Democratic banner., 1849-02-05
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Ma. EDITOR:

Ma. EDITOR:
must apologize to you for troubling
you with a few words of explanation, with
regard to the communication you were so
kind as to publish for me last week, which
II find has been misunderstood BY some, and
mlsrepresented by others, and | am unwii.
ling that my motives should be either mis-
understood or misrepresented In the first
place, a friend suggested to me, that my IL
fusion to the terrible epidemic, is calculated
to convey the impression of a greater a.
mount Of sickness and greater mortality,
than what they really are, or have BEEN
To this ] reply, that my illusion was more
to the terrible form, and unmanagable ma
iture of the disease, than to the number of
deaths or cases, though they have been
considerable in proportion to our PoPuia-
~lation.
I'd. 1t has been charged that my language
contains a broad and unqualified denuncia-
ton of our citizens as a mass, for being il
liberal in supplying tire wants Of the poor
and unfortunate. think such an infer
eEce is entirely gratuitous, and that the on
ly fair construction is what | intended, that
If they would look around, our citizens
might find abundant room for the exercise
Of their charitable feelings at home. ]
most cheerfully admit, nor have ! aimed to
convey any other impression, that as a gen.
eral thing, our citizens have been liberal in
extending aid to the needy, but there are
exceptions to this rule.
Sd. l understand great dissatisfaction is
expressed by some, at the charge of want
of suitable attention to the sick. / am tru-
ly sorry that in this respect l can make no
abatement of the charge. made no per-
sonal illusions-chargeG no particular class
as a whole, but stated merely what | am
able to prove; that numbers Of the sick
have suffered for tue want Of suitable at
tention, particularly Of nights, during the
extreme cold weather. If the shoe pinch
es, | presume those who suffer will cry out,
/ shall 20 into no further particulars unless
compelled to do so, and hope my sugges-
ltions may have the effect to rescue the
character of our town from a 20 ition in
which my conduct at least, has not placed
it.
4th. An inference has been drawn from
my illusion to the furnishing of the church,
that the citizens were censured for not aid
ing in that matter. If any censrre could
be inferred from my remarks, | think il
would fall on the members Of the church
who promised to pay the sexton, while !
sdmitit was my design to convey the i'm
preston that | thought it a duty for others
to contribute to that which is a common
benefit to ell, and thought the last sentence
in the communication sufficiently explain
ed my meaning, to wit that an opportunity
would be offered, probably, for such as
might see proper to contribute TO that OBJ
Iject.
A word by way of anticipation of criti-
cisns on some blunders in that article
How I could have said, or been made to say,
of Mr.. Fitzsimon's address, s'spreading a.
mong our people the wrongs, the griefs,"
&C.. instead of the history IF tie crongs,
Sc, | cannot imagine, unles it was because
| vas speaking Of an Irish subject, and
therefore a 'bnll'' necessarily followed.
Allow me to say, MIR. Editor, to prevent
all misconstruction, that so far as |, my fam
lily, or friends are concerned, in sickness,
we have ever received all the kindness and
sympathy from the hands of the people, that
could be bestowed. 1t is only for others
that | plead. OBSERVER.
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