Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1870-11-05
An Appeal to w Womanhood Throughout
the World.



Below we publish, by request, Mrs.
Howe's noble appeal:
Again, in the sight of the Christian
world, have the skill aud power of two
great nations exhausted themselves in
mutual murder. Again have the sacred
questions of international justice been
committed to the fatal mediation of
military weapons. In this day of pro-
gress, in this century of light, the,
ambition of rulers has been allowed to
barter the dear interests of domestic
life, for the bloody exchanges of the
battle. field. Thus men have done |;
thus men will do. But women need no
longer be made party to proceedings
which fill the globe with grief aud
horror. Despite the assumptions Of
physical force, the mother has sacred
and commanding word to say to the
sons who owe their life to her suffering.
That word should now be heard, and
answered to as never before
Arise, then, Christian women of this
day. Arise, them Christian women of
this day. Arise, all women who have
hearts, whether your baptism be that
of water or tears !. Say firmly Wa will
not have great questions decided by
irrelevant agencies. Our husbands
shall not come to Us, reeking with
carnage. for caressos aud applause. Our
sons shall not be taken from us to
unlearn all that we have been able to
teach them of charity, mercy and
patience. We, women of one country,
will be too tender to those of another
country, to allow our sous to be trained
to iejure theirs. FROM the bosom OF
the devastated earth, voice goes up
with our own II says: Disarm,
disarrn! The sword of murder is not
the balance of justice. Blood does 40,
wipe out dishonor, nor violence vindi>
cate possession. AS mea have often
forsakeu the plongh and the anvil at
summons of war, let women now leave
all that may be left of home, for a great
aud earnest day of council.
Let them meet FIRST as women, to
bewail aud commemorate the dead.
Let them then soicmnly take counsel
with each other as 90 the means whereby
the great human family can 1--we in
peace, man as the brother OF man, each
bearing after bis own kind the sacred
impress, not Of Cesar. but of God.
In the name of womanhood and q.
humanity, | earnestly ask that n gen
cral congress of women, without limit
Of nationality, may be appointed and
held at some place deemed most conve-
nicnt, and at the earliest period co.,
sistent with its objects to promote the
alliance If the different nationalities,
the amicablc settlement of international
questions, the great and general inter-
ests of peace "
JULIA WARD HowE.
The Chroaicie says Congress. at It's
session. passed what is familiarly known
an the 8 Funding Bill" the object of
which vas the reduction of the rate OF
interest 90 the National Debt, and its
gradual payment in pursuance of its
provisions Secretary of the Treasury
Boutwell, has announced the condition
upon which the new loan for refunding
the National Debt will be issued.
Three classes of bonds are comprised
5000. 900 900 payable at the pleasure
of the United States, ten years after the
date of their issue, with interest at 5
per cent. per annum; $500, 900, 900
| ,yabe in l5 years with Al per ce OF.
intsrcst, and S1,000,000.000 payable
in 30 yecrs at 4 per cent. interest The
interest is payable in coin, at the Office
of the q. s. Treasury or such Sub
1'reasuIer's office as may be designated.
| Banks and responsible bankers will be
appointed as the negotiators of the loan.
Subscribers will be given preference as
follows: First, to those taking equal
amounts of the 5 and per cents. !;
| Cd, equal amounts of each class of
bonds; those taking the 5 per cent. only
will be considered in proportion to the
premium they offer. Two per cen
will be required as deposit from per
sons at the time of subscribing. The
coin received in payment will be appli>
ed to the redemption of the 500 bonds
The bonds will be issued, with coupons
attached, in denominations Of $50,
500, $500, 81 900, $4,000, and s1O,-
900. These bonds and their interest
arc by law exempt from taxation by the
United States, or by any State, muni
cipal or other authority. The expedi>
ency or feasibility Of the Funding bill
] was questioned by many fDanciers; il
pow remains to see If Secretary Bout
well can carry his theories into practi>
cal effect
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