The Litchfield County post., 1827-05-17


 Elif0ukllDut was SO low, and so perfsctlv ,,, etIaraitrE wiih sSsne men of this world sI,st u would not RdvF deserved this notice bns c,, particular reasons. .., .t.9 '" We have received. information from an. more aFtiess than the rest that those ras..lvee were presented by Dr s. k. Childs. and sun. ported by hiin, aud another gentleman. Oty informant stated that he objected to the l,,eaa. nre for several reasons, but was finally her. suAofd to vote for 1t by the iAsiuuati0ns If ene or t~o lndividuals. he mentioned also the remarks Of those men of sssaa. and va hesitate not to say that they were most con4 summate faIsehOOds, and we call l,uon them to show their ihnOcefcei if they can.
 Our informant in the guilelessness of truth. stated that 4Dr. A*A"* Obiected to inc nro. cesdings when he retmaed. The fact is. fh;s | t,tis'ness was omitted until the L0st. and when tne question Was tried some had left toaC,s. and sOtne the room whether by design or acei- nelL We have not been able to learn. fur tn fhls inquiry our informant would make ,,e reply, They that have been questioned re- specting tbe naissbers present at the time, have a'tDgethNE refused Information on this point. put with Nsmlls mingled with shame have giy- en an evassse answer. To one of them the question was put, ~were there fer, neinberr
 
 Alter refiecting few moments he smiled si,.- nifcantly, hut refused to answer. Nov t5s fact is, there are between sixty and eipbfv regular Physicians in this County. of whom . peFy ttMsfed number, we are certain, atteDd- ed the meeting. The, sentiment then thev would wish to advance. in saying thaf fIss Medical Society passed thtse resolves. scal- culated widely to mislead.
 Dr. s. R. ChiIds has been questioned un on :his subject by ore ar more regular Physi. clans, and members of the Society, but decli- ned giving any direct answers to the nunaer. o.is questions pr0posed by them, except that Dr,s m. Hnel handed him the resolves.--- Who then does not see the combination ?--- This Business was planned, matnred, and exe- 'cuted, with no little cunning and without even a suspicion en the part ot the person or per. sons they would rttempt to criminate that such measure would be discussed, till the resolves weae published. Is this the course that honor, manhood, or equity ineulcates? Nc: It Is violation of all law. and a direct infr'ngepent of the rules of the Medical So- ciety. But iR the execution Ofsnch measures, law, and honor. and integrity are not taken into the account; but meanness and detesta-. oie da rkness constitute the engines eff power.
 A number Of the regular members who were absent from the meeting, have express ed regret aud indignation !" at the second resolve oftheir brethren; since after strict in- yestigati0n they can fiDd no schere the least .s- teeavt' to calusnniate Dr. Sheldon. This scur- rilons resolve then. is nothing less than HbeL upon the person or persons they would "at- tempt" to censure, ,and by no means creditable to the distinguished individual they so justly cul0gi2e iD the first. Its author or authors were deeply tinctured with the same spirit they would wish to condemn; and we are entirely willing that they should derive all the consolation and benefit resulting from it ;- putin their calm reAecting moments, when reason rules. and passion shrinks away, we ensy not their happinsssss