Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-09-15

DR W CLIxToN THOMPSON Gov 4or.on,
sc must admit. shen he selects from scienuhc
and proies-ional gentlemen. makes sometimes an
appointments fl 20 be made. Such vas the case
When he selected DR. W Clinton Thompson. a
physician among the most distinguished in lndi
ana q gentleman whose name ranks high IN
medical annals scholar and Christian. 20 visit
the hospitals on the border. some fes weeks
since DIR Thompson performed the duties en-
trusted 10 him cons ,ientously and returned and
made a report to His Exceencv. Immediately
on the appearance thereof persons professionally
Jealous Of the Doctor, in the L s. service. made
a counter statement. IL was forwarded 10 Us
and we published il by request We could not
have done otherwise. because infinitely we re
spect the Doctor. We desire the whole truth with
regard to our soldiers to be known. Certain pa
pers have come into our hands, without the agen-
cy OF DE-. Thompson. which tend 10 convince u
that perhaps those who complain OF him and his
representations are at fault. We wish IL under
stood. and we distinctly say here. that We would
not DO intentional injustice To either Governor
Morton, who, with commendabe sagacty. ap-
pointed DR. Thompson. TO Dr.. Thompson him
self. or to DR. Tbompson's professional brethren
who would attempt to pull him down from the
high position he occupies.
Therefor We feel called upon TO give place To
the folio wing from friend of DR. Thompson's.
repeating that we have the verhcaliOn of every
material statement in our hands:
JEFFERsoSvILLE. lSD. Sept |. 1864
Mr. Edaor:-In your paper of July 18th ut
Dr. Goldsmith denies the truihfulness Of DR.
Thompson's report TO Governor o r. Morton. on
the condition Of the patients in the hospitals at
Jefiersonyie DR. Goldsmith falsifes the re-
port that he may re(Gte lie statements DR..
Thompson did not say that he shook hands with
the two thousand or with all OF the patients who
Testified to the truth of all the charges against
the nAgement OF the hospital. and brought BY
the patients to the notice of the Governor " DR.
/ states in reference To mis- examination, that in
his opinion two thousand persons Testified. "
Nothing about shaking hands is said Though
he does say in reference to his VISIT to sill the
hospitals that he shook hands generally with the
patients As TO the number OF patients who
made all kinds Of charges against the honesty oil
Goldsmith and sustained the charges made
against him TO Governor Morton, DR.. I. gave
il as his opinion they may have been more or
less. but the testimony WAS SO overwhelming
against the management of the hospital that Dr.
I was induced TO firing the complaints against
the Superintendent TO the notice of Assistant
Surgeon General Wood.
A. t. the time spent by Dr. + Dr.. Goldsmith
has stated it incorrectly He commenced his
examination quarter after 10 A N and closed
a quarter after ) Z. NJ making seven hours
spent in examination. Mr. Ham ImdiIns agent
present when he commenced, and the lady
nurses know when he finished Judging from
the time spent in the examination of the patients
of Jacksonville. and the statement of DR. Gold
smith. THAT he was only prepared to accomrno
date fifteen hundred patients. but the government
had sent him twenty-seven hundred" DR. #
judged the number OF patients who complained
against the management of the hospital to be
two thousand So much then. for this part oil
DR. Goldsmith's argument to prove the report
untrue. The next proof the Doctor introduces
to dsprove the report is the statement of the As
.istant Surgeons. The very men who, if the
lsiers statement be true. party 10 tho
crime of mistreating the sick and wounded sol
| fiers. No patient in any ward can he mistreatet
or neglected without the consent of the Assistan
| Surgeons.
The Doctor has in his possession. voluutaril,
sent, statements of the patients and soldiers VIII,
have been confined in the Jacksonville Hpspita
sustaining his report The public. if it shoul,
become necessary to- publish these documents
will Judge for themselves Ii is the receive,
opinion that as against his brother professional
/ DR. Thompson stands indicated hyscian
Christian aud conscientious public officer
| His duties were arduous, not remunerative. ant
undertaken only upon urgent solicitation al,
because OF his desire to do all possible for hi
! country and its brave defenders. X.