The republic., 1851-03-17

Of Providence the exercise of an expanded bcncvo-
lence is not incompatible with our true interests.
i If it turns away the thoughts for moment from
schemes of profit ambition. it more than rcpays
the loes by It's cheering effect upon the heart and
its ennobhng influence upon the character The
cultivation Of benevolent feelings, at the time
that il enricts the soil upon which it Spreads clar
lies and swectens the stream whence il proceeds,
and to which it returns again. II actuated, there
FORE by no higher motive than regard for our own
happiness should cultivate good will for Others
multiply friendly relations with objects around u.s.
and throw out, in all directions, the cords of en-
dearing association, by which may reciprocally
ful support. Among the moral associations which
are least tinctured with selishness, and therefore
tend most to elevate and refine nature, those
which continue to connect the pupil with his prcccp
tors, after the immediate tie between them has been
severed and he has been borne by the time
and events far away into some new scene of action
! cannot doubt that you feel. at this moment,
| in some measure, the force of such associations
You will probably feel il more when the trivial
pains and anxieties which have intermingled with
your recent abors shall have faded from your mem
ories, leaving only the recollection of benefits
ceved, strengthened by daily increasing expert
| ence of their value. Although Ihave lust
congratulated you upon having completed your in.
| tellectual minority, and escaped from the surveil-
lance of guardians and teachers, do not suppose
that your education is completed; you are only
about to commence il under your own guidance
You cannot be idle and maintain your position.
Science - advancing, and you must keep pace with
The Doctor then proceeded to show how much
can be accomplished by unceasing devotion to the
profession, and said that the difficulties arising
out OF want OF proper preliminary education can,
in great measure, be overcome by industry, and
a high degree of usefulness and eminence attained
in spite Of such obstructions The celebrated Dr.
Johnson started in life without money, friends or
| education; but by energy and talents ne worked
out for himself education, profession, high repu-
tation. and competency, If not fortune. DR..
John Hunter, who began his career q cabinet
ma huf fha al vorfI
and by prodgious labor and industry, and in def
| ance of every disadvantage of deficient education
and embarrassed pccuniary resources, to be
of the greatest anatomists, physioogists and sur
geons that ever lived whose genius Ia incorporated
forever with the very lifeblood of medical science
The celebrated velpeau, who entered Paris as a
blacksmith, converted his hammer and anvil into
the bistoury and saw, TO the advancement of sur
| gerry and to his enduring honor. Our own illus
| trious countryman DR.. John Goodman who spent
his life in printing office, by unequalled appcn-
and energy, without education or fortune, worked
out for himself high degree Of well -mcritcd dis
tnction and honor in our profession and athou gh
he fell victim to disease in early life, he left be-
hind him several works of the highest literary repu
tation. These prominent names, and there are
others that might be mentioned, were offered not
| as an argument against suitable preparatory edu-
cation, but merely as noble examples of the influ-
ence OF untiring application and industry. He pro-
ceeded to show that very considerable share of
the errors and entanglements Of professional men
| can be traced to idleness, and urged the import
all the departments of medicine He said that ply
scians will find it important aid in the acquisi
ton OF knowledge to keep record of every import
ant fact met with in reading and practice in The
| form Of case- book. This is a valuable means
OF perfcctng themselves in science full of fact
and theory as theirs. "a practice" he observed
81 assure you, you will find, after few trials, at
tended with SO lttlo inconv cnence and fraught
with 80 many important results, to feel disposed
| to continue as long you live.' Independently
oi Its value as means OF preserving and restoring
health and Proionging life, he maintained that the
profession Of medicine is necessary element of ci-
vilization. Take it away, and the whole face of
| society would be darkened. He said he was aware
"that the science of medicine has not escaped the
reproach under which other sciences have also la
bored-that Of leading its votary to infidclty. A
stigma more unfoundcd, more unjust to this noble
| science, could hardly be imagined. That medical
men have been intidels, we admit with regret; but
whenever they have been 90, VIC assert with conf
dence, that it has beer in spite. not in conse.
quence Of their profession. In the beautiful mech
anism of the human frame, bearing on all its won
derful contrivances the impress Of supernatural
skill and intelligence, is there any thing to lead
man to infdelity? 1t was the sight Of a human
skeleton that first awakened great physician of
perception and the acknowledgment OF God. In
deed, when we CONSIDER its glorious mechanism, the
elastic energies Of its structure, it's perfect adap
tation to all the purposes of the indwelling and
informing soul, the nicely which rcigns between
| all its provisions, and The planet which forms
its dwelling, tho mysterious correspondence be
tween its organism, and the part which i is to
play the brief stage of human life, we might say,
without exaggeration, that the blue vault of
midnight, paved with innumerable suns, is not
more adapted to awaken high consciousness of
creative power than the fabric of the human frame "
~ "ln medicine, as in all other sciences, it is,
generally speaking the sciolist only who is inf
del. He who stands upon the threshold Of the tenn
pie may affect sneer, but those who press into its
inner chambers will generally find deep convc-
ton resting on their spirits, and increasing with
| every advancing footstep.
| In conclusion, the doctor maintained that it
of the highest of the obligations of physicians
to cherish kindly feelings towards all men, and to
obey that golden precept which bids edo unto
all men as we would that they should do unto u.s."
they have additional obligation to nourish the
sentiment, and render the offices of friendship al
entreat you addressing himself TO the graduates)
to believe that we shall ever feel very sincere and
aectionate interest in your welfare and prosperity;
and that hereafter, when the names of many of you
shall be emblazoned the rolls of fame, it will be
with pride and exultation shall remember you
an Gosgs snd as OF the National
| The address applauded; and, after music by
the Marine Band, the audience dismissed with
the benedicion, pronounced by the Rev. DR.. Bacon.
ARREST OF Person ACCUSED OF MURpER.-On
the Sh of May, l847, Edward Stiff, late editor of
the Cherokee Sentinel, shot and killed man named
William Gilbert, in DeKalb county, Alabama. He
was arrested and committed to prison. and true
bill found against him by the grand jury. Owing
to various circumstances the trial deferred from
! time to time. He remained for some months in
Jail, but was finally bailcd by Messrs Jacob Hor-
ton, Jesse Martin, Ebenezer Pitts, and Lewis Cum
ningbam, each in the sum Of FIVE thousand dollars
Having left the county without the knowledge or
consent of his surctcs he was pursued by Mr. Pitts,
who arrived in Washington last Friday af.
| ternoon. telegraphic despatch previously
| sent to Captain Goddard in relation to the fugi-
tive. Stiff arrested on Saturday morning, at
Bakers tavern, by officers Wolard and Davis, and
was identified by Mr.. Pitts, who brought with him
certified copies Of various papers of the officers Of
Dekalb county, as authority for his action in the
premises. Yesterday morning Mr.. Pitts, with the
prisoner. took passage on the southern boat en-
route for Alabama.