Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-09-23
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showing in my last that the ruinous system pursued
by Medical Colleges in issuing diplomas to disqualified
Of the United States into dsrepue with the public As
Of the legitimate results of this mserab eectioneerng
clan in his warfare against disease have also suffered
Justly public estimation. The pursued by thus
licensing ignorance often combined with immortality tends
to the public, who mperfecty qualified to pass
Judgment upon the skill and qualifications of physicians
has been built accumulated experience
ton of all ages and countries for than two thousand
years. Emprcsm has taken advantage of these doubts in
the public mind, and has excited popular prejudice
against calomel bsers, the lancet and other implements
regular practice that citizens of the United States
been driven into the arms of the ignorant and the nos
trums of the quack.
practice medicine the parent would introduce none other
than the honest and gentemany to the beside
of his sick daughter, wife, or sister, he would not If he
knew tolerate the presence of the backeg bertne,
this sacred shrine of female innocence and virtue where
not look diploma reliable guarantee that his ply
stefan is either mentally morally professionally compe
man system. If he depends on the Medical Colleges for
qualified practitioners, he will depend upon broken reed.
against the impostons of Medical Colleges NoTh Caro-
lima has within her boders true able learned physi
tally upon the of those proposing to engage
practice within her borders The action of her Leg
latue manests her appreciation of this truth, shown
in the triumphant passage of bill guard against the wes
to which he alluded.
The bill providing for the institution this Medical Board
wise sautary and necessary for the welfare
of good old commonwealth 1t provides ha from and
after the fifteenth of April last calling himself a
doctor shall be entitled by law collect his medical fees
he has license practice from this Medical Board
recognizes the State Medical Socieythe representative
of the Medical Profession of the Stately of
poration and provides that shall be the d1y of said
ica body elect said Board in every six years.
less the Legislature shall choose exercise this right The
Board 10 meet in Say Of each year. and alternately
Raleigh and Morganton. The Board consists
They make their By Laws regulations
that may be necessary to cary out the purposes OF their
appointment They to lie paid each member, four dol
lara day when duty their travelling expenses paid
! Board State. IS
sustaining Institutions each successful cand ate being
required to pay not twenty dollars as opponents assert
but dollars for license practice. They sit
from day to day until all applicants examined and
to be the Judges of the qualifications of those who NAV come
before them To guard against temporary
any two members Of the Board may examination grant
Temporary license to extend to the next regular meeting
and longer the Of five dollars being required
such temporary to practice Each member shall be
entitled to one vote and four votes out of seven shall be
to enttle the applicant to license Any one,
with without diploma, is entitled examination
license does the law require that he shall be disciple
OF any particular school or system to ente him to this
privilege; but, with the true, liberal catholic spirit of
science and of Institutions the doors thrown
wide to any and all who willing to sustain examina-
ton. The rugged of penury and toll, who has been
bound down all his life by the iron chains of poverty
of wealthy and Influential friends to second his aspiring
struggles will have equal rights and privileges before this
Medical Tribunal of the State with the pampered children
of wealth. and luxury, and arsocracy who have enjoyed
every advantage of education and Improvement and walk
ed for the floors of Medical Colleges and Hospitals
These in brief the main features of this Medical Bill
and needs elaboration to show that in its and
But the best men have enemies the wsest are
opposed and every subject has sides strange
then that this Board should be opposed Were it not its
power for good might well be questioned seeks
form; it proposes innovations upon old custums makes
war upon ignorance and deception and corruption and it
would be indeed anomalous the advocates of unworthy
interests and demagogues medical clerical and political
who derive their existence and sustain their vitality from
humbuggery and meanness not to let loose the dogs
of war upon this wise and patriotic law. Good and
true there who opposed to all medical legislation
and would be among the class them among those
unworthy characters who ready upon such
subject this Medical Board and denounce it
of ascent to popularity. FRIEND TO THE BILL.
September, 1850.