Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-07-10
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! "ess's' haiors'-We made. few week. sinee a pto-
posh"n To ue GRADUATES OF the Richmond Medical COL
eSe to assemble IN the City fRichmond 10 .ke into CON-
ioerSron the best mode OF extend and perfeetin, on,
s OF Medical seienes which should not have
d"ee tho1rh the medium did bat from hope tia, !,
might resutn good And have expires. our unl.iyn
eusSto' mat one so young 50 inexreenced aud poe
esng seeh hnsd stock OF uformalcn should 40 ain be
thrust before the Pablo, BY tho uncailed Tor ana So.
tsnt~ble susck. Inade IN, BY "Medicys Ard h, 10,
80, 20 implies yet more eogenty, the importance VI
'Hs9 sooyceI upon the Alumni Of thai ins,ituno We
shoid las certainly they deserve boz permit ode.
and hs communication 10 pass unnotieed
The author Ut IN" article bove alluded TO- M,
us ns' paragraph asexPrsssing opinion TO the effect
mat such society formed il would in an ,con
sao space OF time. produce perfect revolution
IA inc heoeal profession" &c. This IL an ASSERTION, ,,
oned 10 US ne nsrer made eser tAourhf OF m.Lin
.u' "neh originated 10 his fertile imagination as ali ~
w. "a mo 'ueseSdIng paragraph aud many Others which
u's nSuc' eVcenuy have. In the thrd paragraph he
'ays the idea thstsuch deghtful' consu innate,
N'uty =" DC "ished Tor hst "a Gtadnate prop,sr.
VIII ever De accomplished by the combined e,rt, Of ,b.
Siehnicnd Medical graduates alone 10 indeed s,oepe
Fjcd Us and preposieTous the extreme" Pe i ,-,.
bored that we have stated the benefit We
~oulc su' irn such society but ouy exp es,eo hone
'aat the graduates Of tho Richmond School were ure.
pared to eater with Sublime enhusiesm' in ,hs inpor
isn' matter" &c The quesuoa arises what was the
mloftant matter TO WEIGH we rcerred Ii most as
suedy The object 70, which convention was ,ops sed
10 DC Called Vz ito take into consideration the Scst mode
ct extending sud peectins knowledge o Medical sci
enee IL we had s,aod the result OF the
OF that Convention, would be sE6iey grand a. M,d
cus" would have you believe, would md ed h,y, b.,,
suprernely RIDICULOUS and preposterous the cxuems
but Tor man who himself P.ysetaa-A cit ksn
ct LOUISE 10 attribute 10 before this o.,u
nity statements, which eslpAaieay assert We n,r,r
made is not only su2remvly ridiculous and pscposerois
IN The extreme" but Is unworthy the dsaily vi Medical
When our first communication was published we Ger
tnn had no idea that any would tenl himself ofs nd
ID bCt Gil wou.d appreciate motives and apraud
our object AND also believed IA, the rDortAEcs Of
sue" pan then sU1ritt. mtiisst 20 ;hc
faiaets oi Nec,cae HS cyde possibly b, t. Us AID
ley iet themselves m need Of ad'Pu.g sGy surh
ditnt, TT purpose VI n, 49, uerecii = f.t,
kas wedge Oi Medical S-Ieoee, 5.t.,r o.ne
oHe O. m Ike the acp n who n,t c. .te- thhve-
ieoioos, however, woa.ts why A. errn ac,
- IN MS "p M a. the lIihCT 81 hrCirns 'vuJ.i
Ire ie euure lie iicsi brisSl,p. IL .uiy Sas
iron no G1kG citing euJersiIsu ards . tlca
iOrUtts pfssuulGh t1' a son. a Sta4ert .u1 .,ii
cal associate OF RrsdiaG PhE5rl 5iis su.O, 0nu
DC, " by, L.nS cseula'cd thc llniei #
tIa' Llsu'iIun IN uiv e,uilGtlrn " t.S
sxeoor th0'a II .sIde pauns II COVE, Oh az
TIE cue pop seu. "iiLOat god rCa-on. Ana slch a
r1nscn .SSo n hrst 80, g. fora So>ir'y
1t hOuHR adsH n wlIc1 each one would e. ~, "a
eas 10 eNptess hls "Pni'ns With :es,f-r A.. We
are now 'rnNESsN, I1,t II Eid cal "a ell The
iarg hedca mea Of Virgin - tsi.c,- " nj ave
o-e" V' naed ior no. having e.aUr cod ts go ara
theirs Is ard hsd ci,t.se,G fae7,. Cos aye ~
cd With eqial PnPue y, he eoad 1Ave r5Lks - n,
nsNCg embraced InO-c OF tn Cni.n Add Ircu the |
E':i his eoaGiun.t Axiom farther eOn,iced taa,
We had Ih!ec the Meiicai ss"I hruu,sSut
he iGugtt aGo aTstsn 81 tht unef tos lth BAT ore
rAcs9t"n) un5Sunoed philanthropy ,sSud tayo pdu
ed nim % F'isc ms voeo upon ne SHORES II England
France IN bsha u: hi worthy frsternits fathers Ct Mes,
IN thnss distar; lands.
The importance having some limit to orr es is not
1ay manhssi from the history Of all pr' ling u1e 5u
IRON tbs Production OF Medicds itself; !cr whist IN
his exien1td affections, he appeals to Mndcal Mer }
Throughout the Stav he mas excluded from hi1 opd
Society the ssses and fathers Of Medicine IA bc
NurtL, South, East West no matter what NAY be
their attanmen simply because they are not citizens Of
Va. At mistake his position however, We would asa
who has ever heard OF Contention beng composed OF
delegates from every part OF tie Earth much less them
Medical Society!
In further Justification of position on this point We
would appeal the examples OF the learned Societies Of
propose, have effected more towards the advancement
Science than thousand could have DONE organized upon
tie principle proposed by "Medicus" The French Acs-
Je" OF Science, Tor instance. ,sei OF segehty
memoers the Imperial Academy Ut Sciences ST. Pc
iersblrg limited fifteen; the hoyb Academy OF
Scsnces at Stockholm composed of siN; IN, Academy ct
haa'id Of twenty -four; Academy Of descriptions OF
Pans o forty and the Academy o; the FToach Language
also Of iUr,J. And. say that there has scarce
iy existed Society the sce OF globe. the sbous
OF which have resulted ay great oes.ee IN ,ae improve
ineni o. mankind, that composed Ut Inn num-
Der Of msnb=rs. And sEee Soceues have formed
hundTaes o which In existence. IT the alumni
other lnsr'Uu"ns why, bsk, Nith equal pro-
paey slc6 SJcey nTIaHizsd u The Gfaduatcs o. The
Richmond bieoral Colle.e7'
We conclusion free 10 confess 1a 'grort-ce
and ceplore nrrv-tOn," aud do hertf hpe ,na.
toe nancs OF tic Alumni =, he Richmond Seho vii IN
neila-iy ce JiSa ded, that Convention taeJ
take d-rauou the be,t mode Of extending md
gr.:-cig knowledge OF Medical Science" Aud We
would al-o respectfully request te1 Uf "saees and Ia
t6rs q Medicine lnui-cg participate its
seiaernuyns And when abOur. the state Medi-
cs syc.yV' lo the existence If which presume re Is
I!nOranJ haze convinced that ne qualified irpsrt
10; knowledge st5erS which has * lied hin . n.
"aP .esi 'e-rec d enEeaCa," toea and vii taen
chU-iUly tender seatil t.et CONVENTION io IN .us-
'r1Ls T. VI moG,rn 11ys-h.s venerable sage
md at4'r Medicine this "MedicIs" o. L'.-s c,,E-
1 ,, N,rssIia. A GRAiUAIE.