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The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-05-17

the finest speakers in the Senate, and,
by the way, the best-looking man
nave seen since left Oregon, has prom
lsed to make speech in favor of the bill
when it comes before the Senate. Sem
ator Sprague, of Rhode Island, one of
the richest men in Congress, says that
we shall not only have the bill passed,
but he will introduce bill asking an
appropriation from Congress to assist
women, or pay their fare to Oregon.
senator Pomeroy, Chairman of the
committee, a man who is known
throughout these United States as a
friend of woman, was authorized by the
Committee to draw up bill containing
the provisions desired, making some
amendments to the bill introduced by
Senator Kelly. Kelly and Slater of
Oregon are working manfully. COrbett
has promised to vote for it. Senator
Kelly made noble speech yesterday
morning before the Committee. Said
that he was a Woman's Rights man T;
that he believed i'm their owning land,
and having great many other privi-
leges that they were now denied, and
made splendid argument, setting forth
reasons why women should be allowed
to own land in their own right and title,
and not compelled to live on it alone, in
isolated homes. / showed those grave
Senators that the old Homestead Bill
was utterly impracticable in regard TO
women; that they could make legisla-
tive enactment to suit the conditions
and requirements of women's natures.
1t seems by their report that we have
made an impression and won their IA
vor. believe the bill will pass. Mrs.
Senator Kelly, to whom / am greatly
indebted for information and encourag-
ing words, is strongly in favor of the
bill. Slater says he is no Woman's
Rights man, yet he believes that women
ought to have homes of their own, and
that he will work for this measure with
a will.
lne ldctS are lIal lHese illcii hilOh
that they cannot cast a vote in Congress
that will reflect more honor on theiI
names, or better please the constituents
at home.
Since writing few articles on Oregon
for the Tribune, have received guam
tity of letters, most all from busines;
men, addressing me as "Dear Sir" ask
ing information of Oregon, wanting tc
know what paper will give them the
most correct information of that country
We refer them to your valuable paper
and we hope you will make it point tC
speak the best word you possibly can fol
the land we love.
NJ. p. SAwTELI.E, NJ. D.,
Pres. Woman's r. +. Association.
PS. As soon as the bill is printed
we will send you a copy. We forward
you this mornings Chronicle, containing
notice of proceedings. NJ. p. S.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-05-17
LETTER FROM DIR. MARY P. SAW
TELLE.

WASHINGTON, d. c., April %, 1872.
DEAR NEW NORTHWEST:
The brave, independent women Of
New York organized Women's Real
Estate Association one day last week
They elected me President of the Asso-
citation because 1 had lived in Oregon
and knew something of its climate, soil,
and advantages it offers to settlers. The
first resolution Offered, and unanimous
ly adopted, was that the President be
sent to Washington to see if we could
get a bill through Congress granting
land for actual settlement by a colony
of women on the public lands in Oregon.
l took a sleeping car in New York and
woke next morning under the dome OF
the Capitol, and with all these weighty
honors and official responsibilities, 1
have been discussing grave questions
with distinguished Senators and Repre-
sentatives.
find Kelly, Corbett and Slater not
only willing to assist, but anxious that
women should be encouraged to go to
our coast, and to own land in their own
right and title. Don't think, for one
moment, beg of you, that we mean to
have a colony of old maids, for / assure
you that is not the intention. But the
women mean to have homes of their
own, and marry as love or convenience
dictates-not from actual, absolute ne
cessity for place to live in, nor barter
the best part of their wOman's nature
for home, nor be any longer compelled
to practice deceit upon noble, great
souIed men, pretending to love when i'm
their hearts they loathe them. Men,
and women, too, have n right TO love
and be loved without questions of mon-
ey. / believe in marriages, in soul un-
ions-such marriages as we Will never
have until women are independent land
owners and property-holders. find a
much warmer reception than l expect
ed, as had been told that this Congress
had determined to grant no land for any
purpose whatever. Still, through pres
I ouAC vi bucluGSSt We may ihiA NhiS AihlS.
If we do, We will lay our plans for a
quiet seige another year. | do not be-
lieve in letting all the noble, brave, en-
ergetic men go to the West and live all
alone, while the sweet, pure girls ar
compelled to live here in throngs. | am
disgusted with the old maids life have
been leading this last winter. 1t makes
life waste, desert, where no tree OF
blossom grows-a bowling wilderness.
In the State of New York alone there
are 10000 more women than men, and
in Massachusetts $1,000. And you know
how many more men there are in Ore
gon than women. We don't propose to
make Amazons of the women. "Give
them chance" Mrs. Senator Kelly
says, "and if they have business tact
and energy it will develop itself"
In hopes of success and speedy return
to the land love, remain,
Yours truly,
MARY p. SAwTELLE, NJ. D.,
Pres. y. Y. w. r. Z. Association.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-05-17

Mrs. a. J. DUNIwAY.-Our sanctum
was Illuminated yesterday morning by
the cheerful, smiling and hopeful face of
our esteemed neighbor and co-wOrker,
Mrs. A. J. Duniway, the able and in
dustrious, courageous and irrepressible
editor of the NEW NORTHWEST, pub
lished at Portland, Oregon. Mrs. Duni-
way is delegate of the Woman Suffrage
Association of Oregon, to the Conven-
tion to be held on the Sth and 9th inst,
in New York, called by Mesdames
Hooker, Stanton and others of the New
York wingO thesufffage army, to organ
ize political party and nominate candi-
dates for President and Vice President of
the United States. Mrs. Duniway takes
the cars tomorrow morning for New
York. We wish her pleasant journey
and shall watch with great interest the
movements of both branches of the suf-
frage army, as they shall be developed
at the two Conventions in New York;
one by the American and the other by
the National Party.-S. +. Pioneer, Nay
2d, 1872.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-05-17
WAR! AND RUMoRs OF WAR!

And now comes the OregoniGn and
says that the Republicans of Multnomah
will elect their ticket by 600 or 1000
majority. Whereupon the Herald
oristleth up like a pig for war and
sweareth that that little game cannot
oe done without importation, rather
'iAn submit to which the editor will
sacrifice every drop of blood in the veins
Of his fellow Democrats!
Charge Bro. Ike, charge! On, HoIla-
day, on!
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-05-17
THE NEW YORK CONVENTION.

Nothing definite has yet been heard
from the New York Convention. The
man press of the country is noted for ig-
noring the Woman Movement, and the
telegraph usually fails to mention any
thing of the great question now looming
up before the country, or, if it does, only
refers TO it in terms of derisiOn. That a
large number of delegates were on hand
is very likely, as almost every State and
Territory in the Union was to be repre-
sented. We shall give our readers the
earliest possible news of the proceedings
of this body.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-05-17
Oh, NO! WOMEN HAVE NO BUsI-
NESS CAPACITY

Miss Susan King, who prides herself on being
the Shrewdest real estate dealer in New York,
and who is the owner OF a number Of uptown
lots visited China two years ago in the interest
of the Woman's Tea Company, OF which she Is
fhe founder Her narrative OF her experiences
among the MOngolians is both entertaining
and suggestive. She claims 10 have been
farther into the interior than any other white
woman ever has been. and where no white face
was ever seen before except those Of two Jesuit
missionaries Eastern Exchange
The naughty girl! Why didn't she
stay at home and wash her mothers
dishes and cook supper for her dear
brothers instead of thus ''unsexing"
herself? What's the world coming to?
It's really awful to contemplate.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-05-17
STILL TROUBLED.

The Walla Walla Union is still very
much troubled about ''Sister Duniway,"
and seems particularly anxious to be
noticed a little by her. As she is now
absent, he will be obliged to await her
return, when, if she is so disposed, she
may possibly tickle the Union EDITORS
vanity by noticing him just little. 1t
would do him so much good Till then
he must be content.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-05-17

RELICS OF GIANTs.-They have found
traces of race of giants who dwelt in
Canada in some prehistoric age. Some
people digging in a field at CayUga have
unearthed about two hundred gigantic
skeletons, some of which are said to be
more than nine feet in length. With
them are buried a variety of stone inn
plements and ornaments. If we can be-
lieye all the reports that come to US from
time to time, evidences are frequently
found Of n huge race of people who Oc-
cupied this continent, or some portions
of it, in times long past. Why do not
the sages of Cayuga and other localities
favored with these giant grave yards
put their heads together and reconstruct
the history of these American Titans
just Us Prof. Agassiz will restore a spe-
cies of fish from a few fossil scales and
fragments of bones? 1t would be con-
genial work for them and interesting to
the rest of mankind. We are assured
that ''there We're giants in those days"
whenever ''thOse days" were, and would
be glad to know more about them.-N
j. Mechanic.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-05-17
THE WOMAN's REAL ESTATE AsS0.
CITATION.

By reference to correspondence else
where from Mary p. Sawtelle, NJ. D., it
will be seen that the Woman's Real
Estate Association, of which she is
President, is doing a noble work. By
the efforts of the Association it is
thought homestead privileges can be
obtained for women equal to those en-
joyed by men. This action should have
been taken by Congress long ago. Read
Mrs. Sawtelle's letters, everybody, and
see what women are capable of doing
when they set themselves about it.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-05-17

''If / only had capital" young man
said as he puffed ten cent cigar, 81
would do something"
"lf only had capital" said another as
he walked away from q dram-shop, al
would go into business"
Young man with cigar, you are
smoking your capital. You from the
dram-shop are drinking yours and
destroying your body at the same time.
Dimes make dollars. Time is money.
Don't wait for u fortune to begin with.
our men with power and influence did
not start with fortunes. You, too, can
make your mark if you will, but you
must stop squandering your money and
spending your time in idleness.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-05-17
WHY Is IT9

hoW y II tii;i the churches are silent on the
queeiloh oi woman Suffrage Why is il that
Tue de organs in this city and state
are an silent on this, the most imporfanf ones
tiOn OF the present time Are fl,s bisJ1,,ii -,
priests, elders and deacons afraid thar ber no
liucal emancipation viii disqualify her for fhe
DO our Christian associations believe tbaf a.,
enlarged range for women, in ART and srie,,e,
business and literature, will unit them ~ ~
come faithful wives and loving mofhers sr5,I
nefghbors and valuable citizense There h !,
Significance about this Indifference ON fbcir
part 10 the interests OF great and importapt
class and one which constitutes the bulk and
strength and life OF all the religious denoinina-
lions OF the cOuntry.-lS. +. Pioneer.
We should like to hear some answers
from the Oregon clergy and religious
press. Speak right out, brethren.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-05-17

A SIMPLE CURE.-E. d. Baker, for
merly editor of the Snow Hill Herald,
published the statement that he was
permanently cured of asthma of many
years standing by the use of equal
parts .pulverized saltpeter and sugar
burned in the room. 4 friend of his, so
badly afflicted that she was obliged to
rest in her chair at nights for months at
time, was also permanently cured by
this simple remedy As it will cost but
trifie and can do no injury, he recon-
mends those afflicted with the distress
ing disease to try this remedy.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-05-17

'PREPoSTERoUs."- Among the def
nitions of this word given in the earlier
editions of Webster's unabridged, we
find the following: ,. perverted; wrong,
absurd; contrary to nature or reason;
not adapted to the end; as, a republican
Government in the hands of females the
old scallawag couldn't say women.-E'd.
Mer. I is preposterous." As an evidence
of a growing sense of justice in the mind
of the great philolOgist we will add that
in the later editions of his work the
above ''preposterousp illustration is
omitted Jose Mercury.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-05-17
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 4, 1872.

WASHINGTON, ID. C., May 4, 1872.
DEAR NEW NORTHWEST:
have been in Washington one week,
and they say have met with unheard-
of success. 1 got my bill before the
Committee of the Senate on Public
Lands, made my argument before them
yesterday morning, and they have
promised to report favorably to the
Senate. Conkling, of New York, one of
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-05-17

CLEANSING THE HAIR.-Barbers use
carbonate of potash, known as salts of
tartar, in water to shampoo with. 1t is
better to use a tablespoonful or two OF
common spirits of hartshorn in basin
of water; then thoroughly wash the
scalp and hair until they are clean; then
wash with clean water, wipe clean and
apply little oil or pomade.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-05-17

At last a statue is TO be erected to the
memory of Col. L. d. Baker An ap-
propriation for the purpose will he made
by Congress.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-05-17

Horace Greeley has withdrawn from
the Tribune on account OF his candidacy
for Presidential honors.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-05-17

The bridal trosseau of the future En-
press Of China will cost half million.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-03-07

the newspapers, themselves, we have
no argument 10 make. II the publ
cation OF the Jaws in the newspapers
are for the especial benefit Of the
newspapers, mere than they are ben.
eiicial to the people at large, then
the law should be repealed, though
halt the papers LII the State died with
it. So far as we know and believe,
no petitions from the people, asking
It's repeal, nor any popular demon
stration in favor OF its repeal, unless
the self styled and seli-constituted
estate Board of Supervisors" lately
convened at Des Moines, was a pop
ular assembly, which we believe was
not, are urged tor the repeal -
1t the people, who must event
ually pay tor the publication of the
laws, want the law repealed, they
should SO petition. The Assembly
will heed a popular movement in this
or any other behalf. The question
should be decided on Its merits as to
its effect upon the people aid not as
to its ettec, upon the breathing appa
ratus of any newspaper.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-03-07

The Legislature is again at work
on proposition to repeal the law
authorizing the advertisement of the
laws in the newspapers. THIS qucs-
lion is perSetualiy recurring one
and gives some OF the members an
opportunity to make deceptive
record for economy. II We have read
the proceedings of the Assembly ac
carately, the members who are most
forward in xrging this economical
measure are the feast forward in vot
ing TO deprive themselves Of certain
lit,le pcrquisitcs Of Office, which
seela TO many outsiders TO be ext,av-
ngar,
.Nrv, % far rs this measure effects
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-03-07

this mild judgment than We think
they had for the harsher Judgment
they visited upon Senator Sumner.
We may say, in closing, that the
debate brought out no fact going to
show any completely OF the Presi-
dent or Secretary of War in the al
legged misdeeds, nor did the debate
show that those urging the investiga-
ton intended or expected to prove
any such completely. Certainly the
debate showedl nothing impressing
us that any such completely was
hutcd at. Thus our wonder at the
violence OF the debate is heightened,
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-03-07

Some zealols Of the General AS.
.sembly are trying to get more s,rin-
gent proti'itory liquor law passed.
Would MT the interests OF the State
be much better sabserved and the
reputation ct the temperance people
fer sanity be improved ii they would
devise some means for enforcing the
law we already have? The hon Ell
ioroement OF our prcsen. Jaw foully
hlots the statute book, and any in
crease OF stringency TO the law while
Its efficiency is not improved will add
70 the foulness and SIZE OF the blot.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-03-07

and holds the owners and lessons OF
the premises responsible for the vio-
latmn Of the law. The bill was dis
c,.ssed at length, and ordered en-.
g-sssed tor third reading by the
following vote:
The yeas were Senators Atkins, Bemis,
Boomer. Burke, Campbell Chambers, Con-
verse, Dague, rysart, Fitch Gault, How>
land, kephart. Maxwell. McCoid, McNutt,
Miles, Read, Smith, va.e, West, Young, Mr..
presiden,-23.
The nays were Senators Beards.ey. Clau-
sen, Crazy, Fairall, Hurley, Ireland. ke,ch-
am, Kline, Larrabee, Leavitt. McCulloch,
Mcintyre. McKeap, Merrill. Murray, Rich
ards, Russell. Shane, Stuart, Taylor. Will
lett, Wonn-22
Absent or not voting Senators, Allen,
0ashiell, Ravens, Lowry, McCcrmack, AMI
Stone.
Messrs. Day and O'Donne!l were
added TO the Committee on Congress
s,onal Districts.
Mr.. keables was added to the
Committee On Rules.
The bill repeating the Registry
Law was discussed at great length.
At both sessions, and the motion t.
order the bill engrossed for third
reading was defeated bt the follow
ing vote:
Yeas-Ainsworth, Ballinger, Beatty, o
Jasper, Bergh, Blake. Riakely. Booth, Camp
bel. Danforth, Day, Dayton. Duncan, Dan
combe, Evans, Fieniken. Freeman, Hall
Heberiing, Hilton, Hopkirk. Johnston. Max
we'll, McAllister, Mccoy, Merrill, Miller
| ODonnell, Paul, Peet, Reed, Rice, Rohlfs
Rule, Sandry, Schweer. Skillin, Stewart
Stow, Struthers, Teals, futile, Wood, o
Clay, Wood, Of Story, Wright, of Van Blu
rent.
Nays-Beaty, Of Cedar, Bresheim, Black
man, Bliss, Bonewitl, Butler. Caldwell
Caldwell, Csrdell, Carver, Clarke, of Ben
ton, Clarke, Of Iowa, Close. Crawford, Da
Wis, Davisson, Draper, Durham, Ellis worth,
Ericsson, Gear, Goodspeed, Green, Hanson
Hewett, Hover, Irish, Kasson, keatles
Leahy, Lee, Gutenberg, Mcclure, New bold
Perkins, Pratt, Sector, Steadman. Tasker
TUFTS, Van Deventer, Van Meter. Van
Saun, Written. Williams, Wilson, Of Wash
ington, Wright. of Mills, Mr.. Speaker-a9
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-03-07
ASSEMBLY PROCEEDINGS.
Wednesday, Feb'y %.
SENATE.

The bill amendatory Of the pro-
hibitory liquor law was taken NJ. It
forbl,:s the sale OF all kinds of spiritu.
Gus liquors, wine and beer, excep.
for medicinal purposes, and requires
a bond of three thousand dollars
from druggists and Others allowed to
sell, and limits the number Of permits
to sell to one Tor every two thousand
people in any city or town; it makes
the giving away Of liouor unlaEfull,
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-03-07
LATE NEWS CONDENSED.

The Illinois State Republican con.
yention Will probably be held on the
18th inst.
On the ooh ult., Mr.. Lynch, Of
Maine, introduced to the House, a
resolution of inquiry into the sale Of
arms and ordnance stores during the
late man-French War, very slmi-
lar in scope to that introduced to the
Senate hy Senator Sumner. The
resol'.tio. was promptly adopted.
Seth NJ. Comfy has been appoint.
ed Collector Of Phila lelphia,
The Revenue Re:ormers tried to
get a resolution through the House.
on the 26th ult, to reduce the import
duty on pig iron to five dollars ton.
The majority against the resolution
was twenty fee.
The House committee on Com.
merce have agreed upon bill for the
revival of American Commerce; Civ
ing bounties to ships built IL the
United States. This is 81 mewhat
different from the bill proposed by
the Secretary Of the Treasury. The
estimated cost to the government is
fixed at five millions of dollars ear,
Tor the next five years.
Rev. Henry Benedict Coskey,
Vicar General of the Diocese Of Bal.
itimoie, died on the 9th, ult.
On the Doth. Senator Sumner res
oluton of inquiring into alleged il
legal sale OF arms was adopted, by a
vote Of 50 yeas to nays The nays
were, Senator's Cole, Edmunds, Gil.
bert, Lewis and Wright. The pre-
nmble was laid on the table, only Sen.
ator Elmunds voting against it.
On the Goth. while Queen Victoria
was driving on Constitution Hill, as
the carriage stopped at gate man
stepped up and presented pistol at
the Queens head The would be as
fassin was promptly arrested. 1t
was ane.vard found that the pistol
was unloaded, and that the man
wanted Fenian release paper sign.
cd. His language was wild and in
coherent and he was probably in
SINE.
Affairs in Canada look like an i'm.
pending rupture between that domin-
ion and the Mother Country
The decrease of the National debt,
during the Month of February, is re-
ported at s!2,3ol ,451.
Mrs. Harriet reecher Stowe was
seriously, perhaps fatally, injured by
a fall on the Goth. ,oi February at her
home, at Mondarin, Florida. We
have no particulars.
Elk Representative Stokes, OF Ten.
ncssee, has been convicted Of defraud-
Ing the government in the matter of
pensions and other claims, to the
amount OF 100000 to 100000. On
the Goth, ut. he was sentenced to
pay a fine of 1900, and costs of
prosecution. As the testimony show
cd that his fees in the fraudulent
claims were upwards of $4,000, it
must he confessed his sentence is
very light one.
The reply Of Secretary Fish to the
British demand for recession from a
portion OF our case before the Gene
Via Conference has been agreed upon,
md the government very properly
declines to yield.
Th japanese Embassy has been
INVITA- l n ,,c;t yNocl;. F.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-03-07
Republican State Convention.
OrrIeE REPUBLICAN STATE
iftrxa,,, o.

OfrleE REPUBLICAN STATE
CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
Des Moines, Iowa, Feb. -. 1872.
State Convention Of the Republican
Party IF Iowa will he held at DIES NOM Els,
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 81, 1872,
for the pnrpose Of selecting twenty two
delegates to abe National Union Republican
Conventiov, 10 bc held at Philadelphia on
the trh OF June, lS12.
The ratio of representation will be one
delegate from each county in the State
and, in addition thereto, one for every two
hundred votes or fraction of over one hun
tired cast for C.. G. Carpenter for Governor
Mt the general election in 1871.
Following is the number of delegates to
which each county will be entitled:
Arrangements are being made with the
differ nt Railroads in the State for reduc ed
fare. Announcements Of details viii be
made NJ an early day. On behalf Of the
.Cealnittee. GEO. g. Tf"lTNOR
Oh lirman.