The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-04
LETTER PROM JACKSONVILLE.


LETTER FROM JACKSONVILLE.
To THE EDITOR OF THE NEW NORTHWEST:
There is SO much to say to the readers
of the Peoples Paper from this region
that / do not know " here TO begin; but,
first OF all, let me thank the NEW
NORTHWEST for hermetieally sealing
the Jacksonville papers against the
woman question. Not another disre-
spectful word have they uttered about
US, not another fslsehOOd have they ex-
pressed, nor have they distorted another
Of our sentiments since you unsheathed
your two-edged sword of truth aud ridi-
cule, aud proved to them that a right
eOus cause was not afraid Of the bur
lesque Of its enemies when backed, as
every good endeavor is, by facts But
the good that will accrue TO our cause
by this new departure" is not the only
benefit that is likely to accrue from
Mrs. Duniway's visit here.
The city papers have been in the
habit Of publishing everything, from the
unpleasant and unsavory PriUate histO-
Ties Of the lives and deeds Of prominent
citizens down to their religious eertifi-
Gates" And, since they made such an
outcry against Mrs. ID. for stating a
well-knOwn public matter of simple
truth in the direct line Of her duty as
womau's champion, I do wish you had
their old files for fifteen years back, just
to let you see how much worse than
anything she ever thought Of are their
published utterances about opposing
candidates for Office. l have a friend
who has several Of these old papers, and
il may be necessary to send you a few
extracts. ! did not know at first but
their present silence in Mrs. DIS case
was another instance of "bulldozing''-
that they had been "overawed by the
military" but, on second thought, We
fervently hope that they have discov-
cred the Inconsistency Of their position
against her, and will remain hermetic.
ally sealed until after the next election
I II such be the case. there are number
Of citizens who design to become candi.
dates who will draw a long breath.
[ The Brigadier- General evidently
knows he went too far. You do not i a.
agine what a silence has fallen on the
city since that night Mrs. d. left.
Every body felt that Jacksonville had
given itself hard blow, and every word
our paper says about il cuts like knife.
The press generally condemns the riot,
just As all good people do. The West
Shore man sent copies Of his paper to
all Of tue prominent citizens here, my
husband Included. OF course the pub
Usher attacked Mrs. ID. as he did TO
curry favor with "such men as T. G..
r." etc, etc. But il was fun to see the
men collect in crowds on the corners the
Saturday after to read the New NORTH
WEST aud laugh over the West Shores
well-merited castigation that it con-
tanned. Men are learning that women
are no longer weak nor timid nor pow
erless when they know their cause is
just.
We are all wondering who the Sans
Valley correspondent is. Do you know
that / have been accused of writing
those letters. l feel highly honored
over it. They made the mob element
boil.
Rev. Mr.. Crowell has been quite sick.
He killed himself by his course during
the riot. The mob element to which he
pandered will detest him, and the best
people will only tolerate him.
In the last Sentinel observe the col
umn of locals, and near the top you will
find mention Of another case of Grim.
con. that has developed itself in this
woman mobbing community. The
"leading man" is the local preacher in
the north end Of the county, and the
other party Is a weak-minded member
Of his congregation who doesn't want to
vote. Now let the Brigadier- General
get out his eggs and effigy for the Senti-
nel There is missionary work for the
evangelists In their own fold if they
would but attend to it. Besides, this is
the eighth case Of seduction thus sdver-
tised here within the past twelve
months.
Mrs. d. need not wonder that she was
mobbed In this climate. The wonder is
that she was not killed outright, for she
attacked iniquity in high places, and
was the first woman to come among US
publicly daring to defend the weak
against the mighty. L.
Jacksonville, August 81, 1879.