The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-10-17
Letter From Pup.

LcttcT y EOnu A-NPs
sl s9 OsYKA, Oct. 18th, 1878. !.
Editor BsookhaUen Ledger a. /
! see my friend '.Amicns Cuf1ae~
not content with testing my philosophy.
now desires to test my logic by asking:
"1f it is an answer to question to
ridicnle or criticise the manner in which
it is asked?' In reply 1 would most
respectfully inform him that as far back
as we have any knowledge OF language.
up to the present day. ridiculous ques
tions were subject o ridicule, and the
in which ailqnestions asked.
whether: ridiculous or otherwise, we're,
are, and always will be subject to criti,
cism. Criticism is powerful lever and
to great extent the words and actions
of men are governed thereby.
Now let lis recapltulate. In my letter
of the 18th September questioned the
propriety of the rope quarantine as
safe guard against yellow fever while
it admitted the city fathers-where in
lection was supposed to exist-to the
exclusion of everyone else. % In this
was ONLY limiting at the consistency of
the measure. Nothing more, for l
we'll know many of them had never
had the disease, and l supposed we're not
at all anxious to get it. Then why
within the rope except to show their
authority? '.Amicus Curiae" now
comes forward to champion the meas
ure and test my philosophy as he terms
1T by asking me few questions, nuts
mating at the same time that he was
smarting u,lder the sting of my remarks
Here are his questions and my answers
which submit to the reader for crit
cism; "
Question IF distance gives any
sec urity whatever, who viii say that the
pre- scribed limit fixed by the authori-
Ties is Insufficient"
Answer-"I shall hot pretend to fix
the exact distance for placing roped
baricade to prevent the spread of an
epidemic like the present one, though
perhaps it would be safe to say stretch
it on the sixtieth parallel of latitude
as precautionary measure aud if it
does no good certainly no harm can oc-
cure from it," .s..
Now. inasmuch as I h ad not intimated
that the. distance of the rope from the
cars made any difference az long
as unacclimated officials we're allowed to
go to and fro at their pleasure, and not
Knowing the exact distance coutngion
was possible. aud wishing to answer
his question to the best of my ability,
| concluded to be safe by making the
above suggestion.
Then he proposes q snautical prob>
lem, which | solved in seaman like
manner; and now he wants to know,
eff it is an answer to a question to
rilicule or criticise the manner in which
it is asked?" Kind reader,..if there IS
any ridicule in my answer perhaps you
may find some thing ridiculous, If not
absurd in the question. He goes on to
say "have struck a popular vein in
the outset; that it is fashionable, and
especially so with the Brookhavon pub
lie to criticise and ridcule every act of
the officials great and small. y Now
let me ask him IN the name of reason
why do they lay themselves open to
to criticism and ridicule? and if they
do so, is there any injustice in the peo
pie, .Iwhosee servants. they are, taking
cogDisance of the fact?
Does "Amlcns Curiae," willie he ad-
mits that perfection is only an at
tribute of divinity" pretend to say that
some little improvement towards per-
lection by the management of his city
officials would not be hailed with de-
light by the common citizens of the
place? Does he not think. like the
boy chewing tob Geo. sit looks big to
those officials to go behing the rope and
look over at the little fellows ont side
who h We got no tobacco to chew? In
--irr-rt, hi.s thi.a1s-A-.,>e-.,
c;al if for nothing more than to violate
the law in the face of all justice? Is
there any Justice IN discriminating? Is
not the rights of one citizen MS sacre
as those of another? and should not
they be so regarded?
Does "Amicns Curiae" hold that in
the event yellow jack comes he will be
particular whether he attacks an Alder>
man or boot black? and will not that
Alderman CORPSE infect the neighbour
hood where he died as much as that of
the boot black?
These are questions that will bear
consideration at least.
do not blame any one for using can
ton, and applying al! known and i'm
az nary perventives against this fearful
disease, but I do blame any set or body
of men, who because they have the
power to make fish of one and flesh of
another. exercise their might against
reason aud justice alike. IL it suicidal
to the interest of safety of the public
for all the corporation officers to be Mt
the train, thereby daily hazarding "a
chance at yellow fever when one. or two
who have had the disease could he dep
utized to atterd to the necessary duties?
answer me this question. Am l max
ing Zine shotsr'ior shooting abandon
Just Cor the privilege of shooting?
"Amicus Curiae" says some of his
remarks do not wholly apply to me, but
he cannot resist the opportunity to
strike over my shoulders at others who
present shining mark" Thank good
ness my shoulders are broad. and were
:, $50 80, all,