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X CC L if; I A Journal for the People. . MPJ. A. i. Dlf.MW.ir. Edllor and rroprltlor. OFFICE Cor. 1'ront nnd Htnrlt Streeti. TERMS, IN ADVANCE: i -Devoted to the Interest oMInmanlty. 4W lauqu-auciii in romics and Religion. Alive to all l.lvo Issues and Thoroughly Radical In Opposing and Exposing the Wrong ol the Mnsset One yqftfc Six MAUI Three lnnnHfi- J3 00 1 73 - 1 00 Free Speech, Fkee Press, Fjiee I'eopix. Correspondents writing orerassnmed'jilgna tares ranst mate known their names to the Editor, or no attention wilt bo given to-thelr ADVERTISEMENTS Inserted on Reasonable Terras. VOX.TJ3CE3 III. P OTZTI1. AJNTD , OBEGON, FKIDAY, SS, 1874. 2TCJ3II3EK, 40. communications. nm ii itii mi ras urn pjca m CALIFORNIA STATE "W. S. ASSOCIA TION. MINimdSOTTIIK FIFTH ANNIVJSESAIIY MEETISG. April 29, 1S74. JI0RNINO SESSION. The "Fifth Anniversary Meeting of the California Woman Suffrage Association opened at 11 A. M. In the absence of the President, Mrs. C. M. Palmer, Mrs. Lena Clarke, the Secretary, called the meeting to order, and invited Mrs. A. J. Duniway to the platform, who addressed a few words of encouragement in the cause of "Woman Suffrage. The Chair then called for nominations for the office of temporary President. Mrs. DeWolfe, Mrs. Collins and Mrs. Snow were nominated. Mrs. DeWolfe and Mrs. Collins having declined, Mrs. Snow was elected temporary President. On motion of Mrs. Collins, Mrs. Clarke was elected temporary Secretary. Mrs. Snow, having accepted tbechair, appointed the following committees: Committee on Credentials, Mrs Waterhouse and Mrs. E. S. Sleeper; Committee on Resolutions. Col. Jno. A. Collins, Mrs. A. J. Duulway and Mrs Waterhouse. The Chair further autlounced that tho appointment of a Committco on Nomi nation of Officers would be deferred until tho afternoon session. Mrs. Collins read a letter from Sydney Hudson, of Utah, on the progress of the Woman Suffrage movement in that Territory. S. Puree, Esq., .of San Francisco, nest addressed the meeting at length on the objects and purposes of the suf frage agitation. Ills remarks were at leniivciy listened to, anu warmly ap plauded. Mrs. Collins nest read a letter from Mr. D. V. Norton, of Callstoga, on the same subject. Committee on Resolutions submitted the following report: Whereas, The Legislative depart ment of tho Territory of Utah several years since practically demonstrated its appreciation of and confidence in the principles of political equality and self government, as enunciated by the founders of the American Republic, by conferring the elective franchise upon the women within its jurisdiction; and, Wjiereas, The general deportment of the newly enfranchised class in Utah and Wyoming has been so character ized by quiet, order and respect for pub lic authority as to attract the attention and challenge the commendation of high public officials; and, Whereas, There aro several bills now before the Federal Congress, em bracing those of Senators Frelingbuy- scn, Logan and Sargent and Repre sentative McKec, each of which, while aiming to suppress polygamy in Utah provides, with tho esception of that of Mr. Sanrent. to remand the women back to political subjugation; therefore, Jlesolved, That the California YV. to Association, at its Fifth Anniversary, in convention assembled, on this 29th day of April, 1874, hereby records its solemn protest against this crafty ef fort on the part of the enemies of Hu man Rights to induce the Congress of the United .States to perform the des potic work of disfranchising the women of an entire commonwealth, thereby, under the specious pretense of promot ing public morals and womanly purity, proposing to inflict a punishment upon the polygamic wives or Ltali to wincu only felons should be subjected, while inflicting no punishment and Imposing no restraint upon polygamous husbands. Jiesolved, That the Board of Control is requested to prepare and forward to Congress a memorial askiug that Body, to protect the women of Utah in the en joyment of all the rights of self-government conferred upon them by the Legis lative department of that Territory, andi that a copy of these resolutions be for warded to each Senatorand Representa tive in the Rational Congress from the Pacific Coast, who are earnestly re quested to use their influence to defeat any bill which abridges or denies tho right of suffrage to any person or class on account of scs. Col. Collins advocated the resolutions In a brief address, after which, on mo tion, the meeting adjourned until p. sr. AFTERNOON SESSION. The President, Mrs. Snow, called the meeting to order at 2 o'clock-, and invited discussions upon the resolutions pend ing at the time of adjournment. Mr. Butler took the floor and argued at some length against the adop tion nf tho nhraseolocv of one of the resolutions. He was followed by Mtss Baker, Mrs. Hughes, Mr. Collins, Mr. Furee and Mrs. Ballou. After a spirited and interesting discus sion, the resolutions read at the morning session were adopted. Mr. Collins then introduced' and read the following additional resolutions: JTcsohed, That the action of the last Legislature in making woman ellglblo to positions of authority in the manage ment or the California Public School department, Is a hopeful Indication of progress on the part of the votlug class in their opinion as to her governing , ability, and should stimulate the friends women for school superintendents, spouse to tho lengthy petition of over oi womau ouurase ana tbosn n-i, favor the enlargement of woman's field of remunerative employment to be active throughout the State, to secure the nomination and election of suitable members of boards of education, school trustees and examiner?, as tho most ef fective means that can be employed, not only for increasing woman's com pensation and for elevating skilled, ef ficient and experienced lady teachers to the higher, more responsible and lucra tive positions, now exclusively monopo lized by men, but also to raise the standard of education and improve the system of discipline. Jlcsolvcd, That as there is no law in California, which declares women ineli gible to the office of University Regent, His Excellency, the Governor of the State, who has the filling of vacancies, is hereby earnestly and respectfully re quested to appoint a woman to fill the first vacancy that shall occur in the Board of Regents. Jlcsolvcd, That the natural and com mon needs of the sexes are prophets of their natural and common rights; that the neccessarypresenceof boys and girls iu families where the foundation of education is Unavoidably commenced Is a natural indication and forcible argu ment in favor, not only of tho co-education of the seses in public and other schools, but is also a strong intimation that It is a system which cannot be safely ignored among men and women in the body politic. Jtetolved, That the experiment of tho co-education of the sexes, which has been thoroughly and favorably tested for nearly a third of a century in Oberlin and Antloch colleges, and by some three score of universities and colleges or more recent origin, Is a hopeful exhibition of tho broadening and liberalizing sentiments that-nt pres ent prevail among a very considerable minority of the governing gender, in favor of theintellectual capacity and undustrial needs of woman. Jlcsolvcd, That the maintcnanco of Grammar and High Schools, at the pub lic expense, for the separate education of the sexes, is not only expensive and injurious to the well-being of each sex, but. is also an unwarrantable defer ence to the prejudices of tlioso religious sects which are governed largely by the rules and usages of mcdevial ages. Jtetolved, That the confiscation of the homestead of Abby Kelly Foster and other heroic women of th&RevoIutionary type, by tho authorities of Worcester, Massachusetts, and of the personal prop erty of tire Smith sisters pf Glaston bury, Connecticut, by the town authori ties, because of their refusal to submit to "taxation without representation," Is a "tyranny" quite equal to that imposed upon the Colonies by the emissaries of King George prior to the Revolutionary war. After some further discussion the meeting took a recess until half-past seven o'clock. At thathour the meeting re-assembled, when the President read the annual re port of the Recording Secretary of tho Board of Control.' Mrs. A. J. Duulway then delivered an eloquent, able and logical ad dress of over one hour's length, upon the questions under consideration. On motion, the meeting adjourned until 10 A. sr., April 30th. SECOND DAY AFTERNOON SESSION. .. The morning hours having been occupied by the different committees, on assembling at 2 p. jr., Mrs. Collins, from the Committee on Credentials, ren dered her report, and Mrs. Clarke, from tbeCommlttecou Nomination, presented the following list of officers, who were unanimously elected: President, Mr. P. J. Shaftcr; Vice Presidents, Mrs. E. G. Leavltt, Mrs. Emily Rolfe, Mr. John Taylor, Rev. W. W. Smith, Mrs. M. A. Duncan, Mr. J. H. Lining, Judge J. H. Budd, Mr. J. L. Kiug, Mrs. O. Irwin, Mrs. Ham, Mrs. E. Cooper, Mr. Thomas Geary, Mr. W. W. Clarke, Mrs. Flora Kimball, Mr. . li. Allen, Mrs. R. Rule, Mr. D. V. Nortonf Mrs. J. Cassady and Mr. H. Y incuester; Secretary, Mrs. Lena Clarke; Members Board of Control, Mrs. M. A. Lewis, Col. John A. Collins, Mrs. E. S. Sleeper, Hon. John M. Days, Mrs. Mary J. Col lins, Mrs. Mary F. Snow, Mrs. Lena Clarke, Rev. Herman Snow, Mrs. E. G. Leavltt, Mr. E. M. Lewis, Mrs. E. A. Do Wolfe, Mrs. a M. Palmer, Mrs. R. M..Beverly, Mrs. IL Sears. Mrs. Snow then read letters heartily endorsing the movement from Prof. Wm. Denton, and Mr. J. L. York of San Jose, after which Mrs. M. A. Lewis, President ot the Stato Board of Control, rendered her Annual Report, as follows: Mrs. President- So elaborate was the report of the Recording Secretary, that little remain to be adifed. I woutd, however, briefly state that the Board has held during the past year 3G meet- j Ings averaging 3 per month. Also, that it has Issued, through our efficient! and untiring Corresponding Secretary, Mrs.M. J. Collins, and presented tour cir culars containingmore than lO.OOOpagcs, embodying political, organizing, and other questions, and also written 251 let- ters, receiving 115 In response, our ex penses have necessarily been large, but havo been chiefly met by individual subscription. I would especially congratulate the Society upon the passago of Ihe Educa-; tlonal Bill by our last Legislature, since : it has been one of the principal points' urged In all our petitions, sinco the first organization of tho Society. In re-' 5,000 names, forwarded two years prevl ous, a- Bill, submitted by our Board, making women eligible to every posi tion of authority in tho School Depart ment of the State, passed In the Assem bly by a large majority; but, owing to the lateness of the session, failed to reach the Senate. And now that it has been" discussed and passed in both branches of tho Legislature is, to us, a source of the deepest satisfaction, and since the aid is attained, -wo care very little who gets the glory for its achieve ment. During the past year the Board has been hard at work, and with no ele ments of discord in our midst no petty jealousies to annoy or ambition to grat ify we have gone quietly forward te ward the accomplishment of our one great object Woman's, Enfranchisement. A spicy letter from John Taylor, of Tuolumne county, was then read by Mrs.De Wolfe. Also numerous letters In response to the extensive correspondence of Mrs. Collins, were read by herself among them, an address to the Conven tion from several of the leading ladies of Salt Lake, giving favorable accounts of the operation of suffrage upon the minds of the women, and thanking the California Society for its interest in op position to the Congressional disfran chisement movement ; also a letter from Prof. Carr, of California University, regretting his Inability to be present; from Colonel Winchester, Including an eloquent poem; from Governor Camp bell, of Wyoming; Virginia Russell, edl torSantuBarbarancfer; Mrs.Dupee, of Sacramento, and a lengthy address from the Woman Suffrage Society of Oregon, by Mrs. Belle W. Cooke. The following resolutions wcro then submitted and adopted Jlcsolvcd, That tho present simulta neous uprising of women of the different sections of tho Union, who aro deter mined, If possible, to destroy the blight of that monster scourge, Interapcrauce, tho product of man's legislation, is an earnest of the great reform she will in augurate when she shall be empowered with the ballot, by which she can crys tallize her purifying inspirations Into statutes. Jlcsolvcd, That the authorizing by the last Legislature of California a sub mission to the electors for a convention to amend tho Constitution, was an 1m portant and hopeful step for the cause of Woman Suffrage, and Its friends should earnestly labor to secure a popular vote in its favor. Jlcsolvcd, That this Society cordially commend the New Northwest news paper, as an earnest and able advocate of the cause of woman. Jlcsolvcd, That this Association ten dors its thanks to Mrs. A. J. Duniway for her able and efficient labors in this State In behalf of Temperance and Im partial Suffrage, and expresses the hope that she will make It convenient to again visit California at "an early day. On motion of Colonel Collins, voted to take a recess till 5 p. sr. EVENING SESSION. At the openlug of the evening session, the President read a stirring letter from Colonel Stevens, Esq., of San Jose. Preferring to listen to the fresh and ear nest utlcrauccs ofMrs. Duniway, a wel come stranger in our midst, to the voice of any of our own speakers, always at hand, she was again invited to the plat form, and made a grand speech, answer ing the objections commonly urged against Woman's Enfranchisement. Arcply to tho attack of SonatorLaine upon the suffragists of the country, pending tho discussion of the Educa tional Bill in tho reccut California Leg islature. by Mrs. Mary F. bnow, was omitted, but will be published with other letters and valuable documents in the columns of tho New Northwest. Resolutions thanking Mrs. Duniway for her energetic labors in this Slate and also endorsing her paper as our suf frage organ for the Pacific Coast, were presented and unaulmousty adopted, af ter which, on motion, tho Convention adjourned sine die Lena Clarke, Secretary. CORRESPONDENCE. Victor Husro in his new story, "Ninety-Three." vividly recalls tho period of mad Inflation in Frauce the reign oi terror anu ui m ujh;iiuu:s. Evervbodv. ho says, gambled In them; and later "tho people gavo chaso to them (the Jobbers) as they did to the thlovps. whom the royalists styled 'active citizens.' A gold louls (of the value of 20 silver francs) was worth 3,950 francs. A course in a hackney coacli cost COO francs. After a day's use of a carriage this sort rf a dialogue might be heard: 'Coachman, how much doTowe you" bix thousand francs.' A green grocer woman soiu ai.ooo irancs' worm of vegetables a day. A beggar said, 'Help me In tho name of charity; I lack 230 francs to finish navlnc for niv shoes.' " Carlyle says that on the 1st of February, 17'Ju, at ttio Bourse, In Paris, the gold louls of 20 francs in silver cost 5,330 francs in asslgnats. The end is known; universal ruin and national bankruptcy. Happiness. Happiness between hus band and wife can only bo secured by that constant tenderness and care of parties for each other which are based Lnn rnrm and demonstrative love. Tho woman who forgets to provide for her husband's tastes aua wisues, renuera i.,.. i,nmn undesirable for him. In a nnd ever-demonstra tive gentleness must reign, or else the lioart starves. The following letters were read before tho fifth anniversary meeting of the California Woman Suffrage Association: Mr. Mary J. Collins, Corr. Sec Bear Madam: I have the honor to acknowl edge the receipt of your letter of the 8th Inst, with circulars. It'will be Impos sible for mo to bo present at your meet ing, and I can only reply hastily to your questions In reference to the prac tical working of onian Suffrage in Wyoming. Iu public and private conversations, in official and unofficial correspondence, whenever and wherever I haver had oc casion to express any opinion upon tho subject, I have shown that our Legis lature, in enfranchising woman, did an act of simple justice, which has not, to say tho least, been followed by any painful results. This fact seems to bo almost universally recognized by our people so much so that Iu the last Leg islature no attempt was even made to interfere with tho existing order of things, which fact may be taken as a sufllcleut refutation of tho statement that "their conduct had thoroughly dis gusted the better class of citizens." The other arguments which you say arc ad duced by the opponents of impartial suffrage seem to require uo answer from me, for if "the women will not vote," they certainly cannot "vote as their husbands do." The fact is that in Wyoming, as in all other portions of the country, the women almost unanimously take advantage of all tho rights and privileges that are ac corded to them, and In voting they ap pear to be influenced by the same con siderations that influence the men, and to "vote as the men do", c, just as they please. Very respectfully," Your obedient servant, J. A. Camprell, Governor Wyomi ng Territory. Cheyenne, April 23, 1874. Mr. Mary J. Collins Dear Lady: Through tho politeness of Mr. C. W- Tappan, we havo perused the letter of 4th Inst, from you to his address. In which an invitation ia extended to Woman Suffragists of Salt Lake to either attend your annual meeting or address a letter for the occasion; for which please accept our thanks. The receipt of the note being at a late hour (yesterday evening), affording too little time consistent for attendance at your Convention, wc arc happy to ad dres3 you, although hastily. Realizing as wc do, that the women of Utah aro highly privileged, we are not indifferent to tho interests of our sisters abroad, and would be most happy In assisting them in their wise and laudable efforts. For their encourage ment we can truly say that, with us, so far, tho franchise Is a success refuting many of the objections against it by its opponents. It is presumable that our then acting Governor, when signing the bill confer ring Woman Suflrage iu Utah, felt r little tremulous It certainly was a bold step ou almost untrodden ground, as we were preceded by neither State nor Ter ritory for example, except Wyoming: but, having seen tho working of our ballots, ho pronounces it, as well he may, "the proudest actofhis life." The utiaccountablc ignorance of people abroad concerning the stato of society and especially the social position of woman in Utah, augmented, the risk of the Governor in jeopardizing his rcpu tattou as a Government officer in this responsible and magnanimous act. In all ages of the world, tho iutroduc lion of beneficial principles aud prac tlccs has to combat established customs. usages, prejudices, and, abovo all, the ignorance of mankind ; aud in this re spect, the generations do not seem to have so very much improved since the time of Christ and His apostles, or since tho days of Socrates aud Gallilco, al though the mode of warring opposition is somewhat modified. With intense interest wc have watched tho movements of the ladles of Califor nia and elsewhere in our behalf, and havo heretofore publicly acknowledged our annrcciation of their noble, ener getic efforts, and now feel constrained to say that, In opposing tho passago those unjust aud ignominious bills which disgrace the American Congress, you have not only aided us by your in fluence, but have done honor to the cause which you bravely and earnestly advocate. With many kind wishes for your suc cess In every laudable enterprise, we aro your fellow laborers for the promotion of good, Miss E. R. Snow, Mrs. L. Greene Richards, Mjis. S. M. Kisiuai.l, Mrs. M. J. Horne. Salt Lako City, April 20, 1875. lose more thereby, than the Convention could gain by my presence. Allow me to express the hope that the proceedings of the Convention will be characterized by harmony, intelligent zeal, a pronounced discretion, and an Inflexible purpose to sink all personal feelings of discord, minor matters, and side issues generally, and move onward to the attainment of the full fruition of our common labor and common hope. The eyes of tho people are upon you. The war that we are waging for the abolition of Woman Slavery, is the most gallant, tho most chivalrous, tho grandeststruggle, that the ages have yet witnessed, or that the pen of the histo rian shall ever record. It 13 the legiti mate development of the principles of our Revolutionary Declaration of Inde pendence. Mr. Mary J. SuoicBextr Madam; I take great pleasure In acknowledging the receipt of your kind note of the 22d Inst,, with accompanying documents, extending to mo an invitation to be present at and participate in the annual meeting of the California Woman Sut frage Association, at Mercantile Library Hall, San Francisco, on the 29th Inst. I regret that I am compelled, by the pressure of my professional duties, to make you reply that.1 cannot indulge the hope of attending the meeting. And my. absence will bo the moro regretful to me, from the reflection that I shall governed by the grandest of all virtues, Charity. Make the platform pure and progressive, so that the virtuous aud good may take part in your deliberations. Faint not because of unworthy support ers or ridicule. The cause is just, and justice must come soouer or later, and those who are ashamed to take a public stand in an act of common justice, are unworthy the honor of havlugtho man tle of the true reformers. When this question gains popularity and strength, the press, churches, and courts of jus tice will own the right aud equality of woman to the ballot; and with the ballot reforms will be inaugurated as soon as man is ready for them. Little by little, step by step, will woman assume her proper position in life. Nature works out an eternity by moments, and; woman will workout her own redemp- We have no cause to be dis- j tlon by progressive steps. If we judge heartened at the seemingly slow progress we have hitherto made, but have every reason to be hopeful" for tho future. Great reforms are not the work of a day, but often the growth of centuries. But n this cause the slgn3 of the limes indi cate that the pioneering is about flu- lied. Our opponents have reached their" last ditch. For myself neither de traction, nor calumny, nor slander, nor misconstruction of motives, nor social ostracism, nor aught that may come, shall muffle my pen, or still my voice, or paralyze my arm, in doing what I can for Woman's Enfranchisement. I am satisfied to serve as a private for life in that grand army of human free dom, and receive as a reward only the prescient consciousness, that when our banners of victory (as they surely will) flash in the sunlight of a not distant future, then will our men bo purer, our women nobler, and all thoso forms of ice and Immorality that are the legiti mate results of woman's subjection, such as prostitution, intcmperauce, gambling and corruption In high and low places, will no longer pollute the life and fester to the core our social system. Yours for the right, C. C. Stevens. San Jose, April 27, 1S74. Mrs. MaryJ. Collins Dear Madam: Your circular has been received, with an invitation to attend the Convention in San Francisco, 29th of April, accordi ng to the call. The cause of Temper ance, morality, peace anu progress, is to receive consideration, as well as the grand central Idea of "woman's discn- thrallment" from bonds of inequality, socially, politically nnd industrially. These are grand and great questions, and require clean hand? and free hearts to present them as from the fountain of wisdom aud love. We never can have true morality, peace aud progress so long as intemper ance blights our many homes, aud sac rifices so many lives. Intemperance is carried into the marts of trade, and also In the world of fashion. It makes gour mands of our men, and gilded toys of womeu. The spirit of intemperance is found in all spheres and conditions of society, and based upon a selfish animal plane. 'Tis very hard for the world to learn tho true principles of Temperance; but the word "Progress" will teach mau true relations to Natural law, aud to one another. The suffrago question would be a failure, wero It not governed by tho virtues mentioned in your call. With Temperance, morality, truth nnd justice, woman can redeem the earth of its gross immoralities, peculations, and unbelievers. The Government would soon be free from alcoholic blood money aud other National abuses, if women were only granted the inalienable right of using the ballot. No "Local Option'' Law would havo passed tho California Legislature, if it had not been for the moral heroism of mothers and maidens, standing ou the pavements and pleading with mau at the bar of God, for a cessa tion of the unholy traffic. Such a power and iuflueuce for good this world of ours never beheld, and by woman, who Is claimed by mau to be too daintily reared to attend the ballot box, or to take an active part-in Na tional affairs, loo long a mistaken no tion. Men, and womeu too, aro just awaking from the dream of the past, and with lightning speed progressing to higher and truer conditions. Justice and equality Is written in characters of living firo upon the scroll of time; aud if woman is denied her rights nnd privi leges this year, the time will certainly come at no distant day when man and woman will know no distinction in law and equality, in public, social, or private life. These Suffrage Conventions will cease with the cause. Temperance Societies will bo only records in history. The Government and people, free from Its blighting curse, will stand aghast at tho nresent time. The National Treas ury Is filled with license money, and the whole country Is a public bar-room. The crave-yards and asylums are filled with victims, and to correct and reform these abuses, wo place our laitu in woman Sufi race. Woman, freed from party creed or platform, would adopt the platform of moral, social, and uovernmematrciorm, and the good times hoped Tor would soon dawn upon our fair aud bcautllui land, and peace, plenty, morality, anu practical religiou, would smile within the hallowed precincts of domestic sanc tity, and hcaveu would open her treas ury of good gifts, to swell the universal gladness. I do hope your deliberations will be the future by the past few years, worn an's millennium is now at hand. Praying, however, that your hands may bo strengthened In tho good work, and that harmony may pervade all your deliberations, I subscribe myself Yours truly, John TAYixn. Mount Pleasant, April.21, 1S74. It Is with nosmall degree of disappoint ment that I am obliged to forego the pleasure and satisfaction I should feel in contributing my mite to the, success of your annual meetipg. A previous engagement In San DIegp makes it mi duty to go there; but you will accept my thanks for your klud invitation, and I hope and pray your meeting may bo marked by unanimity of feeling and harmony of action. Tlie principles in volved in our cause, which you have met to advance, are those which affect our entire governmental and social rela tions; hence they are worthy of our best thought and wisest action. Principles so grand high as heaven and broad as tho universe should certainly lift us above all petty personal animosities into tho atmosphere of a noble manhood ami womanhood. I am not In sympathy with any party or faction in thesuffrage cause, but desire to be counted in with all true workers in reform who seek the full emancipation of women. To tills end, dear friends, you have my sympa thy, and such little influence as I may possess, in carrying forward tho Woman Suffrage reform; aud I ardently hope the friends of our noble cause throughout the State will gather under one stand ard, and thus, by an aggregation of all our forces, characterized by a sweet and loving spirit, present a united front to do battle for equal justice and equal privileges for both sexes before the law, and in all our social relations. With these hastily penned lines T command you all to good and kindly influences asa guide to lead you into right action in behalf of the cause to which wo stand continually pledged, aud for which I will not fail to bear tes timony wherever I go. Hoping all things (that are good) and believing all things (that are true) I re main yours in spirit. J. L. Yohk. San Francisco, April 27, 1874 vention affords woman this opportunity is in my view Its chief value. Your resolutions in themselves are useful, so are all your efforts put forth In pursuit of their various objects; but the main tbiug accomplished is the exhibition of the feeling of American women it) pro test against their condition. There can be no hatred between the sexes. There can be no willing pppresslon of one by the other. In order for woman's posi tion to be changed it is but necessary that it shall be known that the self respect of woman has grown with the centuries, and that the subjection which iu an age of different sentiments was agreeable to her, is no longer consistent with her womanhood. Mysympathles, therefore, are heartily with the Conven tion and my gratUudo wlth-the-noble women whose fidelity and persistent energy have made these conventions possible. Very truly yours, - " Virginia F. Russell, Editor Santa Barbara Indcr. . Santa Barbara, April 20, 1S74. Mrs. M. J. Collins Bear Madam: I regret that a previous and imperative engagement. will prevent my accepting your Invitation to auuress tue buurage Association at the next annual meeting. Wishing you a successful and interest ing session, I am truly yours,. Ezra S. Carr, Principal Oakland University. Oakland, April 24, 1874. Woman and the Temperance Movement. The developments of the last winter and spring, Iu connection with woman and the great public work which she has so largely engrossed herself with, form an epoch iu her history, which appar ently staudingbyitself, isyetclosely con nnft.wl with ntliprusricilions which have preceded it, and with movements to.fol low with which it is closely allied. Tho great Woman's Temperance movement, the great cyclone which has swept the country, has not sprung up like a sudden fungus growlli, extraneous anu uutuu- nected with oiuer ueep-seaieu uutresw, but preceding events have prepared tho way for it; It has advanced on the high tide of necessity a force invisible but with all the inevitableness of fate, has permeated the movement a3 an integral element and made it what It has become not a gensatio'n as it first appeared, but a power felt and feared. Feared by those whoso interests itdirectly defeats; feared also bv another class who only indirectly dread its effect on other interests. It is condemned by some who stigmatize it as an irregular proceeding, but reverenced by others who see iu it something too serious for criticism. But itstill moves majestically on. The opposition which it meets with in particular cases, seems to have no effect to dampen it. Its wide extension and steady persistence is a wouder and a marvel, and of logical minds the most serious thinkers with hold criticism. The condemnation of tle unthinkiug-and the calm respect of tho thinkers, verifies in this instance tho proverb, "Fools rush iu where angels fear to tread." Women have suffered and never fairly realized that they had power to work their way out. Their opinions were at that stage too crude to recognize in tho demand for Womau Suffrage the great power which was to deal sledge-hammer blows at every form of oppression. But still the Womau Suffrageinflueuces wero felt far and wide and deep, and the latent feeling of resistance developed as far as tins determination to ' it could co. into Mrs. Colling-Madam:-Ily request of' overcome, at all 1 costs, the causes of in- Mr. C. W. Tappan, and in keeping with au invitation card to him for political news from this city, to be read at the coming Suflrage Convention, I proceed to address you a brief sketch. The vot ing franchise as enjoyed by women here, is as highly valued by those of the Mormon faith as it is by the men, and It is as persistently exercised, aud as ! long as women .adhere to that belief (and the claims of, the society are men aced), it will be given iu the interest of the Church. But as soou as a revulsion takes place, it will be used as a barbed goad to bring dictating priests and ty rant rulers to salutary retribution. Now the grand necessity is to learn how to concentrate the franchise ou proper persons for officers. This neces sitates the study of the first principles of representation, which will at once demonstrate that the only palladium of individual or national safety rests in the nominative franchise. The women ' should have au extra vote for each child they introduce into earth life, also guardians of fools and insane persons, as without it justice cannot, be compelled In their. behalf, as long as mankind love to feed themselves and their own favor ites better than their neighbors. It is time that the producers of wealth set about making laws to protect themselves in its ownership, and no longer feed and clothe all the speculating shirks iu the world for nothing. I congratulate the ladies for their heroic resolves to redeem themselves and their children from barbarism, which in promised civilization there is uo prospect that men alone will ever ac complish. I Please forward reports of Convention j to Box 132, S. L City. j Very respectfully, S. Hudson. Salt Lake, April 22, 1874. Mrs. Mary Snow Bear Madam: I had purposed being with you at this Convention. It would have ' been a pleasure I should heartily have enjoyed; partly beacause I would have liked to bs with you who hold sentiments kindred to my own; partly because be ing in subjection I like lodeclare openly my love of liberty. You who are pres ent enjoy a privilege. The next thing to freedom is the ability to, protest against your subjection. That the Con wavin which their education in life had directed them, by persuasion, but deter mined persuasion, rather thau that more potent means which should be attainable through law. This, however, Is one . phase. They are being rapidly developed to that point where they feel that they must insist upon direct power through legal methods, that the exercise of the ballot is the sale ami sure avenue to which all other powers or influences are but auxiliary. It will soon be as im possible for the women to help a deter mined demand for enfranchisemeutasit now appears impossible for them to help entering into this other movement, which is but a transitional step toward the position where women shall be recognized as an equal power with op portunities for self-protection commen surate with needs. Wife-Cathing. The marriage cere mony is performed curiously by tho Esquimaux. When a boy kills a polar bear, it is considered sufficient proof of his ability to maintain a iamny; ne is therefore toiu to go anu eaten a who. Watching his opportunity at night, he pounces on a victim and attempts to carry Her ou. fcjhe, nowever, struggles and shrieks juutll she has collected around her a group of sympathizers. She then turns upon ner captor, aim bites aud scratches him until he Is obliged to release her, then she darts into the crowd and attempts to "escape. The expectant bridegroom follows her, but not unmolested. All the old women take scourges or dried seal skin and flag ellate him unmercifully as ho passes, making at the same time every effort to arrest him iu his course. If, despite these little impediments to matrimonial bliss, ho should catch his victim, the hltlncr and scratching scene is renewed, and, in all probability, he Is compelled to release her, and the chase,, with its attendant discomforts, is resumed. Should he evercoaie-ail obstacles, the third capture proves effectual, and the victim, ceasinc her struceles. is led away amid tho acclamations and rejoic ings oi tue assembled multitude. Echo Answers. Of what has heaven given us an equal share? Air. wnatuoes a rumor oiten ao wnen it flies? Lies. Which is the loveliest flower that grows ? Rose. Whoso children are we apt to think the sweetest flowers? Ours. 0 What In manners is sure to please . Ease. ',. What will frequently overcome the most austere? Tear. .... wmw What loses Its flavor when we borrow U What Is it that wealth .eldom --exUn-nate? Innate.