Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-12-27


The Seeding Southern EEoaIcsI students
We published few days since the GEOGRAPHIC
announcement that large number Of the sopshcrn
students in tie Medical ColIegesin Philadelphia had
held meeting and resolved 10 sitlsiraw and 90 to
Medical Colleges in il,e southern States to finish
their elucsiion The philadelphia papers although
they bear testimony to Che decorum with which their
proceedings were conducted, give very little in
sight into the affair." One Of them says
Some of the Southern medical students yester
day 1.-THE 20th) held private meeting and resolved
to withdraw TO Richmond and other Southern cities
to finish t1eir education. A Geographic dspatch
from Governor Wise was received stating that the
citizens of Richmond would receive with open arms
the students who had determined onleaVlng INC COZ,
leges one Informing the students that they WoulG
be received at Richmond with military honors ana
two dispatches stating that two drafts Tor lye hpn
dred dollars each would be forwarded TOR the par
pose of defravng incidental expenses. Also. letters
from the Faculties OF the Coiiees IN lshias -Nor.
Carolina and Georgia, setting forth that they would
b. wrlcatl,pd to the Colleges in a handsome manner
Resolutions were passed returning thanks to Coy.
Wise and the Faculties above named
The Eceaiag Bulletja Of the 2lst says:
I'VE have endeavored TO ascertain why it Is that
the seeding students leaving their Colleges;
but there are very conflicting accounts. We hear
gated by the fact that at dinner party one of the
Professors of Jeffe son College remarked that he
thought John Brown ought not to be hanged. Some
CT the students say that they were prompted to Sc
cede by Governor Wise. Other accounts say that
the students took offence because some of their
number were arrested in front of National Hall on
last Thursday night. The fact that the Southern
Medical Colleges are willing to receive the seceders
free of cost has doubt had great weight IN lniu-
enclng them"
1t appears by paragraph in the Richmond En-
qairer that the Faculty of the Richmond Medical
College had previously agreed to receive one nun
dred and fifty Of these students, for the present ses
sion, without cost, Obey having already paid their
college fees in Philadelphia) save only that those
who graduate viii be expected to pay their gradua-
ton fees. It appears that almost double this num-
Der have resolved to abandon their studies in Pha-
deiphia The Philadelphia North American says, upon
this point:
by this practical secession it is probable that JEFF
ferson Medical College will lose about two hundred
students and the University about hundred, max
ing three hundred in all. The classes at both these
schools however, extremely large and the mum,
Der withdrawing will tend considerably to alleviate
the toll of the Professors. There will be over four
hundred students remaining at the Jefferson after
the above number have Withdrawn, with proper
tomato attendance at the University
The Philadelphia Ersaiag Journal Of the 2lst
says:
prof Gross delivered an effective address yes
terday at the close of his lecture, and many OF the
students, we understand, have reconsdered their
determination and others who still persist IN their
resolution would abandon it did they not feel bound
to make their word good We know that students
hove received messages from their parents urging
them IN the strongest manner to remain"
We observe by the New York papers that the
Southern Medical Students in New York made de-
monstraon on the 2Ist inst similar to that Of their
brethren at Philadelphia though not with the same
result Upwards of three hundred Of them held a
meeting in the rooms of the University Medical Col
lege, and, after protracted discussion-which dis
closed that the Union sentiment was largely FREEDOM
inant-the sense of the meeting was tested by the
adoption Of a motion to The effect that all VINO "ere
willing to pledge themselves leave for the South
should take their stand upon the platform where
upon fourteen stepped upon the rostrum and appear
ell to their companions to follow their example.
This appeal however. was made in vain. 1t was
not responded to, and the meeting dissolved
One hundred and fifty of the Philadelphia stu
dents arrived at Richmond, Va, on the 22d inst.'
and the Vhig says they were received by the Fac
ultv of the Richmond Medical College, the College
/ Guard. Governors Guard, Cavalry and an i'm
monse concourse os citizens. Notwithstanding the
cOldness Of the weather, the ladies turned out IN
very large numbers, and manifested their approba-
ton BY waving their handkerchiefs while the mul-
titude cheercd with the widest enthusiasm After
leaving the cars the students were escorted through
the Capital Square, and passing round the Washing
ton Monument uncovered their heads in token of
respect to the Father Of his country Thence they
proceeded to the Governors mansion, where they
were welcomed in an able and patriotic speech, by
Governor WISE. From the Governors house they
proceeded to the Medical College, where they were
again welcomed by Dr. GIBSON. of the College, in an
admirable address. From the College they proceed
cd to the Columbian Hotel, where magnificent
supper awaited them. Along the route to the Hotel.
they were greeted with the most enthusiastic shouts
Of cordial welcome and approval
We notice that The Medical Colleges in Charleston,
Augusta and New Orleans have extended an invita-
ton to the Southern medical students at Philadel-
phia to attend their lectures free of charge.