Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-08-05

an" '''l,'T -, hirrs TINT happene" ue ors misakes
Ban N irwin. tho history Oh y, rully were members OF
They sa' % meeting, appointed 70 .rnev must mean
% md took an active pa'' us' f them That il
clutti anu mr. Bohanuan as one oi 'e ", nna;,s,
designate -, Dr. Bohannan took no par1 aEa'"st
surely .c,emr, and not appointed x;,b his own
any such committee eeFl ~, ,;hamberayne admits
I'm, he opposed il, hut, in hi' "lho ocular features 81
oh for opposing il, besides mo Ity n"issd SUCCESS
Iis ci'ri " w. l.,u tn lecture, but hud To s.op Tor
w,u Of students. Or. Thomas Johnson n nav anmn;n xn
hut the r,st il is believed, lr" OF none. wns obtained
intended Ia ~ member, IN ease .',' s
hu did not commence course ol 'fe." - rho mc,no,
there ar, errors also the, history given III ,' iud y,
ot The oriGn OIL INC Tb frs. suggestion of IT, came
from D Boannan, who consulted ~ ;,;Iv If Virginia
sor of Anatomy md Surgery III 'hc oh hd n, Warm
wc ,e nd snlered into warmly These TWO men
rolsd Dr. Cullen and DR. Chambca!nI ,,,, ma cnnsn
these four organized the Nledlcal Thc MAN was chilly
Of The Trustees Of ampdcn Sidney lnc pan ;,h Tia ,,u
y. ~ -, ~ Warner and the negotiation WIN ,llc uus
Ices was chiefly carried through III IL rrn inc rrrsi
r. IIa,,d, sidney As above stated Or ta,fo, wv es'
OF tiampaen ;,nv warmly seconded the plan and
aided in obtaining tho consent OF MS mauon were cleo
organization prs Thomas Johnson ". 'rhus tho
| Iii nv il,e Faculty fill the Two '"e ,b,ns NAV
| h, w,a connected Or. Warner, VINO i,.,"'t's, "'l.
be- regarded more than any one US, ;,h nrsyous ,c
had not been mingled IN any way . n,sirion 10 y.
80. Dr Bohannan also ~ 49, 3d.
.lohs. - anJ The other four Professors having "f.n
hnsrn equally from among those w" NH cnns,iiunt
| uf
lhe ptncl - y, # il had been constituted WIN mat
a. a n, however was accident the selections wrls
no, mad. that view, but WIN We ,,, tor the com
Iacu.y Of professors who could WORK ''Se'''' -
mon end. ~ ,.,,,out this discussion we
h nnL.n win M hashness OF Dr. wilson We n A, .'
nave si'"ht', w.. hi. merits ms nau Is physician
w, have not Judged Of his CLAIMS " W.. ~ r ,uJi. liz,
,ncsIion because has not submitted ' >r unc.s !,
ill., h. MIR Ills friends have eough OF" '"i'''
iion: N w. , "a render his appointment paaihEe
r. ma On the contrary he is sought 10 oe WI ~, i, -
il were by force The worst 'hhs W; -, h,saE n, down
nj; ,,n.cr, Ia lend himself! 10 our enemies " o'c -, ,,
's ,,,r Faculty who could mol poss'o'y n,h' '"e
circumstances receive him Willingly. ln'!o =; w. ,,
r,,err, mat there plan, or plot coinoi" va, n
c'iaeu ., ~, L,nw what the right name -, bhl we "h.
,,.,,n The thing; and that combination was ' ,t
srndinusly kept secret from us, anu l.s 10 H. Midi
~ nd J., sr DR. Wilson appointed 10 ch"t' W 'n' -,
one t " 81 an ,hc other 10 clungc the manner IN when
auonnIncnts have always heretofore been "u' :" ''
ege a., =. - ,,. pphlic in ILLS ina tier, aud
Ia ,h knnw the extraordinary character III la co'o'na
| nan ms far A. We have any evidences III H. u
Dnrnu the last summer o The members VI ~, -
49,, , - extremely bad health and il was feared would
"a, reroy-r That sickness suggested, either 10 Some "
ciirnI yeatlrmen whu have been recently SO ac'o, W.
matter ar 10 reverend clergyman ni TINS cy' VIZ =
, - b board 81 Trustees Of llampden Sidney W"
Ir,r and connection and warm fTrnd OF III; 49, Wh,inn
idea of probable vacancy IN TIC facuy :" When mi,
InIcne and Of Dr. Wilson person To MI H. NJ" ~
Ia, Vac first conceived know not but rs taty us
vcmbr, last that reverend gentleman called 10 see ~
cun If Tins city, zone The twenty w" inein"t'as,
had conversation with him upon the PROPHECY :" n
iwn the old system Of appointing The professors )"
h.r The same reverend gentleman entertained ns NC ray
i,t,ntiou ii Speaking ui the members OF 'hc
=, Ia, Nc,. Coeue upon subject OF The appointment
,l Dr. Wilson fill The hist vacancy 'a' I,,rl
the Faculty and he did say 10 'ha ihe"ocl SUN IN, imam
uurpose speak him al some otcr lA, uP''
~ suhn.rr nnt named No convenient Opportunity DC
cured h1,yrvcr for such conversation unt' ''e ~;
gentleman had changed his purposes 81 connu ;,
H. E,cnl,v hs desire to procure such appointment i"
II pr Wilson. That change was brought np'"' 81 ,,hom
uy The advice OF three plyscianS 81 hch 80 ,ha an
L. ,opI,a nf hp
nnin,neu Of Dr. Wilson, and the prospect o. c"a"kt -
the mode oil making tho appointments hercai''i ~ i'
conversation the clergyman n'cn'ioheu u'e IL" Eruy q
entertained OF cunvclsLig With member ol we nj
, The Medical College upon The SE'ie su"I nrJ N,
Doctors then persuaded him TO abandon hd pI,p spII
| nreevt (r secrecy which they urged was ua' ''
warr aware of their hostility 10 ihe factlce ~nn M
nurs,ed in making appointments and 'hat u nc ui ~,
r. he tci, advocate win the Facny IL would ora" NV" wv
~ nv, r,rultv NJ, m him He then ii seems relhla'Sh
M tho fran. and open purpose no had once ehStt a
consented 10 become party 10 the secret ihi.nc 49,
an have reason 10 believe frequent COMMUNICATIONS p
h,r,, nj their scheme bctweep the same r"Vefohn s
+ man and tn. clique Ihysicnna Their motive vas ~ Il
sition do Ia Medical ''"'s h s,r,., ~ II
c College uaiess radical change could DC eiec'eu ~
The onrGl Of Dr. Wilson's personal friends anu rsp
The clergyman alluded 10, was, "" may presume ~ -
81 i'm IL dhaarnatt1s ;oaHcy 6rwor
~, . =, "il-,n a. NE person u'inu"h "hc!
10 test tho question Of power aud effect il possible esnu
ton in affairs Of The Medical College was either by ski
u design remarkable accident, The n"t promising Una
could s sc been made Amiable ia character, ol rrputai"
in his profession and 0pnia 10 MANNERS he adde 70 mes
II iulr
church whose Influence has hech All p""efiu' " ramp
den Sidney connected by blood or iarfihsc as f."
are informed with about Gmeihid OF me Whole hu"et
trustees II is difficult resist The belief that iese es
lrinsic vet important considerations had theft Influence UP
# on these tcai gentlemen in kclnund wo WIN eager
, ness united with tile clergyman trustee, VINO resided u
- Richmond in designating Ij wilson tor the hri future III
cdncy in The College, the Scknrss I" ,nen'e
of HE Faculty warned thai there might sooh be va
g cancy. ,., ;, r.
ly connection ar private friendship Tor ~ Hs"' srr u; ~
i riun sy pa,hy sufficient q. induce all The enh"rs n IN
h Board violate their engagements !: the Faculty ihel
were some least whose clear sense o cecn ana right
could not diir,rd by such Influences, and "' Therefore
voted against lici relation. But hiindn nainff
y not Away strong enough 20 resist such temptations
- The combination Richmond, above alluded TO- did no
ceagr their urrs upon Improvement in health OF hin
whose demise they anticipated il was moi ona before III
II desired opportunity occurred for renewing ileni
In March, last Faculty "i the Medical College iome'
design which they the pab!ic would approve o
ncrcasnu the strength ind usefulness 10 nc school "
creating chair that y" Physiology and sieica lnrs
PRUDENCE and prevent The burden OF sustaining II Iron
falling upon The public they intended to reduce the ices
all the professors This design OF the Faculty contemplate
prrsen, personal sacrifice by The professors with view
probable ultimate benefit TO the community and The school
The chair could only be- created by he II is not pretended
that the trustees had under tho "RcgulaIlUns Vt union be
tween them Medical Faculty my such power bu
the moment The resolution Of The Faculty for creating
tia chair had passed, the "onieiders pouncci
upon it, and endea vored 10 bear 1t oil as lhe
lawful prize A ruinOr reached The Faculty tina
such movement was on Ioot they rccpnsderei Their eso
luton ceatin the chair which hud not yet been comun
Gated 10 the Board o Trustees; but afterwards, receiving
satisfactory from several trustees tina! the Board
would be governed by their nomination, they again passed
the rcsnu0 created the chair, and nominated candidate
(D!. Martin r. Scot) 10 fill H. Tho trustees met and al
n icr meeting they overwhelmed with The testimonials
which thr industry 81 the Richmond Physicians and DR.
Wilson'S personal friends had procured for him Ills friend
and conneXnn, the reverend clergyman from Richmond
there warmly advocating his election aud voting for him.
The Richmond doctor. represented lsrro by their
commentators AMI their argnInrn,, If in no other way
Tho Faculty relied simply upon their nomination.
forwarding Ia the Board testimonials although they had
received numerous and very strong
OF Or. Seat The was, all told ven for Dr.
Wilson, six Tor the nominee al The Faculty, out OF Board
al y; Less than voting hut three other members
arrived before Tho Board Dispersed two Of them
have heen in favor o DR.. Wilson and ia OF Or
Scott.
The mcnrals,s say the appointment made after a
thorough discussion and searching investigating but
have ha authority OF the President "l IarHpdcn Sidney for
saying that he could gel that meeting The
Inc wanted nout The relations between the trustees the
Facnr, the original papers which he had expected 10 see
bring in tr hands nl Mr. r. N. Watkins, formerly secrela
~ but longer member OF The Board ''and the dis
TAM members being unable wall, amidst tie hurry and
multiplicity al business for their arrival 1t follows from
hi: statement that tho other members n The Board