New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-21
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
COMMISSIONERS OF EMIGRATION.

6-king for permission 10 employ one night Waterman
sl5 month and man to light ares hit inc scS,
| &C, at 50 a month. Referred 10 the RetrenchInent
| Committee with power appoint ouch servants.
a letter was received from DIR. HaTpel Stating that
lis horse was s'oen willie in charge OF one OF The en-
ployees Of the Commission and asking for 5000, the
value Of the animal. Referred to the WaIdS Island
Committee.
| Mr. KrILY. from TIE WARDS Island Committee.
preeented partial report in reference to furnishing
the phy sicians residence Wards Island for the
| Superintendent and such Of the physicians as
:" could be accommodate; t1st the sum OF - ~
w0ulc be required-Sl 400 for the apartments Of the
Superintendeut and tie remainder for furnishing the
rest If the house. The Committee were, however, OF
opinion that such outlay was, ia view OF the low
state of the finances OF the Commission, mex peden
! No action taken.
THE USE OF LIQUOR AS A nEDIcISE.
Mr. CuMNISG, from the Committee Marine Hos
| Iital, presented the following:
The undersigned. minority az the Committee for P1r
ehs.e" whom referred the communication from Dr
The Msne os,its respectfully the following the
che views Of the msoT report OF
MT consider the poison. for the purpose Of retor
ing hesh the sick as one OF the gro'e a0sura-' ever
Stcod consi5e the ue fscohoc p1Ios Of the
cheyou, cescJ both the bod and minds OF those
who use H. either q medcne tina: far
from the recovery Of health it is one Of the most de-
1i1d consider that the o. alcoholic poison . an .Itel.
Of eIink or meoee ,bs in sn"i,ss or ,hi
those who have been formerly addicted ~ DRINK mes
tain IL regard to scohoc posOs incidence IS
sppsrnt that best and most reputed physicians aye
In cheC Of medicine hich only
such 1teds known 10 be he.hfa 10 their character
snd absurd and rdcrou. the of a poons
wbs<oe,er total abstinence from TIM, poison luret
pd sable prerequisite in their treatment This p N Of cur
by Of healthy scenees instead Of destructive
poson, OF the suceesu in IL acord- with
sense recon ard the laws o. lie ana health 90 ia Is
Understood large proportion Of the Physicians practiss
@ ~ Sase al bsynS sbssdoneJ 9Th deserved
and contempt limit thens TO the employment Of
such only they know will favor health and e instead
If those whose natural tendencies are TO d. roy thea
Of the eminent physicians and phyicogsts Of the
belong to Wha is termed the yd pathic system Of msd
This system Of treating disease consists as sisted b.
them in the Of light water. air tsrperaure exercise
food lie exclusion Of poisonous and life destroying
Holding such views in regard to the of alcoholic poon
por, sno appended Ard the Coz
engbiy embodied ther report the reason; for
stating why considered them unsaisiaoory and IN
The ressons assigned IN the report follows,
That the " Whose o@h s. to ssqd to the the
his profession of knowing what is necessary and best
adapted dses-e has required for such purpose
"a That is absurd in such for the Con mitee whose
members physicians in Judgment who
have devoted exclusively to the theory and practice
- Thar Inc wine being used in the most solemn re
gous rites Of Christianity and appointed for that use BY the au
thor Of The Christian religion al that the use Of wine Is recon-
meud,d for medicinal purposes the sacred writings and even
derce Of he f.naiicism If not insanity OPP
posed TO the alcoholic stmulants for the purposes pe
Before oudns to these resons by OF reply would OBJ
,eiSs 6a appears 70 me V anf a osorr 10
Weld to authority; they conceded in opinion
physician the necessity of using alcoholic stuu
As Of curing disease and promotIs cenyaescence
why it they did not se to the Teqgs
hands week II Of the patients have died for want
,"v matter Tbs f,es me to the adoption OF the
opir that all the brandy wine in their opinion,
port might reasonably be suPposed From The kn,wn hnmany
end uPrhness Of tL0se forming me majority 1hs
they considered the life eonvaecence OF any OF the patients
edey they would have acted without es. Of tame
met dst sfrons and that their the necessity and
po1c OF alcoholic simuan;, the rqTired mus; have
must be s,ed to say the has appe. to with
te.e preliminary obsryeos will pseesd to sdosn TO- the
PenSed 10 Ssif report uisn,e by proper evidence tic
In reply the srgumen 70 the HlroPhey Of dissenting
from tie physician e'Fcts 1ne use OF econ ,c os ,oI
reIon underu moral Obligation bis judgment aud
UI Of Zion which he ma, think well 10 adopt tither a.
himself for others The practice OF Welding I'M
less divine defiance Of the dictates OF ones owe ason
foolish h Is nabe. SO Al lea: have been tsueht ami
believer and accordance with such b9ief my deter
minston always Every manbavpss jast claim to
toa' lewi make Of h orr reason and h" oen con
in all biz actions and not those of another man In one
when the individual conscious Of being utterly deficient IN in
teigenee and coIamon sense and peG' 40" ~
who know anything that the opinions OF the best
oIPo'ed 70 e'ch T S, ,Te a. spv ,ects in the medical
eonav yrulep in deuouncnr iInposture the opinions
practices of those din ring from their ows liz cases
where testimonies opposite and contradictory, am u.
in both are equally entitled 20 eIedi.
mode Of arriving Al correct dtermnaon IN the
matter thar by sod common sense fw
are conscious having anyl in ssceSniug wnsh side OF the
controversy the truth II am lnsihed In eSeI
cure The diseases Of SOUL consider that am equally jus
led in determining myself Whist mode among the many on
feut best csuste to cure the diseases OF me oooy
Prove all things; hold fast which good DeieSe 10
be better rule Of faith and practice than t1s opposite ons
Believe everything without examination thst you may De
of
! and conscience In preference 10 your own" ~ ,.,,.
In regard the argument brought from the Bible IN when
relation also recommendation use for medicinal purposes
Gcohoic or iernened vine fufe VINE a. oo .oi
grape before chemical change occurs Ii T. very ZOO
,rce for whether scs or IN hsAih ou "ne
tbat deco imposed frnented, o. IN other words rotten pc
coE.es and destructive poison what Iae OF WIZ
tine without exception of every ether article OF food
chemca chan occurs In anything that soponed III ou
food becomes in not only unit for the o. pPo
d life but actually cacuated u destroy IT, Ihs vine ~
noued by God used in III service ao rotten per
cou far this being the case DE utterly t'oaSe
employed in His service The VINE used 9y the Jew ~
supper ned and the vine ussd 81 ne
Issntsp of The Lord. supper Of ths present day
in command Of Cod pat away every rnenei
services only uIeTmentsd During the seven days OF
The festival the VI eImoIed forbidden IN s
/ pain Of death.
To The u.e pure such Cos appointed
hi service and such be amended for use have no OBJ
ecion but Otherwise for Hite blessing bat ernened
q alcoholic wine IS curse, and 80 decided 10 sacred
Nn. Their T. The aDsCgy hetHre Pufe Win9 and
alcoholic wine As be,e i between beef IN rs naiqrs 'tae and
sinking Puid cGron the one IL good the o1her N eo
qnenc. OF lnenaion becomes nsuseou- and disgusting
poison.
In support Of the yws regard the Of
A. posots by the SICK v0ud hat the most GO r
aied h Biologists and phy,eians o. The present DAY describe
poison destructive 20 life end health Lcbig the
hhe authority Of the present age IA regard 70 he Laws OF NE
sad heath ,nd to physn ie'lihe. to 'hs dene,yo ei
Of asna blood into Nsinou when absorbed Toto