Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-07-23

turn to it. They were opposing them all the while.
But the State has loaned money to the College and
thereby constituted Il public institution! Tn, me-
MORALS statement Of the account current between
the public and the Faculty is entirely original,
and will amuse some Of our clear headed business
men If A. borrows $4,000 Of b. and embaik Ks in
business by which he nakes $ao,ooo-the whole
profit enures to B-he is entitled only to his orig
nal $4,000 and interest," but to all that A. by his
personal exertit ms has accumulated This is first
Fate mode of accounting and is still better equity =,
And these gentcmcn's idea Of mortgage is not less
original and amusing than that Of accounts. The
Literary Fund has deed covering the Medical build
ings, to secure the repayment Of the money loane1
which loan, il is commended is in reality gift-for it
will never be colected-and this deed the operation
of which every school-boy understands is adduced
evidence that the whole College belongs to the State,
These learned gentlemen may be very ski6i in their
profcssion-but law is not their forte.
But we have taken more time and space with this
subject than we intended. AS to the Doctors quar-
relng among themselves, that is matter Of course
They always have been at it. and always will be-
Some of the most amiable men we ever knew in all
their relations with the rest Of the world the bitter
est haters Of some OF their brethren-the hatred
sreturned and on neither side probably could any bet
ter reason be given than that both occasionally admin
ster dose Of calomel jalap Jealousy aid hea,t-
bun ming is the law of Their being But there should
be some moderation in all things. This Memorial
stinks outragcously of the shop. We are sorry for
it. on account of some Of the attached to it
who are far above any such influences, who never
could have penned such paper, and who could only
have subscribed it from misrepresentation. 1t is pity
they had not thought of Bonaparts's maxim: 'wash
your dirty linen at home" ard kept their grievances
to themselves. IT. instead of induging in chickering's
and unworthy professional eaouses, these gentlemen
would establish Medical College of Their own, al d
eiucate some 90 or loo young, men, who now spend
60 or $4,000 year Philadelphia, they too, might
lay some claim to aid from the city and the Lcgis-
laturc and they would have their claim allowed.
AS to the merits of the question, SO far as the Med
deal Faculty concerned, do not believe there
will be two opinions with the DISTINGUISHED public
They took this College when it subjected then, to
expense; they have made it, by their talents and in
dusry profitable and honorable, and no unpreiudiced
man. who respects common justice and common hon
esty could countenance the elf TT to rob them of their
rights They satisfied the city of Richmond aid the
Legislature that they doing good service to the
public, and were capable of doing more +; and both
means to enlarge the sphere their usefulness They
have done nothing to forfeit that confidence. The in
sttution in their hands has grown in popularity and
usefulness every day. To render it still more efficient
they voluntarily proposed reduction of their own
fees for the creation of Chair and according 10
AN understanding which had subsisted between them
and the Board of Trustees from the date of their con
nexon they nominated for their associate gentle
90,
BILE abilities. Without any notice of such intention
and contrary 20 the information communicated -
them 10y some of the authorities, and without any
reason assigned their nominee rejected and the
candidate proposed by the Doctors, who had always
been hostile to the very existence of the Instt ution
elected in his stead. If full Board of Trustees shall
refuse to retrace the steps of small Board which we
will not believe till see it, we do not doubt but
the Legislature will still stand the friend of the Col
lege and extend to it such aid simple justice AMI
right demand.