Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-09-13
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The individual referred to in the recent nub-aton n
the Medical Faculty Of Hampton sydney College in
from a written by him Of their number
in 1912, wholy dissent from the inference whicl
may be drawn from the quoted lines. The ccsing lines
OF the paragraph containing the extract follows
I'VE sorry that he has low deemed IL proper aid
and abet another in which he then cschewed for
himself
When the cxrac, and the sentence first quoted above
placed side 10y side, which position they assume in the
reJuGc= Of Faculty the Inference appears to be- that
in the opinion OF the writer othc extract the Faculty had
acknowledged right nominate al candidates for Pro.
ics-orshps aud willing an appointment IN
der such state OF ng'. Ii true IL is not said In plain
tsu-, that this right OF nomination acknowledged bv
the writer Of the extract but such opinion has been
by many Now the writer Of the containing the OK
tract has only TO that alusio1 either expressed
understood made to this right which the Ffcult,
CLAIM. lie thought Of mentioning this right In or
der to stamp upon the zeal II his Acknowledgements be
cause, under the circumstances which called forth his
note, there was no reason whatever tia: he should
do 20.
From this statement It must plainly appear that Their,
could have been Acknowledgement To the propr.tv
the right CLAIM Cd by the Faculty The truth l. tbr
writer simply used the expression which had been quote
from his note 10 show his uuvillngncss connect him
self with the Medical Faculty Of Hampton sydney College
unless IL met with Their entire concurrence, Il be-
could have obtained position among them " with
their aid The note iu question was never intended
uphold acknowledge tile pr0pricty of the ri. OF
nomination, for the necessity Of such s.pprr, or ac
knoWlcd gmout never for m1mgut catered into 81,
mind.
But 10 has been sNi t1ttle individual alluded 10
willing 10 have received au appointment with the all a.
Ic Faculty, wheu thought thcy po-scs.ci 90. Ov-
Of virtual election; and Is uppD.el that Lis pte-,
dsrc 90 sec the appointment committed rusiyely to the
hand. Of the Trustees when cOara-eI hi- former posi-
ton involves him m terrible inconsistency, 20 say th.
least oft In answer 10 h- the writer has uere, 10 "a,
that gt tho time bis written tho mole sr ap
poIutu.ut NOT m4fst under discussion aud there
fore could nos haze been considered by him. nud even
had DC beer, Joe clu soc nothing ,uorrVg wroay in
accepting an appointment although hc may not
have approved hr manner u i.B IsstJWil Had h, been
orc Of the Faculty of tUr College aal THE matter bad
been brought G, Irr cluiIgrau1u Who has aug casDu
70 say that be would not have voted resign The riyt
nos claimed hy lhgm into the hands Of tie Trustees
Another lui"tcucc Boz. b.rn drawn from ihe quotation
made from iIe motto Ul lsiyiti that th" winter Wa
auarpehui i1ran appointment in tie Medical Department
'iDpi,u Sidney College Elr tic information az thp-r
Nhp mHy Nay" 900 io fp such conclusion she writer
pfg' i.IFc 5'V t.tt Dice fuy,. Uas applicant Hr r.
. profess .r-h'p Bro r- 0r anr other College Whatever
pwpo.'Iona r.rs entertained upon ui. subject, never
. originated ai.I u.T. H.