The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-08-18

beyond the power Of description, and Of which
our northern friends can form but an imper-
feet idea. The invads are chiefly stfan-
gers, far from home, kindred and friends.
Upon their entrance through lis massive walls
and into its somvre cells. their names are re-
corded upon the books Of the institution, with
the place Of birth, time Of 0rrval, &c, and
their departure from thence is as scrupuoss.
y noted. The Faled word Dead opposite
many of the names meet the eye of the vis-
tor, and calls up feelings in no wise calcus-
ted 10 render his sojOurn there one Of mere
pleasure or amusement; it is in fact visit 10
a oharnel house, where death reves in his
majesty Of strength, and makes the human
frame the scene Of his banquet song,' the mu
sic OF which is
"The groan, tho knell, the pail, the BIER
Death becom 9 familiar amid such scenes,
and the heart callous 10 his power; they look
upon il as one Of The privileges of human ma
ture, and as if 'life without it were not worth
taking" 1t is indeed here
THE poor, the prisoner, and the mourner,
Fly for relief, and lay their burdens down.
The writer Of this has frequently looked o.
YER the books Of entry, and among the re-
corded names he has recognized many who
had left their peaceful homes and 'ain fire
side.' 10 satisfy either rowing disposition, or
10 avoid mans inhumanly 10 man, which in
northern cities pursue the poor and necessi-
tous even 10 the prison walls, 80 as 10 gIut the
tender mercies Of creditors with the knowl
edge of their victims incarceration; and for
WHAT Ay, for what? Simply because the
poor wretch cannot pay him few dollars
a debt incurred under an accumulation of mis-.
cries, and for The payment of which he had
asked time for the requiring Of health and a
prospect of employment With prison in the
perspective, a Christian landlord in The front
threatening him with instant seizure, the heart
broken creature aIes from his home, his FAM
lily and frieDds.and finds resting place in the
"Cty Of the Dead."t The widows son here
brealhed his last, while she mourned his abb
sence-not his death; her letters remain at
the post office, and she censures him in her
silent hours Of grief for his neglect But she
excuses him on lhe ground of youth, & smiles
in her widowhood on the hope-li,tle dream
ing il is but hope deferred, melting in the
ray in which it gltiers."
The lover, loo, sleeps 10 death, and the
maiden in her far off home, dreams of joy g.
hope which can never be hers. One name a.
mong these is written upon memory's tablet,
and will only disappear when the mirrored
surface is broken, and recorded things wash
ed ou, by the stream of time. leading as il
does down to the ocean of oblivion. The
name Of Hugh Reinagle is engraved on a
piece Of marble in the American burying
Stound New Orleans - erected to his memory
by one who loved him living, and mourns him
dead. Peace TO his ashes.
Many blooming cheek has faded, many a
bright eye grown dim and Iustreess. many
joyous heart has fallen beneath The Upas
breath oflhe iend Of the South
What contrast there is between the sum-
mer and winter oflhe South, the first which
10 all other climes is sun shine and joy to the
young heart, is there all gloom and sorrow
There winters are tine sun shine and spring Of
The year. But let US return 10 the Hospital.
The reader, must imagine to himse If a long
room, on each side of which, extending the
whole length, range of single beds, on each
one (Which is frequently the case during an
epidemic) lei him picture victim lying in all
the y Qf'''epkaA and "A suffering
uiSo I'M '"o u'SSaeo
upon The inmates wtiiEh aceotding TO their
different consl lituions, or the nature Of The al
tack, &C, in different ways. One in the last
gasp of death vomis up the dark PARTICLES
formed by modification, and which is termed
'black yomi,," his eyes are fixed, senses gone
his limbs wrilhiog, Another raves in fen-
~ wild, tearing the bed clothes 10 pieces, and
rolling off on 10 The floor, dies ere the alten-
dants can replace him.
Let the reader picture such scene, and he
will form tolerable idea of The pace which
words are inadequate 10 describe. In no city,
however, arc the poor more carefully attended
during the severe scourge, than they are in
N. Orleans; but my readers must lake into
consideration the numbers misfortune renders
amenable to the cause of death.
On one Of the beds near the centre of the
room lay man in the last stage Of the dis
ease. The officiating physician had just in~
formed him there was no hope-death was do
ing lis work. The man resigned himself calm.
ly 10 his fate. On the bed which stood d.
rec!ly opposite 10 that Of the dying mans, was
one who had jus, been brought in from his
boarding house, his case was also considered
desperate. ..I-.. .r..
In sick room-and who has not expert.
enced the agonized feelings of ODelr-ihere
are objects upon which The eye rests ia these