The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-03-09


traton to satisfy more than small portion indeed
The great mass OF the place hunters must be dis
appointed, and their disappointment will ,turaly
enough seek consolation In producing difficulties
and conjuring up opposition, their own ranks, u
their own administrator.
There Is one view which consoles US with the
accession of General Taylor to the Presidency, by
a party which heretofore has exhibited such "a
want of tact and discretion as the wings have.
General Taylor's cabinet is composed Of whiss
but his policy, as far as it has been disclosed, Is
as moderate as possible. 1t is policy In which
the moderate men OF both the great parties
| might concur; and with his great personal popu-
larity, has frmness of purpose, his determination
70 do what is right, and his independence of all
cliques, he will be able to carry the country with
him, In opposition to the disappointed Office beg
gars, even OF his own party. This is his great test
point of strength.
THE CHoLERA-ANorHEa FALSE ALXnx.-We
are happy in being able to inform the pub
lie that the many rumors which have been
industriously put in circulation. affirming the
existence of cholera at Quarantine, or on our
shores, are, we have reason to believe, entirely
unfounded We yesterday visited the Quarantine.
and went over every department of the extensive
hospital there, and we can state, with great plea
sure, to our readers, that there Is not single case
OF cholera on our shores here. Whatever has
been stated as to the existence of cholera on
board the ship Liverpool, now lying In the middle
oi the stream, and recently arrived from Liver
pool, Is matter of great doubt. From all the in
formation we could derive at our visit OF inspec-
Ton and inquiry yesterday, we formed the delibe-
rate opinion that the disease on board the Liverpool
was only malignant form OF dysentery. On the
passage, forty persons died on board this ship, we
believe on good authority, of dysentery but there
are others who affirm OF cholera. There were 4l6
steerage passengers consisting OF the poorest class
OF people; and disease among such destitute per-
sons, crowded together as they were, and shutting
out the exterior air to keep themselves warm, was
only to be expected. The annexed statement of
the captain and surgeon corroborates what we
saws
certify that at present, board the packet ship
Liverpool there Is bat one man Il eolorod sesmsu)
has been ndispOsed for the last four days and
IL now merely weak and prostrate-the result Of
we're astsck-and have hesitation in saying, II he
gets proper nutrition hs win soon be himself again
The other persons are suffering from debility, aud
su,re change Of air, nutritious food &C. A; to there
being nine Of cholera board 1t IL mistake,
| and the pubic should be set right on that head
The di.sase, whatever 1t maybe vas generated on
board the ahip and think from bad air change
OF food, mt clothing, and other Of STINT
| lar na'uIs and ell these who are complaining
eviden tly improved 1t Is but fair to add that to
longer lumber Of indole,t persons of dirty habits
mined within The limited OF ships between
d.chs other Of disease will make their appear
"n''' AD tsisnes5 JAMES bows sars.on 4''
B.-Tbt SAID colorsd seaman Is the most recent
any prrson suffering from the purging cramp,
60, Characteristic u cholera. JOHN ELpRlDGE.
No doubt the dysenteIy which broke out
among them, being attended with the con-
comitant symptoms of sea sickness, assumed,
on that account, the guise and obtained the
appellation of cholera. There is disposition
in the human mind both to make wonders
and to believe them Partly, no doubt, to this
love of the horrible and fearful we may attribute
the well mean efforts which have been made to
create panic in the community. AtPrcsentthe
are about nineteen sick persons on board the Lii.
verpool, and since her arrival there has been no
death on board. Some Of those cases are small
pox the others, we have reason to believe, are
nothing but malignant typhoid dysentery, attended
by great prostration Of strength, and attenuated
excavations, such as to mimic the appearance of
cholera and deceive even COED judges The ship
has now been in port fsur days, and no Others
been attacked, in any shape. This Is conclusive
evidence that there IS no epidemic on board. It
is to be believed that the ventilation now given to
the ship, and the care and attention of Dr. Viii
ting, the Health Officer, who is daily on board at
tending TO them, joined with, we believe, the ship
surgeon, will soon be the means of helping to ale-
viats their condition and restore them to health
We are also glad to learn that of those sick per-
sons now on board the Liverpool, there Is no IN
tention OF bringing any OF them on shore indeed,
if it were intended to do SO, we do not see how
1t would be possible. The Marine Hospital
Is brimull Of sick foreigners and emigrants, of
whom there are LOO now in the several wards,
but no case Of cholera whatever, among them all.
We saw what we never saw before In any hospital,
viz:-twO sick people in a bed In several of the
wards At the same time, it Is due to all con-
cerned IN this great and useful establishment, to
say, that we never saw In any hospital In any
country, greater cleanliness, comfort or order
The rooms are spacious and well ventilated, and
altogether, an inspection OF the whole will force
every candid person to award the highest credit TO
the able physicians under whose care the hospital
is, and to the city which supports such great and
valuable establishment. We understand that
the cause of the great crowd OF inmates In the hos
pial, at this present time, is owing to the crcum-
stance that the commissioners of emigration
employ the hospital as a means of getting rid Of
their sickly emIgrants whom they find In the city,
and that they employ boat, appropriately enough
called the Stranger, to send over from the city,
daily sick and sickly persons, who thus over-crowd
the hospital.
Meantime, 1t is source Of great qualification
to every benevolent mind to reflect that the suck
and intirm, the poor and the needy, on reaching
these shores from foreign land, are 90 kindly and
comfortably attended to as we saw with our own
eyes Yesterday 1t Ii also cause, we believe, tor
sra'hca'ion and rejoicing. that there is at this mo.
ment no lear to be apprehended Of the presence or
OF The approach Oh that terrific disease the Asiatie
cholera; and we may therefore conclude this &C.