The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-13
THE GALVESTON EMBARGO,

The temper Of the DEMOCRAT in discussing
the question of quarantine at the inception o1
the epidemic justifies any complaints we may
deem it just to urge, now, upon that score
We said, very properly, that New Orleans
had claimed the right to test the efficacy OF
quarantine to it's latest deduction and without
ests, and we conceded, without hesitation, the
same right to interior towns. SO fair and just
was our course In this respect that even when
we felt 1t our duty to arraign Mobile with put
ting an embargo on our commerce, under pre-
tense Of O. quarantine as sanitary measure,
the press of that city regretted rather than
resented our statements. This was @ testi-
mony OF which we are pardonably proud, and
it embOldens us to make still more serious
charge against our Texas neighbors in the
West.
1t is a notorious fact that Galveston has
never failed to avail herself Of any circum-
stance, however Fictitious, to hurt New Or
leans commercially. She never fails to qua
rantine or to slander this city, with or with
out provocation. This fact has been so patent
this year that even the Texas press has taken
the matter in hand, and has set no bounds to
it's denunciation of the mean and envious
spirit that has prompted the action Of Gal
weston. We have no need to draw upon our
own resources in denouncing this wrong; we
find all the Inspiration we need in the Texas
papers themselves.
The Austin Statesman is specially bitter In
Its denunciations. It appears that Gov. Hub
bard has issued proclamation in aid of the
~
antine to December 20. In this connection
the Statesman uses the following strong
language:
This needless and extraordinary ,protraetion
sanitary decree. IT is designed to rob New Or
leans and enrich Galveston. 1t is intended that
Galveston shall retain all that she has won and
ghastly plague. These are plain simple facts,
SO plain that he who runs may read.
The Statesman goes even SO far as to charge
that Gov. Hubbard has issued his, certainly
very silly and prejudicial, proclamation in the
interest and at the selfish appeals of Calves
ton, and for no other purpose than to put an
embargo on the commerce Of New Orleans
This charge, OF course we cannot pass upon.
It may be just, but we cannot accept it with
out positive proof, which can be furnished
only by the actions of Gov. Hubbard. Upon
this question he will have immediate provo
cation to act, and we shall then be able to
Judge better Of his motives.
Gov. Nichols, at the instigation of num-
Ger of our most influential merchants, and on
a statement made by DR.. Choppin the presi-
lent of our Board Of Health, has addressed a
to Gov. Hubbard asking him
to exercise his authority to remove the en-
)argo against the commerce Of New Orleans,
instituted and maintained in the name of
quarantine, established for sanitary pur-
poses. We must hear from Gov. Hubbard in |
to the communication of Gov |
before we can indorse the censures
passed upon him by the press of his own
State. Now, we can only say that New Or |
cans is as free from yellow as
Kamskatka ever was. There can
,e no possible excuse, on san
tary grounds, for the embargo estab-
ished against us, and if it is longer main
aimed, the conclusion will be irresistible that
t is for commercial reasons. We can fight
UGH measures il they are forced upon us, and
he result will prove which can isolate the
ther to the greater advantage, New Orleans
I Galveston, with the interior towns Of Texas