The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-01-08
The State Board Of Health ana is
Recommendation for an Extra Session.
R1pLEr, Mss, Dec. %, 1873.

this mania ~He has it bad But then u
Is a privilege which he may exercise "a
libitty.. If the newspapers can stand IT, vi
course the public has no right to object ana
II would be indecorous for any one 10 indulge
the fond hope that the day will ever come
when there will be an issue OF newspaper |
in Tippah county. without communities
tion over the stereotyped signature OF -.
NJ" | should not now object 10 - =
NJ INDUCING his ruling passion, if 1t were
not for comm unication from him In the
Advertiser of the 2lst inst, on the suoJect
of 4 called ses sion of the Legislature.
imagine that as soon as the members of the
Sfatc Board of Health read -. y Ms
effusion. they will either. for very shame
| HANG themselves, or will meet at
once. and Immediately resolve thar
| tnev aye twelve of the most consummate
| iaek-asses in the State of Mississippi, and
order The same to be enrolled on parch-
ment, signed by the Presiden, attested by
| the Secretary and sent by express TO y
Y. NJ" at Ripley, with expressions
If deepest humility. OF course 1t makes no
| difference, that these men have been chosen
| by the Governor and the State Medical As
oeiation on account of their experience
public spirit, and superior knowledge OF
| science and practice OF medicine; nor uots
il matter that many of them were In the
| thickest of the fight during the late terrible
epidemic, they must lay down their lances,
and ANONYMOUSLY retire from the fell
when the sauaJ.t of Tippah enters tie list.
But for fear that the State Board of Health
should commit suicide, or else refuse to
meet again. let us see whether this u. Y. M
is true or false prophet. These are per
ious times and we have right to look into
| the record of this self-constiruted adviser
of the State authorities, and see what degree
of crediblity lie is entitled TO.
The same State Board OF Health which nov
asks the authorities for power To protect the
ive- and health ofour people, were earnest
in their efforts during the late fearful summer
to iaduce the authorities of cities, towns and
counties o adopt quarantine reguation-,and
upon which side do we find ID. Y NJ ~ Ii Is
generally conceded thatno citizen of Ripley
was more bitter in his denunciatons of the
Board of Selectmen for the course they
pursued than WAS this same D. \. NJ"
| stigmatiZing their action As tlhun1aa, an
necessary and ridiculous, and that noHe but
fools wound suppose that yellow fever would
spread in Ripley. [ wonder il he believes
hat now? If he does, he stands alone in
the town authorities had yielded 70 his
opinion. and taken his advice, what would
have been the consequences? Go look at
| the grave-yards of Grenada, Holly Springs,
| Grand Junction, and numberleSS other
towns, before answering the question. 1t
is generally admitted that but for our quar-
antine regulations, to day we would have
fewer and sader men on our streets-tewer
women and children around our hearth
, stones aud more fresh mounds in our vii =
Iage graveyard. Mon who have been so
, Observation-Disclosures in giving advice ought
not TO hazard the lives of the people, by
| advising again, unless they can bring some
evidence 20 satisfy the public that they
know what they are talking about. Life
and health are too precious to be trtied with
by men who write simply TO see their names
in print
"JY NJ" offers nothing i'm the shape of
an argument against the action of the Board
of Health, except the paltry consideration
of the cost of a session of the Legislature.
What is "A few thousand dollars out of the
/ State Treasury when compared with the
fearful loss of lite in the State this wear
Ask Grenada, Holly Springs, Jackson,
Vicksburg, Meridian, Canton, and other
places in THE State that suffered, how much
it would be worth to undergo again what they
have passed this year, and they Will tell you
that there will not be money enough in
the State Treasury tor a century to induce
them to accept such an atlictiOn again. Yet
, this Tppah SdUdat pnrs human life in one
scale and Il few dollars in the other, and
, says the dollars are TIE heaviest.
j. I. NJ" can't close his article without
"A strike AT the Legislature of rs bv copying
! from the Vickshurg Herald | do NOT pro.
) pose to defend the Legislature OF rs against
rhe puny assaults OF such writers as - Y
NJ" tor suppose that alter he has done his
worst hey will suffer about as much in
! convenience. as did the bull in the fable
when the gnat took free ride on one of his
horns; bur just say that when 81 Y NJ >
and the " H." say that the mem hers of
? I -laguu II.
called session, AS a personal pecnniarv in
vcstment, they either don't know what
they ire talking about, or else they SUPPOSE
that the aforesaid mem ber- have even a
smaller supply OF that useful article known
as common sense than the ~. II =" or ~
Y. NJ" which God forbid. They. perhaDs
did not know that if there had been called
session before the LIST of January, 1872 that
the mem DerS iustead Of getting tho large
salary that Y. NJ" talks Of they would
not have received one cent IAN if it should
meet after the lst of January. that they
wonld gee only three dollars (S3) dSy aud
! ten (l0l cents mileage. Ii they know that
Z board in Jackson ia from one and a haIfto
I three dollars per day. exclusive of Incl den-
! tai expenses. then it would seem difficult to
understand how members can expect to
: make enough out of a called session to
! enable them ''to live 4 long time without
: work" Four fffths Of the Legislature are
farmers, aud if they are worth anvth ng al
home, til y would not desire to neglect their
: private interest for the sole purpose of
going to jackson. Thus you see what -
Y. Ms" argument amounts to. | suppose
t Governor Stone will do what he plrascs. ~
Y. NJ" TO the contrary Notwithstanding
| think il quite probable that he will not
call the Legislature together, yet | think
the public interest requires il. For myself
| certainly do not desire it, as [ can make a
better Hving at home than can in Jackson
on three dollars a day. s.
+ That our readers may understand merits
! of the discussion, we herewith amend the