Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-08-17


mystfy the true issue involved
The real question is one between the Trustees OF
Hampden Sidney and the Professors Of the Medical
.College-and it is a question of good faith. The
Committee Of Doctors say it was not competent for
the Trustees to transfer the appointing power from
themselves to any others. That it contrary to
their charter and, therefore illegal and void Ii may
do for the Doctors who have good faith involved
30 take this ground: but it is Itch the Trustees
will scarcely venture to assume How many trans
actions are there, which are contrary to law-yct
being matters of agreement between parties, are
between them, held to be ofthe most obligatory char
acterf Ifaman borrows money at 10 per cent in
teret-he is not compelled by law to pay but if he
profits by the law to get rid of his engagement he Is
not afterwards held to be man of good faith and
liability Again: gambling is intcrdcted 10y law,
and yet debts Of that character regarded as dcb
dyhosor-and the more obligatory, as they are not
enforceable in court of law. If the Trustees
avail themselves of this pretcxt they will have
10 adopt lower standard OF morality than that reco
Missed among shavers and blacklegs
But whether or not the Trustees were competent
to make the arrangement agreement und 'rstan-
ding with the Medical Professors, certain it is they
did do i-and the fact is proved by one OF their
Draper)-who negotiated the union on their behalf
They may repudate discredit their oira agent but
that is a very tictiisI proceeding, and knew
a man undertake it who lid not suffer seriously in
public estimation. But TO carry out the purpose in
Dictated at the last meeting OF the Board they will he
compelled TO dscrcdit both DR.. Carroll and DR.. Ora
per, and repudiate the uninterrupted usage Of IL
years. They cannot do that wthou; Subjcctine
themselves to the imputation Of bdd fHh. There j.
no escape from it. All the sublunary divinity in thy
land could not save that unjust proceeding from tie
condemnation Of impartial and disntcrcstyi
public.
We hear, that we have been represented ndu'-
gng In harsh assaults upon the Board of Trustees
We have done no such thing. We have condemned
the act of the late small boaid-but we have accom-
panied that condemnation with the expression Of tue
bsief that the act committed in ignorance of the
real relations between the parties. We supposed that
all but of the majority that occasion, knew NOT
what they did The excepted, we presumciirom
the sececy Of his operations, from his intriguing
providing around the sick bed Of one Of the professors
for eight ten months, 10 seize upon his goods by
the time breath was extinct was conscious of the IN
propr,ty OF his conduct We haze not supposed q at
n majority of full Board would sanction the proceed
ing-and we will not believe it until we see Il.
The most injurious attack upon the Board that ".
have seen, has emana'ed from the President Of laml
den Sidney in his letter lately Publshcl-in vlri-i
he expresses tie belief that all the facts hal be-"
known the action Of the late Board would Lave been
precisely what 1t was This g"nteman's course ha,
been very remarkable In the beginning, joe assure.
The professors that iheir Recommendation would ID,
T'Spe ted by the Board he sent them message ..
De perfectly at their ease-;hat their nominee waue
Dc confirmed. lie voted for that nominee IL th.a
wrote that us recom'uendad'nsoi DR.. Wilson WEI -.
overwhelming, that he should have been compcI.e.
10 vote Tor hm-ifhe could have agreed with Others
mat the Board had right 70 reject the nomination o
the taculty-or words to that effect Ills next ap.
pearanee is that ofholding consultations with the ma
content doctors in Richmond, preliminary 70 thpii
first meeung-and after that meeting was determined
OF and in fact On the .lIy ,y,riuH O ,l- IDf1 d..