Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-04-28


his audience that K. Wood arm never
rad been mortified, but that J had keht
the case on hand 10 make out a lonl, Bill
Yet with his usual consistency, he dSc;ar-
eel had previously obtained Il bond tor y
Very considerable sum, under the promise
of Curing the wound. No such cure was
ever thought of by any one but Morrison,
whose cures are generally asradical as those
by amputation--whch in this case was u e
only proposed resource. The truth is,
finding l should have 20 pay forty or hfty
dollars for the immense Quantity oil bark
used ia5YarWy, and to dress the wound, as
mentioned in the case, and as Morrison,
whose forte is always to raise dispute a.
bout my fees, would be busy, having broke
ground within mile Of this patient, and
he being Jealous at not being employed,
! in the presence of witnesses, asked Mr..
II. Wood how l was TO be paid He re-
piled, I" will pay your account" In the
/ public and unprovoked exclamation preach
ed against me by Doctor Morrison, at
! Charlottesville, lie is pleased 10 call this
bond. and foy a very large sum. hate
even he sembiance OF Rattering any one,
but when DTs. P-it--n and Ign under
took the operation, though one OF the most
difficult III surgery, knew the patient was
rs safe III every point Of view as he could
! be after such an accdent-yet my giving
up the case to them in surgical capaci
~ as well as medical, Doctor Morrison
calls abandoning he patient. May take
the liberty of limiting to those who m y
employ Decor Morrison, that they will
be gamers by obtaining the favor Of him
10 abandon every case in the manner aud
to the persons to whom ] a6andoncd this.
Alter the speech was recited To me by at
least .fffy of the Doctors audience, VINO
all seemed anxious to know more about
it, sent word to him, if he did not de-
sist, had no resort but answering in the
! public prints-bur confident of his os1l
| proves at the pen, and depending great
/ iy on his counsel, the DOCTOR declined my
| proposals, but went 10 Buckingham court,
where he expatiased more handsomely
IF possible) than at Aibemarle. If our
DOCTOR has the right of proceeding thus,
may not be INDUCED in telling few
truths yet after all have mentioned
Of what he has said and done--nay, ten
times as much, will be graveiy told, my
answer 10 Morrison is from envy-this
hal! be EXAMINED.
"Let me have men about me that are
lat, Sleek headed men, and such as sleep
( OF nights. Yon Cassius has lean and
hungry look--such men are dangerous.
We're my name blu. liable IN fear, know
not the mai would dread sooperth an that
I'm, 3 l.. =. e.
| Such men as he rever are al hearts ease,
while they see another greater than lhen'-
| selves, therefore are they very, very emu
ot's."-( !SAdke5fs. j. Ceaar.)
Let il for moment he admitted that
neither Caesar or the poet were Judges OF
! human na;ure--Say further thatth Sc lines
do not apply ('hough they most certainly
do) to myself and Doctor Morrison.-
Grant tur,hcr (and it is more than you'll
ask) that we fat, funny fellows are given
to envy-Surely Morrison Can never be
the object.
With a countenance on which malig-
nant stupidity is pre-eminently dep,cied--
deaf, short sighted, and left handed, 0ho7,e
all, with heart surpassed in baseness only
I by the weakness oi MS hesd, III whom ca -
he excite envy Surely not in me. His
conduct towards myself and oilers in the
case OF Wood. is most claring. solemn
u declare l know OF 10 improperly il
The treatment Of that case, unless it was
Morrison's prescription, and tho have
never seen it, its being concealed out OF
charity, bcspeaks it ridiculous enough. Ii
we examine his conduct IN the case Of
! Nllly, we will find ample room. Doctor
Logan, M.rr,son's old school fellow, lives
will hin few steps of MIR. Roberson's--
Morrison had TO pass Logan and saw him
thrice in his way 20 and from Robertson's.
| i was a: Roberlson's when our oGor
passed, but having watched his opportun
ty in his sHeoking, underhanded manner
called in our absence and told MIR. Robert.
son-What? For this | appeal to any
one ofcommon iDtelleGl-The woman was
III the state of Tom Jones, when Partridge
told him cit would take a clever fellow to
keep him from getting WE'LL"
/ In this state the tale must have been
bad enough to induce any man TO adopt
Morrson'siemedy. Had ourdoclor's head
been able 10 cooperate with the dl 6lates