The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-20
TIM NEW ORLEANS DRMoORAT, SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1880

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alarm we're very srsst: Co.. Mfil!n 9i Perm ..
non yS Sewesn Phss phia and New
York city. Upon the dlsappearanes Of the cpl
ana sss saes nd
were proclaimed In Oonneeticut and Ia neigh
boring cities. Gov. Jar. q New York. applied to
In the heydny Of Fed rallsm. President Adams
thus alluded 70 the subject IN bic message:
Nth hs aaa = divine Prove
dence ID the alarming and destructive peatl
enee With which seyers' # ouF q les a I'd
towns have been Visited there T. ca ,n, 20, fhs
again ha1 per@tted Il assembie II safety ~ the
q "tee biz wheu W eeet @
this fatal disorder has within . few yeas
made repeated revaEes IA some q our prlnnl-
aud when wa consider the magnitude Of the
evils arising. from the Interruption of public
aud private, buslnesa whereby The national 70,
Invite the Lsaialature Of the Union TO examine
the expodIency Of establishing suitable regnla-
.ions IN MD of the health laws of the respective
Etatea."
IL the response, which WINS then customary
from the ssnate. they reply to this recommend
"Bympathy for the uuHeringa OF our fellow
creatures from disease, and the Important tn.
tereatl OF the Union demand Ut the National
~
governments lii the Use Ut such means as seem
best calculated to prevent the return OF thie ia
V The result was the act Of February a.. 17op
These eloquent words expreaa TO-DAY. ~ they
did then. the spirit OF Federal leglslatlon-a
strong sympathy pooie ohsrdty manifest
but, ut the same time, an acknowledged impo-
tency r. control. y snporsede. and t9 Interfere
" %a." nom poll fact upon this very
question the debates disclose that the 1epub.
lean q MASSACHUSETTS, day Ia as Jealous OF
thoritiea Of Alabama. Texas. Mississlppi and
our own State believe That their irregular meth
commerce perish. wo must expect some other
remedy than Federal aid In this trying emer-
Vet some governmental authority must be- In
voked to determtne this great question 81 ~
tercouree during eridemtes.. This dangerous
tendency to iadepenaent and irte ,.. a.
b crs1,mvon'ed. Z these Epidemic, sre to e..
sn s eek oner shelter
assert its rixbta firmly AMI demand satisfac-
tory solution Of this great question:.
II OCCURS to me that most Of this trouble
could be avoided BY plaolr TIL. question upon
higher level; Lot Il be made state and In
Il 10 assuming the proportions Of an interna-
ttonal question, and although as to our rela.
tions II ta equally imp tAnt. we IND II to be u
even rice TO TINT dignity. There IL resuon-
aibiity when q State acts there IL Il comfy be-
tween States, there is sense q security and n
formity. whom d State deals with liz citizens and
other States, The proper functions Of = police
Jury are to determine question OF intercourse
or non intercourse that may Involve the com
tneroial exietence 81 great CITY. II towns IN
Arkansas and mississippi will plant cannon on
1rn tfu nn iNl ~ Of u Irt hn s1nn Inv
Mieaiasippi. and let tho responsibility roat
them i ,ans q deny hs hs
q the State q Alabama M Il Mobis and aaves
upon the authority OF tho States Of Texas and
Alabama. and II a. man cannot travel In this
State let tho prohibitions como from tho State;
grant ferry privlleues; eities aud towns can
continue to clean their streets md arrest
drunken people. but 'his areat question of In
ton TO commuitios. Will rae to the level of the
question OF public crimes. to which It n equal
in Importance 20 the question OF public NOR
question Of public order TO which 1t ts not for.
etgn-for 1t u not deserving Of that high sta-
ton: thna civil government during the sever.
ct crisis to which society 10 exposed becomes a
pageantry and a mimickry.
trust that the members OF the medical pro-
fession who are go eminent Tor their attain.
some concerted action. deeervedly exercise
auch q vast influence, and WHOSE course and
advice have such weight; will consider this
myself. worthy Of their most ambitious efforts.
and by creating and guiding public opiaion,
they may demand some Legislation that Will
commerce. from certain destruction. and that
will reroncte freedom OF intercourse with due
protection to communities againat tho intro
duction Of contagious and Infectious diseases.
After Ella RENE du Sud" from the orches-
tra Dr.. Thomas Hebert was introduced and
delivered the following valedctory for his
class:
vALED1cToRy.
Worthy Professors. Fellow Students, Ladies'
and Gentlemen:
TO welcome you. IN tho name OF my fellow
students, is only TO emphasize that which. to
YOU. has been already assured, Your. presence
adds largely to tho qualification which makes max
ma the physician Is to you 81 nearly. the success
az those who undertake to become members OF
than one. be a source Of Interest to you, and
truly gladdened are we to note 80 many smiling
faces. whereon the great pleasure which we OK
perience IL reflected, To You W. refer the snc-
cess OF our past efforts In order that the results
| which have been achieved may be duly appre-
| ciated by you: to the ladies especially we owe
much of that pleasure which is connected with
our experience to-day, since their friendly re-
gard has prompted them to bring their ele-
Hnnce and charms t. grace eur r enlistment Into
Those who to-day assume the duties OF ply
sicians will, In virtue Of the great trust which
| we receive be expected to fight the hard tlgh
as we'll as we can. We shall endeavor to do 30
fearlessly and trustfully. although to carry out
| the life task entrusted to us. much OF the com
] fort much of the even tenor" Of our lives vii
have to be reinauished. for the physieian IT, II
ties, and prey to eventuali.ies. which. like tht
hosts OF the Dark Angel. rise from the fathom
| less abyss to confront him.
The success of an arduous undertaking. ar
earnest OF which has been given us to-day
| leads us to hope that the life Of the physician
| as compared with the life Of the student. ma,
result In the achievement OF proportionate re-
suits. part Of those requirements to o. me
has long been familiar to us In that devotion
to study and earnestness OF application which
have enabled us to achieve 80 much: as tn
events Of the day imply. while the rest IL bu
| vaguely outlined to US In what we have OBJ
served served as the routine life Of the busy practi
TONER Of medicine. The acquirements Of !,
the priceless benefits which we may be- able t.