Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-08-05
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nc oa a.. ,ha, is TO say those provisions Oh saa az
h;h r, quiz. real and personal security 10 DC iuhs"'
-, Earuiy have been complied WIN =, c, RI. |
=, what lave they been2 Why, first tue ner
mes that The President and Directors 81 , iHe Sc in
.nd sbnrld retain lien upon the iand TN? Oh
III, the 81 900 should be Invested was nn me relations
40, Ia. ,w,ni, instead "i prrs' ~ The Literary
# debtor creditor 'lwttn Inc rh'n EnuL ia irr lin
Fund The vance Ia the l't'T"li h, me twenty
i directly ana absolutely. Nav, ''r n, interpret,
wn did nn ,aa the iced which shs, dinuty u,d unac
~ NV - - nj. ,,n,trr j. rSfa"''"ai' ~ . c,n.
or her msntc IN 's The double purpose :" con-
v,varc. IL, he Faculty from ~ o,nI,y with the mo
whom nr lot wa, ud Of mortgage by the Faculty !"
mry give" 10 the paymen. ~ ~, If the Fac
Ola md others. the owners WI" ,nu 10 the President
N,'ic' m - ,h,t deed convey me properly imne nb q
MY co. If the Literary Fund not IN zee and o.
ann h"t in rust Tor purposes dstnc.y and ,hr mos.
iuc ~ r., IN, purpose securing Tie oah' a" 80 no
peciaiy 10, m - provisions are inserted in II, so no
"a ad th, most convenient sale ana anle niou ar
he Iterury Fund, that was possible h, md creditor
mucnr;ly 10 device The relations OF ueu snnr, there
hsttI ,vrd and recognized in il, and IN slo', t
- No shndnw OF ioundaton us Tar us we va" ~
The criticism which has been Passeu v i, is said
Rn, The Faculty gave no personal Scum 80 E,rrlv
W. ,ne az, dnrs not require the members u w, nL,
~ Dive "bond with security, when 's" =, more So
- sle -, ,., should give his bond WIN one VI u',e
import 'ia eac" ] irrms only requires thai the tacui
80 give 10 The President and Directors Of e liner
suticien, personal security M "i w. taken by The said
mi. any kind OF security 'neh' DC ~,
m - n,r.cnrs 80 that il il personai" anu suit
i,nIn Now lhs resident ana pirec'"s :" r;,v and
49, ,nd,,s both Of the form oi the security III"
| -; ,f; clancy They took what they deemed plopci @
n,icrn The matter was fully disposed OF oy ~.
tribunal But the lScBly Two hot ~ ,;o.I fac
M ,s. If lluupien Sidney and the Medica' r ;
nv "e hs frncuns of the Literary Board ahh revue"
J reverse their decisions If the Board dechen sm
what have they 10 do with II 'ne ,;, hoeuakcrs
rni what business is it OF thelrsi bu ' liz , him
h, wander from their LASTS they are ever falling nd"nI
Iars In The very way of finding fault, ana "'''' '
mo TO Display their surcr!o! ~lsuoh hi ,i.lc,i the
a. sunu,,sc that If the Literary b"ht" VA" th pr,
Lar, Inn, Xix aual parts aud taken ,he bono ., es"
,..sor in a penalty double his sSth part VIM ,J win
| IN IN ",
whose e. ,b nnvment Of thai sixth part with its interest
Ihnt would have regarded even ey 'e ,n And il
, efficient compliance with HE act oi - ,,tn The
80, h.v, h,rn lust as competent Tor me 6oata !" ns
w0uiu une ~ sureties for another as TO nave
| nrcn o,hur persons snrt:ies io' % e,r Tho Sc.
| a actually made, is sun oe'''I W. prn
arrahRe"te',, drbr and more onctous upon inc ~
| Caays Each Professor was made 10 sne ,,hs hi.
| ~ p.ua,y of $500, which IS hoie n - m. b,nd
n = P , ri H.. debt without any surety IN me '''"'
sn Win condition. not Tor the payment OF MS sA' ,,
- ,hr eb, merely, but for the pay n'rnt o h ;,. M
The whnle $4,000, and the puht.na pay and II, scen The
an m also 10 pay tho taxes on the prost a,a =" H.
n"tinus sufficiently insured against htc -'He ~
NJ Maid whenever required by III: ffeslueh, "''u hv
IN. literary Fund, and further security !" or -" tnr, IL
w H. ,o,nnrr required Thus while una INC "im :"
aIr,nuemcnt first above suggested Tie secnily ~
Tho deb, would have been lost, IL le p ,h. arrange
in ,nv one bond should become insoiSch' "u'i ~ s
, actually made the debt is perfectly secure, 80 u I
.nv ,rse professors remain solvent 10 he cH'e " " ~
nalty OF the bonds So g't"' ;, .oc, TN. loan was
made ,,heu the debt the State was NOT amp, "'
SECURED For the State h"ds m1st perez n , e rnt
| hndnus which cost S30,0UU, aud nave oce A'p. ' ,
anu IN GOOD repair in city where real property Is a.,
| wavs increasing in value and secohHiy, no'" s M 800,
~ ,b professors for S5l 900, with condition 'o me pay
" M 9s mn and 30 Ion. as any three Of the SIX PROBES.
,,. ,,u he found whose estates are worm ra' e' ~; -
So5 0OO the debt secure: and II at any 'ne y s
IT, INSECURE the Literary Fnnd can require '"'''o' "'
or enforce INSTANTLY all cf scchf.''ts u,,io ,,,,,
s;n ,vr 81. shat truth is there In Tie allegation ''a'
Of The ar.S ." A a"a there Is monr ough,
@ sums responsibility share q" puzzle indSns.'"n ~
laast To he visited upon those VINO puohciy NAN. =, ,,
,nn and injurious assertions in regard |" matters " %
nnm.n- suc charges of gross violation ~ c'',ia.' w ~,
r nh, E,,u,v and gross dcrelicuon Of duty ON the
psrt of the hgn public ldnconaiirs c""'i'''"s " ~
,,.ho h,vc ella: rc OF the Literary Fund 80, So,
Nv The altar nature of the undertaking % 'i'e raG
and Professors Of Medical School III IesprG' 10 it
-, -, ~, ma 10 the State, involves wv" c"'si"e"''
which ha vu an important hearing upon . ni IN ,, ~
under discusson that Is the question whether .nc IGN
appon,,ncn virtually 10 the Faculty Q, ",o', " ,, n
v.u in ,hr Trustees. Those considerations ar, "s' ~
st' ~ ' mn, S,sc has an ntcrcs, in having the appoint
n.,,s 6ll, by those who are Interested ~ oo'" w., ~
r. il, estate 10 keep W. Is XRiHEs
saHIaf inttTesI and "u.h, pli ~,
selves against such appointments us VIII tho" '''e WIN"
burden of This debt upon Of The old members as re
main solvent The Trustees tsve such interest ant
DON'T trouble themselves with any such enquiries we are
snc ihrv would moi like charged with the disl
rle duty making them; and yet IN Justice hoth 10 h'
Faculty The State they oneht tn b., made In ls az
pect surely If other heac OF the TRUSTEES IN haShs
nm original uf their ni person IN no way
nominated approved b. the Faculty assumes hast al"
injurious appearance ), .
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words again introduce the deed from 6ies and others
the President and Directors o the Literary Fund, given u
secure the yent Of tho first loan made ny Tue lat'
and for other purposes; least wc suppose mat - ic I'M
ucran md document referred To, because t'
words quoted urr found in IT, quoted 10 prove ha TN
Faculty or lis members individual rights IN rrsar
TO The Medical School, government ana It's properly '
DC remembered that that deed il conveyance made WIN
The consent the instance OF the Medical Faculty oy
the persous from whom the lot on which the college puid
nns now stand was purchased with mhncY given 10 The IA
Guilty By the city The conveyance contains mortgage u
the Literary Fund for The security OF INC deb WIN power "
sell for It's payment ami grant oil the property subject &c
that mortgage, the Medical Faculty Portloh oi 'ha
part of decd which grants Ia the facu! ihe equity :"
redemption quoted by the mcmoriai6s as follows MOI
shnll il be in The power Of The members of tho Faculty
aforesaid in their individual rights either Jointly or several
y 10 redeem property und require such conscyanct hn
b ripht Of reclamation hereby intended be secured Is
served said Faculty ~ an organized nouy naShs we
existence as Faculty Of flampden Sidney College me
memorial ous certain very Important words which ihsl
The sentence "Or in such mode rs mo law may hrfea
Ter proyide" Another part Of the same clause directs mat
if die Faculty or their lawful SUCCESSORS pay 'hr debt the
President an Directors Of tho Literary Fand shall convey
the property to such person persons as the Faculty may
direct. ~, :,
Now the ciuusc in question only sho VS. tina, the Faculty
had no intention break tho College and divide
its property among themselves, aud were IN acl wiling u
Gu, themselves III from tho power OF abusing ne "'aa
u The city aud The State BY such course hfy hrsea
Tho tns. ia, b. perpcinal and the provision in question
OF The pledges Of their good 'ah and pub
lie su Hence they reserved the equitable title ct III.
property themselves n Medical Faculty, "Fga
nizcd body themselves individuals But even in
ncy as necessary perpetual for they reserve the right IL
themselves organized body having their existence s
Faculty OF lampdrn Sidney G"lrSr or m stft mode a.
hc L.u luay hereafter pruride" Why did Tie mcnora
omi, the 50 asst words al The scnlcncc?
* lrue Iut Of organized body have u"
individual rights because il is organized body Have
tho individual lurmhrrs .! corporation for example, nc
right the constitution and bylaws ut The corpora
ton enforced the books ul al o indipidu
al corpornors compelling by nnndIn'nS aud other remedies
The Trustees other officers members OF corporation In
perform their ,uilc"
lnt whether you cn the rights Of tic Faculty private
rights or public rights. il makes difference they arc
rights organized body, we have night 10
prrty ara organized BODY, as Medical Facul
~ the right nt nomination. II those rights are
denied withheld injured both as Medical Facul
" and Individuals every mans common sense VIII
tell him.
We proceed notice otllor charges Of the memorial.
II is charged upon tho fathers and founders OF this Medi
cal School that they guilty of cununacy To The Ar
dicu Society q" Virginia. which The twenty two say had
then tnkrn his subject Of establishing" Medical college
"nndcr advsrln and engaged in framing and Initu
ring pun al liberal organization, conforming 10 The wish
e. and interests Of The Profession large and the spirit Of
| the nSc and our institutions.
This notable piece of history proclaimed in The loud and
| b. ,yhic, shrs