tposts, one
after another taken, their fortresses riddled through and
through, their own guns turned on their defenseless heads, and
such fifty-pounders as "taxation without representation," "all
men created equal," "no just government can be formed without the
consent of the governed," hurled at them, no wonder they left
logic and took up ridicule; and now, when we meet them with their
own weapons, they say we can not reason. The drunken man always
imagines the lamp-posts dancing. Poor R. L. C., in the Chicago
Convention, really thought his platitudes logic, and our logic
sentiment.

On arriving at Springfield, we found the Chicago delegation all
ready to besiege the Legislature. Among them were Mrs. Mary A.
Livermore, Mr. Bradwell and his pretty wife Myra, who edits the
Chicago _Legal News_. We have met several members of the bar and
judges of the Supreme Court, among others Judge Lawrence and
Judge Breese. All these gentlemen of the bar are in favor of
amending the laws and constitutions. One thing is certain, unless
these Republicans wheel in and do their duty, the Democrats in
the West will take up woman's suffrage. We would advise the
Western men to come into the measure generously and gracefully,
and not be so obstinate and mulish as our Eastern lords have
been. There is no escape, and where is the use of courting
disgrace and defeat?

Sharon Tyndale, Ex-Secretary of State, escorted us to the House
and Senate, and introduced us to the heads of the departments. We
had two pleasant interviews with Gov. Palmer. He talks very
reasonably in regard to the enfranchisement of women, although he
says he does not quite indorse it yet, but as he has a very
clear, honest mind, he will soon convince himself that what the
ballot has done towards elevating man it will do for woman also.

The telegrams are flying in all directions for us to come here,
there, everywhere. Western women are wide-awake to-day. The
question of submitting an amendment to the Constitution to strike
out the word "male," is under consideration. The poor "white
male" is doomed.

E. C. S.

CHICAGO, March 1.

DEAR REVOLUTION:--From Springfield, I went to Bloomington