The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1864-10-12
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Ashley.
lip. JouRNAt;-- Last Thursday, I was
handed circular directed to the Physi.
Clans orthc 10th Congressional District Of
Ohio, urging them to vote against Mr.. Ash.
ley, beo9uso.be had rcaommqmelr tho Op,
pointmcnt of DR.. Bailey as surgeon of tho
Euroliiig Board OF this Cougroi8onaliiDig
trict | feel ie some one remTkel when
General Jackson vetoed tho United Stat5s
Bank BIZ, I" | thank rny Col that there is
QUO honest man loft;' that tho Hon. James
N Ashley had The manhood to disregard
the tyranny Of the Alopathio fraternity,
and appoint a man without respect 70 any
system of medical practice.
Thorc never has bcch class Of men, or
religious church, or any form of Govern
ment that has been moro Jealous to crush
ont every ycstise Of personal liberty, than
the Alopathlc PhSscidns of the United
States, passing by the earlier history of
medical reform, when States were induced
to enact laws against all medical reform,
and when its practitioners were fined aud
indicted as fclons, let us examine 20
present position held toward it by those
who would tramplc it in the ground. No
free State has now any law on the statute
book against medical reform; yet all tbp
States distinctly refuse TO allow any but the
Alopathic practice 30 be Introduced TO any
public Asylum or Hospital, as the circular
truthfuly says, neither does tho National
Government allow il place in the ar my
or navy of the United Shns. GNuld
Upon the statement Of these, il might be
supposed that these were very insignid.
cant matters and scarcely worth contend.
ing about. And yet in these very facts,
lies the essence OF tyranny that is wholly
opposed to tho doctrine of individual lib
erty, aud which does violence to tho entire
spirit of free Government. 1t is well
known that these actS OF exclusion are
brought about through the immenso iuAu-
cncc of Alopathy--as the Circular says, no
man practioing it Homeopathy has been
thought worthy Of a place as surgeon in
the army or navy, lie will be denied an
examination il ho cannot prove that he has
graduated from an Alopatho College. The
Examiners will not give him an opportunity
of showing himself to bo a man of oduca-
tion. stfe totfa TguG
[ matters not (tccordns to the circular)
II he is proficient in Anatomy, siilllul in
tho science and the art Of surgery, unusually
clever in Qhomistry, aoldiintj with every
feature OF practical medicine, and master
of Materia MedicA and Hygiene Tho Ex-
aminers know nothing Of these facts, care
nothing for them, The man may possess
natural capacity, before which, they are as
dwarfs aud he may enjoy classical aud
scientific education, beyond thoir GoHdest
dreams, and he may have an experienc
and q skill in treating disease, to which
they and all thoir craft are utter strangers.
But he docs not believe the samo doctrines
they believe, and 20 his accomplishments
arc nothing. lIo has had tho acumon to
discover the errors of Alopathy, and the
Independence to refuse to subscribe to
y
are as chat to Ihem Ilu has refused l,Isseht
to the opinion that one disease can be
cured by making another, aud 30 his ut
Dinment as u scholar and man of skill
weigh nothing, Talents experience, edu-
cation, ALL arc as bubbles, compared to the
doctrine of suppression, aud If he has not
| lowered down aud worshippod it, then
away with him TO the don of Lions that he
may be punished Cor his hcrdtioNl prac cs.
llo IL rejected as unfit to associate with
scentiiic men,sis rejected as "a dangerous
person, and branded as one not Is be allow
cd to sarve his country with his talents and
his education What is all this but pre-
scription for opinion sake2 What is it but
stigmatizing and prosecuting man be-
cause his conscience and his Intelligence
will not allow him to believe AMI practice
certain doctrines. 'ti '
II is not rejection on account of INSULT.
oieut knowlodgc, for his knowledge has
not becn tried. The exclusion is made at
the ont set the test is applied before any
investigation OF his learning will he allow
ed; it is depriving u man of his rights MS a
FREQ man. ON tho solitary ground of his
holding opinions contrary TO those held by
his accidental Judges,
A native OF the land, good citizen,
is spurnea by tho petty oilicals Of his own
Government, merely because of his own
mental CONVICTIONS. Tho NJ. D's that sign
cd the circular, whine most piteously be-
cause ons outside of their frat ornity is
permitted to serve hs county with his
talents aud skill and learning; they seem to
fear that their law props will bo taken
, away and they hnvo 10 enter into oompe-
titiou with worthy aud real merit outside
of tile Alopathic ranks--hence tholr paru.
san appeal to deieat Mr. Ashey--it may be
regarded as ,Ae list resort of the already
doomed Copperheals ia their sympathy
with the Southern rebellion.
/ Freeman OF the 10th Gongrc ,siond Dis.
trio5 stand firmly by Mr, Ashley. This
last charge shows him 70 be above the in.
doonce Of any sect Or clau--ho dares to do
right. D, u.P.
Az Explosive JoEE.--'rhe steamer s.,
commanded by Captain s., exploded sew.
oral years ago, with terrible effect, and
burned to the waters ojge. Captain 5.