Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-02-04
DISEASED IIoGs.-The Cincinnati Enquire

DISEASED lIoGs.-The Cincinnati Enquirer
Of Monday, makes the following statement
The items recently published in the Cincin-
natl papers relative to drove of one hundred
and twenty cholera hogs slaughtered at Math-
ers's Deer creek slaughter house, on Tuesday
last, has awakened considerable inquiry among
those who have the reputation Of our hog mar
ket at heart. We find upon investigation that
these hogs were s!op.fed, and that they were
brought here from dstiery in Kentucky by
an agent. Many Of them were sick when they
arrived. They were taken to Mathcrs!s slaugh
ter. house, aud were there seen by Mr.. Jock
crs, one of the meat inspectors. who first deci
ded that the hogs were unfit for slaughter and
aiterward reconsidcred that decision. The
hogs were not condemned as at first stated,
but were buchcred just as any other hogs
would have been, only that the indications
were bad and the circumstances very suspicious.
After they we're killed, they we're declared to
be unsound, and Mr.. Mathcrs agreed to have
them converted into what is known az round
lard used only Tor manufacturing purposes.
The agent for the owners aftcrward went before
the mayor and gave bond in the sum of $500,
with MIR. Mathers as security, that the hogs
should not be sold in this market. This, it Is
alleged he had perfect right to do, as the
mayor could not reject the bond, and the board
Of health could exact nothing further.
The agent stated that it was his intention to
have the hogs shipped to Baltimore, aad was
informed by the health officer that ii he did.
the merchants of Baltimore should be notified
as to the nature of his shipment. He was in
great quandary. Under his bond he had per.
iect right to take them just outside the city,
pack them, and send them to whatever point he
b,,t ba bo1 dana hi voSt nrdav in the
way of having the unfortunate swine dlssected,
ior at noon yesterday they were still hanging
upon the pegs at Mathers's slaughter house.
The public can rest assured that none ot them
have found their way 10 our home market, anu
now that the health officers are aroused, there
is not the least danger OF their being served out
here. What the agent proposes to- 40 win
the porcine elephant upon his hands remains
to be seen. He had better turn the lot over to
the fertiIizing company at once, because II he
attempts to ship them to another city, 1t Is
certainly the duty OF our inspectors here to send
proper notification along with them.
A MEMORIAL from Mr.. VIM. Patton Of Pa,
on the subject Of colored suffrage &c, has been
presented to the Senate Of the u. s. and cuus'
ed some talk In this memorial the author
quotes the following sentiments from eminent
men:
John Adams said: 81 have never read
reasoning moro absurd, sophistry more gross
4 than the subtitle labors OF lleIvctlus
and Rosseau to demonstrate the natural equal
ily Of mankind.
Thomas Jefferson said Nothing is more
certainly written, in the book OF fate than that
these people (the negroeS) are to be tree nor
is il less certain that the two races, equally
free, cannot live under the same Government.
Daniel Webster said: 'lt any gentleman
from the South shall propose scheme, to be
carried out by this Government upon I large
scale, for the transportation OF the colored pco-
rc TO any colony or any place in the world, |
should be quite disposed to incnr almost any
degree of expense to accomplish that object.
Henry Clay said: "Of the utility of i total
separation Of the two incongruous races oil our
population (Supposing it to be praclcsble)
none have ever doubted. The mode Of az
complishing that desirable object ha, alone d.
vded public opinion.
Stephen A. Douglas said Il believe this
Government was made by white men, Tor the
benefit OF white men and their posterIty for
ever: and | am in favor OF combining its citl
zensip to white men, men of European birth
and descent, instead Of contcrring it upon ne
yrocs, Indians and other interior races
Abraham Lincoln said: II am not and
never have been in favor of making voters and
Jurors of negroes, nor Of qualifying them to
hold office, nor to intermarry with whites and
will say further in addition to tins, that
there is physical difference between the white
and black races, which believe will forever
forbid the two races living on terms OF social
and political equality" This memorial II from
Pennsylvania.