The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-10
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.

DEAR READERS OF THE NEW NORTHWEST
Oregon City, Portland's near neighbor
and whilom rival, sits as Of yore be-
meath the perpendicular walls Of rock
that form its picturesque background,
aud looks complaeently upon the river
and the falls, just as it did in the days
of Doctor Mclaughlin and the provis-
ional government, OF which he was a
well-known protector and leading spirit.
4 few Of the Old-timers yet remain,
some Of whom have resided here since
the days when Major Jce Meek, as min
lister plenipotentiary from the Territory
Of Oregon to Washington, made his
famous journey over the Rocky Noun
tains on snow shoes. OF the later set
tiers who are classed among old timers
are Thomas Chairman, Captain APper-
son, J NJ. Bacon, Arthur Warner and
John Myers, all Of whom are prosperous
aud prominent, and all, save the latter,
are square front Woman Sufiragists.
But, Of this latter gentleman, we are
proud to say we have evidence OF a ces-
satiou Of his hostility. He sees the jus
tice Of woman's claim to the right Of
representation with her taxation, aud,
seeing it, will do yeoman's service for
our cause in the future. DR.. Welch, the
popular Portland dentist, who has q
Saturday Office here, is also ready to
cast his vote for the enfranchisement Of
woman. Thus the ladies will see that
the late agitation on the school question
here has set these gentlemen and others
a-tbinklng; aud there is but one way to
avoid becoming a suGragist, and that is
by not thinking at all.
Politics were running high on Friday
when We reached Oregon City, and at
night there was a grand Republican
rally, with Hon. Rufus Mallory as
speaker and half a score Of other shin
ing lights as managers. The speech
was one Of the ablest to which we have
ever listened, and the hearing well re-
paid us for the long walk from Canemah
at the close Of hard days work.
Among the friends OF the cause at
Canemah whom We found we'll and
prospering, were the Elliotts, Beals and
Cassadys; and at Oregon City the
Chases, Charmans, Appersons, La
Rocques, Bacons, MeCowns, JohnsoEs,
and a number OF others of lesser promi-
nenee, to whom we were indebted for
the pleasure and profit Of our brief and
enjoyable visit. The political caulJron
was boiling at such lively rate that we
saw no chance for lectures, even IL we
had desired to give them but we prom
ised TO return when opportunity should
offer aud agitate the subject further.
We met Brother Rock at the Office Of
the Enterprise; also Brother Bowers,
pastor of the Congregational Church.
We shook the huge paw Of DR.. Watts,
the leather-luuged temperance lecturer
OF the Northwest, and present incum-
| bent Of the Land Office. We greeted
the smiling phiz Of friend BARN, who is
also doing a Land Office business, and
enjoyed splendid lunch at Mrs. Chase's.
/ The Cliff House looks new aud stately,
and is in better condition since the great
fire that riddled il than ever before.
Mrs. la R1cque has remodeled her
house since her recent burn-out, and
made many improvements. Some Of
the newer residences are quite metropol-
I itan in style and finish.
Among those who have been benefited
by the new property laws for married
women is Mrs. \. L, Lovejoy, most
eslimable lady, whose husband has been
for years unable 20 attend 10 business.
Mrs. Loyejoy carries out the various de-
tails OF the business with fidelity and
success, and, since the passage Of the
Acts enabling women to go ahead with
their affairs the same as If unmarried,
she has found no difficulty in making
her various enterprises prosperous.
Our stay OF over night was quite too
short to give US more to tel OF Oregon
City, save only that we are much en-
couraged at the growth Of public seuti-
ment in favor Of Woman Suffrage, and
much pleSed to note the health, happi-
ness and evident prosperity of the peo-
pie. a. 5. D.
Portland, June Z, 1850.