The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-07-12
THE CHOLERA AT NASHVILLE.

THE CHOLERA AT NASHVILLE.
Last advices represent the Cholera a
prevailing 10 a fearful extent at Nashville
On the 4'h there were &c intermen,s repor
ted-al cholera. On the 5,h "a. The dai
ly papers all suspended in consequence o
the excitement. We subjoin few ex
tracts from a slip received on Wednesday
The first is from the Daily Reporter:
NASHVILLE. July 9TH. 1850. 8 p. m.
We announced in our issue Of yesterday
that no paper would be issued from ,hi:
office to-dav-but from the alarming spread
Of cholera during the last twenty-iour hours
we feel II our duty TO our subscribers and
the public generally, to issue an Ertra
giving. up to the hour OF going 10 press
the most correct information we could gel
Many of our most respectable and inau
en,ial citizens have been stricken down by
the fell MISUNDERSTANDING whom we may
mention Mr.. Peabody Of Union ST; Mr.
John Marshall: Mr.. Apple, Of the firm Of
Apple & Co. Clarke ST; Mr.. Averie. as
sislant TO J. R. johnson on the Square; Miss
GoSS, o! College street; MIR. McClelland OF
the Advocate oiiice--and many more.
The disease is not confined TO any par
ticular location, but seems to have taken a
general range through al! quarters of the
city. The corporation are burning Tar SC,
in different parts of the city. CUT have
been fred in many elevated parN--rhe
Physicians are unremlittng in their auend>
ance on the sick. and nothing is LEFT un>
done b, those of our citizens who remain
IN town, TO alleviate the sutierlnss Of their
less fortunate neIGhborS
Business is generally suspended and ev.
cry thing about the city weass seulsd
gloom,
FRIDAY. July 5,h. p, m
The PropTietors Of the Nashville Daily
Newspapers having suspended operations
unl the excitement. which is now IN our
midst subsidies. issue this Extra, In do
ing which. they are happy TO announce
that from the repor. Of the lntermen's- the
epidemic is on the decrease. and with
proper care and attention. on the part Of
The cl,zsns. have strong hope that the CT,
" and ne Oh borhood will soon be enabled
to show "clean bill OF health"
Yesterdays mai brought dsvs later
rcpo,is-,se deaths from Cholera were as
follows: o.. Saturday, the 9Th. IL, Sunday
10, Monday Is, and Tuesday Il daaths.
Tie d.sessa is reported to have broken
cuta, one c, two points in North Alsbama.
70 Professor Webster confesses 10 the
Killing al Dr.. Psrkmsn and pray. 'or com.
mutation Of punishment. He says he did
not intend 10 murder Parsnan, bu: tina; the
ste, abused hin. ard IL moment Of irrIl
ig:.on re struck the blow which deprived
him of ,.fe. Many will not believe this part
Z ne s'a:enen. DoH-it comes too late. A
E,sa' dasl Of sympathy has been felt for
|to.:e,-uuch more than for the victim o.
lis co.d o.oo5ed ai'oci'y-and mighty Ct
for,s made by many who had no righ. what.
ever 10 interfere in the matter, TO rreven,
the execution Of the stern requirements of
lie rotated Jaw. Had the murderer been
some poor eeniyh,et devil from the hnrE'der
wa k. Of life We douo. very much whether
he syroa,hies Of many Of these people
would have been excited 10 so grea' an ex.
tent. Bu. happily for the well being OF So
cie,y the law knows no distinctions in re-
gard 10 criminals, whe.he. they belong 10
the upper or lower ranks: and still more
happy for the country, there are men who
are not afraid to do their duty under any
The Judge Of the Court.
the Attorney General, and the Jury tia,
convic ed Webster were furiousy assailed
for simply discharging their duty in ac-
cordance with the facts and circumstances
Of The case, by about one half the presses
Bt the North. There would be nothing
strange in that, however, was itnot for the
fac, that convictions are daily taking place
RICH. under their very noses. upon half the
evidence that convicted Webster, without
extracting from their tender bosoms the
frs. particle Of sympathy or commisera'
ton for the unfortunate criminals 1t seems
that 1t is only on great occasions, like the
Webster case, that their fears can be arous-
ed. But the most OF the writer's who so
fierccly maigned the Court and Jury after
Webs,er's conviction, belonged to the nrm-
Der that took ground in favor of his limo
cence when first arrested, and their subse.
quen, course, no doubt. is attributable 10
desire to preserve their consistency! Con.
sistency is great thing with some men,
The majesty of the law will always be win.
dicated, the judiciary Of the country sus.
tanned, and even handed justice melted out
to all, while such pure minded, impartial,
and scrupulously consistent men stand at
the head of the puS'ic PRESS.
Eight deaths by cholera have occurred at
Shelbyvile. KY.
The Cholera is increasing in Cincin natl.
There were fifty deaths of cholera on the
5lh in.t.-65 deaths of cholera the proceed.
ing As hours.