New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-07-01
To The Editor Of The Tribune ?

To the Editor o. Inc Ir0ase;
The publication OF Chancellor Kent's note to me
on the subject of my reprint of DR.. Dicksons work
on the Chrome. thermal system of Medicine occur
ring in the number OF The Tribune the l7tl'
inst which contained the annuncation OF an event
have had my eyes for six months the death o.
General Jackson IA man four years his junior form
to me a coincidence 50 singular that am tempted
TO send you the reflections to which ii has given
rise for the beneht Of ,hose-and they are not few
whom it may
abou, the 9Th of December last the papers stated that
Gen Jackson had been attacked with splitting Of blood
and had been eeched for it, called to the statement
the attention OF friends and desired that they would take
note of the sequeor thar they would md in it the BE-
ginning of the end Of extraordinary Six short
month, have told the story. About week after the
above date cur from the Courier Enquirer the To-
lowing extract from letter written by the General him
self.
Nv Dear Mr. Blair ON the 18th inst, had a return
of hermouhage and two days after chi. WIN IN.
lgrs 10 the FIRST and cdiom 10 chec the second
Ian, ,rsrfty debuuafed But being aroused. &c
twill be observed that the patient with just and un
rng instinct attributes his debility not 10 the dseas.
t.elf bur 10 the leechng and caomel do not address
YOU for purpose OF arsning the particular physician
IN attendance They doubt acted conscientously ana
under the conviction they We're doing rsht. But
and Will continue to war, against system which
ton. such monsrrous Why IS IT, that rejecting
phv-icans cannot what this ilustrOus sufferer
plainly for himself VIII any doubt that had
that iron man been treated with the prudence that
Chancellor keni as stated IN his no,e exercises ia tax
ns care Of himself his chances Tor longevity would have
heen equal ~ that Of the si,eri People who read Gil
Bias are greatly amused with the exploits Of DR. saDgra
Al with his bleeding and warm water and yet they
will ook with conpseeney upon practice which would
e quite A. ludcrous and lau shabe not for the
l,m.n.sble results which flow from H. To be sure Gen
Jackson had closed his civil But how with
ten Harrison, He had but Just entered upon the du
ne. Of the exalted station which the nation had called
him when he though acknowledged 70 De- IN STATE
~ debility had hi. life blood drawn from him by eecles
and cups. 10 which be succumbed and by which the adj
mnisraion and policy Of the country passed into other
hands. 10 the -ref and sorrOw q great and patriotic
party.
All must see that il quite time something was done
p eeva:. the science u Medicine 70 the level OF the
other sciences The intelligent throughout the country
all who love others and who loved n return IN the
various relations OF LIE earnestly invoked 10 investigate
th- subject for MISUNDERSTANDING nothing on trust from
others and they may be assured that far from finding
Wi ind Il 20 plain and simple that he who runs
nav read The rich fruits IN the increase Of domestic
bs1uue.. and 10Y and in the diunurion OF mortality OF
pain and agony il would not be es.y TO estimate.
Junels WILLIAM TURNER