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The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-02-13

Ex-Governor Gibbs tersely "declines
to address the Woman Suffrage Conyen-
tion." Atfirst we were a little surprised
at this but as we see by the daily papers
that his excellency is one of the mana
gers in popular ''ball" that is to come
off next month, we Of course would not
be so unreasonable as to expect him to
cultivate both brain and heels at once.
Vale, Governor you will soon find that
the Woman Suffragists can get along
without you much easier than you can
get office without them.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-02-13

sam Clarke, after having lampooned
us for declaring that we would favor all
and only such political action as in our
Judgment was most conducive to a
proper system of government, has be-
come converted to our idea and now
boasts through the Statesman that he Is
pursuing the very same policy, as au
honest man, you know, which he op-
posed in us week or two ago as nlerce'
nary. It's better late than never
Sammy.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-02-13
LETTER FROM ASTORIA.

Ms. Il. j. DUHiicdy:-I received your
invitation to attend the Woman Suf-
frage Convention at Portland on the
18th and 18th insts. / much regret that
business matters will prevent my being
there. But be assured that my sympa-
thy is in full accord with the movement.
Hoping that you may have a full and
harmonious Convention, and that the
cause will ultimately triumph, is the
wish of your friend,
JAMES TAYLOR.
Astoria, February S, 1874.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-02-13
FRIDAY
THE BALL ROLLS.

-ro1,Ts. or THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
WHEREAS, The Supreha Court Of the
district of Columbia in the case of
Spencer against the Board of Registra-
tion has decided that by the operation
of the first section of the 18th Amend
ment to the Constitution Of the United
States, "Women have been advanced
to full citizenship and clothed with
the capacity to become voters" and
WHEREAS, The same Court further de-
cided that the said first section Of the
l4th Amendment d5es not execute IL
self, but requires the supervention oi
legislative power in the exercise Of
legislative discretio o give it effect
And
WHEREAS, The Congi 50 of the United
States is the legislal body having
exclusive jurisdiction over this Dis
trict,
Therefore, We respect lly pray your
honorable bodies for the passage on an
act entitled can act TO provide Gov
ernment for the District of COlumbia," "
approved Feb. 2lst, 1871, by striking the
ward finale" from the seventh section
of said act, thus placing the constitu-
tIonal rights of the women of this Dis
trict, as declared by the highest judicial
tribunal, under the protection of the
legislative power.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-02-13
SALEM LETTER.
THE RING OF THE TRUE METAL

Mrs. 4. j. Dlmi,cdy;-I have the honor
to acknowledge your kind invitation to
attend the Woman Suffrage Association
to be held in Portland on the 18th and
18th insts. Sympathizing as do with
the women of our commonwealth in
their laudable and righteous efforts to
secure a just and equal protection 'be-
fore the law" to all their natural and in
alienable rights, both of person and
property, as well as that the irresistible
power and influence of iUonldR should
be brought to bear and felt in all the re-
lations of society, can assure you that
if circumstances will permit 1 shall
take great pleasure and feel highly hon
ored in being permitted to be present at
the Association as requested. l have
the honor to be very truly yours,
q AnkNfS
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-02-13

A private letter, speaking of the
Oregon City Convention, says: ave had
some admirable and convincing ad-
dresses. We have increased ten fold the
interest lately excited in the good cause.
Impartial suffrage is enjoying the atten-
ton of every one, even TO the children.
We are having revival, and some OF
the most hardened sinners have repented
and many are OH the mourners bench.
We have discovered an immense amount
of liberal sentiment here"
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-02-13
Women Before the Judiciary Committee

SPEECHES OF THE WOMAN SUFFRAGE PETI-
TIoN BY FRANCIS MILLER, ESQ. SARA J. sPES-
GER, BELyA \. LOCKWOOD, PIIEBE A. COzzENs'
FRANCIS +. BURR AND SUSAN b. ANTHONY.
A large and brilliant company of
women assembled in the room of the
House Committee on Judiciary at 11:30
\. VI. to hear the appeals to the commit
tee on the petition to enfranchise the
women of the District, introduced yes
terday n the House of Resentatives by
Hon. Is. F. Butler.
MR.. FRANCIS MILLER,
counsel with Mr.. Riddle in the suit of
Mrs. Spencer against the Board of Reg
istration, opened with strong and for
chile argument, based upon the absolute
jurisdiction of Congress over this Dis
trict, and the rights of women under the
Constitution not protected by proper
legislation.
MRS. SARA J. SPENCER
then gave i'm brief the reasons why the
seventy-twO women who applied for reg
istratiOn first appealed to the courts and
then to Congress, and said that now, in
stead of seveuty-twO, six hundred citi-
Zens asked for the enfranchisement of
the women of the District.
Besides these, many prominent men
who had no opportunity of signing the
petition were strongly and openly in ia
vOr il.
1t was said ignorant women would
vote. Hundreds and thousands of idle,
vicious men were loafing at corners, in
public assemblies, and in dens of vice,
whose wives were tOiling from sun to
sun to support their families.
/ It was said bad 3UODlen would vote,
and from the strength with which this
argument was put forth, one would
think that the principal voting popula-
ton among women would be OF TINS
class. Bad men and good women used
this argument freely. But statistics
show that seventy-five per cent. of aban-
doned girls are from fifteen to eighteen
years of age-nOt old enough to vote
while. more appalling still, their aver
age life was, after entering that career
only from three to five years. 1t was IN
behalf of this class of Outoasts ana their
victims that she most earnestly de sired
good women to exercise the right of fran
chise.
BELVA 4. LOCKWOOD
then addressed the committee on the
representative capacity of men. Her
relatives, father, brother and husband
had always voted their way, but not
her way. How could they represent
| her q?
MISS PHEBE a. COZZENS
| then delivered an eloquent appeal on the
part of Western women to enfranchise
the women of this Territory, urging
that the wives and mothers and daUph-
ters of the land should receive this rec
ognitiOn from Congress, and should not
be sent to sue at the feet of the "riff.raff,i
of the Old World and the ''seum of the
New"
MRS. FRANCES ELLEN BURR
read brief paper beautifully appealing
OH the part of Eastern women for just
/ legislation, especially in this Territory,
where all, East and West, had an equal
/ interest.
MISS SUSAN b. ANTHONY
closed the discussion by asking that, II
the committee could or should fail to re-
port favorably on this petition, they for
consistency's sake, should at once frame
bill TO relieve women from taXation'-
! Washington Chronicle
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-02-13
Mr.. MITOHELL'S SPEECH IN THE
SENATE.

We have received a copy of Senator
Mitchelrs address upoR the Portland,
Dalles and Salt Lake Railroad, which,
in the most concise and spirited manner
possible, presents the Senate with the
facts relative to the want this road is
needed to supply, as well as the econ
omy to the General Government that
will result from its use when completed
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-02-13

We regret to learn, through the secu-
lar papers, that our friend Rev. J. f.
DeNore has been involved in difficulty
we trust only tempOrarily-with a
number OF his ministerial brethren. We
are disposed to receive with many
grains of allowance the charges against
Mr.. DeNore, and we have nc doubt but
the Church and the world will fully ac-
cord with our opinion.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-02-13

Oregoaidn, Daily Bulletin aud Oregon
city Enterprise.
1t was announced that due notice
would be given of the time and place
Of the next meeting, when permanent
officers-will be elected.
Upon motion the meeting adjourned.
J. DEVORE JOHNSON,
Secretary, pro tenn.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-02-13

We think our correspondent "Yours
nruiy" viii agree with us, after reading
~ tnls weeks issue of the New NORTH
"Ls, That the Woman Movement
, "ou,u go on even though Mrs. Duni-
prosecutions. '''' VIZ"
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-02-13

Several annoying typographical errors
were permitted to pass uncorrected
through our columns last week. Very
sorry, as these blunders furnish imagin-
ing garbage upon which to fatten pigmy
exchanges like the Forest Grove Smut
lf;U
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-02-13

The Convention, which will be in ses-
sion to-day and tomorrow, promises to
be of one of very great interest. We
hope everybody who has an idea upon
the subject of Human Rights will attend
and testify to the faith that is in him.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-02-13

We acknowledge the receipt of "A La
California" and ''Fhe History of the
Grange Movement" two valuable pub
lications from the the house Of A. L.
Bancroft & Co. VIII try to review
them next week,
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-02-13

Salem is to have two more daily pa-
pers, one right away and the other by
and-by-just before election.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-02-13
A SERIES OF PROPOSITIONS.

STATED BY PROFESSOR BAUMGRAs BEFORE THE
cLACKAMAs COUNTY EQUAL RIGHTS AssocIA-
TIoN AND ESDoRsDD By IT, FEBEUARH p II
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-02-13

SPEECHES or THE WOMAN SUFFRAGE PETI-
TIoN by FRANCIS MILLER, ESQ, SARA ]. sPES-
GER, BELyA 4. LOCKWOOD, PHEBE \. COzzESs'
FRANCIS =. BURR AND SUSAN b. ANTHONY.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-02-13

A large and brilliant company Of
women assembled in the room of the
House Committee on Judiciary at 11:30
4. NJ to hear the appeals to the commit
tee on the petition to enfranchise the
women of the District, introduced yes
terday N the House of Resentatives by
Hon Is. F. Butler.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-02-13
MR.. FRANCIS MILLER,

counsel with Mr.. Riddle in the suit of
Mrs. Spencer against the Board of Reg
istration, opened with a strong and for
chile argument, based upon the absolute
Jurisdiction of Congress over this Dis
trict, and the rights of women under the
Constitution not protected by proper
legislation.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-02-13

Astoria, February S, 1874.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-02-13

prrrrroS FOR woxAS SUFFRAGE BY THE
,po1TrS, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-05-09
RIVER NEW s.
Osciliation--36.O6.
ATE. Above Low Below High.
Water ~. Water 1866.

The above covers rise ofabo,,t inches
for the week, and for the last two days it
looked as Though the reported decline in
the river above and tho steady fall of the
Mississippi was making itself felt at.this
point, but we regret to say that as hard
as we trieQ to hold her down-the old
hog would sneak up an inch, and 30 we
had to report it. hoping before Che next
week traTspires, there Will he at least two
feet less'water than there is now
The next steamers due down, should be
the Texas and the Selna-the Sabine is
the next boat up for Shreveport, apd will
doubtless reach our wharf sometime dur
ing the day Our ever smiling friend Chas.
Truslow on the roof, with that elegant
Int portly gentleman erstwhilc filling the
office Of the ''Lcssie' now doing like hon
ors for this pretty little c!ipper-may she
have good trip! No men better deserve
it than these very two Charles:
On Monday we will have up our packet
the Lesse Taylor. and in THO office will he
found and old familiar face, Geo. G. Ham
i'ton, who takes the place Of our Charley.
Like a bad dollar, Geo. can't stay away.
The Gladiola for Minden, passed up last
Tuesday, and will give rs call on her
way down next week. No other boats but
the Leslie Taylor advertised oleave New
Orleans on Saturday.
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-05-09
ANOTHER BOAT RACE I

To enable several new Boats
whose owAers were unable to get
them ready for the race this after
noon. We are requested- to an.
nounce that there will be another
pull over the sameacourse, and on
the same terms, on next
Saturday, May 18th at 5 &C. P. NJ.
Entries open to all. The boat
that Wins the horns this evening TO
contest in this race. Hurry up
your ship builders and get the new
ones out of dock! We hear of a
new racer, the "Undine" that will
stir up the fast ones.
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-05-09
OUR CLUB RATES!

WE HAVE MADE ARRAN G f.
W ments that enable US to offer the
following club rates to those who will
send US the amounts below in cash.
To every person whip will send IFS
So 90 in cash, we will Send the Cau-
casinn and the St. Louis Midland Far
rner ono year. The Farmer is a large
eight page, forty column monthly, pub
Wished by George w. Mathews & Co.,
2i2 N. Sixth street, St. Louis, Mo-, at
50 cents per year.
The Caucasian and the Louisville
Courier-Journal, one year. fer $500.
The Caucasian and Oar Home Jour
nal and Rural Southland one year for
81 so,
The Caucasian and the New York
WeeklyeSun, one year for 81 OO.S
For those ,cho hare already paid their
subscriptions to The CT UC.4%AN, and
. srho may desire to haze eSthei or all Of
the ADORE Journals, are 1rW secure then,
at the .tollo,cing cash rates, ui- =:
Louisville Couricr-Jourral one year
for 81 q. o
Our Home journal and Rural South
land one year for 200. 2 :.
al New York, Weekly Sun one year Sfor
81 co. - r
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-05-09

I
70 The trial of the Colfax prise.
ners has been fixed for the 18th inst
Misther McMickle, OF skiff raiding
notorfety, passed up on the Maria
Louise, and put off a bundle ofsub-
pcena's here which lie Didn't stop
to serve, probably not caring
whether they were served or not,
ashley were for the defense. How
ever, it is the solemn duty of every
witness for the defense to 20 down.
with or without subpoena, for
"the powers that be" would like
above all things to take a snap.
judgment on the boys and will Ger.
tainly do so, unless their witnesses
are there.
Go, even ifyou have to do as We
heard an old, but gentleman as true
as steel, who lost a gallant son in
the fight, say he would do, "walk
and swim all the way, if he couldn't
get there any other way"
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-05-09


~'Don7t forget the boat race
this evening at ) o'clock P. M.
All who propose to enter skiffs, are
requested to bring their boats to the
Ferry Landing and to meet ct the
Store of Ferguson & Schnack,. at
10 o'clock A. NJ, to arrange the
preliminaries. The purse has been
changed, and the race will be for a
purse to be made up of the entrance
fees of 80 so from each entry. The
horns are ready. Who is to get
them? Boats to start at 5 o'clock
sharp!
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-05-09

THE OvERFLow.-We had in.
tended giving in this issue q full
history of the overflow in Louisia-
ma taken from our exchanges but
found that it would occupy too
much Of our space.
Above us, all or nearly all tho
country Oh what is known as the
"Narrow River Is under, reaching
from somewhere above Couslatta
close to Shreveport. III Carroll
parish and on tire Mississippi river
vicksburg all the country is under
water. All the Ouchita and Black
River valleys are under. MI lower
Red River is under. Creyasses arr,
abundant all the way down the
Mississippi River. The jackson
Rail Road, Morgan's- Road and tho
Mobile Road are all Under,
Bayou Sara, Monroe, Bras',car
and portions Of other towns are or
have been under water.
The following parishes have been
more or less effected by the flood:
Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge,
East Baton Rouge, Lafourche, st.
john the Baptist, Ascension, AS
sumption, Plaqucmines, Oucllita,
Ibervi1fe, Carroll, Concortlia aud
Washington, with perhaps others.
The suffering has been and is great,
but contributions are flowing in
every day. The total amount sub
scribed up to Tuesday, May 9Th,
was s90,637 80, according to the
New Orleans Bulletin. 177
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-05-09

e We understand that the
witnesses for the defense in the cas-,
of the Colfax Prisoners will be paid
tie same mileage and fees as those
for the prosecution. AS many of
them have not the means Of paying
their expenses while there, this
may encourage them to go.
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-05-09

~ Boston has supplemented he1
donation of $40, 900, noticed by us
in our last, and has sent on two
more installments Of $4,000 each
making her total contribution $50,
600. Bully tor Boston!
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-05-09

~ We were wrong in our sur
mise. as the author Of thate Para
phrastic Pome" and we are now
O1cen an apology to the gentlemen
70 whom we attributed it. The
hit, however was so good that we
took it all in good part.
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-05-09

TIE DISTRICT CoURT.-The dis
trict court met on Monday; John
Orsborn, Judge presiding. The
jury composed nearly of negroes
was promptly on hand. The crack
ed COW bell ft companion OF such a
court, ng4romptly at 10 o'clock
and the parody on a c"u,t and dis
grace OH civilization proceeded tc
opeleits May term.
Motions were promptly made tc
set aside the venire for Irregular
ties in the drawing and testimony
taken which abuntantly proved the
facts aIledgcd. But it&was ali use
less, for the Judge had already an
nounced his determination to sus-
tain the jury on the streets. Oh
lection was then made to the APP
pearance as the representative OF
the State, of the District Attorney,
who by a recent act of Sire Legisla-
ture lives in another district, I'M
less he has changed his domici'e by
declaring his intention and resid-
ing ten days in some of the three
parishes now composing the Ninth
Judicial District. Informal objec
tons were overrulel without cere.
mony, when the Parish Attorney
offered to file suit properly pre-
sented under the law, accompanied
by an application for an injunction
to restrain that Officer FROM acting
until his right had been adiudicated
upon. This application the learned
Judge overruled also although he
had no more discretion than he mad
to refuse to grant a writ of seques-
taation or provisional seizure, and
the drawing OF the Grand jury
came next in order. This having
been performed to the satisfaction
Of this powers that be, resulted in
the drawing of eleven negroes and
four white men: The appointment
of Coleman NJ. Calvit, Esq ,as fore
men, completed the sixteen names.
We have nothing to say against
the jurors, grand or petty, but we
may have a good deal to say about
future proceedings. Nous verrons
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-05-09


Since tue eppeerance Of oar Mi.
Gle last week on the school. boerd
Of this parisk, we have hand.
ed b. DsLacy, ons rs board,
the. list bel6w, show The dis.
bnfseneuss ef the boal Public
School teachers from Sebtember
1873 up to the present time; and az
it is not our purpose Or Intention 70
do any oneinjustice' knowingly, we
publish it, that their statement may
have publicity, as our article:
MAY, 1Sn.
Names Of teachers employed BY
the Rapides board g $1,000 Disec.
tors from September 1873 up to the
p pres as, time and @saFY pr Pol,h
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-05-09
s~ WILLIAM HUSIMEYRE

at his store, corner of FRONT and
JACKSON Streets, has fine assert
ment of Dry GooDs, GROCERIES
HARDWARE, &C., and sells CHEAP wher
the CASH is forthcoming. He has
laid in stock of good tobacco, anc
we find it now to be of superior
quality.
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-05-09

e That general Wholesale and
Retail House of NJ. PAUL JR., &
Co., arc prepared. to serve country
customers with anything from a
bfie needle to d SEWN III
from a box Of matches to q cask OF
bacon. Give them a call and you
wont be disappointed. Their goods
are reliable and warranted to give
satisfaction.
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-05-09
The Changers.

We learn from the Secretary oil
the Grange here, that they have
received the necessary papers from
Washington and that they are now
prepared to organize new oranges
and propose doing so at once. Mr.
Joseph d, Hyoson is the duly
authorized deputy for Rapides and
Vernon, as we learn from the publ
cation Of his name in Our Home
Journal, the official organ, Of the
Changers in this State, and he is
ready to respond to calls as soon
as the name of twenty charter mem
bers are sent HIM, accompanied by
tire names Of four ladies' to fill the
places of Ceres. Pomona, Flora and
Lady Assistant Steward,
We have heretofore taken oc-
casion to express our hearty ap-
probation of the Grange movement,
and. we are still more convinced
that the orde5is a good one and
deserves support. We. do not
sanction the arraying Of one. class
81 community against another
class, for they are all equally WOE
thy and necessary, nor do we sup
pose that the organization OF
Oranges here will have any such
local effect. Ifthey can succeed in
controlling the labor of the. parish
and. in breaking down the high
rates Of interests charged the plan.
tiers by the New Ogleans commits
sion merchants,thry will have done
a-great work, and we suppose that
these are it's principal objects. We
have no idea that they seek to in.
lure or break down our local mer.
chants, but on dhe contrary, the
better the financial condition of the
farmers the more business there
will be for our home merchants
We wish the Patrons of Husbanlry
success and prosperity.
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-05-09

TT HIGHEST CASH PRICE
PAID FOR OLD GOLD AND
SILVER, By
FERGUSON s. SCHEACK.
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-05-09

|. ~ FERGUSON s. SCHNANN
PAY THE HIGHEST PRICES IN
cash. eFOR. OLD GOLD AND
! SILVERW ARE.
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-05-09

% Owing to the departure Of
Mrs. and Mr.. Ben Weiss, they de.
sire to sell for CASH, their fine fur
niture consisting Of
BED Room SETS,
PARIDR SETS & PIANO.
KITCHEN FURNITURE,
GLASS WARE, AND
COOKING STOVE,
and everything now in their house.
1t will be to the advantage of any
one deserving any of these articles
to call at an early day. The things
will be sold cheap.
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-05-09

What would pig do who wish
ed to build himself a habitation Z
Tie knot on his tail and call it a
pigs tie.
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-05-09
TERMS

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ADVERTISEMENT inserted ut the
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70 IF YOU w A Mt TIL E
HIGHEST CASH PRICE FOR
OLD GOLD AND SILVER WARE
CARRY 1T TO
FERGUSON & SCHNACK.