The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-25

at the public expense wss noted By your City inspector
at the close OF his late annual report Information
given 70 him by the highest medical authorities IL your
city. One Of the chief recommendations mate-not 70
the public not 70 certain portions OF the medical pfoes
sion-oi this new plan was, that 1t would Afford large
would thus obtain their education a. the public expense
Now, with all proper sympathy for these same poor std
dents, whose salaries TO be paid out Oh the puolc
purse after haps deductng the fees Oh tner medical
Instructors II seems whether this mode of
building up medical schools will DO relshen eitncr by the
institute Ms already established wn,h usp.na UT e.r
success on their merits alone or Dy tne por
ton OF the already tax burdened metropolis This snug
little piece Of fraud Is to be cunnEg concealed Under
tary of the city and county OF New York,
and the cities Of Kings and Richmond counties Really
worthy doctors, you have iovented most taking
label for nauseatiDg draught. But az Dr. Olapod
observed "Rhubarb is rhubarb, call 1t what you will"
and new medical college, though il creep into the
world under the fraud OF msnomer and such 10 is
nomer AS well might you Call tax bill an act for
the promotion of public virtue and this scheme part
what the same thing at the peoples expenseof GER
tain number Of medical students
But with the passage Of tue Governors recommenda-
ton OF new charter commission, the grand scheme OF
new medical institution supported by the people,
w be sure TO fal to the ground and this consideration
doubles the energies OF these self led SAM aran
formers, and now never Is the word with them.
We have even haarc Of offices already promised 70 gain
votes among members but we vouch for the truth
Of the Iumor, although there circumstances which
almost seem 10 give II confirmation.
There is one little question to ask before close These
gentlemen some OF them have furnished each OF tho
members of the Senate aud Assembly with copy of the
proceedings of the National Sanitary Convention which
was held in New York In 1859, octave SIZE 72S pages
bound in costly morocco binding and gilt edge cost
Of at least eight dollars per volume certain number
Of these volumes ordered to be printed at the
pensc Of tho Common Council for distribution, and il am
correctly informed, the number thus ordered
hausted six months after the work first made its appear
ance In this wo k some Of the parties now pressing
the passage of the blu figure most conspicaously
sanitarians. Now, let ask the nge question, by
whose authority are these books bound IN this extray
IN Iflva
these reformers the exclusive righs to these
privileges, and If SO IS not the city. taxed
for their payment Another query to be regarded
haps dictated by impertinen curiosity, but still be
made however may be regarded is whether this very
work thus bound and distributed not of the
of expense il the printing bill now ia dispute before
Board of Supervisotsy Also whether the number first
ordered I, he published by the Common C,unel has
since been increased and by whose authority. Are
these pretty costly presents testimonials of from
an admring constituency 10 honest representatives and II
so, who enabled that constituency to be SO gsaeros
let US know the voluntary doncrsf such there were
who contributed the expense ont OF their pockets,
that such generosity may be duty honorei or IL the
city taxed for the expense let equally
fact and commend the question TO the Aldermen
worthy tho examination Of an Investigating committee
have hastily glanced at tho schemes foot faen
upon your city Of purely PEI soaal character
which, If successful, will aud to the confusion aten ing
cate it. AS the first necessity the city wants
a new charter That necessity is admitted by
all to exit, and the Governor has pointed
out the means By which that necessity be fully met
ard Che wishes OF nine tenths OF citizens be
rico into effect Each and all Of the subordinate reorcs
proposed TO the legislature but Obstacles
tcrposed to prevent the adoption Of charter, aud
to defeat the wise recomm ndations OF The Governor
who, New Yorker az he is may be presumed to be in
formed of the interests aud the wishes OF your city Lot
whatever new sanitary regulations that may DC requirei
be made part and parcel of that charter siDord-
nate TO IT. and In harmony with its provisions and hen
and not until then, will something practical be presented
that will command the confidence of our citizeLs
There Is fact To which desire &c cali attention.
This self sly leo sanitary Association, which has under
is self constituted body without charter or legal au
thority to act. largo majority Of tho signers OF the
protest against the schemes Of these SAINT ps in
this city were formerly embers OF this association,
until disgusttd with the sclshness of its leaders, and
having become acquainted with tho true object CT tae
parties who have in charge the bill now before the
legislature they retrel from farther active cooperation
with that body. Among those who have Withdrawn
Professors Gardner Carnoclan Watson Stephens aud
many others Of equal medical celebrity. We autho
rzed TO make this statement by cf the gentlemen
question: in his city, who desires 10 be heard before
the committee having the blu in charge From the
source we learn iba at the last annual eeco1 o. these
sanitariins in your city, i'll December Last but twenty
peIfons were preseBt-tho large number composing
the association having become ''smal by degrees aud
beautifully loss, the eel ish objects or the association
gradually developed themselves Even IN this aonuatcd
congregation, out OF the for President, General
Mather civilian, received thirteen President
seven for Grscon the spirit of devotion among their
ranks thus manfess itself, and boay power,
full has dwnded down to such corporal gu ard
Is surely double why assistance should
afforded to prescrve IL from being cut oil In is prime
But granting that this sad necessity exists there
why that sustenauce should be gigen AZ the
public expense Whether certain old doctors live by
their fees or certain young ones cannot get fees o. live
on Is question which hardly appeals to sympathy of
the pubic with sufficient force TO induce II aid
another eleemosynary institution TO the cry There
other charities OF far worthier description honorable
to the city and beneficial hum nifty which, they
appeal to your best sympathiss, End those appeals
answered by the benevolent and the wealthy; for
where in the wide world is there city more da-
tnguished for its charities than your emporium.
But when a new medical institution is invented,
the main object Of whose projectors is to pro
vide easy places, at the public expense, for those
whose affection for easy places is inherent aud
constitutional not only the taxpayers of your eli but
the leading medical men, whose reputation IL selt-won
and self sustained, will scout at tho PROJECT dscredt
able in IFS motives and certain Of proving injurious in s
results Whether IL Il 10 be hospital for decayed old
doctors n nursery for weakly ones n coDsoda
tion OF both, the experiment Is costly one and be
at least postponed until following the rclnmenlatoas
of the Governor message your Own Ct4sas shall be
provided with moro ample purses to your own
necessities.