The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-09-16

covery, ifthere was any truth in il, and il the
principle was good, notwithstanding the OBJ:
jee.ions which might turn out to be much exag-.
gerated. then it would be fer the Houfe to
conider whether any reward fhould be given
tc DR.. Jenner equal to the important nature of
the difcovery, confident with the glory of the
Britifh name, which had been thus augmented
and extended, and worthy of the dignity and
liberality ofthis Houfe. This would be a fub-
jeet for after confederation, but certainly when
fuch valuable difcovery had been made among
us, we ought not to reject it. but to be the frlt
to adopt It, and make it as extenGvely ufeful
as pofiible. He concluded by moving that an
humble addrefs be prefented to his majefty, re-
quoting that his maieay would dire6 his Roy
al College of phyficians to inquire into the
Rate Of the Vaccine Inocu!ation in this country,
and into the caufes that retarded it's prosrefs,
and report their opinions, and the evidence on
which they were founded, and to order that this
report fhould be laid before this Houfe.
Mr.. MaftbeqD5 rofe to fecond the motion
He had at firft fome doubts as to the ufefulnefs
of the dfcovery, and had attentivey watched
its progrefs, and the refult was that he was full:
iy convinced ofits great value. The f,nall pox
incubation. he Gated, was liable to great OBJ
ljetfions. Death in many infances enfiIed {:
though benehcialto the individuals, it was
magazine of contagion, and it had, befdes, the
man frame, which was the fcrophu,a. The
Cow-pox incubation was not liable to thefe Oh.
jeetions, and he was of opinion that in the cafes
in which it had failed, it had not been fairly
tried. He had no doubt that pofterity would
enrol the name Of Jenner among thofe,
| 1--we, tas qui vitam excouere per artes:
Qufque FIJI memories altos fecere mercndo,
Mr.. HIiberforre exprefTed his fatisfatlion at
the fnhjets having been brought forward by the
noble lord. He was not furprifed that the peo-
pie of this country had been more flow in al
lowing the benefits of this dfcovery, as in a
tree country, every one was more inclined to
Judge for himfelf, and to adhere with nubborn-
nefs to his opinion, even when erroneous. The
cauies OF the flow progrefs Of Vaccine Inocula-
| ton here, he thought, rather arofe from mpro-
per matter having been, in fome cafes ufed,
and from the ignorance of many of the perfous
| who inoculated, and who were not able to diff
tinguiih the true from the fafe fpecies, than
from the efforts which had been made to difcre-
dit It in ioms public atoms, which, as far as he
| had feen, had been written in fIch tone as to
render them totally unworthy of attention
He thought, however, that a committee of this
Houfe, and of the Hosfe of Lords, would have
aniwered better than report of the College of
| phyiicians. He agreed that no compulfion
ought to be ufetl, but at the fame time he tho't
that in cafes where the pareRts chofe to perfit
in inoculating with the frnall-pox, certain regu-
lations ought to be prefcribed them, which
ihonld prevent the coptagion fpreading.
| Mr.. Wind6am commended that it was impoffi
Die that in cafe of this kind, the report of the
College of phyGcians, even in this foemn man.
ner, flould not have more weight than the OPT
Mon ofcommittees of the Lords and Common.
He agreed as to the mifchievous consequences
that retuted from want of care to prevent
contaeion, but did not think that the care war.
ranted even the degree of eftaint recommended
| by the laf fpeaker.
| Motion agreed to, mem. con.