The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-28

tions existing at the time between the different
sections of this country, aud what may have
been the cause or effect Of these relations IL is
Improbable and Inappropriate, here or else
where, TO discuss; that any combination of cir
cumstances. however, could Justlty anybody,
medical OF secular, in Withholding from helpless
sick and wounded men the means necessary for
sverting death and suffering, no one will now at
tempt TO assert. The proceeding, as every
humane, just and impartial judge must admit,
was indefensble and wholly unjustlhabe. During
the French revolution. when party rancor and
bitterness were greatest. the English people re-
fused 10 support their government In withholding
humane and necessary relief from the sick and
wounded OF the army which the English forces
were struggling to destroy. tits idle, however,
to cite similar contingencies. with dissimlar action
and results. The bitterest partisan must now
admit that making medicines, medicinal neoes
saries, and surgical appliances cOntraband OF
war, was inbumane and unfortunate. Physicians,
in all countries will ever consider the course OF
the American Medical Association, consisting of
accomplished and distinguished members of the
profession,) in supporting and defending the ac-
ton OF their government. in withholding such sup
plies, as incomprehensible aud indetenslble. That
the unprofessiOnal should be unable to form
true estimate Of the nature and effects of such a
policy Is, perhaps, possible; but that those
whose daily life is expended in witness
ing suffering end death, and whose hourly
experience teaches the necessity OF imme-
diate relief, should allow political bitterness
to lead them TO deprive helpless and dying men of
their safety and lie. is incomprehensible and in
explicable. II was such action. unquestionably,
which induced very many physicians of pecuniary
competency, to absent themselves from those
meetings Of the American Medical Association
which have been held since the close of the
war;"
DIR. Brickell closed his remarks by saying that
he would cheerfully vote for such an invitation as
proposed, whenever the association put upon its
records condemnation Of the inhumsne and bar
| Recommendation withhold
from the Southern people. but until that recanta.
tion appeared. he could not consistently with his
sense of professional honor and duty vote for the
| invitation.
Dr. Drmeyer end other gentlemen supported
the resolution. They cOncurred with DR.. Brickell
| in cebsuring the course OF the association, but
they thought it better to let that be forgotten and
| 10 eDdeavor to secure harmony hereafter for the
benefit of the whole profession, North and South.
The question upon the adoption of the resolu-
ton being about to be ut. DR.. Brickell, DR.. Nit.
chell and other gentlemen demanded the yeas and
nays. They wished their votes TO be recorded in
| dividually. The sense of the meeting was then
taken and resulted as follows
| Yeas-Drs. Drmeyer, Bemiss, Schumacher,
Carter, Mercier. Richardson. J. s. Lewis, Stone.
Moss, Meux, Rdgely, Richie, DodsOn, Beach,
Avery, Pope, S. A. Smith, Warren Stone, Jr., An
| fOnx, and WalBer-20.
Nays-Drs. ID. W. Brickell, Howard Smith.
| Chastant, Logan, Stille, Kennedy, Ford, Lopez,
| Chopin, Henderson, Axon, Ernest LIE wis., Wade,
| fofnentO. OaptrS, Degafe, Wlluam brlckell, MIL
| chell Davidson and Trudeau-2O.
The chair (Dr. Mercer) gave his casting vote in
the affirmative, and declared the resolution
| adopted
DR.. Brickell then moved that the president in
sending the invitation be directed TO transmit
with it an official report of the proceedings of
he meeting, including the vote by which the re-
solution was adopted.
One of the gentlemen present, whose name
we did not hear moved as an amendment that
| he
/ the resolution be incorporated in the report Of
the proceedings, and DR.. Brickell accepted the
amendment.
There was an animated discussion on this mo-
tOn, in which Drs. Brckell, Stille, Avery, How ard
Smith, Mitchell, Trudeau and Dirmeyer partici
| psted. Those who supported the motion main
tanned that it due to the association, and due
| TO those at the meeting that the proceedings by
which the invitation was adopted should be fully
| known.
DR.. stille had voted against the invitation, but
] ss il had been passed he would not have it pre-
| sented in an ungracious manner.
| DR.. Dirmeyer eXhorted his brethren to avoid
any further cause of dscord, and appealed to
| them warmly TO let by-gones be by cones.
| DR.. Avery, with few predatory remarks, grace
fully sPologizng for appearing as speaker,
| dwelt upon the importance of harmony in the
| profession, and the benefits to be derived from
| the presence in the city of q great body of
scientific men, and prayed those he was address
| ing to exhibit that spirit Of magnanimity which
| teptCidlly DeCdLue "uOsc ulsSlOu IL was
to relieve the suferngs of men, and who should
let no spirit of dscord prevent those assemblages
of the profession which tend to improve and ele-
| vate the science of medicine.
| DR.. Dnmeyer moved TO lay the motion on the
table, and it was SO disposed of, twenty-five vot-
| ing in the affirmative.
The meeting then adjourned sine die.
BASE BALL.-The game played by the Southern
and Crusader Base Ball Clubs on Sunday, at the
| Odd Fellows picnic, resulted as follows: