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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1876-09-05
y u aaNorIcE OF Az 4 OINTMENT.

Estate of John Yantz, Sr, Deceased,
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-05
PROSPECTS FOR FARMERS.

The extreme backwardness of the
spring, together with early and contin-
ued rains in the fall, cause the farmers
throughout the valley to regard the
seasons gain prospects as rather dis
couraging. AS crops have never Yet
failed in Oregon, however, we feel that
the harvest will prove the fears of many
groundless. The Farmer, alluding tc
the matter, says:
There is rather a discouraging outlook for
those farmers who live on fiat prairie land, as
in most instances they have sOwn little or no
grain, and in many cases their fields are not
yet plowed. The hill farmers have had a most
successful season, and their grain looks un-
commonly well. Those who occupy the higher
locations have also made a fair show, but
those first alluded 10 have, in some instances,
not yet turned a furrow, and in others, even
the summer fallow was not sowed early and
could not be put in later, and may have to be
replanted.
There is some encouragement felt over the
grain prospect, both by disappointed farmers
and expectant business men; but there is no
particular ground for alarm, as Oregon seasons
are very accommodating, and seldom fail of
securing good returns. On fiat lands, wheat
can be sown with almost certainty through the
greater part of May, and, in case farmers fail
to put in all their land, they can rest assured
that the remainder can be summer fallowed
without loss other than deferring the returns
to another season.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-05
THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION

The Republican State Convention,
which met in this city on Wednesday,
made the following nominations For
Congress, Hon. Richard Williams. of
MultnOmah county; for Presidential
Electors, w. II. Odell, of Lane, DR.. J.
w. Watts, of YamhiIl and J. C. Cart
wright, of WascO county. &c. Tolman
was elected delegate TO the National
Convention from the First Judicial Dis
trict, B. c. Van HouteR from the Sec
ond, J. H. Foster from the Third, J. B.
David from the Fourth, and H. K. Hines
from the Fifth. H. w. Scott and ]. B.
Montgomery were nominated for dele
gates at large, and upon the first ballot
being taken, the first named gentleman
received 80 and the second % votes.
This election was, upon motion, made
unanimous.
The Convention. adopted a resolution
declaring their choice of Blaine for
President. After short speeches by sew
eral of the candidates and others, the
Convention adjourned with three rous-
ing cheers for the ticket.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-05
A SENSIBLE CONCLUSION.

We would ask those of our opponents
who are so fcnd of impeaching the mod
esty of women who believe in and are
not afraid to contend for equal rights,
why it is that the women of France are
so far behind those of England and the
United States in this demand Surely
no one is so far ignorant of the social
life and customs of that country as to
claim that modesty holds its women 81
lent regarding any matter, political or
otherwise. Hear what one of their own
countrymen, Charles Bigot, says in a
book recently published, entitled, "The
Influential Glasses"
"TO be sure, women are not yet in possession
of political rights. But will that day never
come? Able men, like John Stuart Mill, have
already come near bringing it about through
their efforts. In England there is a strong
movement in this direction; in the United
States still stronger. The time seems not so
very remote when women may sit in legisla-
tive bodies. Women in France are less zeal
Gus in demanding political rights. Is it from
modeSty alone? One may doubt it, for one
rarely finds them silent when politics are
talked around them; they have their opinions
clear and passionate enough " They do not
vote, but they influence voting Woman
knows under what circumstances man is weak
and yields. Our land and our time are very far
from those times and lands where Christ could
say to his mother, Woman, what have 1 to do
with thee? or the young Telemachus sent
Penelope back to the woman's apartments and
bade her not meddle with mans affairs"
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-05
DRIVEN TO THE WALL.

A lady of Chicago, Mrs. Langley, re-
Gently made tour of the medical in
stitutions of that city, to find out why
women were not received in them as
students. Many aud various as were
the excuses given, they were uniformly
of so trivial a character as to show to
what extremes our brethren are reduced
to keep up the semblance of their su-
premacy.
A professor at one college admitted
that they had refused twenty-five wom-
en- already, and had lost seventeen men
students thereby. Another declared
that they had no room for women, and
looked the confusion he could not utter,
when pointed to the paragraph in the
college circular, which states that "the
lecture rooms, laboratory and dissecting
rooms are all ample" Yet another
another prominent physician said, as an
excuse for such refusal: "Well, tell
you, medical students are a set of row.
dies; they would hiss and whoop, and
the lady students could not endure it,"
To this rather astounding declaration,
Mrs. Langley replied: "And are such
the men you send out, year after year,
with the recommendation of this insti-
tuition as persons worthy to be received
into our families, entrusted with the
lives of our dear ones, and admitted to
the bedsides of women under the most
trying circumstances ."
This was, of course, a poser for the
learned advocate of the exclusive rights
of men to monopolize the medical learn
ing of the world. It is, indeed, an easy
task to drive to the wall those who ar
que that women, though connected with
men in every department of life, are to
be kept in Ignorance of many of its most
vital problems, because of their sex.
And in view of the fact that the treat
ment of the manifold diseases that af-
fiict woman only are of a nature to de-
mand treatment from women them
selves, the cry of indelicacy raised by
those who oppose the medical education
of woman is far-fetched, irrelevant, and
impertinent. IF there is any disgrace
connected with the matter-which we
deny-it surely lies not more in the
scientific pursuit of knowledge together
than in the relations of physician and
patient which men and women hold so
froC1tapf1K- fpv,,o I'D aoob
True modesty will not put on the sim
per and blush of assumed ignorance
either at the couch of pain or in the lee
ture-room of a medical institution, but
will deal with the necessities imposed
by suffering and disease always with
quiet, respectful consideration and at
tentiOn
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-05
IT'S 1T RIGHT 2n

We think it possible for some church
men and Christian ministers to learn
an occasional lesson of justice from inf
dels, in some cases at least. We were
brought to this conclusion while glanc-
ing over the columns of the Investigator
a few days since, and noting the justice
and truth of some of the EDITORS con-
clusions upon the subject of woman's
enfranchisement, and comparing the
same with the bigoted ''Vashti-has-lOst-
her-vair utterances of Rev. De Witt
Talmadge, and other noted divines. A
correspondents of the paper mentioned,
after speaking in terms of warmest
commendatiou concerning a lecture re-
Gently given in Charlestown, Mass, by
Miss Susan H. Wixon, while admit
ting the logic and force of the lady's ar
gument in favor of the ballot for
woman, is in doubt whether it would
be better to allow her the privilege, be-
cause women in general are the chief
supporters of religion, and are, in his
estimation, "guided as much by minis
ters as ships are by rudders." This is,
of course, putting the matter in its
most unfavorable light before the editor
mentioned, but, while he seems to par
TALLY agree with the correspondent rel
ative to the assertion that the vote OF
woman would strengthen. the power OF
the clergy, the native sense of justice in
his composition is strong enough to
overcome prejudice, and make him
come out in this wise:
With regard 10 the objection against Woman
Suffrage, namely, that the majority of the
women would vote on the wrong side, there
may be some force TO it, but perhaps not quite
as much our CharlestOwn friend imagines
Then, again-and here is the whole question in
a nut-shell-it woman has a right to the bal.
lot, she should haveiL our correspondent ad.
mits that she has this right, and so there is
nothing more to be said. There is only one
question 10 he asked in any proposed innova
tion-Is it right? And il it is, it deserves tC
succeed, nor should doubts prevent the main
tenance of its claims. II we never undertake
any project until all obstacles to success are
removed, not much will ever be accomplished
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-05

didn't have any of Mrs. Winslowis
soothing syrup, either. Of course Ben.
jamin enjoyed all. the comforts aud
splendors of a foreign court, slept upon
velvet couches, ate fine dinners, drank
good wine, made beautiful speeches,
and enjoyed himself generally, with gay
women. Maybe some may think that
Benjamin would not do it. Oh, no! pos
sibly not; but then if he wouldn't, how
came his natural son, William Frank
lin, to be afterwards Governor of New
Jersey? Perhaps he led correct life,
perhaps. Now, don't you see that the
privileges of men must be restricted, or
women must be kept In subsection
Old Ben's wife was a model woman, and
kept MP the credit of the family just as
she ought to have done. True, she was
what you call q drudge, but what I call
a good wife; knew her place, kept it,
staid at home and brought up her chill
dren. It's true, none of them have ever
amounted to much, because she hadn't
time to read and improve her mind.
And what should she want to improve
her mind for? Couldn't she work, cook,
aud raise children without much edu-
cation, and without devoting her time
to reading? And as to study, she had
enough study about her work, and old
Ben was her representative, so he did
the studying.
Out upon the silly sentimentality that
declares that it is not enough that
Caesars ,OJe shall be above suspicion"
but will seek to lay the restraints of
morality and decency upon Caesar also.
More anon.
Portland, April 20, 1876.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-05
National Temperance Fair.


The Woman's National Christian
Temperance Union will hold National
Temperance Fair in Philadelphia, open
ing June the 18th, the day after the In
ternatiOnal Convention, in HOrticultu-
raj Hall, a central and commodious
building.
The Fair will continue for two weeks,
and will be conducted on the strictest
religious principles. Railing, chances,
grab bags, and everything else that is
Objectionable, will absolutely be pro-
hibited and prevented.
A daily temperance prayer meeting
will be held during the time in a neigh
boring hall, led by the distinguished
workers of the Unions at home and
from foreign lands.
The Philadelphia Union will have
charge of the restaurant, and conduct it
upon the European plan.
The Fair will be under the manage
ment of the Woman's National Chris
tian Temperance Union, but the States
are invited to cooperate and take charge
of their own goods, and are to have half
of the net proceeds of the same. Many
of the States need money, and this will
enable them to call on the friends of
temperance in their several States to
contribute, and their profits will be in
proportion to their zeal and the liberal
ity of their people.
If public calls are made in the towns
and villages of each State, a large
amount of goods can be gathered to-
gether in a very short time. There are
in almost every family fancy articles
that have been bought at fairs, or have
been made during leisure hours, which
have never been used, that our women
would gladly lay OD this temperance al
tar, to help on the dear cause.
If the women of Germany, at time
of peril from a powerful foe, had the
courage to give their costliest jewels
into the public treasury, will not the
women of America in her Centennial
year sacrifice some of their treasure to
free their sons, and husbands, and
brothers, and their country from more
fearful foe?
The supplies of all kinds gathered up
by each State must be sent on to the
Woman's Temperance Union, 1920 Arch
street, Philadel phia; they will be put
in charge of judicious business COM
mittee of ladies, appointed by each
State, who will dispose of them at the
Fair in the interest of the State.
If the women of each State will act
promptly and vigorously, there can be
no doubt of the largest success in this
enterprise.
Tens of thousands of people who are
deeply interested in temperance will
visit Philadelphia during those two
weeks, many of them men and women
of wealth, who will be glad to show
their appreciation of this noble cause,
and will give freely.
Let there be earnest work for the next
two months.
ANNIE WITTENMYER, Preside Mt,
FRANCES E. WILLARD, Cor. Sec'y.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-05
REGENT EVENTS,

The press compliment sargent's
speech.
The Prince of Wales and suite arrived
at Lisbon on the 1st inst.
The Senate confirmed Ferry as Cover
nor of Washington Territory.
Hannah Cox, one of the small band of
original abOlitionists, died recently in
Pennsylvania, aged so years.
Specie shipments to Europe on the
29th aggregated S37O, 900, of which $24O,-
900 was gold and the remainder silver.
The public debt statement shows re-
duction for April of S2,TSO,OOO. Coin
balance, s77,6O5, 900; currency balance,
$4,000.
The Occidental Oriental Company's
steamer "BeIgic" arrived at San Fran
cisco on the 29th with an invoice of six
hundred Cinnamon.
It is charged that false roll of per-
sons employed in the New Orleans Gus
tom-house has been kept, whereby from
$4,000 to S2O,OOOhave been expended to
pay nominal employees. 1t is also al
legged that this roll is now missing. 1t
is thought that investigations will create
no little excitement.
Bets are made that Belknap will not
be punished at all. Even some Demo-
Gratis will vote against Jurisdiction.
The case has been badly damaged, ow-
ing to Clymer's inconsiderate zeal to
make a cheap reputation. The grand
jury have not indicted Belknap, and
it is doubtful if they will. The Marshes
are losing prestige with the Government.
The Tri5une'sWashington special says:
Should the Senate decide it has juris-
diction in the Belknap matter, it is under
stood he will have no difficulty to prove,
in an action before the court on his in
dictment, that Clymer guaranteed i'm
munity if he resigned. Clymer denies
any such guarantee; but he told another
member of the committee he should
recommend Belknap's impeachment if
he was in Office at noon the next day.
His remark was not officially made as
chairman, and therefore is not binding.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-05

We had intended to convince the ed
itor of the Bee that it was the dispenser
of "bees-whacks," and not the "wom-
ans rights organ" that was temporarily
dwelling in a latitude too tropical fol-
comfort, but he, taking counsel of pru-
dence, retires, using his fan. Inasmuch
as we had not intended to "enter into q
discussion of the Chinese question" with
him, his refusal to enter into such dis
cussion with us is somewhat prema.
ture. We beg he will be composed
We never strike after an adversary has
cried for quarter.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-05

Speaking of the recent annual re-
union of the Sorosis Club of New York
City, the New York Era says:
The annual dinner of Sorosis was given on
Monday last at Delmonico's, about one
hundred and fifty ladies being present. AS we
glanced over that large dining-room and saw
those tables filled with women, among them
many who have won for themselves promi-
nent places in literature, art, and the pro-
fessions, we could not but think that the day
OF the complete enfTanchisement of the sex
was not far distant. On the walls above them
hung many flags. the embems of the old days
when man alone ruled the world, and force
wrested its trophies from the death and horror
of the battlefield. But the active, living pres
ence in the room was woman, fair and gentle,
yet witty and cultured, typical OF that future
when the prizes shall be won in intellectual
contests, and the rule Of the world shall be
iusffcp-
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-05

When the Lafayette Courier pockets
the insult which Bradshaw offered to
the women of Yamhill county in the
last Legislature, or so completely winks
at it as to declare that this old fossil
Served that county with honor and
credit" therein, we are forced to the re-
luctant conclusion that some men either
haven't the sense to know when their
wives, mothers, and sisters are insulted,
or the courage and manliness to resent
it. Not content with misrepresenting
one-half of the people of that county in
the Legislature of 1874, he grossly ma
ligned them, as the editor quoted well
knows, yet, when the party lash de-
scends, he cringes and drops into the
ranks, bestowing fulsome laudation
where well-merited rebuke is demanded.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-05
LINN COUNTY W. s. ASSOCIATION.

The Linn County w. S. Association
met at the house of Mrs. L. NJ. Putnam
April 18th and elected the following Of
ficers for the ensuing year: President,
David D. Gray; Vice-President, Mrs.
James Foster; Treasurer, DR.. Crawford;
Recording Secretary, Mrs. D. L. E. Lu-
per; Corresponding Secretary. Mrs. L.
Nj. Putnam Executive Committee,
Mrs. NJ. E. Crawford, Mrs. C. L. Finn,
Mr.. A. Pierce, Mrs. L. A. Parton, Mrs.
A. johnson. The meetings of the As-o-
citation will be held hereafter on the
second Monday evening of each month
at 7:SO o'clock. The next will convene
at the house of Mrs. L. A. Parton.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-05
SARGENT on THE CHINESE.

Senator Sargent made a speech i'm
the United States Senate on the Chinese
question on the 29th, setting forth the
evils that had already resulted and do
picting the greater evils that would re-
suit to the people of the Pacific Coast,
and especially to those of California,
unless the present treaty with China
were modified. He quoted the testi-
mOny of Rev. Otis Gibson, missionary
of the Methodist Church for ten years
in China and for ten years past in San
Francisco, to the effect that the number
of Chinese on the Pacific Coast is l5O,-
600; of this number 1000 are in Cali
fornia, 10000 being in San Francisco
alone, and said that in all this number
there were not 100 families. After an
exhaustive review of the evils that the
presence of such large numbers of these
people entail upon a community, the
Senator concluded with an earnest ap-
peal to the Government to take some
steps to stay the sorrowful scourge.
This is going to work in a proper
manner, and one which will probably
prove effective. Mob violence and in
fammatOry speech can do no good while
our nation is under solemn treaty stipu-
latiOns to treat this class of immigrants
in the same way that those from other
foreign nations are treated. The matter
having been brought before Congress in
the most forcible light, it now only re-
mains for that august body to prepare a
speedy, legal, and just remedy for the
evils of which complaint is made.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-05
Salem, April 10, 1876.

The citizens of Jackson county are
too far away from the metropolis to
join in the Fourth of July festivities
that will make merry Centennial cele-
brations here, and SO propose to cele-
brate on their own account. We see by
the Sentinel that extensive preparations
are being made to make the American
eagle, Historical Bird" scream Justify
on that eventful anniversary.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-05

The Republicans of Lake county have
placed Captain o. G. Applegate on their
ticket for Representative to the next
Legislature. Should such gentlemen as
he compose majority in that body at
its next session, the enfranchisement of
the women Of the State is assured.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-05

Mr.. Gladstone once said, in referring
to those laws where the interests of men
and women are opposed: "It is i'm
possible not to see that the law does
much less than justice to women, and
that women suffer great hardships
through this injustice, and that any
man who can devise plan by which
this injustice shall be set right, must be
considered great benefactor."
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-05

G. w. Bethers, of Corvallis, who,
with his wife, started some two weeks
since to visit friends in Ohio and see
sights at the Centennial, writes that
they arrived in safety at San Francisco
on the 24th ult., well, with the ex-
ception of some lingering effects of sea-
sickness, and that they expected to
leave for the East on the 25th.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-05

The editor of the Bee, terrified at the
thought of discussion in which be was
likely to be worsted, throws up his
hands and down his quill, and declares
he "never disputes with a woman"
Since when, brother?
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-05

Mrs Duniway was, at last accounts,
at Seattle. We have had no direct
communication from her for week
past, but learn incidentally that she
lectured in that city on Wednesday
evening on the subject of Temperance"
Look out for a long chapter of "1dito-
riel Correspondence" next week.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-05

Hon. A. R. Burbank, Republican
candidate for State Senator from Yam
hill county, commands universal re-
spect, and is, in every regard, the antip-
odes of his opponent. The voters of
Yamhill of course intend to elect him.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-05
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 a great favor
by remitting to us through money orders or
registered letters
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-05

The newspapers generally believe
Blaine's defense complete.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-24
A South Sea Pirate.

Captain Haye,, a sea dog. of piratcal
turn, who has during the last few years
bsen cruising about the South eeas, seeking
whom he might devour, left San Francisco
about six weeks ago on the schooner Lotus
with about $500 in cargo and money. He
came here from Manila in April or May last,
where he had been imprisoned for nine
months 10 consequence of various marine
robbicg adventures in which no had been
engaged, having Teen shipped as q dis
abIed seaman by the American consul. 1t
is thought he has gone to Simos, where it is
predicted he will soon make him self felt in
some way.
Captain Hayes is veritable pirate, hav-
ing carried on his nefariOus business in
Chinese waters, rs we'll as the South seas,
and he is spoken of as q very desperate and
daring man, who may again be at some Of
his old tricks. One of his favOTite "games"
was to run among the different islands in
the South seas, and get the natives to come
on board his vessel under pretense of want
ing TO trade with them. He would then set
sail, and carry his kidnapped passengers to
some remote island where sO-called labor
trade was still carried on, collecting the
usual passage money 'and very unusual
bonus. Another of his pas!imes was to 90 to
some island and order the natives to supply
him with whatever he wanted, under
threats of eheliing their villages if not
promptly obeyed. There is hardly crime
which the fellow has not committed, and
certainly none which he is not capable of
committing. Captain Hayes is described as
rather prepossessiDg in appearance, tall.
stout and gentlemanly looking, little over
fifty years Of age, with white hair and
beard and frank and open countenarce,
the very opposite of the sea rover, az gen
orally portrayed in m srine melO-drama
on the stage.-Sdn Fra,cisco Chronicle.