The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-13
The Epidemic and the Howard Association
Of New Orleans.

OF New Orleans.
From the New Orleans Courier, Nov. g.
After our grateful acknowledgements to benefcent
Providence for the complete cessation Of the dreadful
epidemic with which our city has been visited, we
owe q debt Of gratitude to our countrymen, North,
South, East, and West, whose liberal subscriptions
have contributed so mach to alleviate the suerings
of our stricken population Next to the richest plea
sure of doing good act the smallest contributor will
have the heartfelt satisfaction Of knowing that every
dollar has been made instrumental in relieving the
dstresses of the poor the frendess and the orphan
and tn each and all deserve monument of orphans
tears which in their dying hour, will be more valued
than "stored urn, animated bust" or the proudest
pile OF bronze, or monumental marble
Not to undervalue the muoiiicent donations from
abroad, but for our own justification, we must rem
derthapks to those OF our citizens whose money and
above all whose untring labors were given to the
poor during the prevalence of the epidemic.
Besides the liberal donations from all classes in
money societies for the purpose of nursing the SICK
and for the care Of the orphans we're organized in
all Darts of the city, the ladies in and out of the city
formed themselves into sewing and other benevolent
societies. which still exist to provide for the hundreds
of destitute orphan children whom the dreadful
scourge has thrown upon US.
The society known as the Howard Association"
composed of some thirty persons, were occupied day
and night during the whole time, and the amount Of
labor performed by them seems almost incredible.
Some of them, we happen to know, scarcely had one
nights repose for weeks, and many Of them had
hardly time to take off their clothes for days and
weeks. We hope that no false delcacy will prevent
them from giving some detailed account of their al
most superhuman labors; not for their sakes, (for
they have their reward,) but for the honor of our
city, which even in this terrible calamity has not
escaped the vigorous tongue of SANDER; with some
fanatics, not only abroad but at home, it sad t,
be just retribution for the sin Of slavery. We
should not have alluded to this circumstance but for
the desire to state some facts, which will show who
were the persons upon whom the scOurge fell m ,sS
fearfully With but very few exceptio' $, the VIC
tins we're not natives of Louisiana or even of the
Southern States, but nearly all of them--more tina
nineteen twentieths were either young men fro
the more Northern States from foreign countries
A member of the Howard Association, who has
lived here for more than forty years-who was,
though but boy, at the lines on the 9Th January
1Sl5-whOse business has made him acquainted
with nearly all of our citizens informed us that of
was personally acquainted with but eight.
We got no contributions from England and we
wanted none. The London newspapers, however,
were mindful of our distressed condition, and ex-
pressed their commiseration by savage jeers. They
were welcome to withhold their money. bat they
pious horror at the yacht regatta on the seaboard
near our city. If such things were so sacrilegious
here how could they ever dare to be gay and happy
10 London, where the average annual number of
deaths, from starvation alone, amounts to ID 900
and from that point up in the s,ale of misery and
poverty the numbers increase in geometrical ra ).
We will be pard0ned this allusion; for though the
patience OF JOB was proverbial, we find that when
his pretended friends came round him to upbraid
and taunt him. even he replied with no small degree
Of dignifed asperity, for which he has never been
censured.
D. We close this article with most unfeigned and
hearty thanks to each and every one who remembered
do unto others as they would that others should do
INTO them.