The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1873-03-28
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Nellie MOssman, Olympia, writes as
follows: "Will you please send the
money back to Olympia, to Mrs. VI.
Vincent, if you cannot send the Demo
rest Mogdzine' She is very anxions to
get the book, but as it does not come,
wants to use the money for other pur-
poses. Neither of us have received the
Magazine and chrome, although the
paper comes regularly. What does it
mean? This is the second letter have
written upon the subject and hope to
hear from you Immediately" If there p
one thing more annoying than all things
else it is a failure Of this kind on the
part of the mails, or publishers of peri
odicals, one or both, to do their duty.
1t has now been about two months since
we sent a club of five subscribers and
money order from this office to w. Jen-
nings Demorest, and from three of the
five we hear the complaint that they
have not received their property. The
well known character of the Magazine
leads us TO believe it impossible that
the fault lies with its proprietors, but as
that will not, and should not, satisfy
our patrons and theirs, we print the
above that all may see that we have
done our duty. Will write them pri-
vately inclosing your note.
+ Exeter Mills, Maine: You should adj
dress the proprietors. If subscribers fail
to receive a number or numbers of a
magazine ordered by another publica-
tion they must hold the owners of such
magazine responsible. We pay over the
money to them when we order the put-
lication and there our responsibility
ceases. Many thanks for your words of
cheer. We hope in few months to re-
new our work, making our paper better
than ever before, because we shall by
that time have so arranged our business
that we can devote more time to edito-
rials.
Mrs. H. c., Salem, writes: al do not
see what made you say or think that
the seceders from the Alliance were hos
tile-not to Woman Suffrage, but to
Mrs. Duniway. You will pardon me,
but the very reverse is true. They could
have had no personal spite at you, for
your worst enemy can find no fault with
you except that you very fearlessly
fight oppression and wickedness.
think you do yourself injustice in ac-
cepting Odium that does not belong to
yOn." Dear friend, you entirely mistook
our meaning. They were not opposed
to us personally, more than to other
Suffragists, but they knew that we
could and would tdlk ia meeting, while
they believed that other Suffragists
would allow themselves to be brow
beaten because unaccustomed to public
speaking. That's all except poor old
ThOrnton's personal pique at US as a
successful literary opponent. He's
childish and harmless, and only needs
a little soothing syrup or moIasses candy
to set him right again. We regard the
Alliance victory as the greatest Suffrage
/ gain yet made in the State. The un
principled character of the opposition
came out in such plain contrast TO tn,
clear-headed liberalism of the intelli
gent majority of the people that ou
cause eunconsciously made itself convert.
/ by the hundred during the melee-i
was nothing else-who would not other
wise have given it a thought.
Many letters are unavoidably com.
/ PEELED to wait for answers until we car
attend to them privately. The seriou:
illness in our household during the past
month has so sadly inconvenienced
US that it has been impossible to dc
everybody immediate justice. Add to
this the fact that we are worn out, phys
ically and mentally, and we are sure
you will all be ready to forgive us.