The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-10-19
Prohibition Of Office.
For the Democratic State. man.


The New Orleans papers publish
kilograms sent Gov. Davis from that
city, which reveal the infamous fraud
and turpitude of his quarantine or
der. His "Frandulency's'' edict
debarrcd from the privilege Of voting
perhaps as many as thousand or
fifteen hundred Texans, who were
hurrying home to give democratic
votes. The dispatches show that he
had unquestionable evidence that
there was no epidemic at New Or
leans, at the date of his quarantine
order of September 9th, and that
by the Goth he had such an accumu-
lation of evidence to the same effect,
as ought to have made the determin-
ed scoundrcl quake to disregard it.
The following is clipped from the
n. 0. Republican:
CDR. 7. G. Heard, the author Of
the following despatch, who is now
in the city, is one of the oldest and
most distinguished physicians of
Galveston.
OFFICE BOARD OF HEALTH, !
No. $50, Canal street,
New Orleans, Sept. 26, 1871.
CDR. S. NJ. Welcb, Galv. Texas:
Have been two days in the city.
Visited the Charity Hospital to-day;
found only one case of yellow fever;
only five others in the city-all re-
covering. Have never seen New
Orleans more healthy. My personal
and professional opinion is, that, ad,
hitting the contageousness of the
disease, there is no occasion fer quar-
antine. Please publish.
T. J. HEARD, NJ. D.
The subjoined despatch was sent
Wednesday morning to DR.. Peete:
New ORLEANS, Sept. 81, II.
DR.. Peete, Galveston:
Two cases of fever have occurred
since the twenty. first, in the Fourth
District. Total sick in the Fourth
District, five, all recovering.
The case from Robin street is re-
covering. All other cases prove
mere rumors.
e. B. WHITE, NJ. D.,
Pres't Board of Health.
This despatch was reported the
same evening, at six o'clock, to the
Governor of Texas"
At the same date DR.. Pete, though
advising against it, was ordered by
his "Fraudulency" to enforce strict
quarantine against New Orleans and
Berwick's Bay, and so telegraphed
to New Orleans. Earlier in the same
day, however, warning had been sent
to certain parties in n. o. that quar-.
antino would be declared before
night, and at once several steamers,
laden with stores for Galveston, were
hurried off, before the publication of
the order. This information, it was
charged in n. Orleans, was confined
to a ring, embracing the business
house of near relative of E. j. Da-
Wis at Galveston. The criminal COM
plicity of his Fraudulency in this ne
farious speculation upon the suffering
public, STRONGLY challenges belief.
On the 28th, the following des-
patches were sent to Davis. The
n. o. Republican again furnishes
the data.
"MEETING AT THE MERCHANTS EX-
CHANGE.
"The largest meeting ever known
of the merchants of New Orleans,
was held last night, the 28th of
September, at the Merchants Ex>
change, on Common street, to take
into consideration the action of the
Governor of Texas in instituting a
quarantine between New Orleans
and Galveston.
The following letter from promi-
nent physicians was then read, amid
profound attention :"
ORLEANS INFIRMARY, |
Sept. %, 1871. (
Gentlemen In reply to your
communication oF +b;o alto ,ro boc,