Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-09-27
RICHMOND MEDICAL COLLEGE.

From the advertisement in our columns il will be seen
that the lectures in the Medical College of this city begin
on the 18th of October and continue until the month of
March AT the last session Of the Legislature the interest
the OF money due to the State by Medical Fac
uly very properly emted and the professors thus
eved of this burthen enabled add considerably the
advantages offered by this institution. We hope and be-
cve that the ucuy will be fully compensated for their
crions by the presence of large class during the coming
session An Institution of this kind should be supported by
Southern tudens and especially by those from Virginia..
The dignity the honor and The independence of the Old Do
minon, enhanced by the existence OF such Institutions
We continually tainted by Northern BRETHREN with
the assertion thai Virginia declining Is it
SURPRISE that such should be the case, when
Der that her have peoped many other States and
that even now with faulty almos, blind that
which induced her to surrender to the General Govern
almost third of the territory of this Union her sons
draining the pockets of her citizens by carrying money
the Northern Colleges when they be educated well
if better homo? The medical students from Virginia
annually carry TO the Northern schools about s250000
which had better be distributed among their fellow c-
Why is his Is it because the physicians of yir.
GINA wanting in the information and the talent which
necessary for the purpose of mparling medical
edge7 That this cannot be the best proved by the
fact that nine of the fourteen Professors pro-
minen schools of Philadelphia from the South. No.
no; the national pride of the South will admit such an
explanations for she knows that her sons whether at home
abroad have proved themselves the equals of the citizens
of every State and country Her pride commendab and
there really exists good why her should carry
the hard earnings Of their fathers distant States for we
build colleges and hospitals well they aid offer
them many if not advantages, than aaina5le
| in Philadelphia, &C.
peculiarly proper at the present time that Southern
students should patronze Southern medical colleges where
thou ala6yap nd
be annoyed they In the Northern Cities by mpernen
and offensive remarks in regard slavery To they
submi for if they undertake the insult wheth
er given by black or white they will be ncaccated in less
mc than has taken to write these few lines This detes
taton Of slavery and Shareholders is common in the
North and sorry to say that such feelings are enter
tanned by OF the members of the medical profession
and by of her professors for knew Vrgin.
refused admission into medical society of Philade
phia for such Let us, then, and ALL rner
chants medical students pleasure seekers Especially those
who go Cape May) withdraw patronage from those
who eternaly reving and prosecuting This is the
only way which the North be brought her proper
senses She has fattened on US so long that her
think belong hen and disposed make their
slaves
Another very strong why young men should
go to the North in pursuit of medical instruction. is
found in the fact that many of them suffer seriously from
the effects excessive cold and if they do perish among
strangers they at least bring back with them the seeds of
ncurable disease. Again, at colleges southern
students will have the only opportunity of studying the dis
peculiar the South and their mode of treamenta
most important advantage over northern Institutions.
We have hastily thrown together these suggestions and
hope appeal have made in behalf of our Medical
College, will have the effect of inducing young medical
students home in preference going any of
the Northern institutions.
CALIFORNIA MINES
The Senate have adopted provision that permit TO work
placer sh,l space exceeding 900 square feet,
and mine exceeding four TO be surveyed aud
marked by the agent superintendent OF mines under the
direction the Secretary of the Teasuryalso that per-
nit which is located and operations commenced be
signed in the presence OF the AGENT and by delivery Of pos
sesson-bu have two permits al the same time.
They refused adopt the recommendation of Mr. Ewing
that all the gold collected by persons having permit shall
be delivered weekly the agent for the district who shall
give him therefor gold silver coin Of the United States,
stamped bullion certificate emitting the lessee his
signs receive the mint assay office of the United
States in California, gold silver con stamped bullion
or draft the treasury of the United Ses the of
sixteen dollars for every Of crude gold with its usual
alloy as taken from the placer or mine.
They authorized permits TO all persons from Europe who
shall produce testimonials of good character and who shall
have declared their intentions TO become citizens of the u
States They further provided that five of the
proceeds arising from The sale OF permits snail be paid 10
California enable her TO construct roads and canals
The Northern cars did arrive until late last evening
They brought 300 passengers including the Italian Opera
-rx,,na INN in rumhe, \ an their way 10 Charleston