National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-05-19
A NATIONAL QUARANTINE.

The Memphis Chamber of Commerce
seems to be stirred up" on the subject of a
national quarantine. We know nothing of
the political affiliations Of the membe rs
of the Momphis Chamber of Commerce, but
suppose most of them are Democrats and
revere the Virginia resolutions of 1893 and
1909 as devoutly as u good Catholic does
fragment of the true cross. But the yellow
fiend has frightened them, and they abso-
lutcly rdicule, revile, and make light Of the
sacred resolutions. Hear them, "That said
Virginia resolutions may have been very
good abstract and amusing reading when
they were framed, nearly century ago,
but do not meet the necessities and require
"mcnts of the present age and status ofour
country"
angels and ministers of grace defend
"us.n What is the country coming TO-?
The sheeted ghosts of departed Virginians
must hover nightly round the beds Of their
successors, calling on them to revenge this
insult. Memphis has not yet been over
whelmcd, rs were the cities of the plain"
with rain of fire and birthstone, but it
will suffer worse fate, for it will be
flooded with an unceasing strcam-a never
ending shower of Bourbon speeches, de-
Tending "the resolutions of '05 and '9O'
Poor Memphis, we pity it. First the yell
low fever, and now this new horror is to
visit it.
But the Memphis Chamber of Commerce
did not stop at merely denouncing the reso-
lutions of 1893 and 1893. Not satisfied with
kicking the dead lion, it TUNED upon the
| live--well, we will not finish that sentence
We meant to say that it denounced some oi
| thepresent Democratic members Of Congress
| for interfering with State Rights to prevent
the passage of national quarantine law
| In administering its kicks it struck some OF
the wrong men, for we have closely watched
the proceedings of Congress on this subject
| 1t belabCrs the Hon. CASEY YOuNG, who
was, we believe, the only Congressman from
| any of the infected districts who had tho
| courage to stay ut home aud endeavor tC
| alleviate the condition Of his constituen Il
| He remained at home during all the fearful
period that the pestilence ragged, while, il
all probability, the wealthy members of the
! Chamber of Commerce were at safe distances
! from where he battled with the pesti
lence 81 that walked in darkness ant
wasted at MONDAY" For his manhood
and courage in standing by his people il
the hour of their trouble he was honoreC
and applauded throughout the Union. Blu
it seems that his case is another confrma
ton Of what is said in Holy Writ, "that {
prophet is not without honor save in Iii
own country" for the qualities he displayed
are not appreciated in Memphis. Quee
people, these Memphis folks They receive,
hundreds of thousands of dollars from tn
people of the North during the epidemi
that tried them so sorely, and then charg
one of the most liberal of the contributor
five dollars for giving him information as t
his brother, who died among them of tht
fever. Aud now they attack Senator HAIR
RIs and Representative Young, whom W
have always understood made every eflor
to pass an effective quarantine law at tn
last session of Congress and are still labor
ing for that end. They were fOremos
among those who, in this case, repudiatc(