The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-08-01

the Accumulated yIi~fortunes Of that Tn
happy City.


the Aceumu lafed Hi<fortunes Of that Tn
happy City,
Prom the Memphis Appeal OF July 1871
Let us look the situation Of affairs to-
day in Memphis straight in the face
Let US look, II possible, beyond, and in
Quire OF the future what more Of wreck
and ruin il has in store for u.s. The
present looks black, ugly and forbid
ding, made not 50 much so BY facts IS
by croakers- The future seems 10 be
surrounded by lurid hue thst dominates
the frightful yellow tint. the sign of hor-
ror, woe and sorrow. The yellow fever,
the first case OF which was announced
on the 9th, now counts it, sixteenth vic
tim II counts more. II counts the
present destruction OF the trade and in
dustries Of the community, and threat
ems the property which represents the
accommodations Of the labor Of the pres
ent and preceding generations The
yellow fever is in front Of Us, but beyond
il may easily be discerned the torch Of
the incendiary, revealing the starving
thousands who to-day have no re-
source. Never was city in 50 deplor-
able condition Most of her leading
men are absent. OF all who under 9TH
er circumstances would be foremost As
leaders and advisers, but few are now
here TO share the dangers and
counsel the bewildered peo-
pie what 10 do. Every man
has made provision for himself ard
these dependent upon him, but there
has not been one word heard in behalf
Of the poor, no provision has been made
for the safety Of property, not one cent
has been subscribed TO maintain an in
tegrify that once assailed BY hunger will
be found very weak, indeed. The City
Government i powerless and helpless.
II can not use one dollar Of the money
in lis treasury for the purpose Of con-
tending with the fever or succoring the
poor and needy, and il can not levy a
tax for that purpose, and II il could,
could not collect H. As for the County
Government, IL will take no thought
concerning US, for il il did il would re-
suit in nothing. The State can contrib
ute nothing for our benefit: what the
Federal Government can do remains 10
be seen. Our condition il seemingly
without any reliefs- The doctors are
ready for work, and many Of them are
sangnine that they are to have plenty Of
il. We are in As bad condition as il
the sporadic cases had joined their
forces to mske an epidemic. Trade un-
til October, perhaps November, has
been rs etfectually killed As II instead Of
is we had 1900 cases. Those who have
left a. went under the spur of panic,
most Of those who remain have parted
with that sense Of security without which
peace Of mind or health are impossible.
All alongour lines Of railroad the people
are prepared 10 enforce quarantine, after
their own fashion, regardless Of the
rules and regulations Of he Sanitary
Council Of the Mississippi Valley.
The railroad people are our friends. but
they can not do any thing 70 help us
that the quarantinists will not permit
But this il not all. Our stocks Of gro
ccries are very low. The demand for
them the past few weeks has been with
out precedent. The Howard Associa-
ton has but few thousand dollars TO
begin operations with, and the fund that
remained over from last year in the
hands Of the Trustees has almost reach
ed zero. The situation, 1t will thus be
seen, is full Of gloom, not merely on ac-
count Of the presence Of the yellow fever,
but because Of the long train Of evils il
may bring with IT, Memphis Is once
more sitting in the ashes Of woe and
despair. Out Of this condition there Is
bot one avenue--fiight- The people
must get away from the yellow fever
and the doctors before an epidemic IL
declared. No one who has not
had the yellow fever should be
permitted 70 remain here. Blacks
as well s. whites, whether they
will or not, should be forced into camps.
Il i better TO live bearing the temporary
inconvenience Of camps or neigkboring
cities than TO drag out a miserable ex-
istence here in daily dread, perhaps Ill
timately to die like dog; and it will
be cheaper &c sustain such camps than
TO pay the expenses Of thousands Of sick
and ID may be the funeral expenses Of
thousands Of dead. To accomplish so
desirable IN 4 benefcent plan Of oper-
atoms not moment should be lost By
toloor.xoa olucvr hare n will - soan that