, 1865-09-19
8ut Communication.
To the Editor of the St. CrOix Avis.
Mr.. EDITOR,

NAAh' A1DliOhJ
Ample time and opportunity having now
been afforded those concerned for contradicting,
if they could, the revelations of your correspond
ent "Pro Bono PubIico' relative to the extra
ordinary course pursued at West End in the
treatment of the Small PoX, and no such con-
tradiction having appeared, | am sure that |
will not be considered premature in expressing
publicly through your columns, and in the name
of all classes Of the community throughout the
Island, our SINGER. thanks to your correspond
emf. referred to, for his truthful, stirring and
fearless exposure of the state of things which
he reveals.
There can be no more certain Indication Of
the necessity for such an expose, nor any more
satisfactory testimony to your correspondent Of
the perfect success of his effort for the public
good, than afforded by the results of his letter
as already seen. For two months at least, the
shocking state of things which he holds up to
the public eye had been going on unchecked
but within three days after his exposure Of it, a
healthy change was effected. His letter APP
peared in your issue of Friday and early on
Monday the first Secretary proceeded to West
End commissioned with full authority to make
such arrangements as were obviously eXpedient
and proper under the circumstances. Acting
with his usual decision, these arrangements,
which all will admit SHOULD have been made
at the very outset, were Immediately adopted
an airy and isolated place was procured for
these patients, Irrespective of any false notions
Of ecOnomy-and every thing was done that
can nod0 be done to ameIi0rate the existing evil.
We can only await the result, in the earnest
hope that the injury already done to the COM
munity has not yet gone too far to be remelied
and that the further spread of this fatal disease
may even a. the last hour be prevented.
To His Excellency the GoUern0r our thanks
are also due for the prompt manner in which
this important subject has been dealt with, as
soon as brought to his notice. As we pprused
your correspondents statements, we could not
but feel confident that al this was utterly un-
naown to the executive, or veal! never be per-
mitted to exist. This confidence has now been
most fully confirmed by the prompt and active
steps taken by him as detailed above. This
will teach us for the future not to sit still with
silent tongue and folded arms, when real griev-
ances Cypress US as a community, for that the
aOlD exists IN high places to remove such griev-
ance when clearly represented.
Ut course your correspondent must expect
that objections will be made to this or that
portion of his letter-but his facts, shocking as
they are, have never been disputed and he can
rest assured, that save by those who are urged
to a different course by the necessity Of self
defemce, the whole community fully endorses his
views IN erery respect, not even emitting his
responsibility clause-and he may also be per-
fectly sure toat any such objections, coming
from any such quarter, however lndu8triOuSly
prOpagated can never effect the opinion Of a
single thinking man, or reduce by an iota the
high appreciation which the public entertain of
the important service that he has rendered
them.
I am, Mr.. Editor,
Your obi. servt.
TAX PAYER.