The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-12-11
ITEMS FROM EXCHANGES.

Miss Annie Shepard, for time the protege
OF DIR. Haskell, got out flaming hand-bills for "A
thrilling lecture AT Seattle on Sunday night,
the 18th ult, about Magdalen. She started on
in high-toned fashion, but soon broke down, 10
the disgust OF herself and others. She soon
partly recovered, and gave Dr. HASKELL lee
ture as only a strong-minded woman can"
So say the Territorial papers, and all
Of the Oregon journals except the New
NORTHWEST are copying without COM
ment. Had Miss Shepard been a
strong-minded woman" she would
have known better than to place her
person in jeopardy, by allying herself
in any way with a mountebank like
Haskell. Indeed, she is a very weak
minded creature, poor child, and we
have no words of blame to inflict upon
her in her unfortunate condition.
When all women learn to cease rely
ing upon men for the protection which
is sure TO fail them when they most need
it, we shall have no more Annie Shep-
ards.
The Glastonbury sisters, who have
lately become famous by a very quiet
method of resisting the payment Of
taxes in country, under whose Demo
cratic laws they are denied representa-
tion, have recently submitted the fol-
lowing statement to the Wonlon's Jour
nal:
Perhaps, by this time, you may like a short
notice OF Glastonbury town affairs. The men
here laid another tax In September, the third
on the list OF ls7a The FIRST SOL they collected
from us by selling our cows at auction at an
extra expense of S3e. The second, OF less than
$50, they levied on our meadow land. selling
eleven acres at an extra cost OF $50, and appor-
tioning It out among themselves beforehand.
This beiug declared unlawful by the court,
movable property coming nrst, they have APP
pealed TO higher court, intending probably TO
let it lie there until they get their deed re-
corded next June. or this last extra tax OF
about $50, due the FIRST OF November, the col
lector sent us the notice by mail
And yet these sisters are living under a
government upon whose very founda-
ton stone is written In letters of gold
the immortal words, Governments de-
rive their just powers from the consent
Of the governed - "Taxation without
representation is tyranny" and ere
sistance to tyranny is obedience to God. "
The Ne1Us has this item:
In Michigan, at the late election held there,
the question OF Woman Suffrage was submitted
TO the people for decision, and they decided
against it by a heavy majority. We have not
heard from Sister Duniway yet. Perhaps she,
like "Our brother in the Custom House, !" is still
stupened by the result that promises the decap-
itation Of so many official heads two years
hence. "Our brother" has been reported As in
for the past few weeks, and it IS thought that
the death Of the Third Term principle Is what
alls him.
Let "our brother OF the Ne,cs' read
the quotations from Michigan papers
given on our first page this week, and
we believe he will then have the manli-
ness to reproduce them for his readers.
Let him also attend our next lecture
upon politics" and he'll there learn
both the cause and cure of the Republic
can party's difficulties. That 'Third
Term" cry never did mean anything but
political clap-trap. Hear this, from the
Toledo Journal, brother:
TheWOman Sufiragists OF Michigan, although
defeated at the polls do not consider themselves
as vanquished. on the contrary, they take hope
from the fact that the ajority against them was
nOgreater. Especially is this the case among the
men, accustomed 10 the atmosphere Of politi-
cal movements, who worked for them They
feel greatly encouraged and believe that a solid
foundation Is laid for future success
Also this, from the same excellent
source:
The Woman SuifragiSts of Michigan were
between two fires at the recent election The
temperance people would not vote in their IA
vor for fear IL would hurt their cause. ana those
connected with the liquor traffic would not for
fear their interest would go by the board in
case Of their success. SO between the two an
tagonisttc elements the Woman SuffragiSts had
TO bear the curse OF both. Il Is very true the
women now advocating suffrage would not
have shouldered the crusade cause and prol,a-
bly, equally true that they would have contrib
uted nothing 10 the consolation OF the saloon
lists but this is also true, that when the women
do vote, they will vote "a they choose and not
be driven, like a flock OF sheep, in any stated
direction. The best way Of testing what they
viii do IS by trying them, and the refusal To do
this shows both cOwaTdice and seldshness. The
time may come when those who oppose them
now Will regret that they can not be remem-
bered as having been their friends.