The Arkansas banner., 1849-07-10
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 DEAh Co.,: Permit me. through ths BaaasE, 10 esls public a'ssutisa se what conceive a uus~, n PeraiiSe aad solemn aasy. It is tho erecting p.- tieHAl hospital a, ibis pare fos the exclusive hsnss, of the satlesing poor who, from misssrsua. ., diseass, have beea readered anAbls tO avsll them. selves of these wasera SaFely, the mosa s.er,a debt due Co helpless sfFspring. fssm parsal, i.-. hrt care for iss physical sassrings, thea s msasu, calture Ss In governments; and R should hs .h. peculiar bsAN Of thls mighty ssiion that sAa waa ss great h sl SAe clements of Aanss as h power sAs should laek ea sss s:sSsessd per = oAs,ssea most entitled 1s her manafcencs. Nov thas tAs.r condition gives them psenlar slslas ss her care. and sAe remedy is % sassty pvovalsd wsll as. ao for those charged with the national eeneusna q. attempt to evade tAls matter with tho rrssavA ahu, 1t is Stats, aud Ros national object Theyu m,gA. be some FoFce ln the objection if aa tlsna ea~a or diseases-sueh as dyspepsia, nearaIsia, shsamus.sa. and other discases, Ia the eass ef whlch the He, SPriags In eight cases cut ef len arc ksswa to ba infalible--were confined exclusively te Asaausus So far from this betng lsae thOs dseassa ase seaad ia an increased Fatio as 70 % aeEth. This iacs ts tested not only by exPerisuee. but in the nuneeE sG invaliis now hero, amountins to sbest tAsvs Auns dred of this number, feel confident. tAesa Is ae, ono ln thirty citizens of this Sa,e bat are mOsty frOm Sates north ef tlsiss whilst there s scarcely any PoEsiea of the Unien wholly unrppsussnssd here This. taken in eOnaeetion with tho fact that nearly all clsSea of di@ease Ia ihe cuFe sg which knn, kaax. In which science is found to avasi Be,hax rather an aggravatioa--appcai mcst earnestly sud
 loudly to our national Legislature that there siswsa not only be national hospital here, but tha, ha- Hsanity requires il should he dsne qulckly hss to hoped ihose representing Arkaasas in the aasaoual councils msy be enabled to obtain the action of Congress on the subject as the next scssesa. Should they fail, h should bs ihs first daty of ouF ners legislature te memertslise Ccsgvcs most earnestly, praying them, in the name of safsriag hamaasiy, their speedy sctioa on the sshleet.
 cannot believe praysr sO just caH b. anheedea aad unfeIt by those charged with the national weal Impressed they shoald be with this grsst traslA that republics are stable In Propor,iOa ss ,hey are rooted tn tls affections of the people-aSe sppre- ciated or the reverse, by the blessings enjoyed or wrongs saiered-- what greater elain, eosla gov ernment held on the affections of the people than to have its its thus cared for and provided agaiast9 What curses would justly follow the neglect of sach duty! That member ef ths national legisatars 90 dead to every feeling of humanity, deaf to tho GFoans of human suffering, with 70 little of the milk of human kindness in his heart. as is vote against measure proposing b relieve the paias-- hush the aguaizing gFoana of the afflicted peos-- would deserve tho undivided scorn of every lising creature having human hearL Cod. n his ass. Pensaaious of justice. would surely feel called apea to visit such wretch with three months attack of " infiaann,atory rheamatism ''--which is aboat the excess of pain human being is capable of en- during, without entertaining the idea of suicide, Such agoRies, aud for snGh period. would leave nO other argument necessary to maks him 'howine" advocate for the eAospai. You will think l writ5 with over-mach aarnesaaess. write with very vivid recollection of the toFtares l endured from such an attack as described, and to my indebtedness to these waters for a cure; consequently, neveE can be eoatent. nor will ever cease my etIorsa.a until this great good glt of God to the aiie.Sd' 's accessibie to the poor to tho rich Tho latter have the means of ayaiiHg themselves of the bsaci.s of tho waier-lhe former must be pfOvidrsi Gsr aud should my efforts in the slightest een,fise [" desirabls an end, md il should be my good for- tune In after life io meet with oay one isiisidaal who had, from tho agones of neuralgia ar riisama- tism, been rendered helpless-a tax on hts helpless faaay-Ees.ored, through inc agency of the hos ptai, to health, to comfort, umd blessing to his family. confess tt woaid bs eup of happiness ss me--pare, unmixsd. nm aware ii eau be urgsd against immsdiate aetiea that the titles to the Sprsss unsettled. Justice le all the par.ies claiming 10 the government itself, to suffering coumusisy-- demands that the titles should Dc rst and speedily arranged; and the next session of Congress eeaIs @ well settle that matter iE as in forty years, sad the difficulty in She purchase of witable gfeaais by the government for the hospital al eRee obsiaied
 Yours, truly, T. $. tLoUkNof'