Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-01-22
SeWannee-A Reply to "Warren.o
For tie Nashville Patriot.
nUCuvpn Ion On 1S5S

your issue of the 18th inst, under the caption OF
''Milk-Sick Sewannee" and the university OF the
South" the nom de plume of "Warren,"
which is not only calculated to njure that lnstitu
ton, but does positive injustice to Franklin county
That Institution is composed of men of superior
talent, who know Aoso and sAen to defend their
rights. What course they will pursue in regard to
that article of course know not, but suppose
that men of their position well afford to treat
"Warren" with silent contempt. But as a citizen
of Franklin county claim the right, as her inter-
ests have been assailed through your columns, OF
refutng through them, the charges brought against
my county, and to strengthen, if possible, her su'
peror claims the favor of that great Institution
perusal of that article is sufficient to convince
the reader that there are things in "Warr
than ADMINISTRATION poor human nature is not
deformed by more detestable vices than enUy and
malice.-And the reader will also perceive at once
that "Warren" has an extravagant opinion of him
self, for it is evident from the way he writes that
he thinks he knows more than the majority of the
Montgomery Convention. Behold another Solo
monl
The Montgomery Convention was composed OF
men distinguished for their talent learning and
terests of our great country. Many localities pre-
sented their claims before the convention for the
location of the University; some of them backed
by large sums of money, for the purpose, if pos
sibe, of bribing the convention-Sewannee also
presented her claims, but without offering any other
ipducement than her superior advantages. The
most scientific engineers made reports Of their sur
veys of the contending ocahies-After mature
deliberation, majority of the convention decided
10 favor OF Sewannee. A citizen of Franklin
county I was eratifed with the decision, but if
''Warren" had received the location, should have
bowed in silent submission to the decision of the
convention.
The principal charge brought against Sewannee
by Warren" is shat it is surrounded by that most
deadly poison, -mik-sick" Warren" has most
probably never been from home, knows nothing
about the world and is easily imposed upon by
old women's stories and vague rumors.
That there might have been occasional case
of milk-sickness i'll the coves of the mountain in
the vicinity of Sewannee in the early settling of
the country, am not prepared to deny-But do
deny there having been a single case in the vcini-
ty of Sewannee on this side of the mountain, in
the last eight years And it is not pretended by
any one whatever, that the disease ever originates
on top of the mountain. / commenced the prac-
tice OF medicine eight years ago, 10 the valley,
some five or six miles distant from Sewannee, and
learning that an occasional case of milk sickness
had occurred in that vicinity in the early history of
the country, determined that it a subject
not yet well understood by the medical profession.
1 would embrace every opportunity to investigate
tha NH not hat I ni,yhf 10 ho
able to make some discovery as to the cause and
nature of the disease, and even went 30 far as to
promise an article on the subject to Medical
Journal; and for the first few years of my practice
was constantly on the lookout for a case of the
disease, but met with one; and of late years
/ have despaired Of meeting With case, and
have ceased looking for one. And during the
eight years have made professional visits to every
house in every cove between Pelham and the i'm
mediate vicinity of Cowan's depot, And know
that milk, butter, and beef, were just readily
consumed in those coves they were in Warren
county or any other section OF the State. And
moreover, the Sewannee Railroad in its building
gave employment to great number of haCds who
lived principally on beef, many of them would use
other kind of meat, and their supply prin-
cipally drawn from the coves of the mountain, and
/ never heard of a of ilk-sickness occurring
among them. And the same may be said in regard
to the Sewannee Coal-miners.
'Warren" says that the States Attorney of this
district, (who lives in Warren county, informed
him that 'the people are in such absolute dread
that they are constantly applying to him for indct-
ments against persons leaving down fences in the
infected coves, and pacards posted at intervals
on posts and trees, begging persons not to leave
down the fences, and warning them of the dangers
of doing So" During a residence of eight years
among this people have never seen any evidence
of that "dread." The truth is the people have al
ways exhibited the utmost unconcern In regard to
milk-sckness. And / have travelled over every
road and l might almost say every by path,
in every cove from Pelham to Cowan, time and
again, in every of the year, and have never
yet seen one of those ''placard@,' nor did ever
hear of one until saw "Warren's" article in your
paper.
Aud again, Warren" tries to alarm your read
ers on the subject OF milk-sickness by quotations
from a medical journal--If he had been disposed
TO have told the naOie truth he might have inform
ei your readers that the history of milk-sick re-,
gIous Is, that as the lands subjected to culya-
ton the disease dsappears--which has evidently
been verified in regard to the surroundings" Of
Sewannee.
Such has been my experience In regard 20 milk
sickness in the coves OF the mountain In the vici,
OF Sewanuee. And ! will furthermore remark ,b.,
such Is the salubrity OF the ain a, and .ronoa
Sewannee, that / never or even heard of
case Of sickness among The mouutain population
exclusive OF the employees OF the sewanuee Minis
ing Company. And l always considered myself
fortunate when could prevail on my patients la
boring under chronic diseases those recovering
from acute attack, to go 20 Roses Spring, now
Sewahnee; for felt sure IL pure air and pure wa
could restore the patient that he would certain
ly recover.
And Warren" adduees as another objection 10
Sewannee. that there Is an entire absence of an
appreciatve community. That Is wholly untrue
so FAR as Franklin eOasaty Is concerned. And fur
thermore, understood the convention to dssire
location where the students would be removed
from the influences OF cities, towns. &C., which ad.
vantage Sewsnnee possesses. and yet 10 perfectly
accessbls 10 every lily and town In the Union.
Blu, What about those dreadful cosl-minesS The
Truth ia simply shis-thsy will be ST LEAST twelve