The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1852-09-09
More cerusicates uuu more Quackery.

Our estimable friend. DR.. E. Lewis, the
Democratic Goliah of Warrick county,a very
good physician 70 doubt, but quack outside
Of his legitimate profession-appears in
communication in the last Times, backed by
a couple OF certificates, in utter defiance OF
the fate of his late predecessor IN the eertif-.
cate line. We really hope these certificates
will not prove the Doctors political shroud
as others seem to have enwrappad-,he 5elunct
political corpse Of one Of his friends. But if
the Doctor expects us down here in Evans
vile to swallow hin, and his opinions, as we
might bis medicines, BY force of certificates +,
we think he will find himself az much mis-
taken as he has been in several matters up in
Warrick lately. @
We charged that the Doctors letter writ
ten to indianapolis. about Cholera 10 New
burgh, &C., was all humbug, and certainly #.
he has proved by his certificates it Is much
else than humbug, he has been quite as sue
cessful in quilting the public by certificates,
as some vendors of patent medicines have
been by the same fundamentally. He
proves By Dr.. Slaughter, there was one death
by Cholera, and another case in Newbu-gh,
obstinate enough not TO die. Now, ten miles
from Newburgh, we did not even hear of this
dreadful epidemic in that town, with daily
connection between the places, until start
ling letter come from our Representative at
indianapolis, telling the dreadful news that
the Cholera was raging at Newburgh, and
wanting to know if it had yet copmenced
ravaging Evansville. He had seen the Doc
tors remarkable letter, in which he excused
hmselffor not attending to his duties in the
Legislature, on account OF the violence of the
Cholera in Newburg, SC. The Doctor left
the impression that minister too, had. died in
Newburg, although he Gid not say in direct
words he had died there.
The other certificate speake of female
relative of the Doctors being taken sick ON
the night of his arrival, &c. Did.thOse symp-
toms alluded to last three weeks, to keep the
Doctor SO long from his postl
But this is small matter. The Doctor
probably thought himself justifable in re-
naming at home, and if ne thought so, he
did right in staying. But here is the point
he says, ''as to pay, I took just what the Leg
islature allowed me-" Exactly. But this
man has been talking 10 the people Of Evans
vile about siuanderins legislature. Of sen
fleeing the State, and sll that, when he has
shown in small manner as great DISPOSE
ton to squander and fleece as the worst of
them, as far as this example goes. While
absent weeks from his duties, and the busiest
time of the whole session, he left power with
another member to draw his pay, and the
Doctor acknowledges the receipt of his wa
ges for work not done, for duties not attended
| to. Those who are SC jealous to condemn
impurity in others, or so sensitive TO vices
in'their fellow men, should themselves be pure
and virtuous Of least so far as freedom from the
impurities and vices continued arc conceiv-
ed. Thus far we have been and are disposed,
to make political or moral differences ga per-
sonal natter with the Doctor, or any of lis
political friends-but in no other manner.
We drop the subject as being entirely too
small for the attention OF ctr readers. They
know but little OF DR.. Lewis, and probably
care still less. He is not man calculated
to "set the world on fire." nor do We think
he can illuminate any considerable portion Of
it. We shall probably induce him TO make a
second" missio to the heathens of Evansville.
who must certainly be wallowing in the very
lowest depths of ignorance. if they can be en-
lightened by such missionaries. 4'-'-