Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-11-15
Your obcdient servants
A. T. B. MERRITT and others, Committee, &C.
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Drs. A. T. Il. MERRITT & Others, Committee &c
GsI,lonsT-ln response TO my of the cath ult ,
asking upon Nhdt authority statement was made which
appeared III late address, have received your.
the I, inst offering explanation of that statement
and defining what you intended the public understand
10y IT, BY this shield both your suthority and
yourselves for had the former been appealed be
necessarily have given different version OF the facts with
regard to the interview between Mr. loge and myself
from that which your Published presents though
po'siJy not different FROM that which YOU intended TO
present But let this pass-by sole object in opening
this correspondence let the public know the fact
connected with what considered important point in
this controversy and which knew had been msrepresen-
ted tunntentionaly Goubtess) in your late address
The paragraphs quoted from your address in nv
frat note evidently calculated and thought intend
ed tn produce the Impression that Mr. ogc had sought
out, aud having found me- had made a formal sp-
pnnment with FOR the express purpose of comforting
with me- member of the Faculty of the Medical Col
ege, ppon iht as Of the College and the mode of an
pointing PrOfessors-that had agreed meet him for
that purpose, but that failed do so although he kent
his appointment.
Nov, What the facts of the case? SipnIy hrse-In
the latter paSt OF lat Decembc meet Mr. Ioge at the
cars, whittier had gone to accompany members
my family, when he said To that he would be clad il
would call some day when passing his house as he wished
to have conversation with me upon a matter of
mutual interest toll him would This all that &C.
cured This Interview certainly sought for;
at the cars by mere &C 'ient and 30 presume was Mr.
uoge lie may have been seeking me tor ausht know
but II u strange that he did seek Inc, whre be knew
might be- found, my house. TIL. interview Won
will recoect occurred in the latter part Of December
have documentary evidence from OF the ~ Nrmor
l-t7 that Mr.. Hoge agitating this matter in Novem-
ter Iii strange again that he should have been seeking
than a month and then only meet me carly in
the morning by pure actilent at the care.
Sucha conversion that above quoted occurring in the
casual man"er mentioned, would not presume he con.
siiered as making appointment between the parties
end certainly not a. making formal appointment such
a. you say in your address Mr. lIose made with me-
Indeed understand you rerac this portion the state
mcnt in your letter OF explanation ia admitting that .ro
time was hxed for the proPosed interview"
In your address YOU that Mr. lloge made this APP
pointmen with 'for the purpose of full conference on
this subject" In your letter Of Iplanaton you admit
that he did not state the subject about which he wanted
TO confer with me This is the only point your state
ment IN reference To TO which | attach any
Importance and about which wish that there should
be 10 Misunderstanding In your address you leave the
public under the impression that Mr loge informed
the that lie wanted confer with me about the
ahlirs Of the College aud that ! failed to give
him an opportunity Of doing by disreIrding formal
appointment made for that purpose Now wish To state
distinctly that Mr. oge never gave me the slightest in.
umauon that he ever entertained any scheme 10 reerer
10 the Medical College and that member Of our Fscu
~ ever dreamed that any such scheme was in contemp
to nti after we mad determined to create the chair of
physiology and Medical Jurisprudence and had published
that determination in the DeSsptpers On the contrary
Mr. Ho5e knoSs that two different occasions after the
notion Of the Board, complained Of him bitterly
mat ne had not given me- other member of our
Faculty, this Information; that he resident Trustee in
chmOnd, whose duty confer with "a upon all
matters rclqtng TO the interest Ohe Institution Lad been
cosz mt o. ard an active pa cipant in scheme inten.
dcd TO overthrow the prcsn organization Of our school
andhad not Informed Of IT. and that told him that ii
he had with tina; frankness and cardou for which YOU at
tempt TO Civ credit given this informal on this con.
ttoyersy would never have arisen. told him that II he
had given us the least ntn alton that the College was the
subject about which he wished o,conicr with me- would
have sought him at ao informed Mr. lloge that
at the time Of Our interview in December was not
ware that he WAS Trustee Of Hampden SYDNEY and
that II therefore occurred TO for moment that
he would wish Ia confer with about the ana Of the
college failed to call upon him he requested sim
ply becinsc was very much engaged aud did suppose
hht the subject about which he wished see me was
matter Vi any consequence
All Of these facts we're the time your address was
published known to Mr.. Iloge well ~ to mo-thcy
we're therefore easily accessible aud suppose that
The public will hold you excused for publishing q state
Dent Shic you yourselves admit may be msconsrued
and which tuk may be construed IN manne totally
variance with e.e acts. Nor doubt thnthc public will
fke with many grsius Of allowance the whole an a1re,
which states iics Of personal character which may 20
readily be verified corrected in manner which the
authors themselves state lis sufficiently explicit and
nay be misconstrucdr
Very respectfully your ob't servl,
(Signod) CARTERP. JOHNSON.