Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-07-12
TO THE PUBLIC.


Dr. Tho. johnson in hi- card .o the public" publishe.
An ,hs Wing of Jolly 7h has endeasord 10 divert attention
from the grave chsrRes preferred against him by his col
l..ne. and would induce the community 10 believe tina
m entire proceeding originated private prsfcssions
,ealoasy on my part
The facts however. follows tin order correct
the reports which had gained circulation rcla
ton 10 Of Dr. Johnson's resignation
the Faculty requested exhibit the testimony upon
which they rested their allegations TO oil who might ms
posed 20 pcruse H. In this manner the medical students be-
familiar with the charges and the character OF the
proof The action which the students subsequently took
Of their own free will. and entirely uninfueneed by
oil their meetings las understand) held at the
Medical College. The effort which Dr. Johnson has made
impression that professional rivalry had prompt
ed pursue him, and thereby divert the public mind
from the nature Of the must prove above when
In which the charges preferred general
~ known. No individual luminosity, no wan'on desire 70
tsnish his reputation, prompted my colleagues ana myse
the high responsibility OF imPeaehng an asso-
cate, upon charges involving destiu,on oil un,h justice
and honor Stern necessity, sense OF uuty 10 inc hs-
under charge, to the medical profession and to
ourselves, and deliberate and complete conVenon o the
truth Of the charges, could alone induce us our
regulations for an accidental failure to sustain each ana every
charge, would have visited obloquy upon u.s. But from
personal knowledge OF Dr. Johnson and from testimony
then in possession, we unanimously resolved ma' ION
ger connection with him was Incompatible with our sense
Of honor and propey and our duty TO the nsuuuon ue
manded an immediate impeachment
Extract from the petition Of the Medical Faculty 10 the
Tusfe,s Of The H. s. College
g. IT., h., -. ..,,,,o.d ,h,, he who holds the
s., ID a.,aJ .i,or 81 , teacher of vouh Tpor
Iesp ,, e , 49, III -, 800, H. ,c,;,e J
sa v .s. ,;sri,. 80. LII ~, conv.n,ion,l rnlos
IA =, ar .I eoj. Of hone, and nronrietvl should
superaddsdto the oil honor aSa ;n
no, ony ong 70 M oeauo', v SC ~, honId aso
wen s'o'e1 WIN u'e uen rI e; al h,,ar III
pe auSrhca WIN al S,'u -, ;;a Snr A dor
snouu oe we Tampa i, IL -; enS.,;o, ,nd
n ~, u 20 1891 - = ,hons.nd literary or
scientific trophies he would be utterly Value'e'' Us
gu TIN. ,hov o,ve :, 10 their professional brethren.
. r. ,,,ns - Won he ,ecaIly amounted Guardians
70 ho; ;,n,;9 nd -, ,hmeISes 70 afiord no pTotecton
n,ncs nor snnnor, 20 any one who Thoweyer yalua
h ~; cs nav ,nncsr 10 them 10 he destitute of these
.i;.I r.ns,as. And ,he,efore ,f,cr SLY wears expe
anco and ;ndnIgence with f and deliberate knowledge
&c ,h bsb resnonsbil,, which they assume and ius, ap
d ,hs r;ceecs v,I,c ne char.c,er with one accord
md un.nmonlv they cbargo DR. Tbos Johnson Professor
of Ann,ouv and Physiology in the Medical Department of
Uamndcn sydney COLLEGE with
Is, d;sreg,rd 10 truth ID Repea,ed acts of An un
,roe..iona character al Conduct unworthy of profess
sor
Sec T. That these charges appearing by testimony (sa
corv 20 ,beml 10 be tine and susceptible of proof they
should he destitute of every principle of honor longer to
hold communion with Dr. Thomas johnson: that in their
JUDGMENT but one of two courses remains for them to pu
sueeither TO pusilanimousy retire themselves leaving
the interests of promising and growing institution in most
unworthy hands or 10 present these facts with their proofs
and earnestly petition your body to eject him forthwh-the
Inter is the course more conPenia with their sense of duty
Sec g. Tha, in this proceeding they solemny aver that
they have not been influenced by professional jealousy nor
personal animoty and therefore ask that you will
the facts and determine whether Dr. Thos Johnsons far.
Their connection with the institution can contribute its
prosperity and reputation IL not they respectfully pray
that he be promptly removed
r. L. BoHANNAN
mo CULLEN,
l.. w. CHAMBERLAYNE,
S MAUPIN
Aprl LIST. ls4a. AUG. L. WARNER.
This petition was accompanied by the following state
ment under OATH
RICHMOND, May 3lst lsi3.
The undersigned, Professors the Medical Department
Of H. S. College having been associated with Dr. Thomas
Johnson as member Of the Faculty from the of
1887 this date do soemnly affirm that from cautious
observance of his acts and from received
from Others whose yeracity they would implicitly rey
they place confidence in any statement made by Dr.
Thos Johnson if unsustained by collateral testimony.
They farther soemny AFFIRM that from circumstances
which have passed under the immediate observation Of
OF Them or from the representations of members of the
medical profession and Others whose reputation and cha
racer as honorable men, forbid the idea Of mrepresena
ton-hey believe that Dr. Johnson has been guilty of
repeated acts of an unprosona character and has en-
deevored advance himself by sacrificing the rights of his
felow-practitiOners.
They also affirm 10 the best of their knowledge and
lief that he has tempered with the character OF his
leagues by ncauous and made in the
presence OF some OF the pupils OF this institution
Ihey moreover oirm thatirom MS wen known chaTae-
ter IN these particulars tey beheve mat ms longer con
nuance IN the institution, Will leopard It's best interests ana
may eyen'ua'e IN Its entire overthrow;
AND lnsty hey soemny atrm, that IL IS WIN deep re-
ge' and pam mat they are compelled 10 make ms exho
onthat they do not desire unnecessarily to his
conduct 10 the world but that they are imPeed by high
sense OF duty and the Obligations under which they are
teaehers pracnnones and men, enurey umnhuenced by
seehonal jealousy or personal anlmosity.
Az Az c T.; WAGNER aS'
~ H. bOnANNAN'
D MAOfiN,
L. W. OhA"DEr'hA i Ne
|ig q , hIenmohdMi e WI; -. -. Il, -
inns day personally appeared before me- Jushee OF the
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~ III , s SS Ins,i,nTn ,rbe concI,Jino son,ooce
- n Ihn,s - c,lcnI.ted a. dsse1nna,e ,bs
u - a., no 90 ,h ds,o 81 nnbl;sbing Dr Iobnson