The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-10-28

world - 1--WE are not here" she said, 'to make
argumentative speeches. but to ratify and rejoice.
The action of Oregons lawmakers has been
flashed along the electric wires of the mighty con-
tinent, and the news is already making glad the
hearts of women in every State in the Union.
The progress of Liberty is onward, and women
will be free.n In the language of the immortal
Baker she was ready to say, "As for me, / dare
not, will not be false to Freedom. l will walk be-
meath her banner. will glory in her strength.
l have seen her in history struck down on hun
dred fields of battle. have seen her friends flee
from her; her foes gather around her. | have
seen her bound to a stake. have seen them give
her ashes to the winds. But when they turned to
exult l have seen her again meet them face to
face, resplendent in complete steel brandishing i'm
her strong right hand a flaming sword, red with
nsufferable light l take courage
Mrs. Loughary's address was received with the
hearty and respectful applause invariably ac-
corded her whenever she appears in public. God
made her for stateswOman.
As the 'bullet argument had frequently come
up in the Legislature in opposition to the ballot
for woman Mrs. Aurora Bowman favored the au-
dience with reading, entitled "AIotherand Poet,
illustrative of woman's terrible interest in war.
The poem was read with thrilling effect and the
character of a bereaved widow was we'll sustained.
Misses Fearnside and McCord again rendered
delightful music with piano and violin.
Mrs. L. NJ Lowe made a brief and pleasing adj
dress eulogizing the action of the Legislature
and concluded with an excellent rendition of Mrs
Duniway's Centennial poem, "The spirits of '76''
Miss Olive Chamberlain favored the audience
with beautiful song, her sister Miss julia pre-
siding at the piano. Miss Chamberlain possesses
one of the sweetest, richest and best modulated
voices i'm the state.
Mrs. Duniway read stirring letters of congratu-
lation from Mrs. \. VI. Martin, of Namhill, and
from Hon. J. F. CapleS and Geo. p. Riley, Esq, o
Portland. She alluded to Mr.. Riley, the colore5
orator, as the Erred Douglass of Oregon and re-
lated what She called her Erred Douglass story,
which brought down the house.
Ex-senator Mitchell was then introduced. Hi
speech was a gem, logically and rhetorically. \,
synopsis could do it Justice. He expressed him
self strongly in favor Of the cause OF liberty fo
woman; stated with pride that he had had IN,
honor Of voting for Woman Suffrage i'm the Unite,
states senate, and had also gladly given his vot,
to open the doors Of the Supreme Court to tn,
women who wished to practice law. The star o
Liberty was ever advancing. a move like th,
one we were celebrating tonight could never ret
rograde Oregon's opportunity to lead of a TN,
first state i'm the Union enfanchi>ng the mother
of men was one which would arouse the patriot
ism Of the voters to "A high pitch of enthusiasm
He had watched the progress of the movemen
from the beginning; was in favor Of it from prin
ciple; and at any and every time when il wa
possible for him to aid the glorious work 10y voic
or pen, he was ready to do 50.
Hon John Mimic, introduced "the ladies
man of the House of Representatives. was tn
next speaker lie said that the principle Of equal
/ ity for men and women before the law was innate
that men and women had inherited the power O
Joint dominion over all the earth from Omnipo
tent benefcence that both men and women ar
by nature tyranncal, but that men have game,
the advantage i'm law and finance and theoog,
through brute force, and women have long beel
the victims of the law of might over right. Thi
law would be equalized again i'm time 10y the bal
lot i'm her hand. As example of "a father
tyranny, he cited the fact that the young lad,
who had been compelled to break the engagement
of the Albany band through bigoted and wicke,
parental mandate was tCcaty-frc gears old
I "Where," said he, "is the young man of twenty
five or twenty-one, whose sense of right could b
thus trampled upon by the unreasonable fiat O
an angry father? Where is the young woman
who ought to submit to such a despotism? NJ
wonder our women are 50 often sycophantic, dc
ceptive and cowardly. Deception is the counter
acting influence that finally dethrones tyranny
but it does it at the expense Of principle" IL
spoke Of witnessing a marriage ceremony fey
DAYS since, wherein the bride was compelled b,
her father to sign away her right to superinten'
the education of her unborn children "AlI o
this is tyranny. The ballot in woman's han'
alone can correct it, The fight before is no cas-,
IL I,.I,. o..flt,. .
voters, and / hope for a final triumph"
Ex-Governor Gibbs was next introduced, an,
proceeded in his peculiarly pleasant and logiea
way to plant his convictions squarely on the sid
of right and liberty. He said the moral forces 3