Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-01-30

a few pertinent remarks from the editor of the
s'Huntsville Independent" (who has been citizen
of Franklin,) when asked to retract his statement
that Mk-sick existed in the vicinity of Sewannee.
| BE says:
1T would afford us pleasure to comply with the
| demand of the Journal. and 10 retract state-
| ment with regard to mIksick, but truth prevents
| US from doing SO. We made the statement with
the full knowledge of ITS TRUTH and must therefore
repeat it, That this dreadful poison does prevail
| in the neghborhood of Sewannee is a fact known
to almost every citizen in Franklin county. The
Journal cannot deny il, nor does 1t deny it in the
whole column and half devoted to the subject.
| In the Cove, or 'Montgomery's Gap, Immediately
where the Sewannee Road ascends the mountain,
many cattle have been known to die of milksick
There are other Coves also infected in that neigh
| borhood. This is a notorious fact, whatever may
be said by interested persons to the contrary"
Ia addition to this local poison, 1 have long
known that the vicinity of Sewannee was not ex-
empt from epidenaies. So many other objections,
however, presented themselves that have not
| before mentioned it. In corroboration of the fact
now quote from late number of the "Montgom-
cry Mall"
| "But the locality seems to be Objectionable on
| the very ground upon which its advocates rested
| i's strongest claim; to wit, its supposed unques-
| tionable healthfulness.
|
| those published in Tennessee, the locality,
give indubitable testimony to the existence OF the
of that strange maladay, termed IN sick
Sickness, in numerous coVes along the sides OF the
mountain, but we have recently learned that it is
| also cholera region. We are credibly informed,
that in S52 the large force employed in construct
| ing the Montgomery Gap tunnel, had their camp on
the top of the mountain, within three miles of the
| proposed location of the University, and that the
| cholera then and there broke out among them,
hat
not with the low Irish, but with the better sort;
| and furthermore, that the Cumberland University
| was broken up for time by the same cause.
Surely this could not have been known to those OF
the Trustees, who implicitly relied upon the tes-
timoDy of the owner of "a large track OF noun.
tain land, covering pretty much the entire track OF
the Sewannee Railroad who says wide Proceed
ings, &c that with regard to the health OF the
location spoken of, there can be no sort OF doubt
In speaking of an 'unappreciative community"
your correspondent misapprehends my meaning.
My aIusion to that portion of TERRITORY" in
the immediate vicinity of Sewannee, and in my
opinion | am borne out by one of the learned
Bishops themselves, who characterized the inhabi'
tants as the 'most ignorant population it had ever
been his fortune to meet With"
Another misapprehension, do not find fault
with the Convention for want Of unanimty, on
the contrary l regard it a circumstance greatly
to its credit,-but do censure the friends Of the
present location for aiming to make it appear a
unanimous thing, when it is known not to have
been so. Says former number of the Mongom-
cry Maa:-
"But, inasmuch subsequent reflection has
only increased our fear; inasmuch We have since
learned, that although the seventeenth,
and last ballot, land subsequently, to which the sc
lection was made by vote, the Sewan-
nee mountain obtained the requisite M jority OF
the Bishops, and, within vote, that also of the
clerical and lay delegates Uoting by diOceSes there
was, nevertheless if we have been rightly inform
ed, probable per capita majority, of the who'll
body, opposed to Sewannee, or to any other noun
tain locality; and inasmuch have since scarce
ly seen an Individual who does not regard the Sc
lection as a serious mistake, We cannot longer for
bear asking whether the mistake, may not be, even
now, i'll some way rectifed."
Another mistake of the advocates of Sewannee
is their representation that corps Of scientific
Engineers with Col. Walter Gwinn at their head,
(Oids Nashville News,) appointed to examine
critically the several locations, and report upon
them. If this corps of Engineers were engaged
they never made that critical examination, and s
that was done "gone through" by person;
OF him have already expressed an opinion, and
upon good grounds now reiterate the same.
Your correspondent labors under yet another
misapprehension. / do not "seek to destroy the
confidence of the public in the success" of this
educational scheme the confidence" an ats success
at ''the present location" is already destroyed
neither do ISLANDER the great and good men of
the Couvention;' on the contrary, exhibit my re-
spect for, and confidence in them as a body, by
calling u pom them to make location for themselves
q. -
such work. l certainly do doubt the practical
ability" of one distinguished member of that con-
vention. 1 have confidence in bis ability to ex.
pound text, but not to carry out the practical de-
tails of great educational enterprise, and that
opinion | hold in common with many more pro-
found thinkers than either your correspondent
can ever hope to become. The enemies of this
noble enterprise, if there be any such, wish it
no worse fate than to be permanently located at Sc
wannee mountain, and under it's present auspices
l venture to propose that your correspondent be |
of that STANDING army" with |
which he will invest the heights OF Sewannee to |
A person who views the dreaded Milk Silk with |
exhibitions of the utmost unconcern," would |
doubtless bear himself calamity before the onset
oI reckless rioters, and shrink as little from the
drawn dagger of the assassin.
trust that the aforesaid correspondent is better
It prescription than he is at an argument for If |
lot, he stands but little chance OF ever being called
upon to administer in that interesting case of Milk
Sick which he has been searching for 'ior the last
light years." and which he is under a promise to
report to that Medical Journal" In case such
report is made, the editor will be happy to
ind that the case" however strong, is so msteri
lily weakened by the account, that il will net be
ble to kill IF his Journal.
/ have no desire to prolong this discussion, and
ope that there will be necessity for adding any,
hing more. With the best of motives hope pre-
ented facts for the consideration OF all interested
n this noble If they choose to avail them
elves of such knowledge very well, ''if not, still
ery WE'LL" / am, Gents, with many thanks for
our courtesy, Very respectfully yours,
WARREN
eF;- Dr.. Holmes, the Boston anatomist, has Civ
% US a new theory for the manufacture Of men Of
larger growth.