The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1853-01-26

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lesssoa ii s'r ssaie. aud discover means
aesl gSiSa gira - psoaate IA. heAiths
a. protect TIE lives ii fhr people
ra.s ne esit Vas hoped. wSal.l have
met the .geaeroas approval Of every
citizen. aad ! ready response ami
prompt cooperation from every Phy.
sicia1 ia the State, who feelss proper
pride Tor his profession aud himself;
bat the bes: aaI most wisely coaxeried
plans Tor saecting good. often meet
with disappointment, and this laadable
'eaiort put iarth in April ls49. has only
net, 10 sAy the most Tor il, with partial
snecess,
Allhaagh there have been found a
few who have properly appreciated
the objects Of our Associations. We are
constrained 10 regret that large ma-
iority of the Medical men 81 the State
nave not gel identified themselves with
them. OF these. some are quite indiii.r.
ent to the undertaking. while Others,
whose motives we are left 10 surmise.
are either secretly or openly oPposed Ia
the project. which is. in its design and
tendency, obviously calculated to adj
vance their interest By promoting the
dignity Of the profession. as well as
conducting to the welfare OF the com.
munity.
Seeing the necessity for xm5.e &C.
neral interest in this movement among
tire members of the profession-ths
Medical Society Of the State of North
Carolina. at lis last meeting in Wa-
mington, appointed the Undersigned, a
commlttee to address you, and invite
your cooperation m the objects prppo-
sed.
Proceeding to the discharge of the
duty imposed upon Us, we ask your
attention 70 the objects of the Society,
as set fulah in the second article 81 its
constitution. 1t is in these words:
'.The objects Of this Society shall be
the advancement of Medical know.
ledge; theele.stion Of professional cha
ractcr, aud the promotion Of all mea-
sures Of a professional mature that arg
adapted to the relief of suffering hu-
manity, and tojmpruve the health, and
protect the lives Of the community
To al ance il Know ledge, and Keep
pace with the progress Of the age, i
the object of every enlightened mind.
The .wonderlul achievements in the
mechanic arts, the Improved system Of
instructions in schools ands colleges,
and the vast Improvements in agrlcpl
ture BY the scientific application Of
the laws Of Chemistry, are proofs Of
the assertion. Can any means ca.cu-
lated to advance Medical knowledge,
fail to meet the appreciation OF every
Physician who has any love for sci.
ence, and the good a. his profession
and fellow men at heart: Surely net,
inr. their contemplation not only at
iords pleasure 10 his mlnds but they
prove valuable contributions to his re-
scources,in the daily conflict with dis
ease and death, and strengthen his
confidence and resolution in the Fear
fui struggle. Npr can We doubt but
it is the wish 81 every one to see our
ennpbling pro!essica elevated ia its
social, mora. aud intellectual charac-
ter. and holding il pubic opinion that
honorable position assigned to law and
divinity. Ii cannut BE- that any intel.
ligent mind, with a single nnpa!se .pi
professional pride, can reflect on the
degraded estimate placed upon Us BY
large por,isa Of the conmuiiity In
juxtapositica with empiricism, in the
and Of rkpm psGnianism, Eclecticism,
huckstering Homeopathy, withnut.hav-
ii,Sshis cheek ,suiFassd with the blush
spf Shame.
The character Of our profession must
FIRST be elevated; high and honorable
estimate placed upon it by ourselves,
and line as broad as the wide ocean
be drawn between il and the ignorant
and false ssstems Of the day, before
we can expect that cansitlerAtitya and
respect it merits, and should CLAIM
from the community.
fla i.sa Pieces 4 low estimate upon
hispwn character. and fails to demand
the resf,ct of his fellow men, he will
find but tpa soon that the Community
not only sSopts his estimate; but Is
ever ready % sin. lin below the de-
graded positioni.e las assumed. With
equal prop. iet ya.aay this be said ofthe
profession of a.e,!icine. If its mem
bers by their ow,rs3;s degrade it to Al
level with eaipiricisn. BY pandering to
the prejGdices and ,lslusions of the
day. nothing can le expected of the
community that will mainrain its Dig
nits. and give it thatsuspcciial DIS,
tinction it justly merits. -
To accomplish tits. uere must be
concert of action among the Medical .
men Of tie State; and nofear Of popu-
lar prejudice, 20 apprehension of ep-
position land no selfish hove Of gain
should deter taem; nor VII the high.
minded Physician who is jealous of the