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V v. VOLUME 'XLrNO. 7. PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21. 1881. , w pkr YEAR $3 00.1 - ... - (). S. W. 8. A. THE TENTH AXXI.Il CfXVKNTlOX OK TUB OlIK- .STATE WOMAN M'-Fr'HAUK-v-'- AH.SOCtATIO,X. r V; ' U,tlOX .expedient to antagonize voter by adopting it. I The resolution was premature. - -.. "', V I Mr. D'Arcy advocated the resolution In .the T-ourse of his remarks he used the-urordaIT.I am ever-so unfortunate as to get married."' MIXrTKS'oK TIIK TUfKH AMI , roi KTII IAVH n T1IK CLOSING SKKKIOX ON ' KATVROAY NnKN i . JSO-THK SEW OKKICKHH. .. ' ( ' t "T -- - " THIRD IAV MOKNIXfj SESSIOXsaCr The. frage Association In Y. M. C. A Hall on Thurs day last-Weire characterized by a notable Increase In attendance. - - '"Y , , - The morning session was called to order at 10:30 o'clock by the Vice-President, Mrs; Duniway. jT The Secretary, Miss Maggie Foster, read the minutes of the preceding session, which were duly approved. . .- ' ... The Committee on Resolutions reported the fol lowing: , -i , Jy.:i ' - ' ; .. JirnJvrtl, fhat a republican form of governmentls banctT J ' upon the eternal principle of no taxation without repre sentation.' ItlKhts and. burdens must correspond. ' tiwft That any man who forget these principle I - fain to liberty., . . " "Mr. .D'Arcy spoke upon the first resolution, argung Jitrongly against the Injustice of taxation wlthoul"representa,tlon', arid ""claimed that the, ' principle applied equally to men and women. Mr.' Benjamin stated that' the usualargument , wa$ thawomeri M'cre-repreaenteAL-bccausc-Ciiu- A merated. ' ' 'K - ' .. 'Mrs. Thompson said that this-wits the argument applied to negroes In the days of slavery. The resolution was adopted.- . ' , -The second evoked considerable discussion. Mr. Collins, of Dallas, thought the .accusation .toxiswccDiniruA riiaawas not necessarily false to liberty who was opposed to, equality of taxation ' and representation Honest men sometimes op posed Woman Suffrage. ' Mrs Thompson, Mrs. J ohnson, M rv-Marti nT Mrs. Martin find Mrs. Jxoghary spoke in iavor of the resolution without change; Mrs. Duni way offered the following substitute: Rnmlvnt,' That any man who object to these principles falla to comprehend the spirit of liberty; Mrs. Thompson objected. J Miss Foster favored the substitute; thought it correctly expressed the idea intended to be con veyed. . '. . ; ; , -Ifr4VaTee-avreI-44e-sbstitttttrr ponton or class on aeemint of Hex fat tyranny, un warranted and criminal.. - - Rev. Dr, Ma', formerly ralblTf the Synagogue fBeth Israel, upon being called for, spoke for a few minutes In advocacy of equal .rights for men and womeTfT-He was glad to see -the mothers of the IraetUtiterested In 'thUrenfjraiMditseiHeutr Hewa a disciple of Moses, the first great emancipator. lie asked women to place their standard high, and urged them to repudiate all wrong-doing in their "own sex as well pa trim err. . 'Mrs, Dun! way said that men had often accused women of tirades against them. She did not with .. to give them opportunity 16 truthfully accuse her -sex of that of which they were not guilty. Women like men and must study to make them believe it The substitute was voted down, and the original resolution was made a special order of business for 2 o'clock. ," . - ." ' Adjourned to golocltiM. .8JSSSION. AJTERNOOX -- Called .to wder at 2 o'clockr the Vice-President In the chair. The resolution that' had evoked so mudi'discus- slon at the morning session was replaced by the following substitute : Rrmtlv!, That any person' who objects to the' theory of Mno taxation without representation'! falU to comprehend "the spirit of liberty, and In not an advocate of a republican form of government. . ' . . . The following was next offered by the Commit tee on Resolutions and passed without debate: Hetncerf, That the rlfht of self-government Jnherea In tlu Individual and Juntly belompi to every human belnf, sub- Jeetlotheobllgnllonathe right carries with It; and an the prlaclpleii of liberty were never baaed upon, the distinction of sex. any aystem of representation thatirnpoaa lgalDla abllltlea upon sex Is not republican In form, becaune It doea not Include "every cltlen.M Judge Holme offered the'foHowing,-whIch also passed unanimously : . i Wberbas, The object of government la the protection of the people In their natural and relative right, by the passage of equal and Just laws, operating on all alike; and, W M eke am, la all governments- there are many vicious. Ignorant and -Immoral persons, who- endanger the peace and safety of society ; therefore, - JtfMiJved, That It la the sense of this Association that the elective franchise ahould not be confined to one -sex, but should Include -both sexes, upon the same grounds, tests and principles, and should bean universal as the peace and safety of society may warrant. y . ' The second resolution offered by this gentleman Was that State governments should be established by law, and that testa of suffrage should be based ,upon a defined Intellectual and moral qualification. Mrajhompaon made a strong speech In favor Howtng" ortBe-TCgotlo". Bhe wai ignorance and vice to vote." Mrs. Martin agreed with Mrs. Thompson. Mrsi Coburh objected. She thought the. wise thing for women would be to secure the elective franchise before they undertook, to limit It. This resolution. If. pawsedtWOuM have as much power to e fleet its purpose as the pope's bull against the comet While, abstractly speaking, the principle it enunclatedwas right, It was neitjier wise nor Tha chair sui7L'sted that heoutrht not to use tha word Vunfortunate" . In referetiee to marriage when so many widows were preterit. UulS'ersal merriment... ' V , . - The ; gentleman modified his expression and mildly , rcbuked.thejchalr Jor. Interrupting a do-. bate. (Iiattghter and applause. J w---y Mrs. Johnson was called to the! chair, and Mrs.! Dunlway.spoke against the resolution. She was reminded of the mice In council, who passed a resolution to bell a marauding cat, but failed to find a mouse to put the resolution Into execution. . . . . . . i . . The resolution-was lost by unanimous vote. .The following resolutions were passed without debate : ' ' lirn&reii, Tliafwhife we hold that a true, enlightened ad; vocateof a republican form of government will freely ac cord equal rights toall law-abiding snd Wx-paylngclUrens, we abtpsvcognlxe the fitct that our opponents art honest In their adverxe opinions; therefore we en II upon thenitodls paxHlonntcly Investigate our claims by the light of "reason under the demands of Juntlee. Rrivtrrti, That aa wohian If an Integral part of the body politlc.she Is Justly entitled toall the rrKhts.privllegei and Immunities guaranteed to man, the right oMuiflruye In cluded., ... .:. , ". - llruilretl, That the pmrrcfof liberty to n claim of persons, while withholding the means of securing Its blesklngsrls a mockery, a shaut and a cheat. 7frnrmfrTtTnT11irthnitTf t Ion of the proceetllngs. ThanM,. w.ere also-ex tended to Dr. C. IL IIall, of Salem, for his Kind ness. In attending and addressing tho meeting; Hon. ''w; ...F, Iknjamln of Rosvbiirg, Wm. Lloyd "TRe-v.-Dr. Atkinson spoke" briefly, in'refiKmse to an Invitation, giving many: cogent reasons for his opinion that woman should become a recognized factor In the law-making power of the land. Ills remarks revealed close, study of the subject, and were deeply Interesting. . t Itev. Paul A. Smith, a Unlversalift clergyman from Polk county, gave the movement his hearty endorsement. . - " . . & . A goodly nurnU-r of new mum- were adiTel to the constitution. u " V Adjourned to 7:30 o'clock !. sr. -1- - Z .--KVKXIXf HESSIOX. ' - The- largv.t audience that had tluis farassem bled greetl'd the members of the Asaeciatlon. . The meeting w.s opened by President Heroy, and after-the regular onler of business the foIUw Ing programme. was rendered J. :" . satoTMrw. F. Owent wh pleasing manner. Music piano was given In a C.J, Curtis followed with an lotue4t-addreMsv An essay entitled "Maid of Athens' by Dr. C II. Hall, was rendered In a masterly mauuer and evokel hearty applause. RevrTrLrEliotHntroduced Wro.-LIoyd Oarrl son, Jr., who made an-excellent address. The Ortaonian pronounced Mr. Garrison's speech "the main featuret6i the evening." An elaborate essay on the raw-relating to the construction of statutes and amendments ., was read by Judge J. L. Collins, of Dallas. Mr. Col II ns particularly dwelt on the construction of con stitutional amendments, and evinced thorough familiarity with his subject. The meeting concluded with a solo on the piano by Mrs. F. Owen entitled 44 Oarfleld's Funeral March," which shelayed In a feeling manner. ""On molldnTheonve until Friday momlng at 10:30 o'clock. FOURTH PAY MOHXIXU SESSION. The Convention was callel to order at 10:30 o'clock by President Herdy. The reading of minutes was deferred until the afternoon session. The session was mainly engaged in conferring as to the bestdistrlbutio-eleottflty-worlcflncom pi lance with several suggestions of President Herby, published In his annual message. The meeting was spirited and harmonious, amk the ladies . devoted themselves strictly to business. The nomination of county workers was partly agreed upon, and left 16 be qomple.tsl In the afternoon. "' - - ' " ' ' Adjourued until 2 o'clock r. M. . ATERXOOX SESSION. The meeting M'as called, to order proinptly at 2 o'clock by President Heroy. ..... Minutes of preceding sessions we.rcJcad prove! The Convention then proceedel to the election of officers for the ensuing jear, with the following result:- - - . h; . A. IxmgharyofariThlll President-Mrs. county. . VleePrejMdent-at-Iiarge Ms. A. S. Duniway, oflVTultnomalfil.,- r - , " Recordlng'Secretary Miss Maggie Foster," of jjinu. - -r - - , XtorrcMjKMidlng Secretarj' Miss Ana Fearn- side, of Multnomah. - ' '". "f Theseofllcers are ex officio members of the Kx- ecutlve Committee. Mrs. C. A. Coburn, of Mult-. nomah, wat clioHen Jlie, fiftltjnember of Jhejpom-I in it tee. Treasurer Mrs. KlIaWth7Johryon, of Multno mah.' " On m5flonthe retiring President escortel the President-elect to the platform anl presentel her to the Convention. In a few appropriate remarks ai?sTTiugtia'y Acknowledged the honor conferred, and assureil tne Convention that no efforts to fur ther the cause of Woman Suffrage would Wspared by her. ' A vote of thanks was offered to President Heroy for his uniform kindness and consideration while occupying the chair, and for services rendered by iiim in that capacity. Mr. Heroy .replied very happily, and regretted that his labors had been so light In promoting ijh'e movement. - '. Mfs.-Dr. Owen-was called upon and read an ex cellent address, entitled "Woman as a Physician." - A vote of thanks was tendered the Oregotdan for Its fair and fulITe ports of the Convention, and White might not have had the opportunity to converse with Intelligent women J that perhaps Us Intercourse was with that clasaof-womeu ' whoae elevation to society was comparatively re cent, and whoso ..early education., was neglected; that- from initialing .with such society he might lave 'been-; led to write the article wherein the puoted words appear; that there were thousands of American woiwii, goxMl, substantial farmers' wives, of whom the world never lieard, who were competent to pass upon any question or pollticsor. tUtory that might be submitted to them; who never traveled abroad and never 'met the average newspaper correspondent. Such men's heads wereften turned by society that would not tol erate them If they were Pot looked to a ''Jen kinses'' to write up receptions arid parties for the public press. After Mrs. Duniway. concluded, Mrs. It. W. Scott and Miss Mien' Chamberlln favored the audience with a duet entitled "Bird ef Beauty ,' which was exceedingly s well rendered,- Mrs. II. Y. Thompson accompanied the ladles on the piano. Rabbi May followed in a few well-chosen ob servations, which Indicated that he had bestowed much thought upon the subject of equal rljrhts. MIssNShelton, of Olympla, W. T.f invited the members of the Association to that city.' Therresident announced that a busmefs meet ing would be held the next morning at 10 o'clock. The Convention then adjourned. arriottr JrtJlostQhTWf.IL.J. 1 Collins of Daltas, and all other sjeakers, for their generous utaTieeTto-JIrgrVoolner, ;the City Glee Club, and Mrs. Owen, for music kindly supplied by them. Rev. Mr. West closed an admirable essay by a spirited eulogy-of M re. Dunlwayi4jh res)ondtHlwlthrarTeelIng tribute U Wm. Tady . resondtHlwlthrarTeelIng tribute U Lloyd OarrlnOK, Sr., Lueretia Mott, Susan B. An thony, Kllrabeth Caly Stanton and others, beside whose noble work, she said, her-own cfTorts were uuite Insignificant. U : -v '' ,The-following namea were-suggested by. Mrtv Duniway as Vice-Presidents of the different counties of Oregon : Miss Maggie Foster of Linn, Mrs. J.DeVore Johnson of Clackamas, Mrs. R; Fito'n of rnlon, Miss Mary Douthltt of Grant, V I iT TCHi A V-HiOS I NU 8K88I0N-, ; Called to order by thece-PrcsIdent. ,. Minutes of previous mecthigTcad and corrected. Miss Mary K. Sheltoi of Olympla, objected to Uelng called "MlsrJol la SheltonXin the reports. This mistake had crept Into all the japers. Miss Julia was her coyslu and had not beenprcsent. The name of Mr. Moreland had also been printed Instead ef that of Mr. Martin, in connectionNvitlt the debatesjpf th6 third day. Corrected.-1? " TUeSeeretary reported-th fUTrclptsTifrthe Convention ai f 01 50. Bills were presented and warrants Issued for $31 00, the total expenses. 'Mr.- J. De Spajn of Umatilla, Mrs. M. A. Daltori of Multnomah, Mrs. M Mlntoof Marlon, Mrs, A. M.-Alartlnflf Yamhill, Mrs. C. Donnell of WaWo, Mrs. Ineit larker ot "Clatsop, Miss Kate'TIibrntoti of Jaqsun, Mrs. Iottle Ream ef J a ne, Miss Cora Bay ley of Benton, Miss Lucy P. Hay of Douglas, Mrs. Werden of Josephine, Mrs. Kmraa Rlcker for Coos and Curry, Mrs.M. O, Mooreof Iitike, Miss Iittie Cleaver of Itaker, Mis Kllen Scott of Fearnside of Tillamook and Mrs. ICugene Bemple bI.Col umbl a.. '-" ." "; -: . ' . ., On motion, the meeting adjourned until 7:30 r. M. KVKNINO HKMHIOX. Convention called to order at 7:30 o'clock, with Mrs. H. A. Iughary, President-elect, In the chair; - Tlie exercises opened with' a short address by J. F. D'Arcy. Revv,.H. K. Hlnes followed rln ,'an excellent speech. ; 5 Next on the programme was a vocal duet by Mrs. II. W. Hcott and Miss Ellen Chamberlln. The selection 'was a serenade by Schubert, and was very well rendered. : Mrs." II." Y. Thompson presided at the piano very effectually during the rendition of the duet' - Rev. J. A. Gray was next Introduced.and dellv ered an eloquentaddreaswhereln heclted ltkh ard Grant White as saying that 4a deplorable Ignorance existed among American women in re gard to political affairs; that not three women on of ten In the betterclass of American women Tri the cities of New York, Brooklyn, Albany or Bos ton could tell the name of the Governor of the State in which they reside, or mention who was Senator or Congressman from their district." He further quoted Richard Grant White as saying that "almost every woman living in the United States during the civil war had one or more rela tives either killed or wounded, and yet were those women to be Interrogated as to the principles for which those men, bled, but a .small proportion could answer correctly." Mr. Gray said he hoped flmtanyUtetnent-made 4lke-thatn American women, and hoped that the time was coming when the women would be accorded equa privileges under th law. This gentleman's peri picture of the coronation of Queen Victoria was a .Lmarveioualy beautiful display . of eloquencaand feelings - " , , , ,. . . Mrs. Duniway asked permission to say a few words in regard to Mr. White's article wherein that quotation appeared. ' She. said, that Mr. Balance on hand, $10 60. The -Executive Committee authorized Mrs. J. DeVore Johnson, of Oregon City, to nrenare a clrcplar letter of instructloiiTTor the use of Vice- Presidents for the different, counties in urirlnir the claims of the Association uton nomlnathiff roiw ventlons and members-efect of ttie Legislature for isfr. ' -'"'", . !1 - ' A vote of tii,anks was tendered to Mrs. f. W. Scott and Miss Ellen Ohamberlin for-their very acceptable mnsic at the previous evening sslon, and to Mrs7 H. YTThbmpson for piano accompa niments, . ,. Meslames Dalton, ivlmunds and Torrey, the efficient Committee on Programme, received a like vote. Mrs. Duniway was specially invited h MIm 8-t tthelton, of waahtogtonerrltoryT-4ovUlt-the Legislature at Olympla during the coming week. --Theeffieers were thrown into momentary con sternation by the discovery that the Janitor of the hall had emptied the table drawers containing the files of letters, essays, etc.," which had been read before the Convention and ordered printed, and had inadvertently burned the entire collection. This fact, with accompanying regrets, was ordered spread upon the minutes. Adjourned tine die. YAMHILL COUNTY CONVENTION. The Yamhill County Woman Suffrage Asaocla tionLwill convene at North Yamhill on Wednes day, the 16th of November, at 2:30 o'clock in tha afternoon. The following programme will be . Afternoon Session. Reading th mlnqtee ef the previous' meeting;; appointing committees t attending U such other preliminary matter as may eon before the meeting. Evening Hess Ion. Musks; essay by. Mrs. Cal breath, of liAfayette; address of welcome by Mrs. It, A. Loughary, of MeMInnvlllei addresa by Mr. T. M. Draper, or the H'niM Ommtlf hum. - . - ; . Heoond Day. Ulead ing the minutes ot tha.previooa i slons discussion of resolutions and such other matters ae.; may come before the convention. Evening Hesslon-fUnglng; reading of tnlnntes; esay by Un. H. A. McKune, of Amity addrcs by Mrs. A.S. Inanlway, of the Nkw Nohtuwkst; shorf, volunteer speeches b maiiibors and otheni 1 "We liope there'will be a full attendance- of all well-wishers of the cause of equal rights, and espe cially of the voters of Yamhill county. We want them lo coma and hear the ctr nnmm.lt In fvnr nf 11 L A.l 4 . L A . . I t . A I . Z - ' wiav Bintcmviiv now irue, vnni ne oiupnea xo t cqujy Buffrage regardless of sex.T -A X K A-MrM A HTI Nr , t .;, Corr. Bee'y Y. C. V. B. A. Tlie JjlarU, Rev. J. JI. Acton's new weekly Journal, made its appearance last Saturday. It Is prlnteden tinted paper.and ltsiypography is fairr Frem4tiietatryywe learn thqHt-wHh'assamtr-.tgcover, a number of fields, includlngVoman 8uffrageAVe. welcome it as an ally, and will be., thankful for any assistance It may render us. ..5 .x-::: Jl ttill,,. . ..a.-A.U