New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-21

convention Richmond Shor, snrr III ,,r -. 10,
r'I bIose c' Al New Bs'oI waeIe Of ihe,e meeng
Wh.; ,he selsw' fever va. coaun. fr.h,fa havoc on
Ca..eon IN order protect the lve of her
feguion- a., erected structure. prevent intercourse
Te Health OF -, in .,as fading er udabe caDrt. .ul
hand ci men from 'he 'de 70 re down the baTer BY mob
violence tn setting exsiIe ~A1h ha- been but too ear
N iHiial,e- Aen the ,or' "tir H-ir-'a ~ a. %ha %
corpus and take The offender before nsborrE iudrr by
scio 81 ne bgnr1 oi Health ~ 'se'n ~ TIE i'"n srl
conscientious discharge Of hir al'!rs has been Senacay
pos furnished The ress ron ,7i.Ein the o1ar,u-'ie
srrcs Fyery ~ 80 ,e.c srtl,ori... Tor the prrs@rva
ton II the health of The town w.a hwntef, AMI tn'y
found Themselves unable - enforce tl'I reEniatipn- ~
tine wells Inected clothing notsitb-,ai-Ds their
0ranccs almo; daily burned IN an iron sco" "nen me
stencil and sspor waited into the .sIrounans esrs
aud board the crowded ferry boat- The Rather au irs
Cd vessel which had been suffered 20 proceed to NT fofk
which vessel the Mayor had threatened -r'e AMI INK
her DO gne,- rem9yeo, We. eoos' a"n 30 W. s
hood and Close 70 hr ferry ding The board traced n1me
re Institution ALREADY had about tscn,yx AID
although yet early in the ee"u Dsy
around hrm buf hey were powers. relief projection
he sgpe P P,os9n'& & o. II, & s w At % ni,n
compeod stcr taking legal advice 70 pas lon
arablp rj.a,ce srd ealing upon "tne citizens Of the
county siac without DELAY" This it Is believed by yOur
conHiee was the park hlei ialg upon 81 already TX
c;,d and outraged community brought aboughe events Of tie
| nights Of the lEf and 2f or September.
such sre some Of the f.t Connected with the recent
anec. in s County which have flt ' oor duty to bnt
n,.ars r Tho ruina r1iscoudrt Of .he Qnsaane author
s such csre.sness dspo.ng Of the dead dis hsgug
aSng and Other s,. ycps m utter disregard Of the health
Of the Island all Of which contributed to work the minds Of
Of our citizen. 10 high pitch Of excitement hue your Com
s see M & & 1 49, na~. ae Srfb sys Of me corrtrv
they respectfully submit that. in the mind OF every re-
facing ci'z'n these circumstances must 60 far to
F1 % If not to fc i ! a. e5eed Il h sD IL, o
sntine buildiuss were located on our Island IN spit
were t,tcu by force Of law that con,agions had
infectious diseases have time and again swept on numbers o oa
citizens ha' the gross nsnaua Of the Quarantine Of
late years has not only brought that institution into deptr
bt hs smo,, constantly endangered the lives Of our lane
ard friends that ha twice been presented as Nuisance by
me Grand uIy Of inf count ny IA is a. Z i%o ss a
Institution perverted from is original object no longer affords
, say submit that the hasty aud iiempcrcd
eeusoe "oh has been Visited upon our "no'e popaaolm m
haze lived under the immediate influence Of and experienced
the enormous evils flowing from The Quarantine in'tlio,
and Rave been cornizsI' ct tue reprsi.a peaeaoe m
qualified Intelligent Judgment upon Inc
Nc nre aware that the advocate the present Quarantine
sa'iun thai those of inhabitants " no have moved
with their eye open and right 10 complain Were the
assumed rue the iaiacy Of such mcu'Su' popo,on
that the institution forced upon Us contrary 70 ou whes
sided here when the Institution brought down. thousands Of
innocent Of them mechanic ana
81 the port small as TO excite no sppfchen
and when the LuN ersly received opinion q" r
medical profession that yellow fever was indigenous 10 he
country and could not be imported om sD"sa shee leh
sTanih pats Whence yellow fever imported been
thrown open shipping But the proposition con
@ SnS ryS toe hs who Hand and the opo
Site shores of Long Island to the ases Of Pe T a.
would kcp, all the slaughter houses soapboins establish
en and otEeI located III New.ioIs including the
Quaprtnc Goveor Island remaining there 70 this day
Fortunately this proposi'in Is not s.' 70 -" s" y
civilized States have held that nu.anee mu'i give way to The
not proposed discus, the question Of the power Of
the Bosd of Health Of Cseon 20 .bate the ho.pi,Ma' M q,
dicaon. We will simply state thai me stautes under "lch
they acted authorize them to pas, -ach esoIs q, ,s
public health" well 20 remoye nuisauces aud the act
ur Lh the present Quarantine system is founded sessoa
Jn,r, ; ,a0 4, expressly provides that nothing that
act contsirea sa be interfere with the
BSsTd Sg asq' e ss % cs"n have not e
the lives aud health Of their fellow gi'rn' lsa ns Is
law, and delivered over to pesiieneo bee n,,,ic,v d.
,6 f ,i ation f Ihe grave charges cruel end In
human tresen pIacoed ard the pstien confined il the
royed Thty ie that they owed It to themselves sud the
public to give these charges thorough % ana y
persons who The grounds spectators during those
evnt nights physicians Of the highest responsibility
and standing rendered their services the sick aud hav
watched the ELECTED from The witnesses IN The nves
ation being conducted by the Attorney "enrra ana ee az
haupy say that a hear uniform Testimony to the Mind sn
iremei, extended 10 the inmates oil the Hospitals
They were carefully borne rom the eh',Es 9" nto "u u
Jsed Of The reach Of danger Whef- they were sheltered
alike h. 'he flames and the uciemeiCy oi the we
Their Sui,ahc buildings rendered by he citizens for their
reception. but declined by the Onaari me Nios- shtl
rh,scaaus gave them unieut'od G'tcurn and The ladies ne
village We'd in their efforts render te condition comfortable
Indeed, these ncd,a senen,n sswth Ihs l3 ~ "
clans concur in saving That they were quir as e4reo
ana con,ale;etd mere rspiat iaA . f u g ,bt n A.,
ha1ay 3 %ai E peTPiFS sr ssi y nd"s @ # untrue Gst
any lives los, tha; the patients icouoded by
lie VS. lC on the occasion accidentally shot by one
BRADY employee Of the institution The nun IS norr s5a
irs In this case brcause there TO have been studied
effort to poison public mind through the press and the Gov
has perhaps inadvertently given great poiin'n'e %
these mis;a,Cfneus in his recent proclamation herd
mg o. ,SonIu m into these charges before he
ouly Had he done So il believed he would have found no
0ces,Sa 10. T p!GoSass nc, & S m IN venture ~ to .sy ha in no
COUNTY in the state the been prompt or uniform
" enforced thon Richmond and the rcadrs ' hicn me
civil authorities have aided tint Attorney GearIal III "a. ohgia
nve.,isaon now Indns mr,, 'S m & % sr ealing ON,
the military had not aTi-en
So too, We believe that by careful inycstieon OF the
wisdom wogd have been spared The s'e position ihey Law
assumed IN deciding erect permanent bdines the Guar
; fhs e.,. Of NewYork and BTcotyn lndependen,
the folly making justify another and OF pnsha
Individuals gentlemen should bear il mind that they
attempt TO continue he Oasrsntne hee - inS sir
citizens Newlork and Brooklyn, bat two acts OF the Legs
the inot Those acs were soetta ahd
enacted much for the protection of NerN ork and hhs
N.ry an tr increase Of population this county since The
establishment Of the Quarantine has come from
Er~Yok the greater portion population doing business
h.rc and gons up daily Nay they should rrhec that
yellow fever panic is immense aud increasing yearly thoG
sands and business mention travellers
and those who would Otherwise locate in tia, city.
ktQ- driven other cities in consequence Of The
suppose ihe-c g~urru cc-,ded in fastening hi. ius,
twice Ghortsey pronounced uusanee upon the iuhab
liant, Of lbs island snd Of The @seheorns ecgnte o' Ten
twenty thirty 70 come When after theS