The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1849-02-10

97,77O individuals. In The sumo year
$4,000 diedinH Hungary; and on the 4th
Of June il reached Sunderland, in Eng
land; and soon.spread 10 Scotland and
Ireland, dsAfaypg 10000 people. In
ll832 Il s5StSad over France with great
lrspidisy, and on the 9Th Of June, the
ma sessyHpptsted upon the western
E6nnHeA1yat Quebsc in lower Canada.
AAdsw days fterNards on the 10Th,
Il attccked the city Of Montreal. On
the the 2lst it suddenly and ~unexpect.
eddy appeared in New York, while all
The Intermediate cities and towns of
New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Maine,
Massachusetts and Rhode Island, re-
NAMED entirely, exempt, The first
case in Philadelphia was manifest on
the 5th Of July. This city suffered
much less than Montreal, Quebec or
New York. During the summer and
autumn Of 1882, the maIady spread O.
yer our country in various directions,
attacking Albany, Troy, Rochester and
Buffalo in July; and Boston, Whining.
ton, Bulsnore, Washington, and the
District oil Columbia in August; also
spread over the states of New Jersey
and Delaware. Onthe LIST Of October,
itsbroke out suddenly in Cincinnati, and
simultaneously in Madison, Indiana;
Louisville, Ky.;l and q. Louis, No.;
andin November reached New Gorlsans.
Lexington. Maysville and ssne other
towns suffering severely. ln Cam,
peachy, out Of a population ofs20,aO,
the victims amounted to 1000. II ap.
peared at Havana, bu, nc where else
in the Yves, India Islands. In 1888 il
was at Pittsburgh, but is sojourn was
50 transient and On mild, as % Be al@os'
an exempli9n' a99 aigf anjsseq srsSi +.
Other towns upon ourriver. suffered
+" more seyerelys and none was perhaps
NOR, severely scouIged than our sistel
village Of Bridgeport. and our ~neighbor
ing city OF, Wheeling. Some or the
members, or ysoiuaf ccadhmmit,ee, an mum.
berss now present III this meeting. can.
not fail to recotlect what anxiety. APP
prehension and alarm, was then produ
ced BY the awful visitation, and preva
; lence oflhis %pestilentiaI maiady in ou'
midst. ~ The ready hand of active be
nevolence; the most vigilant skill of the
8 whole faculty, the magislenial aid o
municipal laws-the prechrious prohi
blltpn Of sanitary cordons-the equiyo'
cal all Of both active and inert prophy,
lactics-and in some instances, the ca.
bilisHc mummery Of, charms and mean
t%ations, were called into service, and
THEFT aid invoked, TO mitigate remedy.
and stay The spread OF this mighty an
gel al destruction. We were then ap-
palled by the sudden descriptions OF the
closest ties Of affection. Our faculties
were almost para!yzed by the wide
spreading and irresistible Mortality
We were as,ounded by its sudden and
dreadful advent; and fearfulIyreminjed
Of its appalling presence and power,
by the continuous knell, summoning US
to the solemn obsequies of some endear-
ed relative or friend. Detection settled
upon the mind, and deep awe came o.
yer the soul-solicitude looked out from
every conntenancesq fear and precau.
ton governed our actions, and sympa,
thy mingled tears with Offices Of kind
ness and benevolence.o 1t is within the
knowledge ofyour committee that there
are individuals now present, who, in
the very midst of this wide spread des.
o%lation. and in defiance u the pesti-
lence that "walketh in darkness, and
wasteth at noondays" impelled by the
emotions of pure %benevolence in their
own 1bosoms, noblya dedicated their
whole energies to mitigate the untold,
and understandable anguish of h eisu6er-
ingyictims of this presidential Destroy
er.i May the blessings they conferred
upon others, return in full ~fruilion to
their own hearts, sasasuks ~ .4ps
Your committee cannot suppose for
a moment that those who witnessed
the appalling horrors Of itslformer yisi-
%iation. can nowqfcld their arms in, apa-
thy, and complacently contemplate the
fearful approach Of this mighty oaarchi-
tect o: ruin For some months past,
its low but angry n,aAeripgs have been
cumming at shorting intervals, from
distant Asia and Hindostan; but, latter
llyo with more frequent, loud, and dis
tinctiye force, from England and the
British Isles. And we have no assur.
ance Of exemptions; but on the contra
ry, much reason 10 fear, thatstke storm
will ,agains burst. upon us withsi \ fearful
crash. Docs itnot then beheoye ps 10
make every preparation in our power,
and to call 10 our aid every ptobable