Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-03-17

ucpdIIeu tneW, ~ Inc majority. was the spiri,
ami principle upon which Our Senate acted, car
lied out in every thing -aLd what guarantee have
The minority thai il will mol b-}-Anarchy would
be The consequence government would be sub
Yerted-mere physical or numerical strength
would rule-as prejudice might be in the ascend
anl-and the rights oi the minority would be
uampled npon ard they ensaved. If The rights Of
the minority are rampled upon in this instance,
b those in The ascendant, from prejudce-if The
people submit will il mol be The case in others Z?
One act OF aggression tamely submitted 10 always
leads 10 anoIher-and By trivial circumstances
We discover what action would be taken in things
OF more political importance. IL bchooyes Us as
t'ecmen 10 resist, on the threshold, every infringe
mcnt our rights and privileges, no matter tom
what source II was not the stamp ACT and others,
in themselves, against WHICH cur trrefaihers con-
tended in '16-buith The principle. They said, that
il the power and prejudrees OF England could
force them 10 pay n3nor tao unjustly, il sub
milted 10, they would increase heir demands and
acts against them, and their liberties would he
totally subvcrtej. So with The friends 10 The In
s.uion; il they quietly submit 10 this act of in
justice and tyranny, can they ioresee what
greater aggrcssions may not be made upon their
rights and privileges, BY pTcju6iccd majority?
And if their rights are taken from them, ard
equal privileges denied them or M'S subject, will
ii not be on others!
The Constitution OF cur State, the Federal COM
pact, and our Bill of Rights, guarantee 10 al men
equal rights and privileges and the power 10 en-
Joy their own opinions, in their own way, upon
all subjects-poliiics, religion and m'9itine. Ac-
cordingy, under The free exercise oil reason and
cOmn.vll s.nsc, respectable portion of The good
citizens Of his Commonwealth, believe the old
practice OF medicine inefficient TO remove every
disease but calculated, from the nature OF the
remedies 10 injurs The human constitution and
entail upon he human family protean form of
ncurable diseases. They deny that what will
k4ua well man, will curc sick one. They be-
leve there are ,uiiiciercy OF mild vegetable re-
nedicS, in The "Fiora OF The World" 10 remove
disease they are borne ont IN This belief, by daily
experience upon the vcIsl forms oil disease.
buteven had they no proof of lhe injurious ef.
ftcis Of the one, or he "sac;y, certainty ana ex-
nedilion" OF The ether, sill no human power has
a right 10 debar Them from the use oi The Eclectic
practice. We have as much right 10 differ upon
The subject Of medicine as npoE ieiieIon-lhe
most important Of all things. There would be
equally as much justice in The Sera.e's cndea-
vorins 10 create monopoly in favor Of the Ca
lholic, or any other doclline, against lie resi-, rs
10 do 80 in favor of the old practice asains. The
reformed. Ii il he granted iat VIC have lsh
10 enjoy our own opinions upon religion, il mus
be on medicine If we have right 10 enjoy
those opinions, We have an equal right with
others TO teach and disseminate iheEl. II We
have right 10 teach and disseminate them, have
We not right 10 facilities 10 mparl them being
granted u If The Constitution guarantees 10
all men equal privileges, have We mol IN equal
light 10 medical institution as have Tie OH
schoCll i'omofe privileges are SPECIFIED tolie1l
in our Constitution, than 10 o.hef men. II our right
had The Senate any authority lcr Withholding The
bill for incorporation? Iflhey had no power, or
authority, they acted unjusly, and il behoovts
them 10 make US speedy repa fa'ion fy granting
US justice! We are satisfied, thai when they eI-
anime the subject coollv ana disPassioraiey
through The ensuing year. they will be prepared
10 award us our rights next winter. Carried
away hy the fears oil OBJ brethren OF The old schuo
who are fully aware whe. the "trcc OF know
ledge" is granted for cur equal participation, they
c.nnot compete with US before the pub
tic, ttcy have accl thus unaivisediy.-
They fear Eclectic Physicians when heir min's
arc iliu;nined b. liberal medical education
hey nave i.ii their po%rf whcn dragging IN He
pool Of ignorance Tiuh IS !aish'r! Charters
Tor institutions OF learning, when TO money is
asked, as in This instance, are Invariably granted,
an! frequently when all is required. The Senate
corporation for an institution under The patronage
OF The friends OF Medical Reform, than they would
have had for refusing one 10 Hampton Sydney,
Randolph Macon Emory & Henry, Bethany, o.
any other institution. Were they 10 require ma
lority Of The voters 10 petition for grant OF char.
Ter, in every instance We should have bnr few in
situations ol learning. In this instance, however,
they will see, a majority of the CITIZENS will peii-
ton for The institute. The friends are determined
to have il, and the r"r pop"'i viii give them. We
have truth on our side; we have right on our side;
We have Justice oil our side; and will cheeriui!y
submit ii 10 God our country, and The wisdom Of
our General Assembly. JUSTlTlA.
". b. VIII Dr. Warner discuss, with an Ec-
lec,ic Piysie,an, through the columns q! ann pa
per, the comparative merits OF The TWO systems
in a iair and friendly manner2 Let him inform
rs through the Enquirer Discussion leads 10
truth. lie might convince us We are wrong.
JUSTITIA.
IorsARpY GROVE Mecklenhri-g, Va.