Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-05-19
MONDAY, MAY 10, 1928.
Ernm the pho ,e.Island American.

America,
tory Of Medical science in 'he Ohl'ed States,
c,,, N. 6r,t settlement Of the county
Nv lanes Thatcher, NJ. D. Sc. &c author ot
,h., American new D ,Lensal nry, OF The MOD
ern practice Of physic, aud OF the military
JournI-Two yoIu mes in one,-Boston 1913
TIM, j. the frs, book of its kind thar has APP
,,.,red in America. Whilst dis inguishtd men
in o,rer professions have had suCcesslun Vi
hi .,-raph.rs, those engaged in the healing art,
with the exception nf short obituary notices,
scattered in periodicals, aud Introductory lee
tures.bavr been hi erto nesl, cted. Tais IS per
hans no: - be regretted, seeing that the WORK
has now been eXecu'ed BY mastery hand, by
one whose advanced age, extensive acQnaln-
lance and patlyut Industry in collecting mate
rails, as well as experience !" an'horShlp, pre-
em,n~n,iy qualjleti Kim for .'e undertaking -
Dr.. Thatcher is one OF the mos interesting VIII
tiers of the present day, His military Journal
is read with no ordinary drgree of satisfaction
and advantage by he public generally, as well
as bv members OF lhe medical prof, sainn, ard
shows that his revolutionary services mus
have made him acquainted with great NUN
Der of those Whose biography he has writlen.-
HIS other writings, particularly the American
Di,prnsatory IT quirt d an extensive corresp2n-
den E witt the emeBeu; physicians throughout
the country which has enabled INN l" asc rtaln
their individual merits, 2rd their comparative
claims for poshumoos honoars.
The friends Of mediccl science must hail this
public a,ion as one calculated % produce SAL
utary infuenre Ip,n the ,haracrer ANA useful
ness Of the medicsl profe> sion-no oHe enEag-
ed in its responsible duties can read the work
without feeling a laulabe ambition glowing
within his own breast, 20 emuiae In" pr"ts-
sioraI fame aud private virtues Of rhe dis'ln-
h6p ~ ~
ed. Nor car any one glance a. its pages, with
ou, seeing na,nc. OF individuals, for whose me
morv he has long fen b1tn gratitude ana 'ehe-
ration.
But asi e f. DIN their professions al career, Incl
deuts are here met vita in tue biography oil
some that will interes, the >ta'eman AID histo"
rian. Three Of The meme s, BSr,leti, lhnrn' OF,
and Rush are TO be famed in that imp"rishab!e
roll Of patrio;s, Who IL the auguSt assembly OF
'76, pronounced that all men are oil right aid
ought To be Tree, and afhXsd their Signatures 10
tho sol, mn pledge Of their lives, their fortunes,
and their sacred honours, To maih ain this right,
- And when the vote Of Independence was tax
en-, Colonel Barilelts name was he first Call d
as representing the mos, easierly provinces
was therefore. the Grst lha, answered in the al
nrnatve; aud OFFER the PrcsIdenD 10 put his
signature to that me movable instrument.
The biography OF M5irr G"ucral JOS, pin War
REQ, who immorlalizsd his fame by his patriot.
ic death on CharltsIown heights, occupies
conspicuous place, as does that Of his brother
and Dupil, DR.. John Warren, who shUuldered
his musket IS A volunteer on the day after his
bro,her's l.Ii, and being subsequently promn;>
ed from tie ranks, to tne office OF hospital Sur
geon, served as such, through the seven years
struggle. Governor Eus,iS, another pupil al
General Warren, Secretary of war and foreign
l.. he IL al IN
the Revolutionary army-Dr. Jcffries; WHO
crossed the British Channel in balloon. DR..
Hunter, who was medical officer under the
pre,ender in the fatal field Of Culloden, and who
nassed the remainder 1T his life in Newport,
was the first public lecturer on anatomy in New
England, are among those who's cvenliu! ca
reer entitled their names 10 place in Ameri-
can history.
We learn from This volume among other facts
how Dr. franklin got possession Of the letters
Of Governor Hutchinson, and Secretary Olir-
err, which had been ciandestinely sent 10 the
private Secretary Of Lord Granville for the pur-
pose Of pre- JUDGING the British ministry, airea-
DIV suffi, emily disposed 10 adopt every measure
uf severity against the colonies, and 10 poison
the minds Of the opposition. Franklin being
agent for the colony, obtained The letters in a
manner that always seemed unacc ountable and
sent them TO Boston, The indignation AID
luminosity which were excited on their perusol
knew no bounds A petition was drawn up
by the House ofrepreSentatives and sent to his
Majesty, declaring Hutchinson and Oliver ene>
mics OF the colonies and praying for their re-
moval. When this petition was presented by
DR.. Franklin in person 10 the priyy Council,
"Lord LoGghborough, who was employed as
counsel on the part oflhe GOvernour, pronuun-
ced his famous philippe against DR.. Franklin,
IL, hepn he
mos, finished specimens Of oratory in The En-
siisL language. In This speech he charged that
Venerable character with having procured the
letters by unfair means. The letters could not
have come to Dr. Franklin, says Lord l.. by
fai, means-nothing will acqui, him OF The
charge ofobtaining them BY fraudulent or corr
rupt means. for the mosr malignant Of purposes
unless he stole them from The persons VINO stole
them" 81 hope my lords, you will mark and
brand the man, for the honor Of this country