Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-09-08
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The New York Herald says: The act Of the people
Of Staten Island was not the result Of sudden passion
not the outrageous license Of crazy mob bat the
execution OF q calm, veil Observation-Disclosures. The
time chosen vas he night of grand city celebration,
when the leland would be more quiet than usual.
The people received ofoisl license froin the
Board of Health Of their own selection and resolved
in public meeting that the azaretto should longer
contsminsle the atmosphere Of their homes; they
proceeded cOOy and deliberately to the SICK
and then destroyed the hospital and other buildings
including the private residence Of the Health Officer
whose personal unpOpularity undoubtedly brought
about this indefensible attack upon his property
We do not defend mob law but experience shows
that when the constituted authorities attempt to
force upon the people tyrannicsl and dangerous
enactment even illegal check on the part of the
sufferers win be excused by large portion OF the
community. Certain il is that in all civilized ooun'
tTies'such checks have been used from time immem-
orisl. England, France and the United States have
all witnessed examples to the point They are to be
regretted, but the fault is with the authorities.
When official stupidity Is carried to exoess-when,
depressing the peOpIe-wben pest hOuses put up
in the midst of a dense pOpulaton-when all peacea-
BILE and Legal means TO abae The nuisance have been
tried without success-then it is not in the temper
Of cur people to avoid doing present wrong that
future good may come from it. Hence the action Of
the Staten Islanders.
The owners of property on the island find their
estates deprecated in value by the cOntiguy Of the
Quarantine All the residents view its establish
ment as an outrage. They assisted by the IN
employed stevedores and lightermen popular indig-
nation rises to the point of inoendiarsm and in one
night the State property is laid in ashes. We dc
not say this is right but do say that if it is as
claimed, a high-handed outrage, there are many
palliative circumstances connected with it.
The Herald thinks the people of Staten Island viii
never submit to the rebuilding of the Quarantine
there It says the most available location .Or thu
buildings is at Sandy Hook, which is almost unin
habited as it is nothing but Sahara of sand.
PRoyfs1oHs FoR THE SIcK.-Nohing remains 0
ihe Quarantine buildings Staten Island but mas
of smoking ruins All the hospitals, offices and out
: houses together with the barge Office, boat house
and physicians residences, fell prey to the flames
The second attack made a clean sweep of all an
every building occupied by the Quarantine author
T. tiles The sick men and women were removed frOr
the hospital and placed upon the grass before tn
n work Of ineendiarism commenced. In the fires 0
Wednesday and Thursday nights thirty-two build
ings we're laid in ashes. The Commissioners Q
Of Emigration met yesterday consider what was bes
4 to be done. Governor King, Mayor Tiemann an
10 the Police Commissioners; were present and too
part in the deliberations. After all the mischit
'r was accomplished these worthless concluded to des
y patch one hundred policemen armed with repestin
x rifles and q six FOUNDER, TO the Quarantine. The
a. arrived last evening. Gov. King made arequistio
. upon the Commissary General for sufficient numbt
u Of tents to lodge the sick in aud they con
u Portable last night as circumstances would peTni
IN though they must have suffered greatly. Apprt
,d tensions existed that further hostile demonstr
ton would be made by the mob last night, but up
late hour no Intelligence of an outbreak ha
OF reached the city.