Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-06-16

lowed love 81 . mother for her son-ths dehsns ~
looking on loved friends after years Of absenco-'he
nexpressble pleasure of rambling enee more amonsss
The scenes Il our childhood, ~ i
The groves ssd the wildwood. Nj
where erst our young footsteps did caressly osund'
doubt the propnety Of This proceeding, LOT moment
If they can II such there be, we envy them not
their feelings. ~
As he himself observed to his readers before leav
ins this country the voyage ana visit will open new
vein in his soal-it will expand his powerful mind
and enable him 10 impart that novelty and fercs to
his paper that will long enable it TO bask in the sun
shine OF public favor. Placed on the spot, he canea-
silly see the position of the public mind in Europe on
all the great financial commercial and political ques
items Of the day and he concentrate the fruits
of his extensive readings. and his long treasured
knowledge, TO great, high, and holy purpose
i'd est that Of aiding bring the two great countries
Of England and America into that perfect Juxta- posi-
ton Of interests feelings, movements, and cvllza-
ton, which is 50 desirable for the welfare and happi
ness OF ali their inhabitants.
His las, words before leavingus were, as soon as
i reach England, shall write TO you'll shall write
the voyage daily shall write daily after lane,
shall describe all the impressions that are made on
me from day To day-compare the new with the old
strike the balance and send il to you by the first
boat shall wait on my old friend Stevenson. and
if think il desirable, shall go TO Court, talk to the
Queen and send impartial account of her -
These were his words, and if he lives, he will fulfil
thsm 10 the letter.
The steam ships containing several Of his letters
are now close 10 our shores-we may reasonably ex-
psct their arrival every hour-and we expect TO re-
ccive correspond. nee copious and graphic enough
TO enable To publish a letter daily. In the IN
term would in his name return our sincere thanks
to the patrons and readers of the Herald for the
kindness and undertaking support the paper has re-
ceived since its proprietor and editor left We are
aware that il has fallen immeasureably short OF lis
former spirit and vlvacity bat we are consoled with
the satisfaction of knowing that whilst not one line
has been inserted knowingly from envy, hatred or
malice, we have one instance shrunk from ex-
posing abuses applauding worth, show ng vice IN It's
own features, and holding twere, "the mirror up
TO nature from fear favor Affection the hope OF
reward
yellow FsvER-The Journal of Commerce and
the Commercial are quarreling about the question,
whether yellow fever ever originated in New York
If the quarrel of these worthless to be like that OF
the Kilkenny cats, the public would be immensely
benefited. The Journal says
Probably in August II may be said truly that there have
ben casts Of yellow evsr they happen every 'esr ros
n Sp. which " ua pr perry au,horae
their heng called y~i fever But wba ever ee may be
90 ~ o. pae Of ali onr m"e
who svr sre for in
our hospitals private de Filings IL no sueh case aa me
the con,rs, notwithstanding. would be folly, therefore,
and besy OF facts 10 anneuce any such
nave alluded TO- a. matter OF public inter-
est at ali.
Now this is the coolest thing we ever saw. To say
that the announcement of the existence of yellow
fever is ga matter Of no public interest AT all."-
This shows what reliance is TO be placed on the judg
ment Of the Journal.
The Commercial is quite rabid, and the editor Ger
tany has bilious il not yellow fever. He says
x,.s- ~ yev- r,rr rry.l .ng,n ,eo nj ms cry NeA
has always been ported, and always be these
is,udss or y VII never appear True, morning paper IN
ssumess different psssn. declares yellow
ss spp. s: sy y, sy,y is
crgia Bot such We bold 10 secsre, the fact
occurred sponia,e ously is New York-and will
Here, then, two learned Thebnns giving the lie
direct 10 each other: who will believe eiiherf The
fact is that the yellow fever in 1922 aid originate in
III s city and was not brought from abroad; and we
have The authority Of Mr. Forbes the City Inspector
for this statement The first case Of death occurred
al the foot Of Rector street, The fever was said 10 have
been brought by some vessels from the West Indies
then lying there. But the fact was that all of them
arrived in May, and the .ftper did not appear till
July! And the cause Of the disease was this -
Some one had empucd out back yard, and all the
dirt and filth was dumped the dock, at the foot Of
Rector street. Other dirt, and filth and vegetable
matter was added to it; II lay there; decomposition
ensued; the chemical changes were very rapid in the
hot weather. IL rained frequently and the carbona-
ceous and sulphurous matter, united with the eemen-
tary particles Of the water; the hydrogen, (beng a
powerful solvent) united with the carbon, the sui
phsr, and the phosphorus in the decomposlng animal
and vegetable natter end these presidential and poi
sonous composnds were freely evolved called carbu-
rettsd hydrogen, phosphrretted and sulphuretied
hydrogen; than which two last there 10 nothing
more fatal TO animal life. The const quence was,
that the first person who had the yellow fever, and
died, was a man into whose bed rsem window all
these noxious gasses entered daily and nightly; and
the first twenty FIVE deaths were from q small semi
circle round this very same heap OF dirt. Let no one
say, therefore, that the yellow fever Of 1922 did net
originate in New York. And let not our authorities
lay the naerng JUNCTION to their souls, that they may
suffer streets 10 be blocked up with filth provided
they keep up strict quarantine. II they do net
clease Anthopy Orange and other streets we cam