The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-05-28


National Quarantine .C6nvention--The no.
tIonai convention of representatives from the
local boards of health and medical societies of
the principal seaport cities throughout the Un-
ion assembled in Philadelphia on Wednesday, in
the Supreme Courtroom, State House building.
Delegates We're present from Boston, New York,
Philadelphia, }. Providence New jersey, Delaware
Louisiana aud Maryland. :.
The convention was permanently organized
by appointing Wilson Jewel, President, and E..
IL. Barton and Alex. IL. Rice, Vice Presidents ;
Edward Hartshorne and Homer Franklin, Sec
retary. e.
DR. Jewel, of. Philadelphia, made All address
to the convention, cordially welcoming the dele
gntes to the hospitaties of?he city, and explain
ing the object of their assembling. =
After the transaction Of some preliminary
matters, a business committee was appointed.-
This committee subsequently, reported, as the
sense of the convention, the following PROPOSE
tions as TO quarantine regulatiois:- {
!. That there ore certain diseases which NAV
be introduced into community by foul vessels
and cargoes, and diseased crews and passen
gers.
2. That these diseases are smallpox, and, un-
der certain circumstances, typhus fever, cholera
and yellow feveE.sn.
8. That whentle latter diseases are introduced
in this manner their action is limited to individ-
usls coming within their inlmediate- influence;
and can scarcely be. expected. to become
epidemic, unless there exist in the community
the circumstances which are calculated to pro
duce such disease Independent of the impofta-
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collections Of decomposing substances in a season
marked by certain meteorological conditions
S. That efficient sanitary measures, including
quarantine, will in most cases prevent the intro
duction of these diseases, and may, at any rate
dlsarm them Of their yirulence and prevent their
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6. That the present quarantine efegnla in
operation in most Of our States are Inefficient as
preventive of disease, and are prejudcial Of the
interests of the community. :
These propositions,were LAID over until the
Extract from the opinion d<liuered in the, case
Of A. j. Moses ads d. ". Price-The advo-
cate and the witness should not be mixed up in
the same case, and, in all instances where. it is
known before the commencement of asuit that
an attorney is to be Q witness, he should DECLINE
Court is called on to exclude the attorney, 1T
can only be on tho score of interest, direct and
immediate. The right TO tax his costs in the
event Of recovery is through his client, who in
fact is liable TO him ON failure to recover. or
failure to collect even after judgment recovered.
Special circumstances may bring the attorney
within the rule where he is entitled to condi-
tional fee, or has himself undertaken any in
demnity for costs or the like. The objection
cannot at all stand on that policy which projects
confidential communications bstHeeif attorney
and client; In saeh case the ths ,sssaSSy is not only
any disclosures made uader this felSion. n.-CayoH-
nidn.
The Latesfs Neps.--Mr Clinton, counsel for
Mrs. Cunningham Burdei, was this morning no
titled that motion will be- made OH behalf Of DR..
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