Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-10-20
Baltimore Correspondence.

BALTIMORE, October 10, 1853
My friends of the Baltimore american are Singh
Ia ly unfortunate, when they undertake to correct
what they conceive to be some of my letters
or dispatches In their columns today they make
one OF my dispatches 4 subject of comment, pro
nouncing 1t untrue. said in that despatch that a
malignant fever prevailed on FeIl's ront-that il
WAS an excited bilious. and proved quite fata-that
stores In the supposed infected district had been
closed, and people were deserving the place. Now,
l had no design to do the city harm What pub
Shed was literally true, based upon authority re-
ceived from the City Physician, Dr. Leas, of the
Board ut Health, which he will not deny 50 far at
least, is the nature and character OF the disease is
concerned The .4rnericdn asserts a known and
positive untrutll, when II says that stores were not
cloSed-that there was no panic iii the vicinity, and
that people were not DESERVING. IL is knewH that
sonic stores were closed, and | can name persons
who lett The nelghborhood for no other cause than
an apprehension of the disease. Even the mnni-
busses had stopped running TO the place whera the
Mlalady prcvaicd-persons were unwilling to- 90
there. Other facts could be adduced but chose
only to give enough TO show that the .imerican de-
ceives its readers and the public in its cagerness to
throw doubt upon my statements. Our city. | ad
init, is unusually healthy, and do not think there
need be any fear OF the dlsea>e-a malignant bilious
which yet prevail to SCme extent on the Point.
write facts independent OF Cattle Shows or any
other selfish motive. | have equally as much in
terest in the prosperity OF city and welfare of the
correct the statement make, by promusating well
known errors.
Your readers are already aware that our esteemed
fellow townsnan, Joshua Vansant, has declined .e
nomination for Congress in the Third Congressional
district. His card, which appears in the Argus tells
the whole story. This step Il deeply regretted by
his many friends-and now the more so, since he has
shown himself too pure and honest for political
trickery. His triumphant election sure; but IA
ther than submit 10 that which pure integrity aud
an upright conscience could approve, lie 20 re
signed the CROWN Would that we had all such
men a. candidates for office, and they would con
sent to run, there might be iaitering hopes for
honest Congress
Some OF the Wings now suppose they will have a
chance to elect Wing in the Third District, sup
posing that Mr.. Vansants friends will vote for n
Wing rather than Mr.. Preston. William Young,
E>q., very good lawyer has offered himself as a
wing candidate The Democrats, however, will
not allow the election to go by default. They have
already called ward meetings preparatory TO nOmi
Mating another candidate. II is Thought INV .ome
that MIR. Vansant will again be nominated nv accIa
NATION, and he may be pr vailed upon 10 Withdraw
his card of Today. He was out of the city rhis
morning
The several courts TO day, AT the announcement
of the death OF Nj. Plnkney passed the usual reso-
buttons of respect to his memory and adjourned
A special despatch just 1T hand received bv The
gamer Asia al New York to day, states positively
that The Sultan had declared war against Russia -
This despatch come exclusively 10 my New York
telegraphic correspondent; give it for what 1t i.