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The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1871-03-29

AN ACT TO CREATE. A DEBT OF The
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 70 Be
KNOWN AS rHE STEALING ,zUNDEp
u DEBT TaE SAME, Oh The PRocEErs
THEREOF, TO BE, ,ExcLUsIvELY USED
IN EXCHANGES roR, '6R INspAYMENT
OF TIE EXISTING PUBLIC DEBT OF
n4rD sTI7k. tia5I5a = @f7jS1i
SECTION 1. Be- Il enacted by the Sendte
and House of Representatives, Of the Staff
of Sqpeh Carolina, aoD met and sitting
IL General Assens6y, dna 1y he asah0r'.
The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1871-03-29
MILrrARY EXPENsEs.

SEC. Z. For defraying the expenses
Of the militia, ten thousand dol''vs, Eve
thousand. Of which shall } ed for
6tsing up the Military Hall, - he city
Of Chsrlestou one thousand for repair
ING. aud fitting mp the Arsenal in
Beaufort 10 be disbursed BY the Adjutant
and inspector General upon the order
ot the Governor.
:. SEQ. s. That all taxes assessed, and
payable under this Act, shall be paid in
the following kinds Of funds, yis Bills
receivable Of she State, Uaited States
currency, National Bank notes, gold OF
...ir, Approvea March I, 1871.
The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1871-03-29

him in performing the duties imposed
by this Act, and to pay therefor such
compensation as he shall deem just,
which shall be paid BY the State Trea-
surer upon the certificate Of the Attor-
ncy-General. m
inconsistent with this Act, are hereby
repealed.
Approved, March,1st, 1871.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1871-10-20
PHILOSOPHY INSTEAD OF CHRIS
TIANITY.

Under this caption the renowned trav-
eler, who is running the Democratic
party in Ores on-don't print that word
running, dear typos, or you'll get
your ears tweaked-by welding a
heavy pen, charged with all manner of
tedious verbosity and insane Stiffness,
has branched out on a piOus strain, in
which he is pretty good match for Sa-
tan on the mountain. That our many
readers, who never see his obscure pub
lication, may note how pious he is, we
print the following delectable extract:
We have seen certain women, filled
with all manner of guile, Tevengeful,
censOrious, haters and backbiters,
roaming up and down this coast, like so
many unhappy spirits turned loose from
the confines of PandemOnium, busily
propagating a vain philosophy, which
they are trying to persuade their own
sex and everybody, to substitute for that
Christianity which is the only rational
foundation of human society; and with
out which man would be what Chris
tianity found him, a mere human brutei
somewhat polished, perhaps, in certain
quarters; but still, a brute.
Shades of King Cambysses! How our
traveller does pile up redundant adjee-
tives!
The remainder of his article, which
wades through one and half columns,
of which the above is a specimen, is de-
voted to what he calls "free love" us
viewed from his own physiological
standpoint.
We have learned from extended OPP
portunities for observation to know
from the chronological organization of a
man just how he views the Woman
Movement. For instance, 4 man with a
well-developed forehead, intelligent eyes
and gentlemanly exterior is by nature
so much gentleman that he instinct
lively gravitates to the side of justice
and humanity. Such n man can see no
'guile" in women who spend their lives
in noble sacrifice of self for the highest
good of humanity. But when man is
so unfortunately organized that two
thirds of his piggish brain lays behind
his eyes, and by far the greater proper
ton of avoirdupois belonging to his
body is concentrated in his stomach, he
is constitutionally opposed to the "wom-
an movement" because he sees that foI
woman to own her own person will nee
essarily circumscribe his animal oppor-
tunities.
We wonder whose name "BrotheI
Ike" will next forge to his incendiary
documents?
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1871-10-20
"a VIGOROUS GROWL AT TRANS
CROSSING POSTMASTERS."

When we returned from Walla Walla
last month we found that a chapter of
judith Reid" which properly belonged
to our issue of September 29th had failed
to reach our Office i'm time for publica-
tion, although mailed eight days pre-
viously. We were i'm great haste to
take the train for Albany, so we hadn't
time to prepare n notice of the fact,
though an apology was due our readers
for the non-appearance of the story
which is exciting so much public at
tention.
''What must we say about Judith
Reid p" asked one of our boys, who
displays considerable genius for eompo-
sition.
"Get up vigorous growl at trans
crossing postmasters and let 'em have
it," was our very good-natured sugges-
ton.
We think the public will agree with
us that lee did.
y. b. We wrote this explanation for
the issue of October 9Th, but, as We are
only unit among the "boys," it was
omitted
We felt when we saw that ''vigorous
growr' as we imagine Mark Twain's
uncle did under similar dispensation.
Such is fame.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1871-10-20
MR.. HENDERSON, ONCE MORE.

We give place to-day to another COM
munication from Rev. Mr.. Henderson,
and also to the views of one of his
townsmen concerning his course. As
personal friend and an advocate of
Woman Suffrage we esteem Mr.. Hen
derson highly, but donot propose to oenter
into any discussion with him at this
time. He has already shown in his
religious controversies in the Christian
Messenger that he likes, if possible, to
'shave the last word, :" and if it will afford
him any pleasure we freely give it to
him, thereby sparing our readers any
such infiiction of dry and uninteresting
controversy as has befallen the subscrib-
ers of our religious contemporary named
above. The Rev. gentleman thinks we
have misrepresented and misquOted him.
We think not. Let our readers judge.
FiuiS
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1871-10-20

of their show unless arrangements are
made by which they may share some
reasonable portion of the profits.
While an irresponsible sporting man
may draw hundreds of dollars from the
Society's treasury because his horse is
nimble legged, the people who produce
the necessaries, luxuries and ornaments
of life are allowed a pittanee for their
exhibitions which will not pay entrance
fees or cost of transportation.
We respectfully suggest TO the Hon
orable Board who control the exhibi-
tion's finances the propriety of charging
all women an entrance fee to the
grounds, thereby placing them upon a
pecuniary equality with themselves.
Then elect board of competent women
to manage the pavilion, and see if an
other such failure is made as we were
mortified to witness during the last ag-
ricultural horse trot in Linn county.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1871-10-20
Fearful Reports of Fire in Northern Wis
COnsin.
J. H. d. HENDERSON.
MILWAUKEE. October II.

MILWAUKEE, October 10.
Later accounts from Northern Wis
cOnsin confirm previous reports. The
loss of life III the neighborhOOd of the
village of Peshtigo will reach over !, 200.
The fire was heard alta distance like the
roaring of the sea. Balls of fire were
soon observed to fall like meteors in
different parts of the town, igniting
whatever they touched. People rushed
with their children in their arms for
place of safety, but the storm OF fire was
upon them and envelOped them in flames,
smoke and cinders, and those that were
not able to reach the river were suffo-
Gated and roasted alive. This terrible
scene happened on Sunday night, the
Sth, the same evening of the Chicago
horror. The town of Peshtigo numbered
two thousand souls, one-third of whom
perished.
/, Reports from the east shore of Green
Bay place the loss of life fully as high
as at PeshtigO. The account states that
the immediate wants of the people are
supplied, but that large amounts of pro-
visions and clothing viii be required for
the coming winter.
Mayor LundingtOn, of this city, has
published the following appeal for aid
The calamites that have befallen our
State and some of our neighbOring States
are truly appalling. Over 1,5OO men,
women and children have been burned
TO death in Wisconsin alone. Their
business houses and farms, to a large
extent, are entirely destroyed. Every
shaving has been burned and DESTROYED,
with all their autumn and root crops.
They are utterly destitute, and will re-
quire full support, at least till another
season. Seven counties in our own State
are thus i'll great part utterly desolated.
Whole regions of country in Western
Michigan are in the same condition, and
the fires are still raging and destroying.
Milwaukee is doing all she can by her
close neighbOrhOOd to Chicago. She
was enabled to send large quantities of
supplies into that city during the pro-
gress of the fire. Vast numbers of Chi
cagO sufferers are now filling our houses
and public buildings, and we have min
istered to their necessities. We have
supplied hundreds of tons of provisions,
clothing, stores and OtheTneedful articles
to Chicago, Northern Wisconsin and
Western Michigan. We are dong our
best, but the amount of suffering in our
State is beyond our power alone to
assuage. We appeal to the public for
aid. We will be the dispensers of sup
plies to sufferers in Wisconsin and West
ern Michigan. We have made every nee
essary arrangement to accomplish these
purposes with economy and effect. All
in money may be sent to
Michael, banker. Contribu-
tions of food, clothing, bedding and
other supplies may be directed to Harri
son LundingtOn, Mayor
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1871-10-20

a bill providing for the enfranchise-
ment of the women of Washington Ter
ritory has been offered i'm the Legisla-
ture by Mr.. Bigelow. 1t provides that
women shall vote on the question of
their enfranchisement, and prohibits
men from voting upon it, so that if a
majority Of women want the suffrage
they can have it.
No, no, friend Bigelow. Don't ask
the women en- m0sse if they will vote :
Don't ask children to vote for schools.
Don't ask whisky drinkers to vote down
saloons. No reform ever succeeds if
pushed backwards in that way. Let the
women vote who wish to do so, and let
others stay at home. Nothing else is
justice. Nothing else is common sense.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1871-10-20
THE LINN COUNTY FAIR.

Whereas, one agricultural race is very
much like another; and
Whereas, we have lately "done" the
Walla Walla races in column or so OF
tedious description;
We therefore think it hardly worth
while to make much mention of the
meager industrial display in the pa
vilion at the Linn County Fair. We
do not blame the women for neglecting
to fill their department. The premiums
OF any value are all ON the outside, and
the women, who contributed largely to
the chief attractions of the Fair, with
out hope of adequate share i'm the divi-
dends, during the Society's infancy, are
now resolved to stop the principal part
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1871-10-20
SOME QUERIES.

Editor IVdlId IVdIld Statesman: =
While cropping through the dark last
evening to find Miss Anthony's meeting
We had some thoughts which shaped
themselves into the following queries:
l. What age is this in which we live
.. What country are we living in?
3. What race of men inhabit this coun-
try, and what is their religion?
While in the midst of these question
ings we were rewarded with the object
of our quest-a school house away in the
remote outskirts of the southern portion
of the town. In 4 few moments the
house was crowded with the best people
of the town, all of whom, for n space of
two hours, listened with profound atten-
tion to able arguments on behalf of the
greatest question of Christian (if the
term implies good will to mem reform of
this or any other age.
We have attended services in each of
the Walla Walla churches, and we have
never seen on any occasion during three
months more than One-tenth of the con-
gregation that came to hear Miss An
thony lecture last evening. Are not the
people gone after this woman? Do the
Clergy and the rulers of the churches
know that this reform is indeed the
Christ?
Here is woman who stands peel
in the world of Intellect and of Letters
Here is a woman who penetrates and il
Eliminates with wonderful cleaness tn,
cause of all our woe. Here is one wht
proposes a remedy for the great evil in
cident to human relations. Here is one
and that one a woman, with head an,
heart and moral force equal to any phi
lanthrOpy. Among the best minds an,
greatest reformers of the age she stand
recognized and honored And vet, las
night, there was found for her no plac
i'm the Inn of the Walla Walla churches
Comment we need not. CHRISTIAN.
The above was handed to us by a gen
tleman while we We're in Walla WalIa
who says the editor of the St0tesmd
thinks him crazy and consequently re
fused to publish it. Well, well; if he
mad, there's no denying that there i
much method in his madness. We ar
anxious to see many such exhibitions o
Iunacv
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1871-10-20
ARMED AND EQUIPPED.

Thanks to the National w. :. Com
mittee at Washington for the receipt of
a most valuable package of documents
under the frank of b. f. Butler, viz :
Mrs. Davis History of the Woman's
Rights Movement, containing Mrs.
Stanton's great speech on marriage and
divorce the Woodruff Memorial to
Congress, asking law to secure to wom-
en- the exercise of their right to vote
under the Fourteenth and Fifteenth
Amendments, with Judge Bingham's
report against and General Buffers for I;
Mrs. Isabella Beecher Hooker's speech
on the Dangers of Restricted Suffrage; !;
Theodore Tilton's tract No. Rights of
Women-and several others.
And it is such a package that the
Committees Secretary, Mrs. Josenbino
S. Griffing, sends to every one who for
wards name, pOstoffice address and ono
dollar. Miss Anthony has gathered mn
over one hundred in this Northwest
and soon each dollar sent will have i'm
its stead all these, and the sendee he
fully armed and equipped to 90 forth
among her neighbOrs a missionary OF
the Gospel of Freedom to women.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1871-10-20

claiming them to the world, that the
innocent wives and daughters and sis
tiers of men might avoid their destruet-
i've presence? No wonder the "afiable
mammas' smile upon him, and the
grateful papas electiOneer for him, and
the ''fair young daughters" flock around
to do him honorI He is the hFo of the
day!
And yet, Mrs. Daniels, yoU would
punish him. Punish man for violating
the law of chastity! Great Heaven
What ruin you would make of all that
that is great and grand in the universe !!
Only think of it! The noblest work of
GOd-the lord of creation-mighty, ma
jestie, irrepressible man-degraded, hui
inflated, cast out of society for yielding
to the instincts of his nobler nature !
Woman, you are crazy! You have
imbibed the odious doctrine of equal
Rights" till you have lost your senses.
If you wish to be respected you must
renounce such extravagant ideas and be
reasonable. Say what you please
about Hannah Rails. Ask that she be
imprisoned, hung, whipped or burned
at the stake, and you will be hOnored
for your love of virtue. There is no
danger of hurting the feelings of her
friends, for she has none The whole
world is against her Even Justice
does not scruple to give her an addi-
tional kick. But don't you dare to say
another word against the character of
Mr.. Fay. He is too "noble game" for
an insignificant "puppy-dog" like you
to attack with impunity. If he does
not see fit to make you "tremble" for
the Ofiense he has friends who will do it
for him.
Beware. Justice is on your track
Very truly yours,
MANS RIGHTS.
/, MCMINNvILLE, Sept. 2S, 1871.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1871-10-20
JOAQUIN" MILLER.

While at Salem last week we We're
informed by the worthy and discarded
wife of this erratie sham that he had
the audacity to send her form of re-
nuneiation or denial of the charges of
desertion, etc., which the NEW NORTH
WEST has made against him, seconded
by other prominent journals that knew
the facts, requesting her to copy and
sign the same and send it to the Ore
goni0n for publication. This, too, in
the face of the fact-as related to us by
Mrs. Miller herself-that when the ac-
counts of his feastings and fetings in
London reached her his children We're
i'm actual need of bread
Can human audacity any farther go
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1871-10-20
THE CHICAGO FIRE.

Since our last issue the city of Chicago
has been visited by a most destructive
fire. The full particulars are not yet
received, but it is safe to say that from
one-half to twO-thirds of the entire
property of the city has been destroyed.
The fire is almost without a parallel in
history for the swiftness and complete
ness of its destruction. Over one hum
dred thousand people are destitute and
homeless, many of them having been
suddenly reduced from aflluence to pow
erty. Subscriptions are being made for
the sufferers in every city throughout
the civilized world. Here in Portland
energetic measures are being made. to
forward relief. Ten thousand dollars
and upwards have already been sub
scribed. A grand musical concert is TO be
given tonight by the best talent Of our
city to procure funds for this worthy
object. Portland is responding hand
somely. Let the good work go on.
In addition TO the suffering by the
Chicago fire, appalling accounts come by
telegraph of the rayages of fires sweep
ing over the States of Minnesota, Wis
consin, Michigan, Indiana and Illinois,
consuming intheircourse entire villages,
and often causing immense loss of life.
In northern Wisconsin the town of
Peshtigo was entirely destroyed OH the
night of October Sth, and t,celue hun
dred persons lCere burned to death.
Thousands Of people are homeless, with
nothing to protect them from the in
clemency Of the coming winter Verify,
here is a chance for the exercise of true
and noble philanthropy.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1871-10-20
CHARACTER OF THE NEW NORTH
WEST"

EDITOR NEW NORTHWEST:
= l am sorry that you have almost en-
tirely misunderstood the purport and de-
sign of my communication, RELATIVES to
Prof Chaney's letter on the "Status of
Woman, or, at least, greatly misrepre-
sented them. You say, "Our belief ON
religious matters is q private affair."
Now, the fact is, I made no inquiry
about your belief on religious matters
iRtruth was not concerned about it-bnt
did inquire whether the NEW NORTH
WEST would advocate Woman Suffrage
upon Bible principles, or whether it
would pander to the taste of skeptics
and infidels. As to your religious belief,
1 have no disposition to bring it before
the public; but l supposed I had a right
to k1,O,c what is to be the character of
the periodicals patrOnize, and that of
the political party with which I cooper
ate. If | have no right to know these
things [ accept your "scolding" as mer-
tied and deserving, but, on the other
hand, regard it as unmerited and out of
place.
Again, you say, 1--WE have proved the
Bible to be a Woman's Rights organ"
etc. am certainly gratified to learn
this fact, for many professed advocates
of the cause seem to think the Bible
stands right across the path of Woman's
Rights, and it must be torn down before
the cause can triumph; hence their war
upon that book.
Why you thought it necessary to rep
resent me as saying that my ''Ciclcs of
Bible doctrines are as impregnable as
the eternal hiIls' cannot tell. This is
certainly mysterious. The fact is, l said
nothing about my ''views" of Bible doc
trines. But did say that the Bible and
Christianity stand as impregnable as
the eternal hills. I hope you viii here
after be careful and not represent your
correspondents as saying what they
neither said nor intimated
You think it would have been more
proper for me to have answered Prof.
Chaney's article than to scold you for
publishingit. think not; had YOU not
published it, there would have been no
necessity for an answer. think it bet
ter to prevent evil than to undertake to
cure it.
Again, 4 forty years acquaintance with
the cavils, insincerity and hypocrisy of
infidels has taught me the improperly
of hOnOring their eflusions with for
NAL reply, as they often argue what they
do not believe themselves in order to
gain nOtOriety. Again, have no time
to waste in replying to such articles, nor
am 1 disposed to crafty the variety of
their authors by so doing. And rs men,
and women, too, are known by the COM
pany they keep, hereafter 1 shall give
all such as sympathize with his senti-
ments wide berth.
Respectfully,
J. II. d. HENDERSON.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1871-10-20
MRS. sTANTON's MOTHER.

Mrs. Daniel Cady, the mother of Eliz-
abeth Cady Stanton, has recently taken
her departure for the 'better land, !" hav-
ing fought the good fight and kept the
faith for four score and seven years.
1--WE are glad that she has lived thus long,
And glad that she has gone 10 her reward:
Nor can we deem that nature did her wrong
Safely to disengage the vital chord.
When her weak hand grew hopeless and her
eye
Dim with the mlsts Of age, It was her time to
die.-
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1871-10-20
THE WORK IN THE GREAT NORTH
WEST.

Miss AnthOny's work goes bravely
on. Our multitudinous duties con-
nected with travelling, writing for the
paper and sending letters to the loved
ones at home, have precluded the possi-
bility of preparing such reports as
would at all do justice to our illustrious
cO-workeT.
At Walla Walla lwhere the people
are advanced so far ahead of the minis
tiers as to be justly indignant over the
insult to them and their speaker which
locked the church doors i'm the face of
the rightful owners Of the only decent
lecturing places in the beautiful little
city, Miss Anthony held wonderful and
enthusiastic meetings, first in the new
and commOdious district school house,
which, proving too small to hold the
hundreds who flocked to hear her, was
reluctantly given up for the only avail
able hall in the place-a hall good
enough in its way, but, unfortunately,
situated back Of a saloon, where the
tender-fOoted preacher who locked his
church against us couldn't go in-on a
complimentary ticket because the hall
was in such an unrighteous locality
Miss Anthony made scores of converts,
and frightened the few old fogies in the
city almost out of their wits. The NEW
NORTHWEST gained a large number OF
new subscribers. and the women are
unanimously resolved TO use their right
TO vote.
At Corvallis and other West Side
Oregon towns the lecturer and paper
were equally successful. But the
crowning success was met at the State
Fair, where Miss Anthony was invited
by the Agricultural Board to lecture on
the grounds. She eheerfully complied,
and for one hour and half she held a
congregation of three thousand people,
who stood, mary of them, with a child
in arms, spell-bOund and eager listen
ers to the glorious new gospel, which
captivated every brain in the vast
auNltllCc- fDlAN lANAd Nlietb tNGiN MbAl0ll
was, in common with all other creations
of the good All-Fatheb brought into
existence primarily for her own highest
personal good, and secondarily for the
good of Others. Old men and women
young men and maidens, listened to hel
words of wisdom, believed and wer,
converted. A handsome harvest fo
the NEW NORTHWEST was garnered
and our cause goes marching on.
Miss Anthony has sojOurned in tn
Northwest about thirty-five days, ha
made thirty speeches, Travelled on
thousand miles, and, we may safel,
add, has converted fifteen thOusan,
people. Has any other preacher don
as much
AS we write the Fannie Troupe i
bearing us on the bosom of the broa,
Columbia TO the town of Monticello
where we are to take the stage 70
Olympia and the Legislature of Wash
ington, where we shall shout for Won
an Suffrage in the Olympic Hall.