The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-03-18
EDITORIAL oORREgPONDENOE.

me DeAltlful weather LGat nov visits
this portion Of the earth IS raridiy en-
robing the billewy bosom Of Nature in
a velvety covering Of variegated green.
Farmers are on the alert to make up for
lost time, merchants are refurnishing
their stores preparatory to replenishing
depleted stocks, hot beds are receiving
the suns welcome kisses through raised
glass coverings, and are rapidly warm
ing into life and vigor the seedlets OF
fruits and vegetables. Flower stands
and pots are getting new coats Of paint,
neighbOrwomen in the towns are ex-
changing seeds aud slips and cuttings,
aud farmers wives are judiciously
awapping chickens aud other fowls
among themselves, preparatory to a
successful Spring season of poultry rails
ing aud other forms Of work so neces-
sary to the frugal housewife, who in
most cases must earn her pin money at
these things or do without it altogether
One lady informed Us, with an expTes-
sion Of pain on her face that we're sorry
we can't convey to paper, that she could
not pay for her NEW NORTHWEST till
after the Spring chickens (the eggs are
not yet laid would be big enough for
frying. Her last Fall stock Of poultry
was good, and brought fair prices, but
the wheat had failed, and she bad had
to give up the proceeds OF her eggs and
chickens for her husbands taxes. We
could not help wondering whether her
husband, who is opposed to Woman Suf-
frage on alleged Bible grounds, would so
far forget the Scriptural Injunction to
give her Of the fruit of her handsu AZ
ter the next harvest as to confirm her in
the belief that piety, with him, is only
another name for legal robbery. We
are always glad to see a woman helm
her husband, and we know that everv
good woman delights in SO doing; bat
we don't like to see her hard-earued pin
money taken for taxes to sustain a gov
ernment which denies her a voice in
making the laws that her enforced taxa
tion supports.
From whence did We last write you ?
Halsey, wasn't it? Well, we had
grand, good time at Halsey. Here is
the home Of Bart. Allen, the great in
land temperance agitator, Hon. Joseph
Lame, the able and fearless advocate Of
human rights, and Rev. Mr.. Wilson,
the irrepressible opponent OF Woman
S1frage. Here are three churches, two
Of which were locked against US to pro-
tect jehovah from the logic Of the wom-
en-, aud one, the Baptist, which was
opened for the lectures by consent Of the
trustees, who had confidence enough in
the power OF God to believe that we
could in no way injure Him If We had
the opportunity, even il We fslt disposed
TO sttemptit.
The audiences were large-too large
for the seating capacity Of the church
and the people were orderly, attentive
and respectful. Brother Wilson, the
clel ical friend above alluded TO, favored
US with his presence on both occasions,
aud, on the second evening, in response
70 our invitation TO auy friend who felt
that we had not clearly proven that the
Bible was on the side Of human rights
aud human liberty to make known
their further objections, this gentleman
arose aud said that the Scripture decla-
ration that God had created man in His
own image, male and female, and given
hem-not him or her-doDlinion over
the earth, did not at all allude to gov
ernmental affairs.
We replied that it plainly meant and
plainly said equality for man and wom-
an in their joint dominion over every
living thing that eTeepeth upon the
earth"
Certainly" said be, "but it has no
reference TO the affairs Of human gov
ernment."
We assured the brother that it must
mean something worthy OF human con-
else it was not worthy Of any
attention whatever.
He said our entire argument, based
upon the joint dominion of man and
woman overtheearth, was simply mean
iugle>s, and We had "begged the whole
question"
We asked how, and he said that the
Bible did not teach Woman Suffrage.
We assured him that this declaration
was true. Neither did the Bible teach
Man Suffrage. The Bible says, Honor
the king" "rhe powers that be are or
iaIned Of God" Aud the same style of
argument that he now upheld had been
used in bygone years to justify human
slavery. Men must lesru that vital re-
ligion is a growth, sud IL they cannot
keep it growing, it must die. There
We're many well meaning people who
would much rather do wrong than to
iisobey their own interpretations OF the
Bible. To prove to such persons that
the Bible was not the enemy Of right
and justice, had been the aim Of the lee
ture and the work Of the hour.
Our friend then objected to our having
said that the Infinite Father had neUer
cursed man or l0Oman.
We had endeavored TO make clear the
fact that the declaration, "He shall rule |
over thee" had been fulfilled; that it
was not curse, but q consequence OF
violated law; that man fell heir, In con-
sequence of sin, TO a lot no less severe /
than woman's; but lie was always /
striving to conquer that lot. He fought
The "lhorn and The thlslle - be esca ned !