Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-07-16
For the Delaware Republican.
HONOR TO WHOM HONOR Is DUE.

4 DOvkRi jay fth, 1866,
Being in New Castle during the late trial O
the Jamison will case, and hearing the qles
ton asked "Who Is this DR.. Green expecte,
here? HI does moi belong TO this State, &c
For the information OF that gentleman anC
others, would state that Dr.. Green is OF only
n Delawaran, but an honor to his native State
and an example morally and intellectually tl
| the many now rising youths OF Delaware.
The writer became acquainted with the DR.
some eighteen years ago, shortly after the lat
ter graduated, aud from his Che writer's)
knowledge Of that gentleman, he feels pre-
pared to answer the question:.
DR.. Charles d, Grecn was born in Smyrna,
of Quaker parentage, aud went TO Pniladel.
| phla when youth, entered 1915 as private
student uuder Dr.. Horner, then Professor ol
anatomy in the University OF p eunsyIvana
with wnom he remained until 1918 graduating
| with the highest honors that Institution could
bestow in the same year. He still resides in
| Philadelphia.
| To show the difficulties the Doctor had to
| contend against, the estate left him by his
father was insufficient to defray his expenses
foi six collegiate years, (the records of the
| University VIII show he attended from Is IL
to 1861 but to his credit he wavered not; OF
to be deIeated in his fIvorte study he bought
dead bodies, made anatomical preparations of
them, after spending nights OF labor for months
on each in the dis1ecting room, the subject
which cost him from FIVE TO twenty dollars, he
would sel to students and physicians, some az
| high as two hundred and iity dollars, thu 8
enabling him to successfully pursue his stui.
les, but this over zeal brought on disease II am
which he has never recovered.
IN Intelligent lady row residing near Will
mington informs the writer that this love for
the curious VAS manifested as early as nine
| wi nto Rau Aio nd
that she had seen him get more than one Sc
we're whipping tor his cruelty ID the smaller
/ animals. "We then," said she, "called hin
the bal, mischievOus, wicked, cruel boy" for
see Charles where you would, he could be
- 5n cutting up or dissecting q frog, or some
| other animal that CHANGED to ihll ia his WAY.
"As the twig is beat the trees inclined" The
"crucl boy has become the scen.ilic man.
His high scientific attAinments were ac-
knowledged by the medical class at the con.
iesrlng ot the degrees. gentleman from this
State, who was preseot on that occasion, says
"durng the calling oil the graduates names ,
an almost total silence prevailed, without ex-
| ceptiOn, until tho name OF Charles d. Greel,
OF Delaware, was called, whom the large as
sembly OF students present rose nnd greeted
him with applause.
On the same occasion Prof. Chapman re
marked that "young Green was one of the best
prepared STUDENTS he had ever examined"
1t is not necessary to speak Of the many dif-
ticult and successful surgical operations per-
formed in this State alone, some of them are
Of the most extraordinary and astonishing
character, btspeak him man OF rare aud re-
markable genius, one who thoroughly under
stands his business.
The late Pref Horner wrote: "He ia a young
! gentleman not more distinguished for his be-
neyoence, stern integrity, moral excellence,
| alike the attributes Of tho scholar, the 2hl1s-
| opher, physician aud triepd; distinguished for
his Gcq iaiutance with the opjnt0ls OIL others
he s, perhaps toc his age, unsurpassed ior
Originality
| The venerable aad learned D7c or Samuel
Jackson, lately Professor OF Physiology in the
| University Of Pennsylvania, writes: "a com
mend him highly as,a. surgeon and practitioner;
| ia character, mlnaer and h4b t. he is perlc ct
| gentleman
The late Hon. Rula5 A. Choata, OF Mass
wrote: "Gve me my young friends knowledge
ofmedlcol jurisprudencs and | will win almo5t
| any case req hiring the aid Of thg learned sci
ences of anatomy and physiology
An aged retired physician several years ago
remarked: "Dr. Green has II heart as cap4cious
| as his head; q more generous 5ouled man can
not be found in tao medical profession in ihi!
State, nor oat OF il ctherp
The oppressive and prosecuting course taken
by ieyerll members OF the medical profession
~ this State several years ago, only sti nulated
The indomilable spirit in hiA not TO yield, but
to be Independent, and those medical gentle
men will never have cause to regret the par.
| tacy took in Lis defence, whilst more than one
Of those arrsyed against him have since &C.
| knOwle1ged his superior scientific attainments.
| His good nasured criticisms charac teriLs all
he does or says, and Notwithstanding he never
| disguise5 his sentiments, he never wishes to