For the Columbian Fountain.
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For a number of days the good citizens
of our city have been Justly alarmed with
the threatened prevalence of that loathsome
disease-the small pox. Citizens and stran-
gers have thronged the offices of our ply
sicians, and | am told that the post-office in
the House of Representatives has worn the
appearance of Hospital for sometime. In
common with the great mass, have been
advised to the use Of precautionary meas
ures against an attack from this dreadful
disease; and yet, while submitting to the
operation, could not but regard the gen.
eral anxiety and nervous excitement in rela-
ton to the subject with some surprise. A
more horrible disease-Diore prevalent
more fatal, has existed in our city ever since
its organizations; and, although it has slain
its thousands annually, but .feac seem to re-
gard it with alarm, or to join in the adop-
ton Of any means to remedy it. The first
case Of small pox aroused the public mind,
and excited public alarm; preventlves were
Immediately resorsed TO, and the guardians
of the city met in council to devise and
consult for the protection Of the citizens
from an dtlaCk Ol llllS ulSedSei AL tIllS was
right, humane, and necessary. But why so
much precaution TO guard against the raw
ages Of the small pox, while another scourge
more dreadful and desolating, is not only
permitted to sweep through every avenue,
lane and alley, but is, in fact, introduced,
supported, protected, and authorized by the
fathers of the city, the councils These
same Fathers of the city very justly and
charitably adopted measures to secure The
vaccination of the families of the poor, and
appointed physician to attend to this part
of the safety system. All right; and God
bless them for it. But these same men have
licensed a certain set of men to sell a burn
ing fire; and while the physician, bylthcir
authority, is employing the skill of his pro-
fession to counteract the approach of small
pox, the liquor seller is, by their authority,
introducing more dreadful disease, by
which the father is made . suicide, the
mother maniac, and their children in
mates of the poor-house. What gross in
consistency daring crime!


A dozen, at most have fallen by an at
tack of small pox, but, loathsome as was