Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-05-06

Ut. 1thA rHchER, OF hfcnlgan, IN the chair; auC
upon bis right, Dr. W. K. BowLIxc. of Tennessee
one Of the Wee Presidents. DR.. WIZ. BRoprE. O
Michigan, and DR.. r. G. Foster, Secretarirs wer.
present
The meeting having been duly organized, the
first business 10 order was stated by the Chair tc
be the reception Of the report of the Committee o.
Arrangements.
Dr.. c. K. Winston, Chairman Of the COMMITTEES
OF Arrangements, Oh behalf Of the committee, and
Of the Medical Profession Of the city generally, e1
tended sincere sne corlil welcome TO the men,
bers OF the Association, in few pertinent and sp-
propriste remarks, as follows:
Mr.. President and Geatlensa Of the A nericr Tn
Medical Association This believe, is the tenth
'nuai meeting OF tits AssOc4tion. As eh irmtn
OF the COMMITTEES of Arr mgensuts AMI Reception,
am charged with the agreeable duty of welcoming
you to the State of Tennessee and the city of Nash
ville ] only regr I that have not language to
express this -enum snt with iii lent corditlty
only add, gentlemeu, 10 cOmmon phrase, +" You are
more than welcome"
You are the representatives, of profession dis
tnguisied alike for its antiquity its s-enIiic at
tainments and its usefuiness II constitutes the
true link between science and phlinthrOpy-sci-
ence and phiant r pV, moral intel ctutl aud phys
ical. You come from every portion of this glorious
republication the Ksnnebec 10 the RIO Grande-
from orange groves and golden sinds-fron noun
tains clt Ia eternal snow, sni v~lry1 smiling in
perpetual verdure. You come not for purposes of
ssh- iggrandizement or personal ambition yet
20 advance the schemes Of parties or stir up the
antpIhi Of sections 'You knoE no North no
South, no East, no West" but you come as
company of phil inthropisss, band of b,e hren
that you NAV pour the acquisitions Of another year
into a Ot.mgn Treasury knppl sida nv i Ia nj
common altar, snd drink the living wat-r as {.
gush"s from a common fountain. You have come
to maintAin the dignity, TO elevate the ensign OF
profession, TO which you have devoted your lives,
ami 10 which you have linked your fortunes
You are the cnldvators of prof, ion eminenty
progressive, and admitting to the full Sc extent the
spirit and genius Of "nterprise So much may
be 70 fuily sail Of Others. Who cOull exp, CT at
this, or anv Other day to embclsh The Commen-
tai s oil Biak-tOne, OF improve he pl 'adings of
Chttry, or RIP Use the sch.s of justicey Whre
arr the men with commissions divine who
would attempt TO reca>t the logic which male
Felix tremble or sdOrn the doctrine If justification
by itpf Who hopes now 10 shed additional
light IN the pathway the skirs or sing 10 strains
more immortal than the triumphs OF the cross? Not
so with Medicine, yours il a Using Orb-magulh-
in It's pr, pprtions-Whl. 9th, r. have reached
the Zenith, yours has but gun mount the
hesvens-while others have begun to fade, yours
knows uOr eclipse, nor inc. You the
names of HipOcrates and Sydenham, of Brown
aud Coll u, with host of Others you treasure up
their maxm-, and admire the genius with which
they struck out new truths, bat you acknO Sledge
no master, you fall down at the I ct OF no Gam
GiisL You have come to the day OF free thought,
Of tree investigation, aud free speech. You call in
question the most hotry, well as the most recent
fact and you are daily revealing, in fools of light
prin ples hid from the foundation OF the world.
YOu pmiDanLlV II ienfa Of
While others may be led along dubious patns by
mortal pedagogues, your teacher dWels in the realms
OF eternal light and guides with hand unseen and
unerrinS to essences aud first causes. The forma-
tive hry-tal AMI gsrmnal dot are alike ans parent
before you You taught the myst. ries OF the
living pr cipl i, the scalpel and retort are your
con pam, ns, while You reVel in the wonders of the
microscopic world You understand somewhat,
the laws 10y which mote q mountain is formed
a mOnad a man is made. The spear of grass
which lifts its head in the distant solitude the lord
ly oak and imperial crdar instruct you, while and
earth aud Sea- With the creeping multitude, yield
treasures at your command
You are the veterans OF thou Sand battle fields,
not vi mortal strile where man meets man in
culinary conflict; but where a secret aud impalp4-
bic foe-a tyrdnt who has rrigned from Adam till
HOw,-disposes his secret forces ana dIrects th,ir
deadly sh ats When others ave turned back sf-
frigbted aud aghast, you, sngle-hand"d aud alone
have met "the pesliience which wtketh in dark
mess aud the destruction (Which marcheth &C noon
day." despOied them of che armor wherein they
trusted" and have driven them, ignominiOus from
the Il, Id.
Were the victories which you have won, the
conqu. sts which you have achieved known, you
would be crowned With laurel more uniading thau
those wuich entwined the brows OF Greek or RomBn
cODquerors.
Bot more and better than all, you are the lovers
IF Ia de- % hu,
about all over this happy land you emphauicaiIy
"gO about doing good" Your hearts beat 10 uni
son with hum an wo-your open TO the cry
of human distress, whether il come from the howell
or pal4cs-yOu wipe away the orphans tear aud
cause the widOS's hears to eng for joy upon
your heads daily descend ." the blessings Of those
who were ready to perish"
To such a DO iy of men thus actuRted thus CON-
ing, extend a cordial welcome. We feel hol-
Ored by yoer presence add expect to be improved,
aud elevated 10y yonr intercourse. We throw vide
doors and invite You 10 the hosptalllies of
homes, and TO the kidder affections OF our hears
DR.. Winston then proposed that the roll of dele
gates who had registered their names, sh0ul be
The roll having been called, it appeared thai
twenty States we're represented
On motion of DR.. G. K Winston, Drs. Felix Rob-
ertsOn, J Shelby aud }. 0v,rton were made peruA
nent members OF the Association.
The number Of delegates who had then regis
tered their names found to be one hundred
and forty-siI.
Tue following list comprises the names of all del
egatss, p rmaneut mem lers, aud members by in-
vitstiOn, 10 attendance:
Co1hectie,a -Chad Hooker
MeS Hmpshirs. Snallpy,
Ne@ York.-James Wood, N Reese, Geo
y Burwell, aud Alden March.
"syiVania.-R Y Dunglison, B Schneck
Casper NIster and Z Cassidy.
Georgia Henry Campbell, r Walton, n + !
Powers, Il Means, Jo,tpi p Logan. N Il Oliver, |
Thorn g > Powell, J Gordon Howard, r d Arnold, |
Geo Padlrford, aud Pike Brown.
AIabama.--G NJ Merriweather, w p Reese, A + |
Alexander, S W Cianton,w H Thornton, P C Vim, |
T Sulh Malone, W J Bass, & Norris, J I Sowell, |
and w Morris
Tsanessee Frank Ramsay James Rodgers, |
r y Corr Y. B B Lenor, L Johnston. Jho n |
Boyd, Geo X Grant, 7 A Aiehison, S s Maydeld, 4
J kelley, { L Mad TN, j ID Winston, J E Aan-
love, g Al Mayd,i. Richard 0Sep, p Jones.
Smith, J 5 Burlorl, Jao P Ford, Robert q
Foster, Jno II Caicnder, John Morton, II
Bucbansn, James W hoyte. n Q Perkins. JBo B
Idndsl,y, Winston, Paal Eve, permanent
member w z Moor, Milo Srith, Wallace E.tia,
b w AvtRi, II a Clsyton, II A Whitaker, II
Maulove, 7 N Woodsoi, A Ewing, RoOert Martin,
w K Bowling 5 Woodward, x Evans rhOs
Lip.coInb, N R4nsoHi, A Loar, Jno Wst'on.
" d HAsgTj, Jno S PARK. ID b Cliff, T q Ken.
needy. 7 r Jennings, Ira Co1welL W n Chiljress,
w Cbeathrm, J y fosns, J BrannOek, q
Ji soa, p w Davis.
LO4isiana-S o Sernggs, Robert 4 NeE, Cor
Delius Beard, ana x D Feuner.
Kestatoky. --Sameel krDHn, r. w. Gaines. ]. B.
Flint, }. W. Singleton. R. J Brrckinridge. S. O.
Porter. w. s ChIpiey, 5. n. Bemiss. L. g. Ray,
w. A. Atchlson, T. q. DAVIS, l.. 4. Alnson.