New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-18
THE YELLOW FEVER.

We have Norfolk and DeigbboriDg papers up TO
Thursdsy from which gather the folio wing items;
From The Norfolk Herald
We have observed the progress " the disease now
prevailing in our city, and remarked two important
points iist that has occurred north Of Main
It. which not traceabe 10 the infected portion of
the city j. ing south Of that street; and that be deaths
have hteD, almost exclusively Of strangers AID De--
sOrs not acoiimGted. Among the old residents there
hes been very little sickness aud deaths than
in ordinary times; wi good nursing and attendance
the oiease is very little more TO be dreaded than
bilious fever.
several Of our best oompositors having left u.s. it
impossible 10 )ect he usual attention to commuri
cations; those ON hand, however, viii appear as soon
ss practicable.
From The Southern Argua
We bear Of recommendations In sundry places
that have established quarantine a. inst u.s. to make
collections for the purpose Of raising fund to send to
Norfolk for the relief Of the sick and suffering, exc,
tie burial Of The dead ar org US Now we take the
liberty of saying on behalf Of our people, that we do
not believe such proceeding would be at all accept
able to them. We have been treated with an inhos
pitay heretofore unknown in Virginia, In having al
most every outlet from the place baTicaded against
Our citizens who have gone to other retreats for safe
~, Though fee from dis ese themselves have been
in many irstanoee inhumsnly thrust back upon our
borC ers. Our soldiers have been ordered to arms
against the diseased and the afflicted. Our legitimate
trade has been udely erdcted Our supplies things
even needful for our daily uses have been recklessy
stopped. The mandates Of Christianity have been
suspended by sort Of general outside consent-and
have been penued up, for aaght that our neihDors
with few splendid exceOtionsl have manifested to
ole a,d rot. We have thus received an infection that
money cannot cure. Though the pill Z bitter
ore, we prefer 20 take !. without having It
giided with Pbariseeism paper charity. We
would feel that the indigniy put upo1 US and the
farish upon the honor of State would not be les
sened million piled no 10 be tossed by some I'M
quarantined prOces S. carried by nnocuous maibaIs
il 10 our midst We have been taught that tithes of
mint OF anise and cumiD do not a'one for the Oms
sou of the weg hitter matters OF the law for that mercy
and love which have been widely inculcated in the
presert geDer6tion but which appear 10 have failed
most siDg uarly when most needed We have b5en
tau ght n at the Levte who passed by on the her
sido' was just object of severe Judgment and We
bhbdy supposed that his was without parallel IN
OR own section of the country. Bot it seems that doc
trnts of this cbaracte may suit the fanatco the
sister Of charity the anxious parent or the poignant
lover They will do for the tongue and the
pen in the day OF security but they are out of
place at this time in this l8ttude. The yell
low fever Though demonstraby not coIts-
gious) is an antdOie to benevoeIce and religion.
We'll the dead" can bury their dead We have
never asked for more than common liberation; and
this YOU have denied We shall, we are pretty sure
r. fuse your destinations charity" if teudered. God
has fit to eiict us, and His chastsement we will
endeavOr to bear without murmuring; but your mock
cry Of phial trOpy, your panlc-empered counterfeit
of doing good, your gal-and-vinegar indictments,
your fumigated mercy, we could nOt--we could not
quietly endure We prefer to place our bands upon
our mouths and cry "unclean, unclean,' in your
sight Let thank the Almighty Disposer Of evenis
that the wind has been tempered to oar Affections
that We have not been thrown altogether upon the
discriminate compassion of our fellow-mea but that
although the visitation il upon US, it has not thus far
been greater than QUE strength can bear!
Con BLESS NORTHAMPTON I'm these days of de-
PRESTON loneliness and sorrow, Occasioned by prevail
ing disease, mortality and desertion, the following
resolution from " the sea art Isle come across
spirit ike breah from Paradae-redeeming, vivify-
ing True, we have received letters from other guar
ters speaking tone even OF personal unklndness
toward account of our positions, bat they are
mOIe than atoned for by such whole heartedness as
his. We could icecp for very gratitude
At meeting Of a large portion of the citizens of
County, held at the Court House on
Monday, the 18th inst:
Resos6 That let others they may" cannot con-
ent TO prao Ice upon code Of humanity taa wona gsa re-
ing probable restitution neighbors The stranger fly
D Of 9sse na a1 citizens disposed 70 render al the
courety and kindness het their limited means will allow
HUMILIATION AND PRArER.-ln accordance with
the ytry proper request of his Hooor Mayor Woods
Tuesday observed in our city as a day OF humui
alton fasting, peDitence, and prayer. Business was
suspended and the few stores that bad not been closed
before were shut up and many OF our re naiaing clt-
Gems repaired 20 church and engaged in appropriate
exercises Able and impressive sermons were preached
in several of the churches at 0l A. NJ, and IN the al
ternoon at O'Clock PRAYER meetings were held.
Fro1 The Peeytbv,g Erpress.
From NoRFOLK.-Our accounts from there, by let
tiers and tn Oue passengers who arrived on the South
crn train Yesterday afternoon, are OF truly melan-
choly and distressing character.
A correspondent writes: would to God thar couId
say old Norfolk is as healthy as has been IN times
past But an all wise Providence has seen tit to order
oiherwfe and IL is not for me to murmur or complain.
7 he elte city wears most melancholy appearance.
With bot very few exceptions business of every char
acter is almost entirely suspended. 1t presents more
the aspect of the holy Sabbath day than anything
else to which can hken it. Everybody you meet
looks "a serious if he had lost his nearest KIND
rcd People speak in whispers and tread hguuy
PLY sicans and undertas ers alone seem TO be busy,
and they be seen travelling to and fro, dashng up oae
street and down another-the iormer 10 auenu tne
bedside of some unfortunate VICTIM and the latter to
take the dimensions of corpse, and prepare II for
the last sad resting place of the dead.
The so-called "ioieCted district extends tlom Nam
st. 10 the water, with occasional cases IN the upper
part of the city. The fever has been and is SUI
raging hut not 10 such extent, l hope as Is re-
ported abroad. had other matters to communicate,
but my nerves are completely unstrung and am
almost uuftted to write.
The disease does not confne itself to the lower or
lahoriDg classes exclusively, | assure you, but is
striking now at shining marks.
A gentleman from Norfolk now in this city has re-
ceiyed letter from his distressed city and permits us
to make the following extract;
Ihe fever here is certainly on the increase, II mat
ters not what others may say TO the contrary. 6od
knows have no desire 10 exaggerate anything per-
tanning 10 this terrible visitation Would that |
could with due regard 10 truth, rtate !" 10 DC
ahaiing -
FROM PORTSMOUTH Portsmouth we learn,
by letters received here last evening that there was no
percepbe abatement Of the disease. IL Is Impossible
almost 10 get correct statement Of the new cases or
deahs Der diem since the illness of Or. J. n School
field chairman of the Sanitary Committee We hear
of eases among some Of high petitions but II Is not
deemed prudent 70 mention them, IN consequence OF