New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-11-16
Anniversary Of the Academy Of M.d,e,,.

The Third Anniversary OF the Academy Of Med.
cine o, this City wAs celebrated Wednesday a. the
University Chspei. Wassiuston. square Toe ediaes
we. 6led BY an s,teuuve audience, sfnons whom
We ob,eryed many distus she'd members Of The Nsdi.
ca protei,ioa ani fair representation Of ihs Legal
sna the Clerical The performances Of the evening
were opened with prayer by Rev. Dr Mason when
Or. NALSNrtNE MOrr announced the ool~cts 81 the
meeting lie remarked upon the deplOrsole condition
In which the legislature had suffered TIRE Profession 10
remain. amt inveighed In especial manner against
tee wait ct protection Tor them with some further OBJ
servsuon,
Dr. ALFSED {. Posr va then introduced 20 the Ora
Tor OF tae occasion. lie began by review OF the new
yess OF Acsdemcsl existence whch hsd iust cicsed
During that period said siN OF III. tell ~ members
oad gooe L. tneir ong home eminent tor their profes
'ionsl soiiiy aud beloved tor their virtues PNssng
BRET and tc'hug cgiogium upon them the speaker
turasd To review The present eouduoa aud IRE pre-.
periiy OF the lscul@pan profession. Never had its
tridmPhs been - brilliant or moro eninently crowned
with success. Operst> rs hsd been reformed which
hsd never before ~ a. east rarely been attempted
he profession In tine occupies sttn day the biz heat
ground toe most glorious results said he have fol-
owed the rflrts ot rs mem bers.
The pr depicted the rsvases OF the Cholera in an
eloquent dissertation upon its progress through
Continent snd concluded that the hish gratitude Of
toe pubic due 10 the who had confront
ed tue destroyer with such devotion ard untstering
coursge H. went into long detail OF the treatment
4. yarOu, seq OF the Epidemic during the pat
son-iu al ich we have no room a. follow hin. He
finally woua up THE part OF hi. Addre. with the
.eriou that the Profession Ought To be acquitted from
every degree OF blame for the very terrible aud fatal
cln.eQucrces ui the disease sc SC.
ne condldun Ot the Prot 81 n and the advantages
tor young men 20 enter H. were neIt touched upon,
and considerable length. The spesker pointed ont
variety OF deiec1s In the present stem IT Medical Ed
ucstiOu-With which division St he ohssrystOns por
ton At lsa. OF hs audience heartily concurred-par
lieu ~ when the lcsrned Orator dow on suddenly In
tangent = put petsrd into every system OF Medi
cine watch dflr from the Alopsthic. Tie denounced
them all plsiny ss chsrlssni,ms and humhuss-de.
.cnbing especially the Tnomsonisn. Chrome Thermal
snd H0meo sthicsnd uncOfking sgainst them sundry
viss OF sarcastic Judi gna0n. lnasmuch the amount
IT arguments brought 20 just here neither
powerful nor AZ I'll abundant omit them - sketch
0rl, ly the conclusion 0t the Address The Dr. said
ttst some Of his brother members were apt 10 sise
Wy desponding thoughts On sccount o. the prevs
lenca IT Nes ot divers kinds which appeared
q them 40 rsgug rod threatening b undermine the
foundations Of Truth and % upset the Interests OF Sci
euce aud Humanity Rut h. considered that there
20 e. tear such results The system OF scientific
Medicine. OF the good old times, went dead sin all
Innovations he thought aud too hrm based 10 DO
overhown by anything short OF ths greet nna day OF
settement-in which conclusion the speaker msde bic
bow The customary B'nedlction was pronounced and
tho sudence departed.