New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-31
QUARANTINE AFFAIRS.

Everything locks bsd for con'inge; peace IN the
neghborhoci cf Qusysr.in. Tts good stvics Of a
few Leading ctZeus that II ia better 70 Geek only
legsl remedy for tie vsrous lie by vh'ch they cism
20 he affected is 10. Needed snd the giye5s Of il ate
esrouucsd the sneuits Of Staten Iss5d if,ers and
iiea'ei with contempt. How matters vii end IT, Of
course, LLkiOTp; but, IfIuuOr fpssas coTrsCiy tie
sId III not be az desired b. tie psAoeoyn ng czsns
Of Csstletop, New Brighton ard 1ompSinsviis. TIE
bad bocd cfta people has been stirred up, ard %
st boirg hest ara the moment i, may find ven, s ~
indceCts are correct. rot far distsut sfns reyo-
'uiion. 70 esrrettiy desired by the insioniy sppeAs
to he in lrogress and r.sor. b force s s ths;
IL required 10 make it complete.
Th's hes a been caused b. tie appearance Of ye-
low fsver outside Of tie Quarantine limits. Coil the
iunor spiesd that TIE epidemic amorg them, tie
p&ope quiet std spparelily eoneLtsd with Qusr
attire aud tie manner of government but siterwsrt
tie cd irdgrson against the institution was fGly
aroused ard found vent threats bud and repeated.
Arguments to the efleot that il was tssSy evil,
ard that coma What might, il must for the preeent at
least be endured, were Of avail and old orgsnizs
tous il is sold revived with other MOTTO than
the Old ere OF g. Down with the Iicspitss.' People
in tho city, and near the scene OF cooterton,
csn but poorly uoge Of the feeling now animating the
residents Of Staten Islsud ard even those opposed
to iefclt 10 extreme measures, knew cot until lately
al TIA il progress Annosity sHd hate hays ap-
pSIeIuy b;en husbardei with cfc that they might
sll Ne manifested at one and tie sane momeut.
Tire Health Officer appears cf al men the ISLAND,
to he the one noit d.siiked. Perhsps witaou. an
cep, D. he has enemies than any other upon
it. This ia of course accounted n when the general
suppcstcp is that through misuansgement the fever
had spread from tho incloure to the towns But tas
option Of those whose medical ability is beyond qusS-
top and whose heads have not been turned by IA un-
usual excitement, is that Dr.. Thompson has done
much as any mortal could have dons 70
keep the fever and sl other complaints with
in the province over which he has control.
To effect this purpooc, the ,trctest rules hsys bsen
adopted by him, ard as strictly ecfoicsi-ao strictly
indeed that they have been denounced by those COM
ugur5er apple son being tyrscnicsl aud unjust
All suspected persors have been quarsntined for an
precedented l.rsth tf time vessels without particle
Ct sickness Oh board have been pscei under reguls-
tons which kept ,hem ccnfr ed unit. it WAS plsn, bs
ycrd Dc ub that they were free of contsgioni aud
yet with all this bis fsvor tie good people Of Ssteu
Island place the responsibility upon bis shoulders of al
the sickness which occurs sInorg item. But the
HesltA Officer bsers ali bravely being sssisi that
now oppcss it.
The Gaze Of the Philadelphia was unexpected. She
siiived at Qusrsntns sbouf a week since had appa
,eny 60 sickpsss On board aud, after bsug detained
for obssivation, was pronounced safe ard allowed TO
proceed. Yesterday the fact was made known that
the steamer, then lying at the foot of Warren street.
in this City, had cases OF the fever on bosrd Dr.
Thcmpson, becoming apprsed of it, ordered her to pro-
cd 70 Ouay tine o.
TIE ship Rsttle wa, also in the city a. the tine the
fever bcke out on board Of her. Two csses occurred
on boa,d one of them proved fatal and the other ons
is row in Quaisnine with fair chance Of recovery.
No rev cases have broken out on the vessel.
No vessels have arrived with any sckress of dan.
gerous character on board since last report The
lumber of dangerous srvss appears to be decreasing
and il is 20 be hoped that from other ports no more OF
the tpide mic may come.