The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-10-03

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mis- action; he answered, III reality. that Syye
were Oh q high bonae, giving ourselves un-
necessary airs and in the ioro,,g; al, answer
lnstotai want Of national courtesy. Here NC, We
are at the mountain head. The action Of
France inr regard the wars Of flibertyin Eurape
and her action towards our governments, We
think hin maiiifests very strong predilection 10
quarrel with us. Batbe itas It may we can
moi but admire tl,econduct Of the distinguish
ed statesmen, of .le present administration
throughout the Whole transaction and come
what may, our country right or tcrong, our
country. Our government cohtemplates no
evil consequences to result from the .disrnissal
Of the French Minister, such proceeding
being perfectly at unison witt, the rights OF
nations, and we hope for no war, still we are
prepared for any immergency. our feet in The
Meditcrraneansis unusually large and COM
plete, consisting of the Constitution, so guns.
Independence, SO; Cumberland, so; James.
town, %; Mississippi, (steamer) 10 heavy
paixhans; Erie, 4--Total, l02 guns.--l 700
inen. Besides which we have twenty-sx
other vessels at1oat. carrying $50 guns and
5000 men, not counting the various vessels
now dismaniled and on the stocks in tn,
yards, nor yet the vast fleet of steamers ap-
plicable to the service. Our various harbor
fortificatiopS arc in fine order and those build
ing are fast hurrying to completion. France
is now in such position that il she would
act after the widest chineras she would not
astonish us. We arc prepared come wha,
may, and know who'll come off second best.
Season of EpidenIics.
Wllilo the North and West have been af-.
fcted during the past summer, Providence
has 10 greatmcasure spared the South, which
has been unusually healthy. the Stanger's
Fever which has lately appeared in Charles
ton, forms perhaps an exception, but This we
have reason to believe will not prove 10 be
very prevalent The approach Of coowea,h-
er mas abated the epidemic in every direction
and business begins to be active. It is tho
op'nion of The best physicians, that the cho!c-
ra OF 1889 is precisely the same MS the dis
ease of 1882 in symptoms and results, and
that it is atmospheric, and becomes more p;o-
lent'y developed from local causes. Iii many
places, where The atmosphere was pure and
every locality guarded, lhe disease did NOT an.
pear. The latest proof OF which was the an
psarancc of fcholera at Rockaway on the bor-
ders of the Ocean, and position of grea,
health as summer retreat from New York.
II was ascertaincd that the practice OF ma
nur!ng the land in The vicinity with fish,
.whici, was allowed to decay on the surface
and poisoned the atmosphere, produced the
cholera. Using fish as a maunre has been
practised on the sea-board OF The North for
century with no bad consequences, but the
air being affected by the epidemic, the impu-
rites OF the soil developed it, The cholera
never prevailed in the vicinity of ga J houses,
'urpentine stills, etc. showing that coal, rosin.
sulphur and turpen,ine are purifiers. All
these various manifestations Of the disease are
valuable, and it will he reccllec,ed that this
state was visited by The cholera one wear
aiierit had ravaged elsewhere, in 35. Nav
it not prevail in 50. We hope that full ey.
animation Of the whole question will now take
place, also the best mode OF cure.
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