The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-01-09
A ROUsIEG BENEFIT.

1N'9SAADe auE anu Eeau. " e nave etDct
we began the publication Of this journal, {
by this unwarrantable jurisdiction
which pompous men assume. and their
wives for the sake of peace permit, lqst
not only many subscribers, nut dues 60
the amount Of several hundred dollars,
the husband IA many instances not ap-
pearing in the role Of dictator until in
arrears for one or more years subscrip-
tion. In view of this, we resolved 8
a while ago 10 give the next petty ty-
rant who thus defrauded Us financially {
aud his wife mentally, rousing bene-
fit. There can be no more auspicious
time for the Inauguration Of a good
work than the first of the year, and the
occasion is not wanting, so We will now
call upou Mr.. I'VE suppress
names this time for the wife's sake
In "come into court" OF course he will
plead mot guilty." but let facts be sub
mitted TO a candid public. For num-
Der Of years psst, the name OF Miss
- has been enrolled upon our
list OF subscribers, now at one town
and now at another, the energetic, ami
able aud accomplished schoolma'am
who answered 20 it taking, reading and
promptly.paying Tor the NEW NoRrH-
WEST when the yearly bill was pre-
seuted This lady took IL into her head
a few months since 10 marry, and the
husband We now arraign was the lucky /
man. We had known something OF the
dniDugs of this man upon the equal /
rights question, he being the same who' /
when nsuperintendento Of county schools 10 |
a certain county "a few years ago, insulted
the Intelligence and underrated the ser
vices of the lady teachers within his
Jurisdiction so grossly. Thinking OF
this, We made out Miss -s
bill (which had through over
sight been allowed TO run year and
halo aud sent il with others some weeks
ago TO our agent 10 collect. The
agent in due time remitted one
years subscription TO be placed to her
credit, and with il came the expected
order from Mr.. - TO discontinue.
) We replied by postal card. stating that
the order would be complied with when
the halt years subscription still due
was paid. This elicted the following
letter from the wife:
To THE EDITOR or THE NEW NolTHwE,r:-
Please do not discontinue the paper sent io
5 my address until the present subscription year
= expre,.
I The paper was accordingly sent AS
usual, aud the week following an official
e notice from the postmaster announced
p that il was refused" Not proposing
q TO recognize M. - ia the transac-
4 tion 80 entirely out Of 'his sphere" we
- addressed the following letter to his wife
t enclosing the aforesaid official notice:
Il Ny DEAR FnIExD.-Some ten days ago we rc
d, ceived "a mole fr1m you, requesting that th'
. / NoErHwEsT be NOT discontinued till the Gloss
J. OF another. or the current subscription year
o This WAS quite satisfactory, as we all know
- that while sou were unmarried your credi
- was perfectly good; and we are willing yet @
trust your honor about anything. But you
order conflicts with your husbands fiat, yoi
VIII see by the enclosed, which you will pleas
If who has married one oI our sensible subscr.b
ers and then refused to let her have the NV
NORTHWEST. But be viii learn by and D.,
IL that brains are not 20 be- owned, even by mani
!, rights votaries who are ever ready 20 attemp
d DO % conscious ofa little weakness in their owl
upper story. ann exceedingly anxious 90 Doe
" lieve that you have married we'll, as you Ger
e tainly deserve "A good husband. and know
r you would make a capital wife for "a man witt
q biz enough heart 20 appreciate you. But
tin Mr.. - explains his reasons for thu
. attempting 10 cut of your postal matter
u must, 40 least for season, reserve my judg
e ment What would he think OF you wer
# % thus attempt 90 rule his newspaper aEtiss
, Ifhe really VIII not let you have your paper
u suppose you must submit; but he must In tha
u case remit balance due ls290l, OF get "a Iiiul
s gratuitous advertising in a way THAI viii no
4 suit him. Al. DUNIwAl.
Portland. Jauuary2 q. ls7a
To this letter the man responded, az
a before, by a peremptory order, uuac
- companied by the cash for arrears, {,
T. discontinue the paper immediately, anC
l. we, seeing that he so sorely needed
o public benefit, resolved to give him one
o. The motive that prompts this is by 10
\ means a personal one. For the lady W,
o entertain the highest respect, and fol
the man, in common with other narrow.
: minded tyrants, the most supreme con
Z tempt; but &c is the principle uuderly.
ing such an act that we censure, auc
T. feel should be exposed and dealt will
|, according TO its just deserts. Such un-
warrautable jurisdiction over the indi.
vidual business Of another bears moi
. only the impress OF tyranny, but th,
!, fruit Of falsehood, for nine women our
Of ten will, TO shield the tyraut from ID,
- obloquy which such conduct merits
o. smother their humiliation and stidt
% their conscieutiousness and declare that
"they did IT," even when they know
that we have in our possession theil
own written statement 20 the contrary
II is the bane Of the race at the present
day that they were born Of mother
who were forced to petty lying in orde
4 to screen that which it would be oper
humiliation to acknowledge, and con
PEELED TO resort TO petty larceny every
r day OF their lives in order 10 keep thei
= own aud their children's wardrobes pre-
D sentable. This state Of things will con
D, tinue until a woman's individuality
ceases in mans estimation 10 be merge,
into his own by the marriage bond; an'