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FRIDAY -MARCH 9, 1877.
KOTicr.
Aeenis will please tate notice that it is a
great tax upon us to pay express charges upon
small sums, and they 'Will confer a great favor
or remitting to us through money orders or!
registered letters.
THE INAUGURAL OP
HATES.
PRESIDENT
This address, so anxiously looked for,
and the delivery of which was greeted
by such a vast multitude of listeners,
first with such earnest attention, and
afterward with such deep and abiding
satisfaction, is before the nation. The
various subjects before the people at
this time are briefly but firmly dealt! , A . , , . ... . .. .
...... J , . I eted prize has been almost within thei
grasp. Like true philosophers. how-
THE NEW PRESIDENT.
The tedious probation is at length
over, and Rutherford B. Hayes has been
duly inaugurated President of the
"United States peacefully Inaugurated,
notwithstanding the threats, covert and
open, and the mqtterlngs and rumblings
of a discontent that has at times boded
war, Not that tlieso tnutterings of dis
content have subsided or will subside
during the four years of President Hay es'
term, for no matter what course he pur
sues or how faithfully he strives to carry
out his oath to "obey tl'e Constitution
and support the government of the
United States," fraud aud corruption
will surely at every turn be charged
upon his administration. Nor is it at
all wonderful that the great Democratic
party should feel sore over their final
defeat, when for months thelong-cov-
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE. LETTER FROM MRS. LOUGHARY.
Dear Readers or the New Northwest: I To the Editor op the New Northwest :
Since last we wrote you we have been I In addition to the minutes of the O.
so much of the time on the sick list that S. W. S. A., which have already been
there is little progress to report, further published in your columns, a more ex
than that we are now at Council Bluffs tended report will be interesting to
and looking westward longingly. many of your numerous readers who
The lecture work at Springfield of have waited with much anxiety for a
which we wrote you left us so nearly full report of a meeting which was con
prostrate that lying by for repairs was ceded, both by visitors and citizens, to
necessarily in order. Now, if there is be a success. A large number of per
any thing we have no patience with, It's sous from abroad were present, com
ourself when an invalid. It isn't hard prising, with the citizens, business meu
for us to be a friend to other folks when and women, teachers, students, lawyers,
they're unable to be on duty, but when doctors, and newspaper reporters. Three
we glance in the mirror at a hundred lady M. D.'s, who are graduates of East
and fifty pounds of anything but feeble cm medical institutions, graced our
looking avoirdupois, and reflect that rostrum; the clergy was the only un-
with by the new executive, who, bow-
ever, says in the outset that he "will
not undertake to lay down irrevocably
the principles or measures of theadmin
Istration, but rather to speak of the mo
tlves that should animate us, and to
suggest certain important ends to be at
tained in accordance with our institu
tions and essential to the welfare of our
country."
His brief review of the labor system,
civil service, finance, currency question,
etc., showB judgment and discretion,
'while the declaration that "universal
suffrage should rest upon universal edu
cation," must meet the hearty approval
of all. He recommends an amendment
to the Constitution prescribing a term
of six years for the Presidential office,
and forbiddingre-election. The address,
more anxiously looked for than any
since the -ominous days of '61, when
Abraham .Lincoln stood up before a
surging mass of friends and foes and
concluded in solemn tones the words of
his first iuangural in the memorable ap-
peal to his "dissatisfied fellow-country
men," concluded with these words:
I call upon you, Senators, Representatives,
Judges, fellow-clllzens, here and everywhere,
to unite with me In an earnest effort to secure
to our country the blessings, not only of ma
terial prosperity, but of justice, peace, and un
Ion; a union depending, not upon the con
straint of force, but upon the loving devotion
of a free people; that all things may be so or
dered and settled upon the best and firmest
foundations; that peace and happiness, truth
and Justice, religion and piety, maybe estab
lished among us for all generations.
ever, their leaders have decided to
peacefully abide tiie decision of the
commission anil begun to talk of 1880.
The Republicans for the most part wear
their hard-earned laurels with becoming
gravity and quietness. The announce
ment of the result of the election, made
in joint session of the two bodies of Con
gress, on Friday, March 2, is thus given
by the dispatches :
Senator Allison, of the tellers, having deliv
ered the statement, the presiding officer ex.
pressed a hope that, on the announcement,
nothing would mar the dignity of the proceed
lngs so reputable to the American people, and
so worthy of the respect of the world. He then
said the whole number of electors appointed
to vote for President and Vice-President of the
United States was 309, of which a majority is
1S5. The state of the vote for President, as de
livered by the tellers, and as determined under
the act of Congress of January 29th, on this
subject is, for Rutherford Ii. Hayes, 183 votes,
and for Samuel J. Tllden, 181 votes. The state
of the vote for Vice-President of the United
States, as delivered by the tellers, and as deter
mined nnder the same act of Congress, Is, for
W. A. Wheeler, 185 votes, and for Thomas A.
Hendricks, 184 votes. Therefore, I do announce
that Rutherford B. Hayes, of the State of Ohio,
having received a majority of the whole sum
bcr of electoral votes, is duly elected President
of the United States lor four years, commenc
ing the 1th day of March, 1877; that William
A. Wheeler, of the State of New York, having
received a majority of the whole number of
electoral votes, Is duly elected Vice-President
of the United States for four years, commenc
ing on the 4lh day of March, 1877. This an
nouncement, together with a list of the votes
will be entered on the journalsof both Houses
The count ol the votes being completed and
the result determined, the Joint meeting of the
two Houses is dissolved. The Senate retired
and the House immediately, at 4:10 a. jr., ad
Journed, and the flag, which had never been
down since it was hoisted over the halls of
both Houses on the 1st of February last as a
signal of their being in session, was lowered.
The Senate, upon return, adjourned with three
times three for Hayes.
there is always a demand upon the
hands and brain tiiose pounds sustain
that requires constant health aud active
effort, and then see the overworked ma
chine break down in spite of its ponder
ous proportions, while the demands
upon it never "let up" for an instant,
represented class.
A lady traveler and writer in the
Woman's Journal says: "I find, both in
Europe and America, the clergy, as a
class, opposed to the much-needed re
form, woman's enfranchieement."
Whether this bo true or not, we were
we get so desperate that if we were not a very forcibly reminded of the expres
Christiau there's no telling what we sion in our meeting in Albany, with its
micht try to do. numerous churches and clergymen. The
"When we got to Couucil Bluffs our sessions throughout were quite orderly
darling auntie brought out a package of and very well attended, the large Court-
letters from the loved ones at home that house filled to overflowing in the even-
has been awaiting us for weeks; but we Jngs. This proves that women have a
were so homesick already, and we knew tact to interest, togetherwifh executive
the appeals to hurry home they con- ability. The whole proves that we are
tained would ouiydrive us to bed again,
that we didn't dare to open them lest
we'd never live to get home at all.
After having so far recovered from
the lecture siege in Springfield that the
dear relatives at Mt. Pulaski again per
mitted us to attempt to travel and toil,
rapidly gaining "favor with all the peo
pie."
Our correspondence from abroad was
very large, coming from the most Intel
ligent and Influential class of our own
State, Illinois, Colorado, and Washing
ton Territory, with good suggestions,
we returned to Chicago, where other words of cheer, It Added much to our
precious kindred, in the city and sub
urbs, chased dull care away and helped
us much iu our health and mission by
their love and cheer.
An appointment was made for a lec
ture iu Chicago on Sunday, the 11th,
but the meeting was unfortunately
sandwiched between Beecher in the
morning aud Woodhull in the evening,
so the audieuce, though appreciative,
was small, as compared to other locali
ties. -
Could we have foreseen the possibility
of remaining away from home so long
as tins wiien we left tue dear ones lor a
hurried trip across the Continent last
June, and had we made calculations to
be in no hurry anywhere, we might
THE 0UTL003IF0R SUPPRAGE.
The constantly increasing interest
manifested at the "hearings" annually
allowed to Woman Suffragists in the
various State Legislatures is a source of
great encouragement to the friends of
the cause. During the first weeks of
February four of these hearings were SCATTER THE GOSPEL OP EQUAL
granted, one each in Indiana, Rhode EIGHTS.
T I 1 : -r 1. I
aamuu, uuuec.cut, uu J)iMiiumu!. jj c,ara M. poUz js authorized to
Ste'rLr aIIocca9ionsof the greatest collect and receipt for subscriptions to
tue jnew jNORTHWEst in ban Jose, or
other portions of California. She writes
meeting. Our only regret is tnat so
many of our able workers were by sick
ness or other causes kept at home. Some
importaut measures were adopted,
which, if faithfully carried out, will
greatly facilitate our work for the fu
ture.
At the close of tne meeting, your
humble servant went to Philomath, a
little educational place some ten miles
west of Corvallis, in Benton county
where a good audience was in waiting
in the chapel of the college building, to
which I spoke on the "Wants of the
Working Women."
The following day, Sunday, addressed
them again on the vexed Bible texts
"Let your women keep silent in tli
to
have been spared innumerable spells of churches," "Ask their husbands at
illness, and made the journey vastly
more pleasant aud profitable. But
ever where we have gone to lecture we
have been iu a hurry, aud in almost
every instance have broken down and
been compelled to tarry, while the ap
peals from home for haste have
driven us half distracted. If any
body thinks there is any unalloyed fun
Representative Hall, in the last
named State, on Tuesday, the 13th day
of February, (the day on which ourState
Association metat Albany), was crowded
with men and women, some of whom
bad come sixty miles to the feast.
Seats, aisles, and steps around the
Speaker's desk were full; the three gal
leries were crowded, and every passage
way was packed. The signatures of
9,036 citizens of the Old Bay State were
appended to a petition asking suffrage
for women, and Hon. Wm. J. Bowditch,
Rev. Jesse H. Jones, Wendell Phillips,
Miss Mary E. Beedy, Wm. Lloyd Garri
son, Julia Ward Howe, and many oth
ers, with ready-voiced eloquence, advo
cated the claims of womau to the ballot.
On the Wednesday preceding (the 7th
of February) the subject was presented
to the Connecticut Legislature by the
indefatigable Smith sisters, and these
were supported by an array of argu
ments from some of the bebt and wisest
men and women of the State. The suf
fragists of that State have been greatly
encouraged by the excellent message of
that the cause of equal rights seems
sluggish there at present, and urges
some method to "wake the people up."
We know of none more effectual than
ta circulate extensively throughout the
State the New Northwest, the only
paper on thePacific slope that advocates
impartial suffrage. We trust the friends
InCalifornia will hearken to the appeals
of Mrs. Foltz and give an impetus to the
movement in their own State and at the
same time help sustain the organ of
Woman Suffragists of the coast, and
subscribe at once for the journal that
advocates social, political, and finan
cial equality for women. If every
woman or man wno believes in impar
tial suffrage on this coast would sub
scribe and pay for the New North
west, and would then circulate it
throughout their neighborhood as a
"missionary document," they would be
doing a great aud lasting work for the
advancement of the cause. But, truth to
tell we hope suffragists who read the
kind till we are home again. We shall
lecture here an evening or two, and
then westward ho ! A. J. D.
Couucil Bluffs, Iowa, Feb. 17, 1877.
Many of our friends, very kindly in-
teutioned no doubt, feel morally cer
tain that did we but heed their advice
in the conduct of the New Northwest state Temperance Alliance aud Union
iri i.o convening. As we stepped into the
the Governor, which calls emohaticallv PaPer habitually, but do not pay for it,
for better laws for women. will indulge us in a little scold many
On the day following (Thursday, the belIevers in woman'a enfranchisement
Stb,) the Rhode Island Woman Suffrage u "orders me temper-
Association hadahearimrbeforaasnpn- ance cause we wot of; they make loud
lal mmmHtoo fn i,ti, i:- ., protestations of principle, but fail to
had been referred. Here, as in other
States, the interest was intense.
In looking over the field, every suf
fragist feels a thrill of pride and hope.
Appeals of this kind cannot much
longer be made in vain.
Fair young Colorado is coming to the
front with her earnest Western workers,
who, while they propose vigorously to
back them with the cash necessary to
disseminate these principles through the
press. We hope ourCaiifornia friends
aud by this we mean the friends of
equal rights and those in Oregon as
well, will also arouse themselves to the
necessity of supporting the organ that
alone upon tills coast works for the ad
vancement and elevation of woman
Let us hear from some hundreds of you,
"help themselves, yet ask helD from
abroad to render their coming campaign frlent,s Defore tno Urst or April.
vlcornna as hpfita tha irmnt nwiBlnn rr -
courage and energy and work is strong HELP P0R COLORADO.
Tf lu cume Bmmi prejuaiceana We cal 8pecia, attentIon to the circu
JK"iauce, me victory ar ietter of the Colorado Woman Suf-
iu wiuiauu m ccriaiu. f,a Aoonnlnll",, onrl .1.. Ir, ATV-
vui wu owmuttsiuiue last year aC- Tntrlmrv's r.nnpnl fnr lolnt ni.J fnr M.p
l:l..l .. . rr J - -
wujp.iaucu uu meau amount OI laoor m ,, in f-nlnrntlo. nnil M.n TlKwWnnTir,
the great cause. We only need a suffi- ,VT,BT Thn B1Ii,9I,rinHnn fnr n.u fn.,r.
cul, uumUC, cumesc, juuiwous, anu DaI for campagn purposes in Colorado
cucigci.iuwu.a.era.uiueuemiODe aoie , nnhnpo,! . l,PI,ln until Mm first, nf
to nave a Legislature two years hence June. They will continue four months
e..D uueuuuu to lue pIpfiHnn in that Stat nrvMirrlnn-
demands of our now disfranchised citi
zens. Help is springing up in all quar
ters; women who but a few years ago
were silent upon the subject now by
early in October. We will furnish the
paper during these months for Si 00 per
copy. This includes postage, which
must be paid at office of publication
.,.. :it .1.. , -
. B.w...uB iue queauou in a We hope our friends will move in this
iiuiri. iv mw i mil. ii ruiiu ruw inn irrnii nn nnnn i .
J --r--r-'- "F"' matter at once, and each in the next
three mouths send along subscriptions
to place their home journal as a cam
which the braver workers are soon to
scatter broadcast the Immortal seeds of
. xr.euusoi me cause, tueoutiooK ,gn paper ln tue hands of Ooioo
In the East Is encouraging; in the mid- nrIrora Wn will kPpn an nnm.mi.
die West victory is hovering over the countof the amount each one sends for
banners of equal rights; in tl.o far West that IlrnnfiP. nd for fivPrv dollar o
UD la Ur.uB. jet us pusu on r.pivp(1 wlIi send ,iurinir the fou
- t . lJf..l . . I " w "
"BHMjr, imuu.ui ever oi tue sure months specified, one copy of the New
uiuiuioc, uuc uluo ve suaii ruun ii -kt . -r.,n.,
Vfi faint not." x01tXllVfcOi.- l" we JMcmino uiu
mmee ui iuu vuiujauu u. o. ji.. at icu
Three times in our nation's history ver. A list of persons sending contribu
has the Constitutional inauguration tions and amounts each send will be pub
day come on Sunday. The first was lished at the opening of the campaign
the second inaugural of President Mon- Remember friends, the cause Is ours,
roe, March 4,1821: the second was the whether In our own State or elsewhere.
Inaugural of Zacbary Taylor, March 4, and let all put-shoulder to the wheel
1849; the third was the inaugural of
Rutherford B. Hayes. March 4. 1S7. Afra. Maria Hsmnam Is nnthnrizpil fn
xueaB occur mree times uunug a ceo- BolieiL -nd ret.entfor auhsnrlr..
T.l)r7. flfin InnnmiraMnn tlav mill foil nn I ' 1
Sundav during th upti . ntiirv. in I Hons to the New Northwest in North
1917, 1949, and 1973. 1 Yamhill and vicinity,
home," "I will not suffer a woman
teach," etc. I find a large class of per
sons who get behind the Bible, which
if rightly interpreted, gives the broad
est views to both man aud woman.
The following morning about fifty
persons came through a driving storm
to hear more of woman's equality, and
to orgauize a County Association. A
n being a political missiouary, just let constitution, signed by twenty-five per-
em try it. sons, was adopted, when the following
Dear readers, your pardon. We didn't officers were elected: President, Prof. J.
intend to write a letter full of driveling b. Springer; Vice-President, Miss C.
blues, but we fear you'll get no other Wyatt; Recording Secretary, Miss Jen-
FRIENDLY CRITICISMS.
nie Hartless; Corresponding Secretary,
Mr. J. B. Horner; Treasurer, Mrs.'S. A.
Ivisor. The first action of the body was
to place a copy of the New Northwest
on the Secretary's table, so you see they
mean business. We will doubtless 'hear
from them through their efficient Cor
responding Secretary.
Returning to Albany, I found the
cause
accelerated. If all of these proposed
one plan we might hearken with a little
more atteutiou to it, but each has a
plan of bis or her own, and to accept
one would be to reject others. "Under
these circumstances we can only pursue
the "even tenor of our way with mal
ice toward none, with charity for all,
with firmness in the right as God gives
us to see the right." To one, however,
who read us a lecture the other day
upon clipping a short article from the
Investigator, which in no way referred
to theological matters, aud to another
who seolded us for publishing a letter
from a liberalist, we would say, that St.
Paul did not hesitate to incorporate in
his epistles various sayings from the
Greek poets, especially from the obscene
play-writer Menauder, and his epistles
were none the worse for it either. Of
course St. Paul didn't qoute the objec
tionable arts, nor did we quote or print
same Court-house with the same citi
zens, we noticed a large number of
delegates with ten clergymen on and
about the rostrum who had come to
gether to suggest and adopt plans to
forward the cause of temperance in our
State.
At the close of the meetings, many
who had attended both conventions
said: "We are unable to tell one from
the other, for they talk as much tem
perance as suffrage iu the one, and as
much suffrage as temperance in the
other. While they are celebrating
the nuptials of the Alliance and Union,
why not consolidate with tliem the Or
egon State Woman Suffrage Associa
tion?" Oregon's men have not yet advanced
in this work as has Massachusetts' meu,
but the last meeting of the Alliance
convinces us that we are having some
very apt scholars. They are seeing aud
GOOD MORAL 0HARA0TER"H0W
TESTED.
To the Editor op thk New KoirrnwEST:
Your short editorial in this morning's
Issue, on "Certificates of Good Moral
Character," reminds me that I was over
at Seattle, on Puget Sound, about two
weeks ago. The honorable Board of
King County Commissioners was in
session, aud a friend of mine, whom I
will designate Jack, for short, said to
me:
"Jim, this is a stormy time for the
liquor-dealers in Seattle. They all have
to go before the board and prove their
good moral character before- they can
get a license. Let's go up to the new
ail and see how they do it."
It occurred to me that tiiis would be a
'golden opportunity" to find out what
constitutes a "good moral character"
under the statutes of Washington Terri
tory, and so Jack aud Jim took a walk
up to the new jail.
We walked into the room (which was
alive with all classes, including blear-
eyed men and courtesan women), and
seeing the honorable board in session,
doffed our hats aud took a standing seat.
A mau from Renton Precinct called
Pete Agner was before the bar (board)
pleading for his "good moral character."
Said he:
"May it plaso yer liouors, my name
is Pater Aguar, from Kenton, and I have
as good a moral character as any mau
in the wide world, sure, and here is Mr.
Sarley, your county assessor, who ha9
known me for a long time, sure, and he
will tell you it is the truth I am a
spakin' to yer honors."
Mr. Surely, stand up," said the
chairman (Mr. Madox) of the board.
Are you acquainted with Mr. Agner?"
"I (hie) am, sir."
"Tell the board what you know about
his 'good moral character.' "
Well, gentlemen, I (hie) have been
at his place of business a good (hie)
deal within the last few (bic) years, and
I (hie) never saw auythiug wrong with
his (hie) character."
"That is so, Mr. Madox," spoke the
next man on the board. "I have me-
self passed by Mr. Aguar's house fra
quently, and I never saw anything
wrong, at all, at all. I think he is
good man, I do."
"Mr. Surely, are you willing to go on
Mr. Aguer's bonds for a thousand dol
lars that he is a man of 'good moral
character' aud will keep an orderly
house?"
(Jack whispered in my ear that Surely
was not worth a dollar).
"I (hie) am, sir."
"Mr. Clerk, we hereby grant Peter
Agner a license to sell lager beer for six
months. Who comes next?"
A tall, stately-looking woman of
thirty odd summers walked forward to
the judgment seat (board), (Jack whis
pered, "That's 'Big Bonanza') and said :
"I would like to get a retail liquor
license."
"Certainly, madam; the board is ac
quainted with you. Who have you for
bondsman ?"
"Mr. Baxer, if he will do."
"Mr. Baser is good enough for us.
(Jack whispered, "He is the wealthiest
man in town"). Mr. Clerk, we grant
Miss Jennie Hurd a retail liquor license
for six mouths. Who is next on the
docket ?"
A rather large, portly, fine-looking
man, with German accent (I forget his
name; it is one of tlioseFUerman jaw
breakers) went forward and said:
"Mine Cot, gentlemaus, my vife has
got de nicest paby vat ever vas in all de
worlds looks shust like me, and mine
character. Vol you talking about? vot
you got to do mil mine pizness ? Igots
no character. To mit your charac
ters. I vants von liquor license."
"All right, Mr. German. Mr. Clerk,
we grant a retail liquor license to Mr.
German. Who comes next?"
A pale-faced, woe-begone lookiuc
creature, whose appearance indicated
that a life of twenty years had been
wasted in as mauy mouths, rose and
made application for a grocery license,
forty licenses had been granted in about
the same manner as herein stated, that
honorable board opened its eyes for the
first time to this view of the law, but
still did not seem to comprehend the
farce it was playing.
It being my turn now to whiper, I
said to Jack, "I have got enough of this;
let's get out of here."
After entering the hall, I remarked :
"Those commissioners must all take
the Boston Investigator.'" '
Why so?" said Jack, evidently not
catching my idea.
"Because no Christian set of men would
ever deal out 'moral characters' with as
slight conscientious scruples as they do."
"Nonsense," said Jack. "It is the al
mighty dollar they are after. They
have just built a new jail cost twenty
thousaud dollars and ail the religion In
kingdom come would not stop a license
there. Why, the chairman of that
board owns a front pew in that church
(pointing to the Episcopal), ti;e middle
man is a bedrock Roman Catliolic, and
the other is a Methodist class leader up
at Fallen City.
Mrs. Editor, I will not tak$ up the
valuable space in your paper by follow
ing this farce upon l'moral character"
any farther, it any one donbts ray
words in this play, let them go over to
the "lava beds" iu the city of Seattle,
jn Washington Territory, and they will
find plenty of liquor dealers chuckling
over their easy victory. And what is
true of Washington Territory I appre
hend is true of the District of Columbia,
Oregou City, or any other place where
a "certificate of good moral character"
Is required, irom the driveling ine
briate on the side-walk, and the wife-
beater iu the house, to the occupant of
the Presidential chair, the case is the
same. The almighty dollar rules,
Neither religion, virtue, honor, or integ
rity have a feather's weight in the op
posite scale, and they never will have
until woman lias the ballot that power
which will enable her to place a value
upon religion, virtue, honor, integrity
and jnstice, in accordance with her
quick perceptions of right.
A Subscriber.
Portland, February 23, 1877.
anything from the sources named iu the 'eeiing tne-inconsistency oi appealing
least objectionable. Jesus could find t0 women lor neip as tuey have, are,
good even In fallen women. His hu- and win do with woman's hands tied
manity was broad enough for all classes behind her. ine mam work of tne Al
and conditions. Shall we say we live liance was to nnng out and adopt a re
in more fortunate times since we find Portot a committee on political action,
so many of our teachers better and wiser which, if carried out by the men of Ore-
than Jesus and Paul ?
A SENSIBLE REMEDY. .
Remedies for "ticks" on horses being
under discussion in the Farmer, a cor
respondent over the signature of "Ma
ria" makes the following sensible sug
gestions: "If men would take the
amount of money they are in the habit
of speudlng each year in tobacco and
gon, will do a vast amount of good in
the suppression of intemperance. We
can only hope that the men of the State
will be true to their pledges. It is all
we can do, for every requirement was
placed beyond woman's reach. But It
is just the position that you are forced
to take, then do your work well.
H. A. Louqhary.
Amity, February 26, 1877.
DECENCY IS WANT
SENSE."
OF
percnance in wuisuy aiso, and duy with "YfANT OF
it a remedy called side oats, and apply
this to their horses internally nt thn
rate of oue-half peck or less, according We beS to call the attention of Brother
to age, twice or three times a day, ticks Abbott, of The Dalles Tribune, to the
would not be found on them iu any con- fact that yo""Ser and more progressive
siderable number, it being a fact that journalists have already learned that
horses kept in good condition are not obscenity is not wit, and indecent iunu-
troubled with them. This remedy may
not be clieaper than others, but it is so
much nicer." This remedy will cer
tainly commend itself to those who de
sire to combine economy with comfort
and cleanliness.
PRESIDENT HAYES' CABINET.
endo will notpass current for pleasantry,
When an editor is compelled to resort
to the vernacular of the prize ring for
words to express his ideas, he Is more
to be pitied than condemned. We ad
vise the brother to place the following
couplet in a conspicuous place in his
sanctum, where, when he looks about
for an idea, it may meet his gaze :
" Immodest words admit of no defense;
A. want of decency is want of sense."
The following nominations were-re-celved
by the Senate at 2:30 P. M. oifthe
7th : For Secretary of State, Wm. M.
EvarU, of New York; Secretary of tbell A new monthly journal, entitled
Treasury, John Sherman, of Ohio; Sec- Woman's Words, will be issued In Phil
retary of War, Geo. W. McCrary, of adelphia on the 15th of this mouth. It
IowaSecretary of the Navy, Richard will be a sixteen page journal, printed
MrThompson, of Indiana; Attorney- on tinted paper, and will be of literary
General, Cbas.Devins, of Massachusetts; tendency and progressive ideas, devoted
Postmaster-General, David M. Key, of I to the needs of women, their encour-
Tennessee; Secretary of the Interior, agement and entertainment. Price,
Carl Shurz, of Missouri. 1 $1 00 per annum,
"Who is to vouch for your 'good
moral character?'" shouted the spokesman.
"Mr. Claucer and Mr. Baxer."
(Jack whispered that they were both
wealthy).
"Mr. Claucer, what have you to say
in reference to this woman's 'good
moral character?' "
"I am willing to go on her bond,"
said Mr. Claucer.
"Well, now, hold on," said the third
man on the board, who had been very
quiet all tiiis time and let the other
two run the machine, "I propose that
we get the law and read to these per
sons, before we go any further with the
matter."
"I I belave that would be an excel
lent idea," quoth the middle man on
the board.
"Yes, I think that's well put iu,
said the chairman.
So the third man on the board, who,
by the way, seemed to be one of those
conscientious old chaps who wanted to
see the thing done right, if there was a
right way to do it, (I have forgotten his
name, but think Jack said he was from
Fallen City, up in the mountains)
opeued one of those remarkable statutes
of Washington Territory, over which
one of our most worthy Oregon citizen
went crazy last fall, in trying to under
stand the road laws and the presideu-
tial muddle, and read out iu a loud but
solemn tone something to this effect
" 'Be it enacted by the worthy Legis
Iature of Washington Territory, etc.
etc. Provided further that no license
shall be granted to any person to sell
spirituous liquors until be has furnished
to the board of commissioners satisfac
tory proof that he is a man of good
moral character.' "
"From the reading of that law I d
not understand that this woman has to
prove her character, as she only asks for
a beer license, and that law says a liquor
license; but I am willing to goon her
boud," said Claucer.
At this point, and after some thirty or
THE JUBILEEAT 0R0 PINO.
To the Editok op the New Northwest:
I noticed in the Oregonian of to-day a
lengthy, aud in the main, a fair report
of the meeting at Oro Fi no Theater, on
the evening of the 5th instant, and, al
though as you know I am an old-line
Democrat, I cheerfully bear testimony
to the courteous and conciliatory char
acter of all the speeches with a single
exceptiou. Good, natural sarcasm was
quite freely indulged in by most of
them, 'tis true, but to me it was like
being stabbed with a silver stiletto, in
stead of being hewn to atoms with a
butcher's cleaver. In short, the speeches
generally reflected credit upon the
hearts as well as the heads of their au
thors.
But I am satisfied that I only reflect
the feelings of every intelligent person
n the audience whatever political
creed when I say that the briugiug
forward of the last speaker was a sad
mistake in somebody. or, if there
was a DemocraUcpresent whom he did
not insult, it was for the same reason
that the elder Adams never was insulted
"I never was, or never expect to be
insulted," said he; "for a gentleman
will not insult me, a boor or a fool can
not." And more. I have too much re
spect for the good sense and refinement
of the people of Portland to believe that
any one listened to this incoherent
drivel without feeling the blush of
shame mantle his cheek or his lip curl
with disgust at sqch an outrage on pro
priety.
And now let me say, that although in
the position of the frog instead of the
bog in the fable, and not being expected
to enjoy the fun from the flying stones
I am proud to know that those among
us who are capable of rising above party
feeling in their hour of victory and of
treating their political adversaries with
the consideration due a vanquished foe.
as I sincerely hope President Haye.
will prove himself capable of doing.
Democrat.
Portland, March 5, 1877.
RE0ENTE7ENTS.
Governor Nicholla was on Monday
eported dangerously ill.
Governor Hayes resigned the office
of Governor of Ohio on the 2d in9t.
The Packard authorities have released
the would-be assassin, Weldon, on bail
of $5,000.
Five thousaud extra copies of the re
port and testimony in the Oregon elec
toral case were ordered printed.
The oath of office was administered to
President Hayes on the 4th of March,
by Chief Justice Waite, at the Execu
tive Mansion.
Throughout New Euglaud Republi
cans celebrated the Presidential election
by firing salutes and decorating build
ings with bunting.
The Times' Washington special says
Ferry signed the declaration of Hayes'
election with an eagle quill sent him
from the far West for that purpose.
The following Oregonians are sojourn
ing at Washiugton: Joaquin Miller,
BeivSimpson, Dr. Watts, W. H. Odell,
Asahel Bush, Vic Trevitt, and C. B.
Bellinger.
The Tribune's Washington special
declares that Democrats are bent on re
ducing the army as reveuge for the Re
publican use of It iu the South during
the election.
During the week 123 deaths were reg
istered in San Francisco against 136 for
the previous week, and 118 in the cor
responding week last year. Of these, 3
were from small-pox, 34 from di phtherla.
Sixteen new cases of small-pox were
reported this week. Total number of
cases reported since outbreak, 1,500;
average mortality, including deaths
among Chinese, who never report cases,
about 25 per cent.
The following is chronicled among
the last proceedings of the forty-fourth
Congress: A resolution was reported from
a select committee on privileges declar
ing that Samuel J. Tildeu received 190
electoral votes of electors legally and
constitutionally appointed, and was
thereby duly elected President of the
United States, and that it is the opin
ion of the House that Thomas A. Hen
dricks, having received a like number
of votes for Vice-President, was duly
elected.
Kelly, in the Senate on Saturday
called up the long pending House bill
to grant lieu land for the Klamath In
dian Reservation iu Oregou. Mitchell
said be would vote with his colleague
to take it up for consideration, but
would vote against its passage. The
bill was then taken up, aud after dis
cussion, iu which Kelly favored and
Mitchell opposed, it was postponed till
next December. As it is a House bill,
this kills it. Most of its beneficiaries
are residents of California, including a
number of San Francisco capitalists.
TO THE FRIENDS OP "WOMAN SUF
FRAGE.
Permit me to call your attention to a
circular letter from the Colorado Worn
an Suffrage Association; also an extract
from a private letter received toolatefor
our meeting at Aioauy. jmow is m
time to work iu Colorado. The subject
of woman's enfranchisement will be
submitted to the people next fall. They
want as many copies of the New
Northwest as we can send tbem
Who will forward a dollar for this pur
pose? One hundred dollars can be eas
ily forwarded to Portland by the time
specified to furnish copies for gratuitous
distribution, and while we are helping
them we help ourselves, as indicated i
tiie letter, aud we will help the paper,
which really demands and ought to re
ceive help from our hands just now.
I sincerely hope that this call will not
be overlooked; we must work for our
cause If we expect it to advance. To
set a good example, I pledge $1 00.
H. A. Locohary,
President O. S. W. S. A,
According to Hon. R. B. Cochran, of
Lane county, Republican powder leaves
an unpleasant odor ln Democratic nos
trils, and he begs, warns, and entreats
the victors to burn no more of the tan,
taiizing and luflammabie compound,
They will probably desist.
Mrs. Loughary .will lecture at Corval
lis on this (Friday) evening. She is an
pampst. uuflinchioir advocate for the
right, and will doubtless receive a cor
dial greeting from the citizens of Cor
vallis.
A sensible woman's postscript In
letter to an editor: "Don'teay anything
against Womau Suffrage if you want
me to love you."
NEWSITEMS.
KTATE AND TERRITORIAL.
Diphtheria has made its dread, ap-
pearauce in Corvallis.
The second term In the State Univer
sity began on Monday.
W. R. Dunbar, G. W. C. T., left The
Dalles for the Ochoco country on Monday.
A boy seventeen .years old, named
Davis, is down with small-pox in Seattle.
Seattle is troubled with a vile set of
hoodlums who smash windows, steal,
and do like things.
The Ashland Tidinas reports the
miners on Applegate Creek rejoicing iu
a copious supply of water.
There is fully one-third more ground
under cultiyatiou iu Washiugton county
this season than ever before.
A little girl named Balderee, the child.
of a widow, fell into the river at Gar
diner last week, aud was drowned.
A. D. Byers, of Astoria, killed a bald-
head eagle uear Harrington's Point last
week, which measured six feet ten
inches from tip to tip.
The crops throughout the country
never looked better than at the present
time. From all appearances the wheat
crop will be immense.
The steamer "Fanny Patton" has re
ceived such injury that she will becom-Ht-IIed
to lie up for a seasou at the bone-
yard to undergo repairs.
A petition will be circulated soon,
askiug the Post Office Department to es
tablish a daily mall irom empire uity
to Drain, by way of Gardiner.
The remaius of Geo. La Roque, a well
known aud highly respected citizen of
Oregon City, who died recently in Oak
laud, California, were brought up by
the "Eider" and taken to Butteville for
interment.
Circular Letter.
To the Oregon State Woman Suffrage
Association Dear Friends .-In co m pi i
ance with the requirements of ourState
Constitution, adopted July 1, 1876, the
present Assembly has passed a bill pro
viding for equal suffrage; said bill will
be voted upon at the next general elec
tion, Tuesday, October 9, 1877.
We feel confident that, with the nec
essary means to carry forward a thor
ough and vigorous campaign, we have a
good prospect of success, as our popula
tion is small aud generally intelligent,
aud the spirit of progress is dominant.
We think that the same amount of tal
eut and capital invested in this field, at
this time, will do more for our common
cause than it could possibly do any
where else. We believe that we are go
ing to fight the Impartial suffrge battle
for the nation next autumn, and that
victory in Colorado will make success
comparatively easy for other States.
Hence our conviction that the inter
est, the energetic effort, and the finan
cial aid of all the friends of this right
eous cause should be concentrated here
during the approaching campaign.
We must succeed, and to this end we
earnestly ask your sympathy and co
operation. We ask, not for ourselves
aud our beloved State only, but for you
and your State, aud for our commou
country and her highest Interests.
May we depend upon you to the ex
tent (at least) of furnishing the means
to employ a lecturer for one month?
Hoping for a geuerous and favorable
response, we are, dear friends, your fellow-laborers
for freedom,
Alida C. Avery,
Pres't Colorado W. S. A.
Harriet A. Lawson,
Treasurer and Cor. Sec'y.
D. M. Richards,
Chairman Ex. Com.
Denver, Colorado, February, 1877.
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