Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-09-27
MEDICAL SCHOOLS.

AS the season approaches for opening the Medica
Schools, 1t is natural that every student should Ia
'nquifng where be can obtain the greatest advance
meni in his profession. upon the cheapest terms
Is this to be done in Philadelphia or New York;
We believe no. No Virgininn or Souiherner need
cross the Potomac in search OF that which he can
obtain at home a, a cheaper rate and of better
quality. Does any city in the Union afford more
eliniea or anatomical facilities than Richmond No.
Then, why DC Southern students flock to the North
by hundreds, carrying thousands Of dollars with
them, 10 be spen, amongst people, whose feelings
are no: eongenial with their own1
Last year, the whole South and West was inun
dated with Circulars, and the New York Herald
edited by James Gordon Bennett, putting most VIC.
cnily, in advance, new Medical Institution under
The auspices Of Drs Mott, Pai,ison, Bedford, &c
Wei, after one winters campaign the Ssrmes, cd
vocaiss Of this mighty school have become luke.
warm. and others have become thoroughly disgust
ed with the arrogance snd high pfsiensions Of lhcse
sauans, and amongst the number is the talented
James Gordon Bennett hm,e'fl But let him speak
for himself. In the Weekly Herald OF the 10Th OF
September, he s'ys:
bic flourish Of high sounding preension, aud vast guam.
uy o. sdyersog zone Of 92, yet Pail Us Professors
gerry 1hey promised reform Of the whole system Of
schools n the country Into ,feccorncfed hi. They
were The men and vision vas 70 die with them All hi.
| had is eject"
These ore hard cks from one, who, but few
months since, was their strongest ard most arden
friend. But in the mex, paragraph, Benrs,ps rea
sons land # true, good ones) arc given for desert
| ing his quondam friends.
gentry We swallowed their boss without grain of allow
ance. We spoke words Of cheer 10 them We bio then
~ r. ierfsj fo r1si tp5eirs =, 49, Us III
me- Of Mo suyyesani. IN four ili,n months The
of credit out Of The good Erices ~ The protection 10
their students who applied ior inssI1n 10 the naval
400 why wasul1 For nc simple reason that no profei
u the school have means 81 s1otdng clinical ir
,s ssi,.f o arc ''' '' 70 occupy ' pace o. publ
, Bonnet mex, gives as sketch OF the most promi
3 men, Professors in the Mo- School, which we quot
for the edihc,uon or scme OF our editorial frerd
D who have occasionally polished tie o1'roordinar
z essays furnished them from New York, us we'll Z
j, many innocent young gentlemen who have dele
d. mined to attend this wonderful Medical School.
"And FIRST comes the great gun DR. Valentine Mott.
Mott iss first rate sufEcal operator. but s most nnoce
eoce and he vgry worst lecturer ihst ever opened h
jaws In college The verbatim reports u b lecture
u the whole profession In this country and In Europe
Ills Book Of Travels would have dsEraccda schoulbOy
. Tho poor unto broken eK but 10 is utterly
capable 81 connecting iOgcthor two dfaf HE vanity
esofsn are p.oveibsl Hs Is unius snd ibersl tosi
his brethren mich 90 that De- DID acruplc 10 invaf
j. The solemn sincty of TIC tomb, snd stgmaisc, W
norant foreign adyenturcfi The late Dr Russa surge,
Of extraordinary tson and Who h. VOL Known, dfo'
y Dr Mott 10 PARIS there 10 swallow he ohagrn at Tie
Il, | umghs of his succesfful rival"
Aier a statement Of the blundes made by Il
Doctor, in surgical operation, TO which he refer
James Go don Bennett flashes him on after the "a
3 lowing style;
'Then to his lecturing, Whist is 10 be thought of
= | teacher whose public dic0ufgea filled with sus
VI expressions these GeutlemeB, you 60 hon
q AMI ely thar you tho very knilc with which dor
. fhigiOr. gcntcmon, you can toll your hltnds that "
| saw the very Igaiurs with which Ited this artery
wonder that with such ddvoiug garrnlous Old wont
~ bToeehes) their Professor of the great science