The freeman. (Fremont [Ohio]) 1849-1850, 1850-04-27

LUCAS, Aprll D June z4 EOf. L
OrrAwA, May Z Sept 10.
The Sandusky Clarion and the Cholera.
The Sandusky Clarion. about one of the
best exchanges on our list-save one or two
very bad traits, only peculiar to it-copes our
article in relation to the Cholera, which was
published in the Freeman week before last
and indites a reply, or rather an attack, Of
nearly half column in length, which its edi-
tors no dout, thought would entirely annihi-
late us.
The rumors of Cholera which we alluded to
came from person direct from New York and
Buffalo, and what we said in relation to San
dusky city, was learned from a resident from
that place. Knowing the course the press and
public authorities of those cities pursued last
year, in fatty denying that the cholera was
among them, when the fact was abundantly
demonstrated by scores of witnesses, who were
fleeing from those pens of disease and pesti-
lence, we thought it our duty, when we see
the same unmistakable signs all about us, of
weather becomes warmer to warn our citizens
of the approaching danger, that they may pre-
pare to meet it in the best possible manner; ;
and also to give them an opportunity of enga-
ging places in the country to remove to in
the event of its appearance among US. Those
places of residence engaged, as was the case
last year, on the first appearance of cholera,
our inhabitants can again quietly harness up
their teams, and without excitement or fear,
drive out of town, and thus stay the fell de-
stroyer in its course of destruction. We hope
that we shall not be so unwise, should we see
our friends and acquaintance cut down about
us by cholera, as to attribute their deaths to
eating too many cherries, or overlooking the
stomach with cucumbers, or pork and cabbage.
We have not the least ill-will or feeling to-
wards the editors ofthe Clarion or its city, and
we would willingly state that the cholera was
never there, was it not for fear the ghosts of
hundreds of murdered human beings would
haunt our slumbers and we would as gladly
state that the editors of the Clarion did not
contribute to these murders, were it not for
the fact there are two many living witnesses
to testify against us to say nothing of old files
of papers, which tell different tale
We have never said, nor do we wish to be
understood as saying, that the editors of the
Clarion advised to the course they did for per-
sonal or pecuniary gains, but are satisfied they
acted from honest, but mistaken, motives.
These mistaken convictions of the editors, con-
tributed to lull their citizens into fancied Sc
curity, and the result was the destroyer was
among them before they had time to compre-
hend the fact cutting them off by hundreds.
Then it was, after the disease had taken hold
of their systems, the survivors fed from their
homes, spreading disease aud death in their
course, many not being able to obtain medical
aid, and some debarred the poor privilege of
even a friendly shelter, under which they
might die.
The above are sad, but stubborn truths,
which cannot be gainsayed, and we mention
them because we have been provoked to it by
the Clarion's attack upon US. 1t will not di-
vert public attention, or rid them of the stig-
ma which attaches to their names as public
journalists in relation to .he cholera, that they
denounce our article as "miserable and con-
temptible," or that they ridicule our citizens
for wisely leaving the place, when the chole-
ra was introduced here from their city.
Speaking of ''rumors, it is said that man
arrived at one of the taverns in Sandusky city,
was taken i'll and died very suddenly. Also
that several of the inhabitants of that place
died very suddenly last week; and that nc
satisfactory answer has been given what allied
them. This comes in such an authentic man
ner, and is so much like the statements, or as
the editors of the Clarion term it,. rumors,'' in
circulation at the time the cholera made its
appearance there last year, that we think il
our duty to once more inform the powers tha
be- that it is high time they took measures tc
prosecute the work to completion so admirably
commenced, of riding our place of ''all manner
of filth and nuisances."
j But we are in charity bound to believe tha
I there has been no cholera in Sandusky city
this Spring up to Monday last, for the Clarion
of that date says so. 1t also promises, shoulc
the cholela again visit that city, to immediate
ly let it be known through its columns
fact we are pleased to learn, and one which
fully demonstrates the force of public opinion
Heartily disrelishing all newspaper contro
versies of personal nature, we promise ou
e many readers that we will not again inhct up
. on them an article of like nature, without som
good cause.
w Last week we commenced the publ