The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-11-10

uiot W"uo no oo'ouSO W Oo'SNN'e'
few week after it's appearance at Jessore,
it was completely governed by the cir
cums;ances we have mentioned. II is
we'll known that the city of Calcutta is
in reality divided into two parts-the
English portion which has been designa.
ted the "Ciiy Of Palaces" and the ma.
live town which is made up Of the miser-
able huts and habi,ations of the poor and
wretched people Of that country. The
English portion in consequence Of its
aud free ventilation. was al.
most totally exempt from the raVages Of
Cholera; while the nltive tnwn, inhabited
by The poor aud destitute, and abound
ing in all kinds Of filth and uncle eaniiDess,
was visited by the most frighIful desiruc'
ton Of human life. The pestilence swept
through the town, with all the destruct-
i've fury Of FIRE. In every Eastern city or
Town the same facts were always oSserv'
cd. Cries situated on elevated grounds,
surrounded by pure air, and kept per-
fecily clean and we'll ventilated, unifulm-
ly escaped the peStilence, while all those
places where a different condition Of
things existed cities built on low grounds,
surrounded by msrshes and malOrious
districts Of country. were the localities
where this desolating ScourgO swept
down its victims by thousands.
In this country the same facts were
uniformly witnessed. All places abound
ing with accumulated human filth and
wretchedness. were the localities whero
the pestIlence spent its fury. In this
city, all those sections where vast num-
bers were congregated together in mis-
cradle habitstions, reeking with pestilen.
inl human effluvia, and foul, con,smina-
ted atmosphere, the disease spread with
desolaliug severity. while all those neigh
bolhoods where cleanly habitations, and
pure. uncontaminated cir existed, there
Cholera did not prevail. Nearly all those
cities in The United States which are dis
tinguished for the cleanliness Of their
streets and houses, aud the temperance
of their inhabitants, escaped the pesti-
lential Cholera. The city Of Boston,
which is distinguished for its clean and
we'll ventilated streets and houses, almost
entirely escaped from the ravageS Of
Cholera in 1928.
1t would be useless to waste time in
enumeIating facts. which is precisely
similar in every part Of the world. II IL
now fully demonstrated, that with ample
and abundant means, aud with full pow
or in the municipal authorities, almost
every city in the United States might es
capo from the ravages of Cholera, or u
east its visitation might he made so mild
that it would almost pass by unheeded
The City Of New York is located in one
Of the most healthy places in the world
aud with proper municipal regulation
might be made the most pure and salu
brious. II therefore involves a most sol
emu obligation upon the common Counci
to institute measures forthwith I" have
every section Of the city ,horonghl
cleauSed aud puri6ed-not simply tn
streets. but all The alleys and secret re
ceptacles of filth wherever they can b
found Ifenergetic measures should i'm
mediatcly he adopted, the city Of New
York would almost certainly escape
visitation of Cholera-,housands Of live
would he saved, aud the commerce Of ih
: great Emporium Of the Western W"rl
: would 60 on unimpeded and nndistnrbed
The inquiry lpodoubt he made, ho'
con these things hes, DO accomplished
, The wisdom and intelligence ofthe Com
: mon Council will adopt the proper meas
3 urea. But it may not be considered ST
peifluous to suggest the propiiely Of in
l. mediaiely appointing Board ofSaniior
Commi ssioners, whose duty il shall he
collect facrs aud statistical details in re
ference Ia this matter, and report to tn
Common Council without delay such rt
commenda,ions as they may deem imp"l
tan, To preserve the city. from this al
preaching peslilence.
This suggestion is made upon the pre-
. sumption that the Common Coucil hav
The Constitutional power IL carry tines
3 measures into effect. II sufficient powe
i does M, exist, then it will become the in
d perative duty Of the State Legislature
: act in the premises. as they in their wi
C dem shall deem expedient, and coUduciV
D of the public welfare.
d lam. most respectfully, yours,
III John \. BOWRON. M. ID.