Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-02-12

Atpresent Guido is the acting governoIof
C;lao, and the greatest tranquility reigns in
Lima. Vessels were not allowed to com
mence discharsirg till the 9Th instant.
When the report reached Lima of Can
terac's approach, funds to the amount of five
or six hundred thousand dollars were embark
ed on board the shipping at L'Ancon. Lord
Cochrane had for some time been making
every exertion to endeavor 10 procure money
for paying off his sailors without avail. Upon
hearing this amount was on board the diller-
ent transports, be went 10 L'Ancon IN the
O'Higgins and Esmaralda, and iorcibly took
possession of the whole sum, notwithstanding
strong representations from the general. He
Immediately commenced paying off all the
ships. Report says he has not dared TO set
his foot on shoren
Port-auP Prince, Isl. Domingo) Jan. 3, 1892.
A few weeks since revolution broke out
inth Spanish part of the Island. There
were three distinct parties, one for the Cor
ties, one to join the republic of Ilayti, and one
the republic Of Colombia: the latter party
have prevailed, and the royal governor and
his suite were forced to leave.
Commissioners were sent from here, but re-
turned without having effected their purpose,
and President Boyer is now assembling all his
troops for the purpose of forchly taking pos
session of that section of the country. d.
vision of about four Thousand men arrived
here on Sunday. 1t is expected that he will
fake about twenty thousand with him.
Church Street, Baltimore February 5,I,, 1922.
To DOCToR JAMES SMITH.
Dear Sr-As | perceive you have miro
duced my opinion on the subject of Vaccina-
ton into the public prints, | presume any apo
logy for addressing you on the occasion would
be superiluous. As you have drawn conclu-
sons that my premises do not authorize, il
behovcs me to make the refuation co-exten-
slve with the annunciation ofmy opinion. The
difference of opinion between us arises from
one OF your own tenets, one which believe
you alone held as orthodox. You maintain
that there are certain external characteristic
marks by which you can decide with certain
ty upon the prophylactc powers of the vac :
cine virus. deny the existence of any such
criterion, either viewed separately or collec-
lively with any other phenomena of the dis
case, or Its consequences. do not from my
scepticsm on this point deduce any conclusion
.unfavorable To the utility or excellence of vac
'clnatlon, and so far am from iusiifying the
substitution ofthc small pox, that have uni
versaliy nculcated both privately and public
lly, henecessity of repeated vaccination till the
of the vaccine impression. The belief of the
protecting influence of repeated vaccination
Is predicated upon the notorious fact, that any
constitutional impression from the vaccine Vi
rus, however slight, invariably mtigates the
violence olthe small pOx, viz. occasions the
modified or variooid disease. From this fact
IL follows necessarily, that stronger impress
sion will destroy the susceptibility of the sys-
tenn TO the yarlolous poison That this coun-
iervailing influence of repeated vaccination
can be permanently impressed, every obser-
want experienced vaccinator who has practised
can testify. My own experience of the cilica-
fcy OF the practice cOnspires with many other
facts, to confirm the opinion have so fire.
quenly expressed Since the introduction ol
vaccination into this city, have vaccinated
l152 private PATIENTS and when any doubt
could be entertained of the genuine disease
having been excited, / have invariably re-
vaccinated the patient, and sometimes repeat
ed the operation several times. have more
over always acted cautiously in the selection
of the viruJ, and out of the whole number,
have never after the strictest enquiry, discover.
ed that any one of them has received either
the small pox or the modified disease
The difference between denial of the truth
of the deceptive physOgnomy of the pustule
crust or scar, and confident belief in the
eHcacy Oh tile prOpnylactic virtues OF the vac
cine virus, are considerations so essentially diff
ferent, that they cannot be associated in tn,
relation of cause and effect without violating
the most obvious rules of right reason. II
must indeed be well stretched conclusion
from, my premises to infer that because no ex
ternal marks Of discrimination are evident t.
ocular demonstration, that we are justified
nay morally bound TO terrify, and poison ant
perhaps destroy our ncighbors by introduce
ing the small pox. If there has been any
criterion discovered by which we can pro
nounce subject completely guaranteed
against the invasion of the small pox, from
vaccination, if is to be found in that insensi
bilIty to the vaccine virus which is the resul
ofrepeated vaccination, Till not even a loca
vaccine Inflammation can be excited. This i
not the test on which you repose your conf
deuce, nut defy you or even DIR. JENNIE
himself to designate any other. Any infor
NATION from you or any either person, illustra
tive of your opinion, will confer an obligation
on the faculty, and infinitely crafty, dear sir
yours very respectfully.
NATH'L. POTTER.
CHARLEsroS, February "A letter from
the Commander of the United States schr
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