The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-04-02
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From the Philadelphia Ledger.
DIR. HOLLICK-TO THE PUBLIC

statement respecting his persecution:
The enemies of DR.. H. have endeavored to
make 1t appear, that the opposition he has expo.
rienced arose from certain improper and immoral
statements,and exhibitions in his pnblc lectures,
and in his book on - The Origin fLiCc." This
charge, though known 10 bo false by all who are
acquainted with the facts, may yet be credited by
those who are ignorant of them.
1t will he shown upon the trial, by numerous
quotations from the chief medical works, both of
this and of other countries, that, if Dr. Hollick's
book is obnoxious TO the charges brought against
1t, they are a thousand Times more so : And
unless it be lawful for others to sell for fve doI-
lars, what Dr. H. is indicted for selling at one
dollar. then will those works be liable, and sub.
jectcd too, to similar prosecutions
AS jul report of the trial will be prepared by
DIR. H., with all these quotations compared with
his own work, the public will have an opportuni-
ty of Judging.
This persecution appears TO have originated,
partly in the jealousy of certain members of the
medical profession, whose patients had become a
little too enlightened by attending the Doctors
Lectures and partly from the fear which the mo-
nopusls in knowledge always have, of every at
tempt TO disseminate scientific Information. The
eGcuse made use of was, regard far The public
morals :" Heaven save the mark--regard for
the public morals 1t will be seen in the " Re
port Of The trial" how they regard the public
morals and welfare, both in their books, their
teaching, and their practice The development
will be MS unexpected TO the public. as it will be
unpalatable to those who provoke it.
A few weeks ago three persnns attended DR..
Hollick's Lectures, two Of whom, he was inform
ed, were physicians, who appeared chagrined at
The Doctors success; the other was stated To be
SectaTlan Editor. These persons endeavored to
induce the Doctor to suspend his Lectures, on ac-
count of" The injury they did 10 The profession,"
and the airs IF Importance " they gave tn
=" The common people" who attended them
But as these arguments failed they proceeded To
threaten They said They would form commit
fecS 10 90 round t0lhe citizens and. prejudice their
minds. while the scribe" undertook TO ,crite
do,on the Lectures Dr. H. took no notice of
these threats hut challenged any of The parties to
come forward 10 a public discussion as to The
prolrety and utility of his course. This was de-
ciiHed. DR.. III. next received several ANONYMOUS
letters, threatening him still more, and there also
appeared, about the same time a number of anon
ymous communications in the public papers, re-
narkable only for their mendacity. But as all
these were paid for as advertisements, and ema-
mated from the firm of " Timothy, jeremiah.
Scribe g. Co.." whom nobody knew, DR.. III.
took no notice of them. Soon after he was waited
upon by an officer, who informed him that the
Grand Jury had found true bill against him for
indecent libel, and he had accordingly to give
bail in one thousands dollars 10 appear and stand
his trial when called upon. This proceeding
,odS mol unexpected, as he had receiUed, just be-
fore, an anonymous letter, ,rlich told him That
such action ,rould be taken, unless he ,Oould
publish card in The papers, stating his intcn-
lion Of lcaUing The city the object evidently
being 10 drive him UCay! The author of the
letter is probably accustomed to religious ,Cri
ting, as he quotes Scripture so appropriately.
" We desire not" says he, " The death of q sin
ner, but rather that he should turn from his
,cicked ,Oays and live"
DR.. III. then announced continuance Of his lee.
lures and also his determination Of remaining per-
manently in Philadelphia. This chagrined the
parties still more, and they began new source Of
annoyance of them and their cause. They first
endea vored to deprive him Of the means of prac-
Using his profession, or delivering his Lectures,
and even of finding a home for himself and fami-
ly. Then they began writing anonymous letters
TO other people, some Of these, of most obscene
and disgusting character, were sent to aged and
respectable females who had attended the Lee
tares other had Dr. Hullick's name forged 10
them, and were sent TO persons whom he had
never known. DR.. Ii. has many Of the anOny-
nous letters in his possession, they are all in the
same handwriting, and evidently from the same
person who sent the threatening ones at first. The
style Of them is slrkngly like the communications
from Timothy s. Co.." which appeared in the
public papers, and there is good reason for sup
posing that they originated from the same moral
source
Dr. III. waited on the editors Of the papers in
which those communications appeared, requesting
them 10 give him the names Of the parties who
left them. This they promised to DO after they
had informed the writer's that such demand had
been made upon them. When called upon, how.
ever, to give them up, they stated that the wri-
ters were ertrcmely DESTROYS Ibis should not be
done. and had even prevailed upon them to prom
isc that they should not be exposed. The editors
were therefore notified by DR.. II, that proceed
ngs would be Instituted against them, TO compel
them to give up the names. This will not be
from any unfriendly feelings towards these gen
lemen, bot simply to drag into open daylight the
skulking assassin, who would shelter himself un-
der an assumed name 10 stab man whom he
dare not meet face TO face. DIR. H. deems it due
10 state that the conductors of the public papers,
during this affair have behaved with great cour-
tesy and impariaty, with one exception, and
fortunately The cens,pe Of this one is more desra-
bic than its praise.
The fact, that these men are afraid Of Neir
names being bHo,cn needs no comment.
DR.. Ilollick's Lectures and Book are simply
plain. scientific discoufses on subjects Of univer
/ 81 interest and importance upon which NO onc