Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-12-08
From the Philadelphia North American.
Tho Cholera.

1unS-ElOIe tcTItOIe tnan the eTupilOus
Of a volcano-more devastating than the
throes Of an earthquake. the great scourge
ofthe Cholera, is at this moment advancing
towards us with silent but indomitable
rapidity, five may believe the intelligence
received almost daily from frontiers Of the
Russian Empire. Its course is described
as being north westerly, and it is said to
have already penetrated into the interior
Of Europe. God defend us from the ago
nies which desolated the world in 1892
The above, from the London Sun Of Oc-
tober I'd, the opening Of pretty long lead
err, couched in language Of similar charac.
ter, expresses the feeling, almost amonn-
ting to panic with which some Of our
European contemporaries seem disposed
to regard the continued progress ofthis
Oriental pestilence, which threatens a
renewal Of the calamities Of 1872. The
Cholera is, in TACT, once more in Europe,
sweeping, with all its ancient slowness
Of pace, but breadth OF devastation, along
its accustomed pace, from east to west;
and, as we have every reason to suppose
that it will pass over Europe, and ultima
tely, disregarding the barrier ofthe Allan
tic, reach our own shores, as i'll 1882, we
have looked over our foreign files for notes
of its progress, sucn as must naturally
interest American readers.
The last intelligence that we have from
England, shows that the Cholerai is already
at Riga, on the Baltic, which seems to be
the most easterly point it has reached, and
from which it extends, in line S. E.,
through Kief (Klew,) TO Trebizond, on
the Black Sea, and, further south, through
Asiatic Turkey, into Persia. 1t made its
first appearance in Trebizond, on the 9Th
Of September. and in Riga on or before
the 18th. Thirty cases were reported in
Trebizond on the llih, described as being
mot very viruient.' About the same
number Of cases. daily, are reported at
Erzerem, (near Trebzond,) where one
third the cases were fatal. The mortality
in the Russian towns is stated at two
thirds the number Of cases. The disease
had not reached Constantnople, where it
was, however, almost daily expected, Ga
fatal case hade occurred on the steam pack
ct Sultan, coming from Trebizond, and
where quarantine of observation had
been already established. Rigid quaran-
tine regulations had been Instituted at
Genoa and Palermo, and they were talked
Of at Malta and Marseilles.
1t is impossible to livest the mind Of
awe, and even terror, while breeding over
the anticipated advent of dreadful cpl
denic, in which SO many will apprehend
the direct Judgment Of God upon an age of
light and wickedness. But the ignorant
suffer with the wise, and the wise are call
ed upon, ard permitted to lessen the Allie
ton which would otherwise fill upon the
masses with unequal weight Experience
has already proved tina, the resources OF
science in Europe and the United States
are competent to the successful resistance
of the East Indian plague, whose ravages
were lessened, and in many instances pre-
vented, during its former visitation, fifteen
years ago; and now, with better knowl-
edge Of it than was then enjoyed, we have
every reason to believe that should il visit
us again, it will present few Of its former
terrors.
Nor is there, perhaps, any occasion to
expect that its passage to the New World
will be speedy one. Looking back to
the records of its former occurrence, (from
which we may compute its rate of travel
We find that it made its appearance in
Eastern Russia in the fall Of 1890: at Mos
COW, for example, on the 2Sth of Septem
Der. 1t was not until thirteen months az
forwards that itreachel England, it broke
out at Sunderland, on the 2Sth of October,
1881 and it was not until the 9th ofJune,
1892, that it appeared at Quebec, upward
Of twenty months after its appearance at
Moscow. Anticipating for it similar
rate of progression now, (and experience
shows remarkable uniformity, generally
speaking, in its advance,) there would
seem little occasion to expect its appear
ance in England before next October, or
in America before the summer Of IS49.
Science and benevolence. however, are
now busily engaged in watching its steps.
Governments and municipalities stand in
readiness to prepare, at moments warn
ing, for ita approach, and we may expect
its coming hereafter, should it come, as
sured that it cannot take US by surprise,
and equally assured that all the resources
OF knowledge and humanity will be in
requisition to deprive it of its dangers.
From .Merico.-Among the back mails
which have poured in upon us from every
quarter during the last two days, is one
from New Orleans. We find that SANTA
ANNA, before quitting his command, is-
sued farewell address to the soldiers in
which he ascribed the orders Of PENA
PExA, to . desire for his sacrifice, and to
get him out Of the way before an ignomini-
Gus peace was concluded. VALENCIA has
demanded Court Martial. and it has been
granted. Paroles has published man
ifesto, giving an account of his return, and
declaring that he will take no part in the
internal difficulties of the country, but
serve it. if permitted, against the common
foe. In answer TO the order TO retire to
Teloloapan, he pleads poverty, and asks
for the back pay due him. PEsA seems