The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-01
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END OF VOLUME TWO.

This issue closes the Second Volume
of the NEW NORTHWEST.
Looking back over our editorial career
of two short years, bright visions Of the
kindly eyes that have so often greeted
these pages fit before us. In imagination
we can hear the words of kindly encour-
agement that have gone forth upon thesi-
lent wings of the air, to be gathered up
and repeated, again and again, until
our tired spirit has been strengthened
anew for the labors of the hour by the
invisible influence that they bring
around us. We can see the silent tear
of sympathy as it steals down the cheek
of some woman in a lonely farm house,
who, by these pages, has been brought
in contact with the busy world; and
we can hear the joking raillery of jo-
vial, good-natured husbands, as they
pretend to be afraid their wives will be
"spoiled' by the gospel of Human
Rights.
Again, we hear the bitter denuncia-
tions of narrow-minded enemies and
the silly misrepresentation of foolish
and wicked men. We hear our motives
maligned, our integrity assailed, and
our name used as a target for the ribald
Jokes of bachannals, or the idle twad-
die Of self-conceited simpletons. We
hear true-hearted, able gentlemen,
complimenting the ability and energy
that characterize the paper, and hear
men, not so able, saying, as they have
often said, "Pity she wasn't man"
To those who have been in any way
benefited by our ministrations, we
make our bow and say, Sustain us.n
To those who sustained US for a time,
but had no interest in our work save TO
build up their own personal pet preju
dices at the expense Of the great princi-
pie of Human Rights, we say, "You
went out from us because you were not
Of u.s."
To husbands who joke their wives
about usurping their 'rights," we say,
"Joke on, and renew your subscrip-
tons"
To our enemies, we say, "You know
not what you do"
To friends, everywhere, who wish us
well, and We know that they are legion,
We say, ave need your financial aid.
You are tardy, the most of you, in send
ing us money. Our bills must be met.
We cannot attend to our finances as
promptly as We would like, because our
duties are so many. Many of you know
that you owe US. We dislike TO dun
on, but we must have money"
In the future, as in the past, We shall
make this paper journal for the peO-
pie. 1t knows no politics, no party, no
religion, and no creed. When political
parties favor woman's enfranchisement,
we shall favor them, whether Democrat
or Republican. When they fail, we
shall scourge them. So with Churches,
Temperance societies and courts. The
one vital need of the Nation is the rec
oghition Of Human Rights. To secure
this is our aim, and we shall not scruplt
TO use all honorable means to accom-.
plish it. Politicians have sometime,
tried 10 use us, and when we have useC
them instead, as we always do, they
have been terribly shocked at our tur
pitude. We now give all such fail
warning. In the Third Volume of tn,
New NORTHWEST, we shall aim, as il
the past, TO use all the influence tina
can be brought to bear as batterini
ram against the strongholds of sexua
suffrage. If anybody dislikes thi
course, it is because they love the prin
eiple of Human hights much less thar
we do. We pursue this course becaus
it is the only way to win. When Gen
erals Mcclellan and Hooker pursued
half way policy to quench the Rebellion
they only gave it strength. Whel
regardless of the advice Of the timid o
treacherous, he conquered. This W
shall do in this great moral battle. Blu
to all our friends we say, you must al
, us. 4 general cannot carry on a cam
paign without supplies. We will gladl
give place to any one who will shoulde
our responsibility and leave us free t
go out into the highways and hedge
and compel the people to come into th
fold of equal rights. Let the man o
woman who can do this work with NOR
dispatch than we come to the front an
take our place, and we will resign wit
pleasure, and do all we can to aid them
But we cannot resign the post till it j
filled by another Aid us, friends. Pu
shoulder to the wheel. If everybod,
who sees this article, and who feels tina
they ought to do it, would send us thre
dollars as a subscription for Nolum
Third, the paper would float of itself.
AidtIss friends.