The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-11-12
The Southern Students at the North,

| meeting of the medical students at New
York took place on Friday night. There Were
about $50 present. A series of resolutions
were offered, advocating the return home OF
| the students. An exciting debate took place
| from report of which in the Herald we ex.
| tract the following:
| Captain Morgan, of Tennessee, arose in ar
| excited manner to address the meeting. He
was in favor of the students returning at opcf
| to their homes. The contingency alluded II
| by Dr. Sims had arisen. South Carolina had
| seeded. Loud cheers He would read q
| telegraphic dispatch which had just been re.
! ceiyed. The dispatch was as follows:
RICHMOND, Nov. 0, 1860
| F.G. DRAKH-Sou hern students-we1come
Richmond. South Carolina has seeded -
| [Cheers.
Now. then, is the time to go. [Rsnewed
| cheers
A Voice-That dispatch is not reliable
TVOiceS-"It is"l
When are these resolutions to be carried
| into effect, Are the students ready before re-
liable information has reached them! Are
| they ready to surrender all these opportuni-
ties They were Southern men-tfey were
| conservative men. GHisses.l He was not
blind to his devotion 10 the Union, but al
present 1t was inexpedient TO &c. THiSses
| lie would venture to say that three -fourths ol
the students were opposed 10 the resolutions
(Hisses and cheers, and a voice-"You bought
your ticket" Laughter1
huUlHtT etuutnL tADIdiHHu tnHt 1nA STU
dents would pay for their tickets up 10 the
present time aud the professors had promised
| that, in case of any State seeding, they would
give diplomas to the students OF that State
who desired to go home.
The question was again put as to the time
the students should so home, as fixed by the
resolution.
The resolutions were then again read
= vote was called upon each resolution.
A voice from the rear part of the meeting
called out-Who constituted the committee
that drew up the resO lutions!
DR.. Sims suggested that the resolutions
should be amended by introducing the words
- that the students should go home as each
State seeded"
This was received with cheers
Mr.. Clinton again came forward. He was
not New York Southerner, and he would
Tell them that if they shirked the resolutions
as they stood, they had better beg the report
ers, for G DIS sake, not TO say word abOui
their having held such meeting at all
[Cheers and voices, "Ihe whole resolutions or
none."l
A Student-I tell you what, I'm a North
CArolinian, and I'm not going to secede just
because South Carolina secades. Kisses and
cheers l owe South Carolina no allegi-
aEce.
Another student objected to the resolutions
For bimself, he would stay, in spite of the
resolutions.
Another Studeut-Oh, that fellows i Mary.
lander.
Studcnt-Yes, l am a Marylander. beIong
10 a border State that has lost more slaves by
the aboiItinnists than all the other States put
together. General kissing can allow the
serpents to hss-that is All they can do
say, again, l remain here, and / know that g
ma iority of the students are ayerse to go and
ii they do go, they Will regret it. [Hisses and
cries of ''Sit doWn,' make that fellow shu,
up"l Let lis remain here till we get our d /.
plomas, and then we ca n return TO our native
States and if need ba, we can act the part OF
defenders of our homes, as well as render as. d.
sis,apce TO those who fall wounded.
A VOice-"(fet out"
DR.. SIMS moved as an amendment to the first
and second resolutions:
ReS0lred, That we consider it our bounden
duty TO return to our homes as soon as any Of
the Sou uthern States secede.
Several students here interrupted the pro-
ceedings by shouting out at once that they
wouldn't have the amendment. One called
out, Lets all go home to our States and tell
hem to secede.' Cheers, and cries of That's
right. Let's all go home.''
Great confusion prevailed, in the midst OF
which it was declared that the amendment
was carried.
The Chairman announced that the meeting &
was al an end.
Seventeen Southern law students have lef.
the Cambridge law school on account Of the
election of Lincoln.