The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-01-11
AN HOUR WITH CORRESPONDENTS.

We are compelled to be absent from
home so often, and always have so
many duties to attend to upon our re-
turn, that we find it utterly impossible
to do Justice to the avalanche OF cOrre-
spondence that accumulates from week
to week on our sanctum table.
Here is a letter from a good lady in
Albany, who says: 81 am persuaded
that the suflrages of msn will never
grant the ballot to woman. The major
ity are too badly stepped in ignorance
for us to look for hope in that direction.
Woman must get her enfranehisement
as the white man aud the negro did,
through the head of the nation"
True, good friend. We have all along
believed this, but the necessary action
to compel the nations head to work in
that direction depends upOu and is the
result of agitation. Let US not cease to
trouble the political waters. We rejoice
in our many hundred friends to the
cause, who, like yourself, are willing to
work everywhere and anywhere.
Another lady writes: care the Off
GERS of the State Woman Suffrage Asso-
citation asleep? Why don't you issue
the call for the annual Convention ?''
We are neither President nor Core
spending Secretary, and have no right
TO issue the call except they delegate US.
We will gladly print any information
upon the subject with which they may
conclude to favor the public.
Ifouresteemed friend at 2Os Broadway,
New York, will give US the date or
number of the missing paper, we shall
be only too glad to attend to her request.
The subscription for the current year is
hereby receipted. Hope to get the let
ters she speaks Of, aud trust that she
will accept the explanation at the head
Of this column as apology for seeming
neglect.
The poetry from Golden Dale is toe
long and prosy for our columns. Can.
not our correspondent better and NOR,
happily express himself in un-jinglinl
English?
We have two long letters from East
ern Oregon describing the pheuomens
of Spiritualism. The space for theil
publication as an advertisement woulC
cost the writer three hundred dollars
and were we to publish them as news
we should lose all of thai sum, anC
maybe more, from indignant subscrib
ers, who, never having Investigated tn,
subject for themselves, would feel thor
Oughly qualified to judge for all thOsl
who do investigate. With us it is
matter of dollars and cents to keep tn
flag floating over the suffrage fort
While We recognize portions Of tn
philosophy Of Liberalism, Christianity
and Spiritualism, each as a fact, we d.
not accept either as a hobby. five di,
we'd fail to sustain our legitimate work
For the reason above given, we ais
decline to publish a graphic account
from another correspondent, Of a relig
ious revival in British Columbia. AS
matter of news we can say, We lear
that there have been some startling de
velopments among Spiritualists in Una
tilla county lately, where mediums, II
the trance state, speak and write lik
oracles; where the spirit is poured ou
upon the people, and the sons an
daughters prophesy. OF the other W
can only write, We hear Of a great re
vival BOW in progress in British Colum
bia, where the people are being con
verted by scores. A violent gale un
rooted the church the other day, but
nothing daunted, the Jealous people re
paired the damage and went on wit
their religion, in spite of the opposition
Of the elements. 1t is true, we feel lik
speaking our mind" on both subject:
only We can't afford the luxury. w
recognize both truth and error in every
thing under the sun; but the vast ma
jOrity Of persons think only in certai
channels, and one word of convictio
against their pet theories throws ther
off at a tangent. There are no enthu
siasts, whatever they may believe in
who can bear to have their pet preiu
dices criticised. Till women are voter.
we intend to keep picking away at th
great hole in the wall Of prejudice
through which the nation is already be
ginning to see rays of freedoms light
It is our disposition to kindly CRITICS
everything human, for there is weak
ness, duplicity, and buncombe every
where; but, we repeat, we can't afTor
the luxury till the women are free. w
would recommend the Religio- Philo
sophicdl Journal, of Chicago, TO th
Spiritual brother, and the Pacific Chris
tian AdUocate, OF Portland, to the Chris
tian sister as appropriate channels 70
the publication and advocacy Of thei
theories.
But here we are, at the close Of the al
lotted hour, with a great many IN
touched letters beside us which mus
lay over till next week.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE N. "
S. A.