The Sun.
London, England, 1814-08-02 00:00:00

TO LORD BORRINC;DON.

My Loßn;---f take the 1 berry of addressing.
vont. Lordship concerning the Bill which you
have submittd to Parliament upon the subject of
Vaccination. I am fully satisfied 'your Lordship
most have 'been perfectly convinced of the pro-
piety of this rneastire ; bitt you annst forgive me
for ohserving, that I entertain strong, suspicions
this Bill does not originate from your Liord§hip's
own ideas upon the subject; hat that your anxiety
'to confer a benefit upon the,Put;liic, togt:ther kith
your goOdness.Of heart; have exposed. you to be
.ititlitence,d-by•fhe officious zeal and indu,,try of
interested people:, Atict Our judgMent goaded and
'overpowered by .the exertions and declarations
:TV th.e-NatioliarVaccine-Establisbnient.

AltliCnight. the draught of the 11, my Lord,
-Which I have perused, does not contain any fla-
,grantly Violentantl compulsory measures, yet it is
easy to sec, it-contains such clauses:as must effec-
tually prevent every person who has an y.regard (or
the esteeni of the respectable. part of mankind,
from having recourse-to the Small-pox Inocula.
thin for the security of their :children. :yim surely
cannot but be •aware, my'Lord,- that. large red
fiags, hospitals., notices, certificates, &c. &c. can-
not possibly he submitted to, by any man alive to
the 'dignity of 'a Briton; and rather than have his
jUdgment pointed mit, as a beacon to others, and
4lisgraceful to himself, he must either. acquiesce
in the practice of Vaccination, or leave his child
exposed•tothe influence of the natural Small-pox.
:`I .can assure you, my Lord, I should be the last
person to oppose the practice of Vaccination, and
could have wished your Bill had gone much fay-
ther, had the Jennerian discovery only maintained
its character as a security against the Small-liox
contagion; hilt, my Lord, when facts have suc-
ceeded facts, and a shade has been thrOwn around
the practice, which the very warmest advocates
,of Vaccination dare not attempt to, and cannot
dispel in.a regular and professional manner, and
.:31;hicit the most respectable and. enlightened of
We Medical profession candidly acknowledge, I
flatter myself, your Lordship must perceive the
-impropriety and danger of coercing the-people of
Treat Britain with such a Bill as that now before
the [louse. ,
I am unwilling to tease or harrass your Lord-
ship with many, observations, but as I am con-
vinced you have no other wish hut to serve the in-
habitants ofthe Empire with fidelity and honour,
you will permit me to state, for your Lordship's
perusal, the following facts upon the present state
of the Jennerian 'Practice:—

1, The whole history of Vaccination is now in
the most complete state of uncertainty and con-
fusion. Indeed it can be distinctly proved, that
all those who formerly have written in defence of
Vaccination, differ very widely concerning many
of. the Jrrost important points. of the Jennerian
doctrine—a-nd the facts innimical to 'this -dis-
covery, have now arrived to such magnitude, that
not one of its former warm and ready advocates
dare write a professional examination:and defence
of the subject. -
2. The facts adverse to the perfection of the
practice of Vaccination, had arrived to such an
extent in 1810, that the original Vaccine Institu-
tion considered it a duty which 'they owed to the
Public and themselves, to publish the following
declaration of their sentiments upon so important
a subject:--" 'that there iibw existed" the most
authentic and conclusive proof that Small-pox.
have occurred after the most perfect form of Vac,:
cination ; that the. number and severity of these
cases had increasedin a ratio, correTonding with
the distance from. the commenceincntiof Vaccina-
,tion ; and tlmt the whole history and phenomena
the Jernterian discovery hive hitherto been
understood and investigated:".'
perfectly
3. That .cases of '.mall-pox after_ Cow-7nox,
have: attended the practice of every Medical Prac,.
titioner. in Great Britain—even not excepting, Dr.
jemner himself—and .th 6 same Consequences have
1 I
Ettlent....t. nose w %vele • • vaccinated by Institu-
tions and Societies. •
I. All thy different excuses which have hepn made

itsc •of, to defeat tire- cases of Small-pox which
daily oce,o• atLer the Vac:itte Process, are %rito:iv
destitnCe of itr,ith, and c-m he proved, most .dis-
tinnly, Iftaxe to fon:l(l4'6cm its the l'a',:tifte
phenomena.
it 'eau also be proved,irt the tbost sat isfitiqoyy
mannet, there is no mystery; dexterity, ur parti-
'cubit Iota) in communicating tin: Vaceine disease,.
which ,canbot be 'readily understood and percortu-
.ed by any medical practitioner tvl;ate"er ; and the.
claim set up by Vwccine .Establishments, to (ix-
elusive abilities in conducting the process,' not.
,only destitute of every shadow of truth, but is the.
nt.,st: consummate triter: of vackery ever attempted
.npon the people of this tlmpire,_ and the grossest
insu:t to the Medibal PrOfession in genefal.

t. It is- a notorious 'fact, -that although the
Public • have submitted to the Vaccine practice
from the express assurance of being fully and per-
manently protected against Sinall,-pox, yet .they
noW, both, from their oven conviction; as well as
by the. express.desire of the ver}.-,-adeOcates of the.
Jennerian discovery, carefully 154111:4 every COIIIIIIII-
- with those wbo labour under the Small-
ptix.—Also ill the tastlndies, the. Island of Cey-
lon and other settlements, 'the very Practitioners.
who insist upon the complete protection afforded
by the Vaccine. Process, ami will not allow of any
on.e case where the Cow-pox' has-hecil succeeded
by Small-pox------the Moment a c;:se of Small-pox
snakes its appear,arite,ihe-y iminesliatdy sitrrottud
and insulate. the not only with atten-
drllll.3, -gititrAlave ht-eit ail pre.yiOlisly va•reitsated.,
but they are again .reyikeinated. not, darnsg-to
trust to the first process—Ot course di•tinedy ar,•
knoWledging the inperfc'et and temporary powers
of Vaecitiation.• •

• 7. It has been generally stated to the Public,
as a decisive recommendation of :he Vaccine Prae-
tice, that an immense saving of lives has been', and
would-be the consequence of ihe adoption of Vac.'
dilation ;•.but- the •fact is not so. The Rills of
:Mortality in London and elsewhere, clearly shew'
that, upon the whole, nostich saving has taken
phici;; and that since the first intrOduction of the
Jennerian Practice, nearly-nn equal iimnber have
died ariniißlly; 'Anil that, although there might
live 11-eert fewer who died of Small-pox, still the
Untntler lost, upon the whole, to the public, %vas
rather increased than diminished--klearly pointing
out, that the Vaccine Process seemed to have an
effect in rendeying several iEsenses,,to which the
human body Was subject, incite fatal

8. Bit what is likely to be still more fatal to the
interest.of the bnit [minify is, that, for these three
or four years. back ;a considerable increase of deaths,
arisiug'from anatural Small-pox, has taken. place
this fart, invotyes a most important point—is this
owing to ne4ltet in having recourse to theTaccine
Process, without having any' aversion br prejudice
agAiust it, but- merely apathy and carelessness ?
does it arise front a large propintion. Of the Public
bein'g 'convinced the -Vaccine PractiCe confers no
proper, security, .and will not employ it any more;.
and.-they either cannot, or will not, have recourse
to inocolation,me Smali7pox ? What ought to he
done in this situation ? Is it not likely that great
mischief is to he apprehended from doing nothing?
The subject should be fairly and strictly investi-
gated ; , some plan adopted, and rendered uni-
versal.
.1 .

Lastly, It is a striking, and, in my opinion,
an unanswerable fact, and for the truth of which
I appeal to the whole Medical Professioq, that all
the difirent facts which are now known concern-
ingVaccinatiOn, are wholly inexplicable, while
we contend. fur the permanent and complete anti-
veriolops power of the Vaccine Process ; but if a
feeble, partial, and temporary power is adniitted,
all difficulty vanishes, and perfect harmony per-
Italics the whole subject.
I have now, 'My* Lord, stated the leading fea.,
tures of the present state of the Jennerian
disco-
vet•y; and which, nOtwithStanding- the late flaming
and pompous report of the-National Vaccine Es 7
tablisloncnt, I distinctly aver, may he readily
proved before a proper court of inquiry. l•nrist
also assure your .Lordship, this Establishment has
made a gross violation of truth, as.well os discre-
tion, by asserting, that those who noW oppose
the Jeuneriau practice, are interested, designing,
and ignorant. Ido not hesitate to affirm, 'that
the charge may be retorted with More truth and
justice. It, is easy to see, my Lord, they may
have interested motives, as both their pocket and
character must suffer, if the Jennerian practice is
overthrown, while the emoluments 'arising from.
Vaccination to a private practioner are equal to
those of inoculation, and the. practice which arose
from Natural Small..pox; was in general of a gra-
tuitous nature. Besides, from what has been said
of the Bills of Mortality, it would appear, those
who are anxious for much practice should press
the Vaccine InocUlation to be continued ! ! !

But, my Lord,..in order to put an end to all
argument and assertion,. I have only to beg you
will not proceed further with the Bill now before
their Lordships before ad inquiry has been ap-
pointed, and. a proper report math upon the sub-
ject by a court of intelligent and impartial men,
There bas been no regUlar investigation since
1805, and surely the facts which have occurred
since that period are more than sufficient to jus-
tify such a measure. If the National Vaccine EJ".
tablishment should object to this mode of pro-
ceeding, it must, I think, be unavoidably con-
cluded, they dare not stand an impartial inquiry,
and are afratl of,trusting the subject out of their
own hands. But surely, my Loyd, neither you
nor the Public.will allow themselves to he sported
with upon a subject of such national and indivi-
.dual importance, and no persenal -consideration
will ever be allowed to interfere. with securing
the public safety and happiness. I hope wad trust,
-my Lord, as the toaclistoae Of the motives of the
N;itional Vaccine Establishment is so simple and
so satisfactory, yourtortiship mill have the good,
nesoo press ,the Bill no further,l,before such an
inquiry as that.which I have= proirosed shall have
taken place ; and if the Jennerian practice shall
illen continue. to be recommended
or reserve, I shall not 'only'eheerfony ac-
trtisce with your Loraship's hitt give the
practice of Vaccination tits' best support.
I am, my Lord,
Your Lordsbi»'sinost (obedient,- humble',Servant,
THOMAS BROWN, Surgeoa, Alussiel4urg-b.
Novembti 15, 1813. 1

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