Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1843-12-23
GRANT S=7lERALD.
sATUR DAY:m:::::::::::::=: 90. 1913

anu idtdily ol tuiS epIutlbic III Iidtle'ile, Iide
o xcited well grounded alarm throughout the
Mining District, and caused a prompt and we
hope efficiet resort to its well known antidoie
We do no, know of a person within this vii
lage or its vicinity who is not now or has pre-
viously been under the influence Of the genu-
inc vaccine disease. For the benefits of this
preventive, however, we are in no way or
manner indebted TO our medical friends; on
the contrary the conduct Of many Of that Pro-
fession is deeply reprehensi ble, and deserves
open and unqualified condemnation. Whether
pecuniary considerations or ignorance, more
base than parsimony, has been the cause Of
their neglect, Misrepresentation and falsehoods.
perhaps the future will more fully explain. At
present the conduct of at least three Of them
is blackened and, in regard to this matter,
black it will remain forever. One miscalled
the disease and sirenuously persisted in the cor
rectness of his decision, thus placing the lives
Of thousands in fearful jeopardy, until stern
death threw the lie in his teeth. A second
has innocuated. perhaps several Thousand per-
sons with virus, " hich, if be did not know to
be spurious, exposes degree Of ignorance SO
base as to render those who have heretofore or
may hereafter employ his services more culpa-
BILE shan the so called Physician himself. The
third, and we have our eye particularly upon
that gentleman, has pronounced the virus pro-
raI NTH ba attn and do hy
the people Of this place, and used gratuitous.y,
TO be spurious, for the sole purpose Of obtain
ing fee in payment for innoculating with vi
rus which has yet to show any of the appear
ances of genuineness, and which We sincerely
believe to be bad. II our convictions should
prove true and there is any virtue in the law
which provides for the punishment of NAL
practice. this gentleman should be made TO feel
its severest penalties. But for the infamous
plumbers and degrading avarice Of the said
Phys ieians or the want, in their stead, of men
worthy of the titles which they wear, we con-
fdenlly believe that the Small Pox would
never have extended beyond Platteville and
that ere this it would have been expelled from
thai village.
There are at present, as nearly as we can
ascertain, about ninety cases Of Small Pox in
Plaiteville, besides which we are only aware
of lis existence at the residence of Douglass
Day, on Grant river, and few cases at Fair
play. Every village within this region has
held public meeting and entered into meas
ures decidedly calculated to prevent its ap-
proach.
A large meeting of the active business men
Of New York City resulted in spirited me-
mortal to Congress praying for material re-
ducion of the present rates of postage and an
abolition OF the ranking privilege. The fol-
lowing resolution among many others was
unanimously adOpted;
Resolved, That we recommend TO our fell
low citizens generally, TO call Public Meetings
to prepare and forward Petitions TO Congress
expressive of their wishes, and invite all,
male and female, young and old, 10 unite in
pe,iliooing Congress to adopt Immediately
cheap system Of Postage.
The following are the third and fourth clau.
ses of tho Memorial:
4. That a uniform charge Of FIVE cents. in
advance. on each letter weighing not more
half an ounce. and of five cents additional on
every half ounce thereafter, for all distances,
would afford a, leas, as much revenue. and be
vastly more beneficial TO the public, that the
present exorbitant rates;
5. That the present arbitrary, capricious.
and charfraS tho q
printed matter, other than newspapers. in the
Mails. seems directly calculated TO drive u
way custom from the Department. when its
plain inleres, should lead il to court and at.
tract business, as all of us are abiged to do if
we would live by it. We would, therefore.
request the adoption of uniform rate of post
age of one.half cent on every Newspaper,
Periodical. or Printed Sheet, conveyed in the
Mail when the Postage is paid in advance,
and double tina, sum on each sheet which may
be so conveyed, when il is not so paid in ad.
vance.
The West is iarthest removed from the hu-
siness and literary portion Of the Union and
consequently suffers mos, deeply from the ex-
ordnance complained Of No system could
operate more bene6eially towards the West
or with more general business and e1.aliiy
than the one proposed. VIII not the people
of this region take immediate measures to
represent TO Congress their unqualified appro-
ba,icn Of the said change aud their earnes,
prayer for its immediate accomplishment
The following is the lates, accom-, of the