Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-10-02


though different opinion seems to be abroad.
Daily Journal, Both ut.
WE publish below an extract from General Orders
176, from Head Quarters, Department Of South Car
DINA and Georgia, detailing certain medical officers for
special duty at this point. Also the letter of Mayor
MACBETH which will fully explain the necessity of these
ORDERS and also vouch for the high standing of the gen.
tlemen sent, of whom have already arrived here
Our sister city is doing as she would be done by:
tExTRAoT
HEAD QUARTERS, DEP'T OF So Ca. i Ca
CHARLESTON, S. c., 18th Sept. 1862.
SPECIAL OPEsHsl
l. The following assignments of Medical Officers are an.
Surgeons E. North, W. T. Wragg VIM Huger, and O. J.
White report temporarily fer duty the Mayer of Will
mngon, N. c. for TIE relief of Yellow Fever patients at
that place.
By comd of Gen. REAgREGARD.
THOMAS JORDAN,
Chief of Staff and
A. A. Genl.
Wilmington, N. c.
STATE SOUTH CAROLINA.
EAIORALTY CHARLESTON
City Hall, Sept %, leG2 J
Mdyor of Whining on
Dear Sir: sent you yesterday. To-
day Will send more. feel much relev this morning
by the order which has just shown me- the
geon General IT Richmond BY this order you must receive
omorrow some Of our best physicians They in the
army and could not leave before, without orders Let
know if can assiAt you in any other way.
With great respect,
Your obt serv't.
CHARLES MACBETH Mayor.
WE were panied to hear this morning that P. W.
Farming Esq, Secretary of the Sanitary Committee
was unable to leave his house ths morning We trust
that his disease is not the fearful epidemic now prevail
ing, but simply the result of over-exerton in the dis
oh &c.
upon him, as a member Of the different Committees
charged with the distribution of relief to the poor and
to the wives and families of soldiers, for of all these
COMMITTEES, We informed that Mr.. flaming is the
only member remaining in Town. While his selfsa
crcng zeal and devotion TO duty reflects the highest
credit upon himself the fact Of bis solitary position in
this respect renders inevitable the conclusion that there
must be those upon whom that fact does not reflect
credit
We trust that the remaining authorities will prompt
y adopt such will guard against any suffer-
ing among the unprovided classes of the commu-
nifty that the means at their disposal can avert.
Daily Journal, 30h uh
B33 We take the liberty of Publishing the following
private letter from Dr. JAMES A Miller Surgeon OF
the 8th regiment fer the spirit it breatbes and the feel
ing it indicates. Ihe enclosure have turned over to
tho Sanitary Committee. We trust that Dr. MILLER
will forgive US this innocent violation Of confidence
NEAR ROCKY Pc1Nr, Sept. 29th, l8e2.
JAMES FUTON, ESQ
DEAR SIR One week ego came homo from the army,
Frustrated and exhausted by fever which never left
me- am 30 weak that cannot get out of my bed vet
citzsns Of my town. in their distressing caay nor ito to
forget their attentions who wes the same time
" friend and father /" to me.
hope to God that recovery may be rapid enough to
render what little assistance that may be my power
that this sad vista may through the olemehcy of the
for distribution among those that need it. Can do any
thing else
Almost exhausted, tuly your friend,
JAMES A. MILLER.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN has issued proclamation, the
gist Of which is contained in the following words -
That the first day Of JGnudry the year Of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and SIy hreG all persons held
State The people acoereof shall e, be ~ Te6eoa aoo,nst
the United States shall be Henceforard and oreUeT free
This is simply braAe1a fulrnea--mere sound and fury
signifying nothing. The Lincoln forces have already
been stealing forcing away all the negroes they could
lay their hands upon They have already passed bills
confscating all the property Of Southern men, Except
traltors) they only go little farther, and confs-
cate the property of traitors too so that now there can
be great premium treachery. L1NCoLN's procla-
nation is another move to unite the South.
WE WOULD beg to suggest to our friends in the
country that stores closed and our supplies cut
off, so that there is much that money will not d. We
want provisions comforts for the coming on and
for the poor who cannot buy even with money We
want also decacies for the sick Things of this kind
sent by Railroad consigned to the Mayor OF Whining
ton might do much good.
SELF-PREsERvArIoN is no doubt the first law of ma
ture 1t is conservative law, bat like all other Things
its impulses may be carried too far and instead of
good, become an evil. 1t may degenerate into the
most abject cowardce the most revolving selfish.
ness.
Now, we beg our present and absent citizens, the
people OF our country aud of sister communities
to think about this matter little. Use all proper
precautions, as wise men, but do not run into panic
but do not away foolshy from the mere suspicion
OF it.
Yellow Fever, like any other epidemic, may re
quire nduS-an egg, seed from which to grow, bu
all experience shows that it will not grow unless tht
state Of the atmosphere avours its growth. It will moi
spread in the interior.
Why then should our interior friends, beyond th,
reach of tdewater, at points where you could not gel
yellow fever to spread in a single case,-why we say
should friends situated, be rigid as we under
stand some of them are in their nonintercourse notions
taboong every stray man. woman child that has beer
IN Wilmington within the memory of anything not more
than two months old. To know that old and reaI,
good friends, who wonld stand up to you in ordinar,
times would it they met you now, turn away from 20,
0o MN L.