Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-02-24
NUMBER FIVE.


rectors. refer, as proof of this, to petit
ton, presented to the Senate, numorously
signed by medical gentlemen unconnected
with either of the Medical schools in this
city, asking of Congress an appropriation
of money to establish general hospital,
open to the INDECENT poor, who are exclu-
ded from the Washington City Infrmary.
am fully sustained by the action of the
city councils. Read the joint resolution,
which passed the Board of Aldermen unan-
imously and with but four or FIVE dissenting
votes in the lower Board, it is especially in
teresting to the community as it asks from
Congress revocation of the grant to these
medical men, and permission granted to the
corporation to occupy the building and
grounds for common school purposes Ev-
cry citizen should feel lively interest in
this and exert every honorable effort to de-
feat this appropriation for individual enter
prize. These self-styled directors assert
they have thirty Senators pledged to sup
port their demands Can it be possible
that majority of that high and dignifed
body have pledged themselves to sustain the
directors, without having heard both sides
and against the strong and forcible appeal
of this community, expressed through their
legislative bodies! Can it be that the Sem
ate will, with all the information before
them, consent to this injustice. hope
not. appeal to Senators to pause and re-
feet, before they grant this extraordinary
demand, before they establish precedent,
which will furnish loop hole through
which many thousands may escape. JUS
tice is all we ask, and justice demands the
defeat of this appropriation. few days
since, when one of these self styled direc-
tors was informed that the amendment had
passed the House, giving them $50, 900, he
triumphantly exclaimed, We can act as
much more You may succeed, but we will
fight the course of justice, sustained as we
are by the community and by the profess
sion, as long as there remains one fragment,
upon which We can base opposition. I'm
ceasing and untiring will be our efforts to
promote the interest and welfare of the
community, and especially that portion who
are poor, friendless, and needy. We strive
to relieve penury and want, and there must
come o response, a response that will make
its opposer quail before it, and justice will
ride triumphant.
In future article will call attention to
some additional instances, exhibiting their
want Of charity, as board, managing an
institution, which they call charitable. l
will furnish the public with additional facts
for it seems they still cling to the idea that
it is q charitable institution l desire to
disabuse their minds of the false impression
which obscures their intellect, and show
them what manifest absurdity it is to con-
tend that the building in the rear of the
City Hall, styled Washington City Infirma-
ry, is devoted to charitable purposes.
will also probably give some further infor-
nation in relation to uses made Of the snr-
rounding ground.
AMEDIcAL MAN, NOT CONNECTED
WITH EITHRR INSTITUTION.
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