Year: 1863

THE JUSTICES OF UNION COUNTY.


Alas for their justice, humanity and gratitude.
May God and the soldiers forgive them for their
unwifngness to prevent the spread of small pox
among the poor and needy. In Germany, before
vaccination was known, a doctor was employed for
each district who inoculated every child and there
was penalty upon parents who failed to have
their children inoculated l say the Justices are
unwilling to prevent the spread of this loathsome
disease will prove it. The Justices are all vac
cinated and so are their children and negroes
There are hundreds of poor families in Union coun.
ty who are not and never viii be; they are not
able to pay doctor for it. If the doctors are will


ling to vaccinnate without pay, they not willing
to go to every house and do so. We have had
small pox in Wilson, Wayne Wake, Orange Ala
nance, and many other counties-in fact there are
lew counties where we have not had it.


T Mr.. Rogers Of Alamance, came from Richmond,
where he had been on a visit to his son-was seized
with small pox-deserted by his ne;ghbors, and
died, no one going near to bury him for several
days. An Irishman was finally found who per-
formed the necessary Office. In Orange, Mr. VIM.
Carlton his wife, his son and servant all died.
Mr. Carlton had been a visit to his son, in camp
| near Richmond. He was not aware that he was
even near any person who had the disease. Vac
cination would have saved his family. 1t would be
well to have permanent law, as in Germany, CON-
pelling all parents to attend to the sub ect Of vac
| cination, and paying doctors to vaccinnate.





Union Justices must be-what slaves to party =
Were it not so, their action at last Court to pre-
vent the spread of this most oathsome disease would
appear to themselves in no other light than that of
unmitigated hatefuness. Nothing but the progress
OF Christian sentiment correct the feeling that
prompted them to complain of vaccinatng the poor,
and to make it a matter Of judicial record. The
County Court of Union had as well enter decree
against every enterprise of Christian benevoence-
against the spirit that hunts outcasts of poverty
and crime for relief and reform-aganst the spirit
that raises hospitals for sick soldiers-against the
spirit that erects asyums Cor the insane and schools
for the dumb and blind.


An old lady at my elbow accounts for it all by
saying Conference must have forgotten to send
circuit rider into Union l venture no man voted
for the order who reads the Standard. / venture
every Justice of the Peace who voted for the order
voted for Johnson for Governor l venture those
of them who make corn to sell, sell it at high
price. venture they will all live to regret their
action upon the subject of small pox


When the Legislature passed the act it was not
supposed that people of wealth would avail them
selves of it. 1t intended for the special benei!
Of those who are in the army at $l1 per month
Magistrates are exempt, by reason of their Office,
from conscripton. They go beyond their office
when they enter up DEGREES against the spread of
the small pox in the families of those who have
gone out to battle not for their wives and children,
but for their property. A. B.