter, and occasioned his suspen sion, bas recently married, and . haa ' taken up hla residence In San Fran dsocR-rll 'Is an Amertc vert, and hla secession and marriage oc casion a marked sensstlon lo Catholic circle. . Brother Newell, of the Walla Walla Statesman, la helplessly stranded oo the rock of man's eurlosltyWhoia-'-'Kap?" be anxiously Inquires, and tantalizing echo answer " Wbo T" . Of course wa commiserate him, and clTeVfully give- blm tbe benefit he seem to derive from. calling us "Mother Duni way . What certain editora would do without Ibis solaot we are at lea to conJeetura.-Veo arable a is the appellation, it seems never to grow old wltuT them, while we well, wa have not borne the name for a score of years without becoming at tached to It. Say on, brother. Harvey aL Kswsome, youngest ton of. Hon. IVNewsome, of Marlon county, - committed suicide on Tuesdsy of . last week by taking ..strycJiulna.,,rlaap- . pointed rove is sald-oaveT"n:ther: cause of tb rash act. Over four bond- . red persons followed his remains to their last resting-place in the family burying; ground oo Howell-Pralrle, on Thursday. The service - were conducted by tbe Grange of which be waa a member, and were very solemn and impressi vOs The city of" Bostow haa voted $80.000 ward defraying tbe Centennial Cele bration of tb battle of Bunker Uhjulth proximo. There are 7,214 wom en tax-payers In Boston, Whose aggregate-taxes are $1,296,683 i annually. These women abould be exempt front paying any part of a sum voted without their consent, to be expended la cele brating righto of which they are prived. - ' .--r ' . -An ambitious Covs-man, who-la tH hesd of a family, consisting of a wife and three children, la lso owner of a half-doxen hens, which, in an unguarded ; moment, laid threeggs. A happy Idesr- selsed our ambitious maa. Ha sent to a neighbor's and borrowed yet nine other eggs, and, wltb tbe combined cargo, sent to the Store and bought a plug of tobacoo. So aay tbe SentineC . Z Emily Faithful says that among th" In Paris, is tbe perfect equality la bu1- to xtt between the sexes. Women keep books, govern hotels, largr hops,7aud a Vn facterjss, aad are often the business partneraof tbelr husbands, and most efflolent ones. Th Dal la "itfm la rumaa lo aa wa slabs lan Pe. Ms of thaa orlarte ta Ctalrao, however. Hlalaainaa. -. 7- '. . Ware the remaining two pages printed 1 in Chicago, the paper. would be much more Interesting to' tbe general reader, and quit as useful to tbe cltisso of Polk county. Dispetcbee from various pi that decoration day was gene served la tbe south aud weet place at the various cemeteries. lacee state 1 ially ob- I as a boll. I that the aeual ceremoftlea took 1 I,.- eemsteriesJ ., A '-' i .IT.-Mlss lillao. of the Wemaa Suf- 1 DiuiRVRa Credit.- Cooke. Secretary frage Assoelatlou, surely Is ahead of th men la recording ine mtautea Of aa or--gaalsaUosv - Her report of tb taselinr whleh met la Amity last wek would , have done credit to any person. It waa wall punctuated, beautifully written-. A ni,,iaillT afisllad n Vii i.j i The good people; of Junction aad l. einlty are gtlog to givs a graad eelebra- uoa oa me rounn or July, and a ball. In th evening. Able speakers will ba prewsntraod good music furnished for toe occasion, . - - Tba Baptists of Albany will shortW eommanoe the erection of an elegant new church oa th sit aow occupied by their old one. Thla la theaeooadchuroU to be built la Albany thi season. , . i Hill, on - L de- ' - .1: Z Ml X .;-.!