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The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-06
LETTER FROM MRS. LOUGHARY.

To THE EDITOR OF THE NEW NORTHWEST:
Our grand Convention adjourned yes
terday Thursday, 2Sth) at noon.
In the afternoon I, in company with
a number of other ladies, went to the
State-house, where our lawmakers sit
in grandeur, too busy (?l to give atten-
ton to the demands of one-half the peo-
pie of the State for equal rights before
the law.
Immediately after our entrance, Mr..
Cheesman, of Lake county, moved to
suspend the order of business in order to
bring our petitions and bill before the
House; lost, nineteen voting for it.
Later in the day our fearless champion
again arose and offered another motion
that would enable him to bring the
matter before the body. He made an
eloquent plea, and was called to order,
but the ball opened. The bill was read
and Mr.. Cheesman moved to refer to a
joint committee; lost. It was then
moved to refer to the Judiciary Com
mittee, and now came the fight to kill
it. Every art and dodge known to leg
islative bodies who are determined to
consult their own prejudices, instead OF
the wishes, wants, and needs of the peO-
pie, was tried. a motion to indefinitely
postpone was lost; 10 call joint con-
vention at 7:30 P. NJ, lost; to lay the bill
upon the table, lost. By this time the
battle became extremely exciting, and
after some more skirmishing, the bill
was finally referred to the Judiciary
Committee, and its opponents say that
is the last of it. 1 have talked with
members of the Committee, however
who say it will be reported upon.
The leaven is indeed working. I am
astonished at the feeling in our favor in
a Democratic Legislature. They have
adjourned until Monday, and we all &c
home to await the result of our labor'
with anxiety and watchfulness.
Our meeting was a grand success, anC
grand educator as well. If this Legis
lature conpels US to wait yet anothe.
two years for the recognition of ou
rights, we will have things so arranged
that when another Legislature convene
we will have suffrage headquarters o
parlOrs open during the entire session
and lay in our supplies for forty days
siege, unless the members-to-be gran
our just demands sooner. Let womel
be hopeful and untiring in their efforts
and the goal of freedom will at no dis
tant day be reached.
H. A. LoUGHARY.
Salem, September %, 1876.
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NO PAPER NEXT WEEK.

The State Fair commences next Mon
day, and, in accordance with our usual
custom, there will be no paper issued
from the NEW NORTHWEST office next
week. AS before, our subscribers will
lose nothing, as the regular number OF
papers will be sent to each patron. OBJ
serve that the present issue is No. 5,
and the next, under date of October
10th, will be No. 6. In the interim we
hope to visit the fair, and will be pre-
pared to take subscriptions, renewals
and arrears, and furnish receipts there
for, and we hope and expect 10 do a
lively business in that line. Let sub
scribers, delinquents, and friends come
prepared to renew, liquidate, or sub
scribe.
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DECISION OF A CALIFORNIA JUDGE.
A dispatch of recent date saws:

Judge Belden passed upon the wife-whipping
act yesterday at San Jose. He held that the
punishment prescribed is both cruel and un-
usual, and, therefore, unconstitutional.
Now, if this learned expounder of con-
stitutiOnal law, this pompous judge of
cruelties, will tell US wherein the pun
ishment is more cruel than the crime it
was intended to abolish, we would be
glad to hear from him. We once knew
a woman who was whipped by her hus-
band three days before the birth of
child, and again before the child was
two weeks old. Would the erudite
judge undertake to say that the whip
ping-post would have been a "crueT
punishment for the inhuman monster
who perpetrated the outrage? We
grant that the punishment is unusual"
-more's the pity-but we had supposed
that it was constitutional, at least, to
institute measures to protect the help
less, and punish, in accordance with
the enormity of the Offense, persons
guilty of acts of violence. The u.s.
ual procedure in such cases-that
of fine, or few days imprisop-
ment-besides being totally inadequate
to prevent the recurrence of such bru-
tality, adds fresh outrage to the one
already suffered by the helpless victim,
by depriving her oftentlmes of money
without which she and her children go
hungry. In other words, the law steps
in and robs woman whom a man has
whipped, and calls this redress and
protection" This is surely cruel,
though, alas not unusual nor uncon-
stitutional," and calls for a remedy.
True, we admit that the whipping-post
is a relic of barbarism, but no more SO
surely than wife-beating, and this last
is practiced solely by persons to whom
physical argument alone will appeal
who are utterly deficient in moral sense
rather enjoy paying fine because of the
additional distress imposed upon the
beaten wife, and have no objection to 8
few days or even weeks rations at the
expense of the county. The fact is, the
only way to fight his Satanic majesty
with any show of triumph, is to figh
him with fire; and the most successful
way to abolish wife-beating is to turr
the weapons upon the wielder of the do
mestic bludgeon. We hope that a mol
of women who have been victims t,
this all too common practice will way
lay Judge Belden and use such "strap
ping good arguments" upon him tha
he will use his influence thereafter t,
render the practice of wife-beating a
unusual and unconstitutional as it i
now cruel and outrageous.
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Salem, September 90, 1876.

We have on hand large correspond
ence addressed to the President of the O..
S. w. S. A, portions of which will ap-
pear in the New NORTHWEST as fast as
we find space. These letters are indica-
tive of the strength of the movement
strength that is surprising to those
who stay closely at home and depend
upon newspapers that habitually slur
the movement, and informants who are
never happy unless they are convinced
that some other person or class of per-
sons are politically beneath them, for
information. The cause is securing a
sound educational basis that will bear
for ages to come the enduring monu-
ment to freedom that will in due time
be erected thereon.
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WHAT WOMEN'S RIGHTS ARE"

The editor Of the AdUocate attempts
to answer our correspondent who took
him to task few weeks since for the
most illiberal article under the above
caption that has for years appeared in
the columns of the journal over which
he now presides, and the attempt is
well, it is about as clear as smoked
glass. Indeed, our respected brother
has got things in very much of tangle.
What with "knocking down oxen,
sticking swine, bleeding calves" ETC.,
etc., he becomes so befogged, perhaps
with the sight of SO much gore, that he
don't know what he wants to say or
how to say it.
After slaughtering an incredible num-
ber of animals, however, with two sticks
full of type, he begins to grow more
lucid, and declares toward the last that
sit would be grand thing if this coun-
try could have the vote Of our women,"
albeit he does say that women must, in
the event of being allowed to vote and
Ego into the professions and callings of
men, take things just as they are" All
this would be extremely kind were the
brother talking to fanatics or lunatics,
but inasmuch as he is talking to sensi-
ble women, we assure him that it is
work of supererogation, thing strictly
forbidden in the discipline" of the NJ.
E. Church.
Now, we would like to know why, if
Brother Acton believes that the "vote
of women would be a grand thing for
the country" he essays or did essay, in
the very first issue of the AdUOcate
which he controlled, such a succession
of irrelevant objections to "woman's
rights >" Does he seek to advance every
cause for which he labors or the tri-
umph of which he believes would be a
''grand thing" by such questionable
procedure? In exhorting his people to
''fiee from the wrath to come" does he
build up huge barriers in the way and
exaggerate the trials and dangers that
beset the Christians path ? Certainly
not. And we hope hereafter in the
prosecution of every good word and
work our brother will be found rather
tearing down than interposing barriers
to freedom and justice, and exhorting
brethren and sisters alike to overcome
that which impedes their progress
toward the fair fields of freedom. The
callings and professions of men are
theirs mainly by courtesy and custom,
and woman herself is the best and only
judge as to the callings in which she
can suitably and proftably engage.
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The Salem correspondent of the Ore
gORidR leaves us somewhat in doubt as
to which of his statements is to be taken
as fact. One day last week he wrote
concerning the recent Convention: 'The
ladies of the Woman Suffrage Associa-
tion are now holding Uery Interesting
session in this CITY," On Monday he
said: 'The Woman Suffrage Convention
which has been in session here during
the past week evinced lack of interest," u
The Italics are ours.
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THE NEW DEPARTURE" IN MAS
SAOHUSETTS,

The Woman Suffragists of Massachu-
setts have Joined their forces with the
Prohibitionists of that State and nomi-
mated State ticket. They have placed
at the head of this ticket the name of
Hon. John J. Baker, and will work IN
ceasingly, not with any hope of his cleo
ton, but to teach the Republican party
by defeat that they cannot longer hope
to WELD power in the State and at the
same time violate pledges so often given
and as often disregarded to the Woman
Suffragists. "Having done all - to
stand'' is their motto. Reviewing the
refusal of the Committee on Resolu-
tions of the State Republican Conven-
tion to recognize their rights and claims,
the WomaR'S Journal says:
In that Convention sat two men, able and
eloquent, who could have carried it with wild
acclaim for Woman Suffrage, but they were si-
lent. From the shameful record of that day
we turn away sick and disguised, sure that the
time has come when we owe it as much to our
self-respect as to the principle we advocate, TO
accept the broken pledges of the Republican
party aud their avowed duplicity to our cause,
as abundant proof that hereafter we must look
elsewhere for help. Henceforth we must work
with ceaseless activity against the party that
is against us. We must not be deferred by any
appeal about the peril this will cause to "living
issues" The women Of this commonwealth
outnumber the men by 5000. Whatever of
evil comes by the defeat of the Republican
party, we must take our full share of it.
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"a WRECKED LIFE.

Some fellow, not content with having
"wrecked" his own life upon the reefs
of nonsense, makes an attempt upon
ours by sending a recital of his woes in
a &c pome" with a request to "please
publish" The narrowing details are
told in some twenty starfzas, of which
the following are first and last, and fair
specimens
Oh never say thy hart is dead
To love
Least when thy life is fettered fast
Untrue 1t prove
1 love thee oh my hart my life
Thou art all in all to me
Oh for one dear glance of thine eye
One loving word from thee
And let us hope when on the other shore
We stand
We shall walk through the gates up the golden
Street hand in hand
And the past with its bitter memories
Shall be forgot
When we walk together those verdant paths
In that home of light.
ANON.
If we could see any signs of wreck,
and knew the whereabouts of this luck
less wight, we'd speak to a wrecker at
once, "least" his chart" prove total
loss
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-06
THE SUFFRAGE PETITION.

The Judiciary Committee, to whom
was referred the petition for an amend
ment to the Constitution of Oregon to
give women the right of suffrage re-
ported unanimously joint resolution
for submitting the question, to the
voters of the State. The end is not yet,
but the good work goes bravely on.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-06

Miss Clinton, a lady artist who is car
rying all before her in the way of por-
trait painting in Canada and the United
States, has just finished portrait of
Longfellow, for which the citizens of
Cincinnati pay her the respectable sum
of $4,000 in gold. The painting took the
artist 1.-TWO months of easy labor"
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From careful estimates of the amount
required for the pay of the navy during
the present fiscal year, after all officers
that can be spared from the actual needs
of the service shall have been placed
upon furlough pay, it is believed there
will be deficiency of at least 81, ,OOO,-
600.
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Woman Sufragists throughout the
State are congratulating each other and
themselves upon the championship of
their cause by Hon. d. W. Cheesman,
a championship earnest, able and
timely. May the votes of women in the
good time coming aid in the accomplish
ment of hishighest political aspirations.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-06

Nothing from Mrs. Duniway since
the 7th of September. Convention and
Woman's Congress in session this week
at Philadelphia, after which she will
probably start home at once.
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NOTICE.

Agents will please take notice that it is a
great tax upon us to pay express charges upon
small sums. and they will confer great favor
by remitting to rs through money orders or
registered letters.
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The bronze statue of VIM. II. Seward,
recently placed in Madison Square, New
York, was unveiled and presented to
the city on the 9th ult. The oration
was delivered by VIM. NJ. Evarts.
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AFTERNOON SESSION.
Opened in the usual manner.

Opened in the usual manner.
The offices of Treasurer and Core
spending Secretary being vacant, the
Convention proceeded to elect Mrs. J.
Mimic to the first, and Mrs. A. Bowman
to the second office mentioned.
Mrs. Rufus Mallory took the plat
form, and read communications from
various correspondents.
The reading of letter from Mrs. Mary
F. Foster, Secretary of the Woman's
Franchise Association of the District
of Columbia, elected a number of racy
speeches from both ladies and gentle
men, which indicated their party pro-
clivities pretty strongly.
The President thought that we should
probably have a leaning toward the
party that gave us the ballot.
Mrs. Carter favored standing by right
regardless Of party. Stick to prin-
ciples, and, if oar own exertions will
not suffice, God will open the way.
Mrs. Johns did not think the pledges
of the Republican party amounted to
much. The 'twelfth plank" was not to
be relied upon. She respected the
Democratic party because they did not
make any pretensions of doing what
they never intended to do in the matter
of enfranchising women.
Mrs. Roork would not presume to ar
raign either party. She simply asked
equal rights with men of all parties.
Mrs. Bowman thinks when we go
after party we are wasting our time.
What does either party care for us?
Mr.. Pearce thinks we should have a
separate ticket and organization.
A letter from Mrs. Victor, advocating
the organization of a suffrage party, was
read. A lengthy discussion of this sub
ject was followed by adjournment.
EVENING SESSION.
Opened with music instrumental by
Mrs. Olive England.
Reading of the Declaration of Rights
of the women of the United States al
Philadelphia, July 4th, 1876, by Mrs
Belle w. Cooke.
Reading of communications by Mrs
J. DeVore Johnson, from Mrs. F. F
Victor, Hon. Richard Williams ant
Mrs. Mary Foster, Secretary Woman:
Franchise Association, D. C.
SPEECH BY MRS. DR.. THOMPSON.
She considers it a great privilege tt
address the lawmakers of our State
She saw an example of the fact that {
woman cannot be tried by jury of he
peers in a case in Portland, where {
woman was arraigned for a namelesl
crime, and one of the men on the jury
was under twenty Thousand dolla
bonds, in Linn county, for the seduction
of his wife's sister. She thinks woman
should have the ballot in order that sht
may save the young men-"our dea
sons''-from the curse of intemperance
There is another reasonable gredt so
ciaL evil. The whole nation is becomin!
corrupted by it. The blood of our meI
and our women is being filled with dis
ease and death. Let US help you tt
arise from this degradation. You can
not afford to cast aside the influence o
women that would help you to purify
the laws of the land. In the name o
the men of America, who died so nobly
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SPECIAL SESSION O. s. W. s. A.

The second special session of the Ore
gon State Woman Suffrage Association
convened by order of the Executive
Committee at Salem on Tuesday, Sep
tember 26th, 1876, and was called to
order by the President, Mrs. H. A.
Loughary, at 1890 A. NJ.
The session was opened with prayer
by Rev. J. FL. Roork.
Mrs. A. A. Carter was appointed Sec
retary pro tenn.
The following committees were ap-
pointed: On Resolutions, Mrs. J. II.
Roork, Mrs. A. A. Carter, and Mr.. E,
Strong; on Programme, Mrs. Belle w.
Cooke, Mrs. A. Bowman, and Col. C. A.
Reed.
After some preliminary work and a
few remarks from the President, the
Convention adjourned to meet at 2:3O
P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Convention called to order at time
specified.
After the usual prelimiuaries, the
Declaration of Independence as pro-
mulgated at Philadelphia by the women
of the nation, was handed in by
Mr.. A. Pearce, and read by the Sec
retary.
On motion, the papers of the city and
the New NORTHWEST were asked to
print it.
Letters of encouragement from Hon.
w. Carey johnson, Hon. J. n. Dolph,
Hon. T. w. Davenport, Hon. F. o.
McCown, DIR. J. L. York, and others
were read. Short addresses were deliv-
cred by Messrs. E. Strong and A. Pearce
after which the convention adjourned
SECOND DAY-lIoRNING SESSION.
Convention called to order by the
President.
Communications from Mrs. J. H
Foster, Mrs. S. McCown, and Hon. R
Williams were read and placed on file
A Special Committee, consisting o
DR.. Mary A. Thompson, w. Carey
johnson, R. Thomson and E. Strong
reported the following address to th,
Legislature:
To the Honorable the Senate anC
House Of Representatives of the State 0
OregOn:-We, your petitioners, sub
scribed hereto, respectfully pray you
honorable body to take the necessary
steps to allow Section of Article 2 o
the Constitution of the State of Oregon
to be so amended as to allow the ex
tension of the elective franchise t,
women of said State of the age of 2
years, who have resided in said Stat
the same length of time as required O
men by said Constitution.
On motion, the following person
were appointed a committee to presen
the foregoing to the Legislature Mrs
DR.. Thompson, Mrs. J. DeVore John
son, Mrs. J. H. Roork, Mrs. H. A
Loughary, and Col. G. A. Reed.
The Secretary was instructed to sen
an invitation to members of the Legis
lature to be present at the evening ses
sion, after which the Convention aG
! iOurDad
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conclusion, can say feel proud to ad-
dress many of the best men of the State,
and thank you for the privilege.
MR.. CHEEsMAN, OF LAKE COUNTY,
Was called for at the close ofthis speech.
He stated that he felt weary after the
labors of the day. He would indulge in
a little pleasantly, and ask the lady who
preceded him if the gentleman for
whom he voted for Senator, but who
was defeated, prayed for the women, if
that was not doing pretty well for a
Democrat
He tells a little of his experience.
AS far back as forty years ago, when he
was living near Cincinnati, near one of
our honored Congressman, Hon. Joseph
G. Wilson, a mob drove out one of the
best men of the State from the city of
Cincinnati, because he was an Aboli-
ZIONIST. They drove the Hon. Salmon
P. Chase from the city, and for a week
he was obliged to seek refuge in little
place near by; but he afterwards became
Governor of that State, United States
Senator, and finally rose to be Chief
Justice of the United States. Do not be
discouraged at persecution or small be-
ginnings. If you are right, time will
do you justice. Do you remember the
inception of the Christian religion in
little rooms, by small company of un-
known men? Do you remember the
sufferings of the martyrs? ? Thousands
upon thousands were obliged to live in
the catecombs of Rome. Thousands
were buried there. Now, Rome, where
is she, with her pagan gods and pomp
and splendor? Throughout the length
and breadth of the land, these derided
Christians are ruling the world. 1 re-
member sitting on the rail by the little
building in Indiana where George w.
Julian was nominated for Congress
He was poor, did not own a horse OIL
saddle. He started out on the campaign
on an old blind gray horse with cast,
off saddle he had picked up in the street.
The New York herald., 1876-12-24
\ PROPOSED FoUR-MILE RACE.

From the Turf, Field and Farm, Dec gal
Thursday August 20, 1874, at Saratoga Fellowcraft
Wanacrer and Katie Pcase faced tho starter in the
our-mils dash for purse OF 81, 400 The track was
ias but 1t had not been specially prepared tor the
race. While Fcflowcrat had shown we'll IN previous
efforts It not believed that he had capacity to
best such rapid horse wanderer But Anthony
Taylor. who trained Feowcraf had been fortunate in
bringing his horse The post the prime of condition
Wanderer got the best of start but before reaching
the turn yielded his place up FcllowcraiL The pace
was hot The FIRST mile was run IN Al ~ the second
IN :5o Fcllowcrat leading Wanderer three lengths
under the wire; tho time OF tho third mile 81 Il,
Wandercr being closer up, ami making an aggregate
the time beng 80 Fcowcrafs dnlshed Two TWO
lengths ahead Of Wanderer, and the four miles in
7:l9ts quarter OF second faster Lexington's
famous performance at tho same distance. The chest
nut son of Australian and Aerote four years old
at the tne and he carried los pounds The race II is
contended by many would have been still faster had
Wandcrer been permitted take the track and run
upon ms courage. He was pulled nearly double for
the first three miles, and sprawled from one side OF
track TO the other in his efforts 10 got control OF
his hcad Leaving might-have-beens ou. or consid.
Grafton, Felowcraf's achievement was q great one.
He carried the weight and reduced the time record
whlch had remained stationary for nineteen years.
Since then he has changed owners, and been retired
from the .urr After making two light seasons IN tho
stud II is claimed that he is in tit condition to be
trained once again for the track Mr. Ltte his Tor.
mer owner, has been trying to persuade Mr. Pcnistan
his present owner, TO prepare him Tor year,
He suggests that tho association Lexington or the
Jockey Club at Louisville oicr purse four mile
lmltcu to Ieu broeck, rom Ocniltree and Fell
lowcraft, requiring ali Of them to and two OF
them 10 start The Kentucky specified Tor
the reason that It is well known that MIR. Harper
has declined to como east with his horse. While
Mr. Pcnistan Is not anxious to make a match.
we feel at liberty to say that the suggestion
OF MIR. Litcll strikes him with favor Should
liberal purse OF the kind proposed be offered, do
not believe that he would DO the last to Fellow
craft will be seven old in the spring. and he
perfectly sound there is why h should not
make grand race II properly trained. Ten Brock
has beaten his time, but he four pounds
weight, which fact leaves Tor comparison anu ar.
gument. great many look upon Fellowcrait's 7:1gs
as better than Ten Broeck's 7:15A. II four mile
race could DO arranged between Tom Ochiltree Fell
lowcraft and Tenn Broeck pubic would run
high and the crowd would tax the utmost the ac-
commodations OF the grounds OF the ockey Club which
would be chosen for the battle.