New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-27

ever known-each occupying the most eminent rans ID
his own profession and each bearing the Credentials o.
his nobility from nature-Prof CALDWELL IN Tue med
cal Judge RowAs in the legal, and Archbishop L.stI
10 she clerical profession. consututea an
group whose equals in personal dignity aud venersoe
nsi.sty of appearance have never seen Inc aPos-
toic looking Flsget not so distinguished oy ms IN
teect but an interview between Rowan aud Caid"eh
majestic flow Of graceful courtesy aud lnriaau't-
bic intellect fluent, digD6ed and scholastic IN tue one
rich impressive and majestic in the other
The possession Of such remarkable personal sdvans
ges with such fund OF learning and Of thought could
not be unknown TO the Doctor himself he was fully
cious OF bis merits ard not in the least disposed to
practice artificial modety To- recognize himself s.
any les rhsn what he He commonly called
vain and his reputation. in that respect cnhd-ra
Div OWrg 20 the very trankn, with which he syOwsd
Lis kpoN edge Of his own superiority His proud inds
p, rdeLt perscna bearing was the foundation OF
ecdote currently circulated ard probably true in refer
erce 10 his intercourse with DR. RUsB. As pupil Of
Rush he soon ougrev the ideas of his preceptor and
advocated his own views which produced some little sep
araiicn between them Meeting him upon the street,
nr hu,h excaimeG-"ls this Or. CAdSeI or Is Is
Julius Casarf" As a friend, he replied, " II IS Dr
Caldwell as an enemy, it is Julius Cesar
The life of Caldwell was mainly devoted To medical
sciences vet his writings amounting IN the aggregate 10
al least ten or twelve thousand pages are upoa gre
variety Of themes Medicine, Jurisprudence Pbrenoio
ey History Biz grepl y Education HYGIENE Mesnerls,n
f,etD, ictiob, Languages, Morals, PHILOSOPHY, tue
Physical Sci, nee AID Ancient Classics have all attract
"a his pen About forty of his volumes are from one TO
three 81 four hundred pages in size and hundred ana
fifty or seventy essays OF less yo!unnous character
The aggregate tendency and character OF his writings
has been rminenty beneficial and phanihropic In
Medicine be has conteuded for philosophy IN place OF
IN uncism. In Jurisprudence he has enitnded
sssInst capital punishment, and IN favor OF RATIONAL
ptpt,ntIary syst.m In Education, he has labored ell
hciertly in behalf OF those principles when all eagnI
en.d teachers DOW recognize In Mesmerlsln' he zeal
ousy cUntended for its truth. In fhrenoogy, he mas
ami ly def nded the doctrines of Gall and >purzhem,
sd published one of the best featses upon the science
Which las been issued, of which presume, out lew
conf, are low extabt In Morals, he wss avg0reus sd
yocafe of temperate hoIOrable, and elevated life In
Menta Cultivation be warmly sustained the importance
Of physical Iment and the study ct the sciences
against the extravaganza claims of the dead languages as
portion Of popular educarlon In the whole suoecl oil
the vhiathrOIc elevation Of man. his conceptions we're
ct az aid rational but inclined 10 eNtr agance or
b, drtss HaG he been mole radical IN his views, ne
would lave had ess influence upon his cotempOraries-
ard even as was he earned from stubborn cOnserva-
tism the title Of visionary; title entirely un"arrahIed
by he character OF biz doctrines
The enterprises 10 which DR. Caldwell devoted the
prn Of his life, after his departure from PhIadeIPha
The theser Of bis first literary abors were the estab-
lslment and maintenance Of a medical school at Lex
iuoop XIV and It's transfer aud re-establIshuent at
Louisville. Although not the founder ot the lransy-
yans Medical 81 DOL at Lexington, he was us most Ell
quet efficient supporter IN It's FIRST S"'cesY~orgah
1,ou audargey contributed 70 making it the leading
sclool OF the West Subsequently, deeulng LOusvillea
more suitable locality he removed 20 that city, took the
lead in the enterprise procured Al endowment organ
lied Oh able faculty, and thus became IN iact me ioun
Or of the leading school OF the West-the only one at
thai time ever able to compete, in point ol numbers
with the institutions of Philadelphia The class at one
nm durii his connection rose 10 over 400 from which
lumber has greatly diminished since ne has been III re-
tm,mert The talents of Caldwell, Drake and Gross IN
one institution were probably unsurpassed by any school
in the Union. o,
Ii is To be regretted that DR. Cadse has left behind
him 10 master-mnd in the medical profession, capaDe
of exercising the came berazing and phOsophic ini
eucc as himself he too much IN advance of ms
coten prares To be fully appreciated and taking nm all
IN all do not expect ever 10 look upon his like again
During the latter ears of bis life DR. c was engaged
in tie preparation of aufobogaphca memoirs designed
for posrLumous publication, which Will doubtless em
brace many interesting "reminiscences OF MS
rs ard sketches of the more remarkable passages Of
his own career. y ~ DoChANN'