Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-12-26
The Return oi the Medical Studcnts-Is IL
Practical DisunfOni

Many Of tie Black Republican newspapers arG
miSepresentirg the return Of the Southern Medical
Studu,,s 10 tn schools .! hr Southern States,
"pnctal disnnion.'
From! c.uvc,ution with several Of these Young .en-
temen, wcsra able rmFhatcay 70 contradict and
deny hat thdt return conceived in any desire 10
disrupt and ~ fdc the Union. They have been par
tculary desirpus,o contradict ;hi, nIprcs>ion-bu:
while they do mo- o'-irc "a the Federal Cnlon de-
stroye,i, they, nevertheless, wish 10 sce Medical Col
cgcs bull, mp and susti;ucd by the patronage Of the
South and they :re! ,hat it il necessary thu: be
ginning should be made. Fence III -piri; OF rrc
and exalted patriotism these y"sn men have resolved
hn; their labor aud means shall. in future, ccnrrt
butte TO the welfare and prosperity ef that section III
which they were born. They feel ,hst the be-t way
prcscrv" the Union D" prepared in every way,
for the event OF di.unon. They desire to zee it,
-ti,utions OF medical learning prosper in the South,
aui riat he -cpro1eh 50 often thrown up 10 them,
;la, negro slavery paralyscd learning nn1 science.
shorl b, prevented by the building upon Southern
,'i. :n-l' .:;ions second 20 nome in the Union
~, l..ltulu,c and thank these noble sons tho
South upon the step they hav. taken. They will be
sustained by their parents in the position they Lave
assumed, and every SoYiA.rn man will honor ihcm
in what they hav" done.
yir,iniu AMI Richmond owe i debt Of gratitude 70
Drs Luckett ani Mc'iuire TOR The lcalin. part they
took in urging the step and preparing i"r the com
fort and accommodation az all the students. Their
future home !. in Richmond, ard they have done
moro than any other for the ntUrc prosperity Of
our Medical College
From long and intimate acquaintance with DR..
Luckctt. say, that his residence IN Richmond
i taken from 10 sentiments o! dIsunIon. hu:
from pure-t love Tor hi- native State and from dc
sire to contribute his talents and learning to build nj
her Medical College into lair competitor with those
Of Philadelphia.
In the pointed and emphatic words Of Gov. Wise:
"Le, Virginia call home her circn'--and he spoke
to the sons OF the South a. children OF Virginia.
They shave done risht'-come homc not for d's-
union, but TO build mp own schools, and 10 teach
the North that ana,cism must he put down, il they
desire the people OF the South to CONTINUE uns their
manufactures, or patronising their schools
We have never seen more thorough Union -enti-
ncnt than tha. prevailing among the students, and
the patriotic spccch OF Governor WISE met the hear
" approval of every student Without all exception
worthy OF notice the press OF the South will hail this
return Of the Southern students With JOY aud glad
ness. wc ieei 10 disposition u rejoice over any
event that re,rds The prosperity Of Philadelphia,
bnt We would be untrue TO Virginia and false 10 Rich.
mond, II we did not rejoice at every circumstance
that tended 10 elevate her Medical College 20 tie
same level with that OF rhiladelphia.
These young gentlemen feel that Southern means
should in future oe expended at Southern colicser,
and this is the spir' that actuates them u
We are rcojcel 20 hear that tie greater portion @:
these student. 'S,ll remain in Richmond, while some
will 90 on to:Char.>,on, New Orleans and Nash
Vile