The New York herald., 1851-11-22
Obituary.


DOCTOR JANIS r.. MANLY.
This venerable and widely known physician died at his
residence in this city yesterday in the SEVENTEEN year
Of his age There but few older phydcans left
among or who have passed through longer
medical practitioner. We are under the impression
that Doctor Manly native of Of the North river
counties Of this State and to this city In early life,
entering into practice physician nearly fifty years
sinoe He had brother who q Presbyterian clergy
man, and the father Of Gen. Robert f. Manly who
now resides in Brooklyn Doctor Manly attended Thomas
Psnen his last illness and interesting conversation
took place between the Doctor and Paine in which the
latter spoke Of bis belief future Of existence
DR. NJ. wa a man Of strong mind, and occupied high
position in his profession, although often engaged In
roveres respecting the origin and nature of the yellow
fever and other tropical diseases The Doctor agreed
with his friend, the late Dr. g. L. Mitchi in the doc
ine Of the domestic origin of the yellow fever and the
consequent inutility Of our quarantine laws when.
therefore he appointed proposed for Health Officer
storm raised among that section OF the medical pro-
Francis the late DR. j. Kearney Rodgers, and others,
that the yellow fever is tropical disease, and
prevails in our latitude except when introduced by i'm
portation.
The fluctuations of party and the powers possessed and
exercised by the council Of appointment had their e
feet the medical questions and the administration of
the health department of the port Of New York The
Cntonans generally eoincded with Doctors Hosack and
Francis the question Of the importation of yellow fe
YER while the bucktas generally took the side of the
domestic origin of the disease probably from impres
zion that De Witt Clinton agreed with his friend Doctor
Hosack in the importation doctrine rather than with his
other friend Doctor 8. L. Mitchl, in the opposite
Suffice it TO say that Doctor Manly often appointed
resident physician and to other posts in the health de-
partment OF the city the particulars of which have
not now time TO examine Mr.. Van Buren,, in of his
letters to Jesse Hoyt preserved by Mackenzie in his
invaluable collection the Hoyt pspers written in Febru
ary 1929 during the few weeks in which he Governor
of the state says -a cannot dismiss DR. Manly. His
extraordinary capacity is universally admitted; and
his poverty and sortune In regard TO the medical
college which he drought into existence but failed get
place in IT, has excited sympathy for him with med-
cal in all parts Of the State of extent
Mr. Clinton sensible Of it. that he actually
nominated him for Health Officer and upon the point
of doing 1t again the very week when he died His
mova made could only be placed political grounds
and he Jealous jackson at the last election
that could not have been done without Danger
The explanation Of this letter is that Doctor Manly
had at one time other, been a friend Of Clinton
while Van Buren and Hoyt buckails, and jealous
of all Cntonans who into the Jackson democratic
fold for srcccr or support
1t Improbable that some professional friend Of Doctor
Manly, and Of the same school of medicine with him.
will take the occasion Of his death to present the public
with account Of bis life and public services,
satisfactory than IL IL in power to give in hurried
notice Of the termination Of his earthly