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The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1871-09-01
A PUZZLE FOR LAWYERS.

An odd case is puzzling Hartford law
yers. a man died "A few months ago,
leaving handsome property. His wild
Ow was expected to soon give birth to a
child, and the dying man left will Civ
ing two-thirds of his property to the
child yet TO be born if il proved To be a
boy, the other third to the widow; but
If girl, she was to receive One-third
and its mother twO-thirds. The widow
has however, given birth to twlns-a
boy and girl. And now how to dis
pose Of the property in accordance with
the VIII Is the knOtty question.
We call upon the wives and mothers
of Oregon to gravely consider the above
puzzle" We are free to acknowledge
that it is not the equitable distribution
Of the property between the mother and
her two children which puzzles us, bat
the idea that any man has power TO
reach his hand out of the grave and
clutch and hold the property of his wife
alter he no longer has need of il, is in
deed to us 'knottyi and questionable
proceeding. Let ''the woman who has
all the rights she wants. consider for a
moment II she would not want more
rights if her husband should make a
VIII like the above, and dying, leave
her to grapple helplessly with lawyers
ana their fees-who fail to see that the
wife's control of the husbands
property belongs by right, if not by
law, as much to herself in case of his de-
cease as that same property would
belong TO the husband i'm case the
wife should not survive him. The idea
that the husband owns the property
That Is jointly earned by himself and
wife Is an Outgrowth of mans rights,
ana one Of the most fragrant acts Of in
Justice which the woman movement is
destined to overcome.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1871-09-01
Is WOMAN POWERLESs 2

The following article, which we clip
from the editorial columns of the Dallas
Republican, evinces such a spirit OF toll
erance and fair dealing that we are
pleased to give 1t place in our columns;
ssIs WOMAN PowERLESs?
This ouestion is brought to our minds
by reading an article from salem cor
respondent. published i'm the last issue
of the NEW NORTHWEST, in which the
writer of an excellent article uses the
following expression: Woman is pow
erless. so long as she eats the bread OF
dependence, to prevent the aggression
of man. The first proposition brought
out in consideration of this point isis
woman any more dependent upon man
than men are mutually dependent upon
each other? From the cradle TO the
grave, we need the assistance of each
other, and are mutually dependent. In
the business concerns of life, in the So
cial relation, and in the domestic circle,
we see that il is impossible, in the very
nature of things, for anyone to be en-
tirely Independent. In business we find
men dependent upon each other; and as
water will find its level, so we find men
assuming their relative positions, in ac-
cordance rs their merits and surround
ings may dictate. The same rule is APP
plicable i'm the social and domestic cir
cles. In the latter, how often do we see
the woman the dominant spirit, ruling
business affairs, as well as the house
hold, as she deems for the best, with
none to mOlest or make her afraid. Al
| though she may receive the jeers OF
some of the thOughtless ones of the
seeing will take il as a matter of course,
and deem that, if the woman rules, it is
! because she is the best qualified for a
ruler. As to her being 'pOwerless to
prevent mans aggression while we
have no sympathy for the man referred
to i'm the writer's article, yet we are fain
to believe that when women rise TO the
dignity which they are able to assume
and exert in the right direction the
] power they really possess, there will be
| fewer such cases to record. As to wom-
/ ans power, we see il demonstrated
daily. The influence she eXerts is fell
in all the walks of life. She inspire:
man with high and noble aspirations
and we see him, under her guidance
putting forth herculean efforts for tn,
accomplishment Ofgreat and noble ends
The influence for good which can be eX
erted by noble, high-minded woman
can hardly be estimated; and while W,
are sorry to say that in many instance
her power is eXerted for evil, as wOul,
naturally follow, we do think that
careful consideration of the relative re
lations of the two sexes would cOnvin
the most skeptical that, as for power
the women hold the balance"
We respectfully ask our brother if h
thinks it right, or even erpodieId, t
longer politically legislate to circum
scribe woman's opportunities?
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1871-09-01
VANCOUVER.

The town of Vancouver is handsome
ly situated upon the right bank Of the
Columbia river, few miles above the
mouth of the Willamette.
1t is, we believe, the oldest town in
Washington Territory, and is destined
at no very distant day to make a COM
mercial emporium of considerable inn
pOrtance. The distance from East Port
land to this place is but five miles, in
Guiding the width of the Columbia
river, which we judge to be at this place
at least one mile from bank to bank.
We learn that Jay Cooke has issued q
pamphlet containing plan for n rail.
road bridge at this point, to connect
East Portland with Vancouver, thu,
rendering the latter place a convenient
and agreeable resort or residence for peO.
pie whose business regularly calls them
to the pent-up city of Portland. Ger
tainly a more handsome or healthier To-
cation could not be chosen for suburban
residences, and we suggest to those ot
our citizens who feel unable to purchase
situations for suburban homes at the
present ruling rates in Portland, tn,
propriety of taking a good look at the
future prospects Of Vancouver.
The citizens of this place are peculiar.
ly afIable, agreeable and friendly. While
there is here to be found all the refine,
ment peculiar to the city, there is also 9
heartiness of village hospitality that i.
genuine and refreshing.
Mrs. Laura DeForce Gordon and our.
self were pleasantly entertained a short
time since at the genial home of Major
Adams, in a style fit for President and
his suite.
The hotel kept by Mr.. i. NJ. Hidden
is well odered and comfortable; the
Government works have an inviting
look; and what is best Of all the people
subscribed literally for the NEW NORTH
WEST. We're going TO Vancouver again.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1871-09-01
MRS. CARRIE F. YOUNG's LECTURE

This talented lady delivered very
able lecture on the temperance question
last Monday evening at the Court House
in this city. The court room was
crowded to its full capacity, and the
lecture was very well received. Mrs.
Young is IA very pleasing, affable and
fluent speaker, has Il ready command Of
language and peculiar gift or faculty
of swaying an audience such as but few
possess. She is doing a good work for
the elevation of her own sex and of hu-
manity at large. She believes that the
true solution of the intemperance ques-
tiOn is the arming of woman with that
most potent of all political weapons, the
ballot. Let those timid women who are
afraid of the ballot listen to her eloquent
portrayal of the advantages it would
confer in putting down the rum fiend
alone, and we are satisfied that their
fears would vanish like magic.
Mrs. Young is at present lecturing and
canvassing at Astoria and other points
on the Columbia. The people of Port
land will have opportunity to hear her
again soon.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1871-09-01
THwARTED JUSTICE.

A notorious woman seducer named
Robert Hayward has again escaped the
fiat of justice. He was arraigned some
days since by young girl upon a charge
Of seduction under promise of matri-
mOny. We learn that she went on Men
day of this week before the court and
stood the CALLING fire of masculine cross
questioning, until even that gloating tri-
bunal was sated for the nonce, after
which the conclusion of the trial was
postponed until Wednesday; but, as the
complaining witness failed to appear,
a warrant was issued to arrest her for
contempt of court, although her stricken
father testified that she had disappeared
on Tuesday, and was tracked to the riv-
er's edge, where all trace of her was lost.
We deeply spmpathize with the be-
reaved (?) court whose contempt the
poor, ruined child forfeited, most likely.
by drowning herself.
Shades of Martha Tupper and Ursula
Pierce! Robert Hayward, do you never
see their ghosts?
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1871-09-01
PETTIFOGGING.

Some of the lesser lights Of the Ore
ron masculine editorial fraternity are
engaged in species of pitiful petit
Jogging, the object of which seems to be
TO hold the large and increasing class of
conscientious, intelligent and moral
people i'm our country who are in favor
of extending the franchise TO women re-
spOnsible for the peculiar-and we think
errOneOus-views upon the marriage
relation advocated by Mrs. Woodruff.
There would Just as much propriety in
holding every memberOf the Republican
party to-day responsible for the insane
attack OF John Brown upon Harper's
Ferry, or the votaries of republican gov
ernment the world over for the eXcesses
of the Paris Commune. Abstractly con-
sidered, John Brown was right, for no one
will deny that liberty is the UNIVERSAL her
itage of our common nature, and boon
sacred above all else. But then, when he
made the effort to free the negro race,
he erred in not taking into consideration
the external circumstances and sur
roundings of the enslaved people for
whom he sacrificed his life, and the
wild disorder and tumult which would
inevitably have followed the success OF
his revolutionary project. And 30, Mrs.
WoOdhulrs theory Of marriage, so long
as mankind are deceitful, selfish and
brutal, would result in widespread dis
aster- to our race. Never until men
and women are educated up to the an
gelie state can her idea of the true
marriage condition he realized.
1t has been the fate of all reforms to
be clogged and hindered i'm their onward
march by the honest but ill-directed ef-
forts and utopian views of a few Jealous
enthusiasts. Mrs. Woodruff is emphat-
ically one of these. Seeing much that
is obnoxious i'm the marriage state as at
present regulated, and having tasted its
bitter fruits herself by sad experience,
she fain would reform society by strik-
ing at its very roots, not eomprehending
that while she would thus better the
condition of a few of her own sex
the vast majority of women would b,
infinitely worse off than before.
And now we hope we have heard the
last Of this twaddle about women in
tending to abrogate the marriage rela
tion from our mans rights brethren
From the way in which some of then
have ,een exercised about it, one woulC
think they considered themselves il
imminent danger of losing their help
meets under the "new dispensation,'
and had been spending some sleeples
nights over it. Rest easy, gentlemen
Women do not intend to abrogate tn
marriage relation; they would onl.
purify and renovate il.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1871-09-01
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.

Woman for the last thousand of years
has been moving on the ramparts of
man. But 1t is only within the last fif-
teen or twenty years that they have
made any decided progress in the work
which was undertaken n few decades
prior by two or three women. As an
evidence of the progressive spirit Of our
age, We would only m ention that wOm-
en- now edit a number Of papers almost
wholly devoted to their sex, and in
which they demand the Acknowledgement
oil woman as necessary to the purity of
our politics. Among the organs advO-
eating the political equality of woman
we have had the pleasure of perusing
W0odhuU d, CIdfm's Weekly, of New
YORK the ReuoiUtion, of Washington
the Pioneer, of San Francisco, and the
NEW NORTHWEST, of Portland.
They are all ably conducted papers,
and evince high order of talent.
We thank the Eugene Journal fol
having given its readers the above neat
compliment. If it had held on when il
had said enough, however, it would have
been high stroke of sensible reticence
Tor the NEW NORTHWEST will not sup
port candidate for State Printer emol
uments under the New Dispensation, un
less he proves his right to our patronage
by eeasing to try to hold the woman suf
frage movement up to ridieule. Evi
IDENTIFY Woodruff d CLafm's Weekly i
his special study, since he has Guile,
more delectable tidbits from its column
for one issue of the Journal than we har
the least idea the Weekly contained in
twelvemonth.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1871-09-01
AMENDE HONORABLE.

We see that the editor-in-chief of the
Orcgonidn is mot little annoyed" be-
cause the locals on that journal made er-
roneous statements one day about real
estate transactions.
We have waited patiently for week
or more to see if the ''gross misinforma-
ton" that appeared in the Oregonidi
concerning the reputation of Elizabeth
Cady Stanton would ''annoy" him just a
'little," but, as Mrs. Stanton is not yet
a voter, this obtuse politician does not
think it worth while TO treat her with
simple deeency. Well, well; she'll have
the appointive power one of these days,
and We'll see somebody ousted from the
Portland Custom House. That's some
comfort.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1871-09-01
SPARE HIM, NEIGHB0R, SPARE
HIM!

The following from the Vancouver
Register is just little too bad:
We notice that the Portland Herald
has a new editor. He Is just from old
Pike. His name is not Bowers, but
Taylor. His style, however, so nearly
resembles that of the noted MissOurian,
first mentioned, that the coincidence is
certainly wonderful and, to make the
matter still more remarkable, he follows
in the footsteps of his illustrious prede-
cessOr, and the first thing he does is to
tell us
"lIOw he came here, and how lac came to roam,
And leave his dear old nanny
And come 50 far from home"
We beg our brother not to be too hard
on the NEW Herald" Every time you
touch him you make him so "witty'
that we tremble lest he effervesce into
vapidity.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1871-09-01
THE ENTERPRISE" AND MRS
YOUNG.

Ii is the intention of Mrs. Young to
remain in this vicinity during the com
ing winter, and at some future day again
pay this city a visit. If this lady will
let WOman's Rights alone and confine
herself to the subject Of intemperance
she may do much good in Oregon.-En-
teyprisc.
All! There's the rub, dear frightened
friendl Mrs. Young, like every other
woman with a brain above her eyelids,
ICiH agitate the right of women to vote
the curse of intemperance out of exist
enee. You'll hear her on that subject
soon. She's as sound on the suffrage as
the temperance question.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1871-09-01
THE NEW HERALD" ARISES TO
EXPLAIN.

The new editor of the Herald is a raey
and agreeable writer His jOttings of
his tourney westward are very interest
ing. and we would have an almost unal-
loved good opinion of him up TO this
date had il not been for his silly skim
ble-skamble about a smiling valley"
which he likened unto weak-minded
woman; and from his rhapsodies over
the ridiculous metaphor we judge That
he is of the same namby-pamby man 5
rights stamp of egOtistical, one-sided
noliticians to which John A. Bingham
belongs. Well, well; sensible women
must bear with the frailties of editorial
mans rights humanity. The rising gen
Grafton of masculine editors will redeem
the reputation of the present weak-mind-
ed fraternity.-Netr Northwest Woman :
Rights-iSAl.
Why, dear madam, that 'metaphor'
was not intended for you "strong-mind-
ed women" who are so anxious not TO
be any better than us men. IL was dI-
rected exclusively to those weak-mlnd-
ed ladies, who are silly enough to ac-
knowledge that they are Of the feminine
gender, and foolish enough TO accept
the situation. ."-HoY'dld Mans Rights
isn.)
Ii in the puerile specimen of sexual
pomposity who originated the above lies
.ne last hope of the Oregon Democracy
We pity the trembling cause. But there
-e gentlemen among the Democratic
- VINO are too wise to make
sueh ridiculous assertions. and we are
spl'y S 'llat .hey are not employed upon
carpet-bagger. p'''''
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1871-09-01
EDITORIAL OPPOSITION.


We have six classes of mans rights
editors in Oregon. First in order comes
the lowest or brutal type of the frater-
nifty. They judge all women by those
with whom they have been most intl-
mate, as well as by their own ideal
standard. They think that nothing but
the strong arm Of the law keeps any
woman virtuous. Such editors would
receive no notice from this journal were
it not that their public life, their per-
tinacity and unblushingly prurient
thrusts at all sensible and virtuous
women who dare think for themselves.
render it necessary to sometimes show
them up in their true colors. This is a
disagreeable task, and one which we
hope will not often fall to US as a duty.
The next in the upward grade is the
pugilistic politician. He bases right
upon the theory of combativeness and
the practical development of muscle
If a woman so far forgets her state o.
"clinging" geatleness as to engage in &
game of fisticuffs or inveterate swearing
or If she uses Derringers and whisky
straightway they willingly acknowl-
edge her right to vote. These men arr
one remove above the brutal type.
The next in order above the pugilistiC
politician is the sexual type. They rec
ognize gender as being far superior to
intellect The only requirement OF
qualification that a voter possesses, ae-
cording to their standard, is that such
voter be Of the genus masculine. They
imagine that they are helping God AL
mighty TO keep the ''gender'' of one
half the human family within the
"sphere" wherein themselves have cir
cgmscribed it, and they are to-day in
mortal terror over their certain defeat.
Then we have the hmid politicians
those who fear that woman will degrade
herself by purifying the moral atmos-
phere that is daily breathed by herself
and children. They have set up an ideal
woman, whom they affect to worship, -
and then, by way of exercising consist
eney, point proudly to the courtesan-
the Legitimate result of their system OF
imposed dependencies evidence that
woman, the holy creature, would be de.
graded by possessing an equal powel
with them to help themselves.
Then we have the piOus editor. III,
fears that woman's devotion to tn,
preparation Of chicken stews and Frencl
pastry for the good of his stomach vii
be turned into active participation il
public affairs; so he searches his Bibl
for such scriptures as "wives, submit,
etc. We haven't any more 10 say abou
him
Then we have anOther-and by far tn
largest-class of editors who really wis
our cause TO succeed, who know that
will succeed, but who fear to come on
and sag so lest they thereby lose cast
among politicians and forfeit future pc
litical possibilities Let all such TAX
timely warning, for the day of retribu
tiOn is at hand. Women will bear i
grateful remembrance these policy
before-principle Sir Oracles, and vii
use their coming political influence {
keep them out of public places of emol
ument and trust.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1871-09-01
THE DIFFERENCE.

Mrs. Duniway complains of too much
church bell-ringing in Portland on Sun
days. On Friday evening last, however
in this city, on the occasion of Mrs. Cor.
dOn's lecture, it seemed to us the Con-
gregational bell would never cease ring
ing, its ''ding-dong-dingr continuing
through the greater portion of an hour
But we suppose it was only ringing fol
(a) change.
We are sorry our friends nerves were
so aeutely tortured over the expected
"ehange" in masculine monopoIies.
That bell must have tolled the death
knell of his hopes.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1871-09-01
EXCRUOIATING.

Our gracious friend of the O. G. Ea-
so,l..., s,rl.'.5c has been informed that we said
sa,mtIn lins about him in Oregon City,
,;oa;tr - 'oesht feel called upon to no
tiee it." We feel hardly oIIa =, = - -
ta-;ro ,5a.;, s,,t' anu unat too after our fiat
IeFlhg Teri notice of his success in our bohsIf
we nave more subscribers in ora~or 1'.,,,,
City than in any other town 81 -, soh
in the State, and we publicly .t.s,,'l - si1e
our large subscription list to tbe as,'. 'e
of our friend And now he slipbts 'Vr ~, =
Oh, deari US
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1871-09-01
LETTER FROM SOUTHERN OREGON.
REPLY TO MRS. o. T. DANIELS.

o. t
SOUTHERN OREGON, August -, 1871.
Mrs. A. j. DuRisOoy paper of
August 18th contains letter from Mrs.
o. T. Daniels, to which l would ask the
privilege of making some replies.
To her first sentence would say that
woman makes and controls the whole
social world. Her associates are the
select few of "Upper Ten" She well
comes to her circle profiigate men
and bars profiigate women. If Mrs.
Daniels would change the moral status
of society, she must ask her sisters to
help her-theirs is the power. Affable
mammas receive the Mr.. Fays of the
world, offer them their fair young
daughters, and smile forgetfulness o.
past offences. If Mrs. Daniels would
have both parties treated equally, let
her ask some Hannah Rails to NEE
those affable mammas, and then see i
woman has any pity for "An errine
sisters shame
Mrs. Daniels "heart burns with con
tempt and Indignation (hope it did no
set her clothes on fireD because tn,
newspapers call Mr.. Fay Honorable:
prefix to which he is entitled by law
and suggests that no more offices b.
given him. She shows a spirit of NAL
ice and spite towards him which sug
gests the thought that sometime he ha
been remiss in gdlldRtyy to herseG.
/ 1t is not 'cash and brains" alon
which gives him free passport every
where-fOr he has little of the first-bu
because he is a man who has been trie,
and found always faithful and true t.
friends and party. He has relatives an,
friends who feel deeply every slander
Gus word spoken against him, but II
himself cares little for lady scribbler
who send their efforts to the paper
merely because, unless they publishe
themselves, their Insignificant name
would never appear in print; who
puppy-dog style, attack some nobl
game, imagining that it will abound
their credit. That woman does nC
wisely who courts the enmity of "A ba
man. Were Mr.. Fay the bad man sh
calls him, Mrs. Daniels might we
tremble for her own safety. When til
woman was brought to the Saviour L
bade the one of her accusers who W;
innocent to "cast the first stone.
Could Mrs. Daniels bear that test?
"The hopeless, heart-broken, ruine
girr' (whO, by the way, was engaged
another man all the time), is a woma
of twenty-five or three, whose past W;
not spotless, and whose family exp
rience was not such as to leave her
Ignorance Of the consequences of indi
cretion. She is n designing woma
who aimed at becoming Mrs. Fay, al
was abetted by her family. She hope
by blasting his reputation and lowerir
it to her own to compel him to mari
her. She has succeeded partially in Il
first-for there are enough of howlir
scandal-mongers to keep the thing q
ways before the public-but in the Ia
| opine that she will fail
Yours for JUSTICE.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1871-09-01
PHYSIOLOGICAL INCEST

This article was prepared for Mrs.
Carrie F. Young's Vomai's Pacific Coas
Journal for September. We are pleased
to be enabled TO give it a place in oul
columns in advance, and invite its care
full perusal by parents. Mrs. Young,
work is one in which the people are vi
tally concerned, whether they heed theil
own best interests or not.