New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-05
prnher Of l,die. xere rre..nt ,o.ne drawn BY the


novelty Of the occasion, bot many BY q robuet aoo
wholesone curiosity and desire 70 Obtain horna'
tOs. In addition to thete were many gentienen'
ard some four hundred medical students ron
other colleges. The spacious platform was occu-
pied by the Faculty, and by their frieBds, among
whom were numerous elegantly dressed 'a''es.
Directly in front Of the platform, on the h'or aI
the graduating class. Dr. Brainerd opener .ne
ceremonies by prayer sfter which the GRADUATING
clas. was conducted to the platform. II embraced
four young ladies', Misses Susan Parry, Reoeeca T..
fusseIl, Annette Bucbel snd Mary Whiting 10
these the President Of the College Professor Cie'e-
land delivered the diplomas by which they weie
seyerally constituted Doctors Of Medicine. Ih1s
Interesting part Of the proceedings was "lthesseu
by the audience in profound silence, and u ~ seugn
that scene is presented better calculated % ehist
the feelings and sympathies Of an audience. 10
many Of the male students the scene was one ot
entire novelty, and DO rude or behavior was
INDUCED in. The spirit Of gentleness seemed 10
rule the audience. Professor Am Preston lheh
came forward and delivered the VaIedictory'
This ladys appearance VAS extremely pleas
ing, and che Was listened TO with marked az
tention. Her voice, though not loud nor apparent
" very strong was, nevertheless clear and distinct,
and there was genteness in its cadences when
fell with pleasing emphasis upon the ear. she
spoke well, even manfuly. She referred TO nunier-
women from the ranks of medicine, of the predlc-
tons that female physicians would turn out TO be
failures and that uncounted evils would follow teach
ing them to be such. But she pointed to the grad
uating class and appealed 10 them 10 so 1--we and act
that all these slanders mighy be reiuted, aud the
world be made to acknowledge that mans true ply
scian was TO be found in woman. Progress had
advanced her thus far and shown that medicine
Was her true profession. Her success was no Ion
IL IL ,h. Io9 nlr dr. ~
proving that wOmnn was capable OF the highest
scientific aitanments, she referred TO Miss Somer-
vile, Miss Herschel, and Miss Mitchell; and her
ability to perform succe ssully the highest ohces Oi
humanity and on the grandest scale, where thou
sands were to be the beneticares, she nstanced by
citing Miss Dix Grace Darling, and Florence
Nightingale. She cOntended that woman could IN
fuse into the possession purity at once lofty ana
religious; that the sex preferred physicians IRON
among themselves; that skill and patience would
secure the practitioner independence, and that the
door to medical knowledge was now. thrown wide
open. Some passages of the address were loudly
applauded. This Female College is becoming emil
nenty successful. Most of it, graduates are enjoy
ing lucrative practice, and the old prejudices are
fast disappearing as the number Of practitioners ln'
creases.
The rumor of So, 900 job between the Govern
ment and the Bank of Pennsy yania turns out true
bill. This rumor first came from Washington, aud
is now officially confirmed in the report made this
week to the Governor by the Commissioners ap-
pointed to investigate the condition of the bank.
The latter desired to get the Government to pur-
chase the banking house for Post Office, at the
same time being anxious to get S23O, 1000 FOR what
had cost them about 100000. To ac ;ompllsh 80
tall feat a. this there must be- a big shave some
where, and the potent patriot was readily found
both willing and able to engineer the matter through
no 4 ;nu hav ascp
reported it. The man who performed this dsinter-
esed act occupied at the time high position under
Pierce's Administration. ! know his name, though
the Commissioners have far withheld 1t, but 1t
will come out in due time Other extraordinary
facts are given in the report to the Governor, which
is an elaborate document, gong mlnntey INTO CIR
cumstances which will cause many men to hang
their heads. The whole management of the bank,
for years past is pointedly condemned. Oyer-drafts
to large amounts are shown to have been permitted,
one Fay being allowed to Oyerdraw $40, 600, for
which no punishment has been inflicted but the
discharge the clerk who permitted it. Enormous
amounts were paid in usury as bills receivable
sold at discount of II to "a per cent month. The
report gives the buyers names and the amounts.
Then the Commissioners unhestatDgly state that
the bank, during the four years Of AllibOnes admin
istration, was at no time in condition to declare
dividend; yet within that term, il divided AZ per
cent to the stockholders. Every person who has
had any hand in managing the bank is unsparingly
ceDsured. Facts are adduced in support of this
censure which this community Will receive with
amazemcnt when the report appears in print, and
which viii arouse a new storm OF indignation, not
only among the plundered stockholders, but among
all classes of readers The evidence of AllibOne and
hs cOsdiutOrs, taken under oath, will be read with
nstOnishment by every one. The stock of this I'M
fortunate institution has disappeared from the
brokers' board, having sunk entirely out of sight.
On Thursday the Black Democracy meet in State
Convention at Harrisburg to nomnatefor the Fall
election and to growl over the disturbing elements
which their slayedriying masters have forced upon
them with even more than their ancient dOmneerlng
ferceness. Particular pains have been taken to
pack this Convention with dougbfaces ready TO
swallow Lecompton. The pOstmasters in several
counties have been summoned at their peril to
attend the meetings for choosing county delegates
and TO elect LecOmptOn delegates Under this
reign of terror the delegates have been chosen in
many places; but whether the packing ID thorough
as desirable remains to be seen. / have my doubts
of the harmonious working of the scheme.
One of the merest understrappers of Buchanan
being here last week and cOnyersing about the
certain prospect the party had of forcing Lecomp-
ton through, was told that Mr.. Garritt S. Cannon,
United States District-Attorney for New-Jersey,
WAS making very powerful impression on the
Democracy there against Leeompton. The reply
wa, that he should return TO Washington in a day
or two. and that if such was Mr. Cannon, position,
he would have him turned out forthwith. We shall
see.
From ROSTON