The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-03-11
EDIT0RIAL OoRRBsPoYDgE0F.

The town of Junction sits upon both
sides oi .'e o E c. Rlilroof. ami "a en-.
gagged "a, present in heroic battle
against the prevailing sringency i1 the
money market. IT, citizens are lnaiuly
wide-svake and energetic, but its fas sils
in human form are by TO means extinct
Yet this latter species is not numerous,
and we should not deem il worth while
to notice it at all, but for the fact that
wherever IL does exist it delights iu rat
tling its bones and turning its keys in
the face Of the woman movement, and,
its forces being organized and on the
defensive, are generally prepared to
withstand the arguments Of au apostle
Of liberty with more resistance than
would be possible If its entire system
were not ossiied.
We were capitally entertained at
Berry's Hotel, where we spent the most
Of the time after arriving from Eugene
on Saturday noon tll the following
Monday evening in writing up editorial
correspondence, serial story, etc, and,
all unconscious OF the organized oppos-
ing effort Of the fossils before mentioned.
who were resolved to protect the sink
ing cause of mans rights with a lock
and key, awaited the coming lecture
hour In perfect tranquility.
Mr.. J. a. Campbell, a rising young
lawyer aud popular gentleman, had
seen that the lecture was announced on
Sunday evening in the church; aud
this, coupled with the fact that the
spirit OF the woman movement is in the
air, aud ever ready 20 advertise itself,
was oil that was necessary Except the
church door-key) TO insure full at
tendance.
The hour for lighting and warming
the church having arrived, boy was
employed FOR the purpose, who pres
emily returned crestfaiien, bringing the
news that the trustees and pastor had
couspiTed 10 lock the door aud hold the
key. No time was to be lost The same
spirit of viliainy that hal attempted To
"stiil-huut The public out Of the right
of free speech by q similar climax at the
last moment at the Eugene Court House
was now skulkiug around i'm another
guise in the darkness a. Junction. We
dispatched q M essenger at once for the
agent Of the ball, a very nicely arranged
apartment over the store Of smith &
Baber, known as "Blber's HalI,u of
which we had not heard SO an earlier
moueut. A bargain was Immediately
made, AMI the hall was warmed and
lighted, aud The people were apprised OF
the change by q small boy, vino "cried"
the lecture upon The streets with bell.
a ine audience was soon assembled,
aud, ia spite of storm and darkness and
locks aud keys, The good work moved
on. The subject, Constitutional Lib
er;y," could not have been more appro-
priately chosen. The audience was re-
spectful, orderly, attentive, and appar-
emily happy. At the close Of The all
dress the following resolution was sent
forward and offered amid universal ap-
proval, the writer being, as We have
been told iy one who seemed to know.
one Of the most geutlemauly and schol-
arly men in the State:
ResOlrcd, That We tender thanks TO
the trustees Of the Cumberland Presby-
teriau Church, and more cspeciallv %
the Reverend Houston, for the yerv
gentlemauly and Cnrisfisn-like manner
10 which they have treated Madam
Duniway.
The resolution was signed by "m31y
citizens who contributed largely 10 the
erection OF said church, aud who protest
agaius, finding it licked i'm their faces
when they most desire TO useil."
On the following evening, although a
heavy snow storm was i'm progress aud
the weather was blus,ery aud cold, there
was another full Attendance, "Thc Spirit
Of Tyranny" being the theme nader
consideration.
Here, az at Eugene, Wc were met aud
welcomed by the very best people, the
few who did not favor us with their ap-
proval being confined to the "ho'y'' fac
tiou, in whom self righteousness was
long ago purified into foul suspicious,
evil speeches and covertly tyrannous
deeds. We DO not like to think Of such
people, and certainly would not call the
attention Of our readers to them, but for
the fact that they are often in power,
aud never lose an opportunity TO exert
the "iittle brief authority Of which the
poet wrote, which "causes them to be
writ dowu''-our Shakspeare's lost, aud
we've forgotten the remaining quota
tion. We were not favored with the
sight Of the reverend gentleman afire-
said, but the universal testimony Of his
concerning him makes Us
cease to wonder that he is opposed to the
liberty OF woman. His good wife would f.
very soon eclipse him totally, II she had /
the ghost Of chance to get between |
him and the public.
Now for more pleasant topics. We
.let.st these broils.
Among the many worthy and wide I
awake ladies' Of our acquaintance, none .
are more deserving of commeudation .
than Mrs. Professor Campbell, now well
along in her fifties, who has q music
class Of thirty-five scholars here and at
Halsey aud Harrisburg, aud who is ever
At her post in all weather, aud CON-
mauds the universal respect OF every
body that knows her. This lady is an
advocate Of woman's
liberty, as is also her worthy husband