Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-06-10
It is free fight-count us out.
From the Warrenton Gazette.
Medical Convention
WATERMELON, N. c., June l. 1870.

H'. Ed1lOr:-Permit me, through the
columns OF your excellent journal, to give
your numerous readers a short account of
visit to Wilmington during the session
OF the 10Th annual meeting of the Medical
Society OF North Carolina: We took the
cars at Warrenton depot Tuesday, the 23d,
and after most disagreeable ride of ten
hours or more we reached the civ. We
quickly alighted and were received by the
committee of arrangements, consisting of
Drs. L. L. Wood. Thomas Bellamy. Love
and Walker, who were in readiness with
their carriages to take members of the con-
vention to their temporary but pleasant
homes. And here let me pause lust long
enough TO pay just tribute to the elficien-
cy' courtesy and untiring efforts of the
committee. Wilmington has just cause to
feel proud Of her physicians They seemed
to regard neither time, trouble nor ex
pense IN their efforts to please and make
agreeable the visit of their brothers OF the
medical fraternity.
Wednesday morning the Convention
was called to order by its efficient Presi-
dent DR.. O. j. O'Hagau. The Doctor is
genial gentleman, and discharged his
arduous duties with dignity. ability and
lmpartiality. The profession from all
portions of the State was ably represented,
and we were glad to see that the spirit of
medicine and its followers was onward and
upward, and in few years will be ranked
first among the living sciences.
After very harmonious meeting Of two
days, during which time a great deal of
important business was transacted but
especially interesting to the profession on
ly, the society adjourned to hear the al
dress of DIR. G. T. Murphy. The
and study on his address, and
1t was an effort well worthy of his clear
head, generous heart and comprehensive
ideas.
We have many learned men IL the pro-
fession, and it would appear invidious to
i1dlvidualiZe !; but suffice it to say, that
such lights as SatchwelI, johnson, Thorn
as, Kelly. Haywood, Somerell. Mickey,
Whitehead, and others among It's foun-
ders, the profession owe a debt Of graft
tude for having elevated the standard of
medicine, and made the society al orna-
ment to the State.
Friday morning the members of the con
Vention, through the Kindness of the ply
slciaDs and citizens of Wilmington, were
invited to take an excursion on the splead
Id steamer Gov. Worth, down the Cape
Fear to the Forts, and by special invita-
ton your correspondent accompanied
them. There were on board abont 100 of
WilmlngtOn's fairest daughters, and love
ler women never met. Envlroned by so
much intellect and beauty it would be I'M
just to individualize, and | will Only say
that If there are not IL goodly number of
brilliant weddings in the hospitablo city of
Wilmington next winter, it qcOnt be the
fault OF the young physicians who attend
ed the convention. Bu, young gentlemen
of the "Code Medical I fear ynu are
forestal!ed, for such worth and beauty as
the Wilmington ladies poss; 81 could not
long remain unsOught.
The very excellent committee who hat. |
charge OF the boat and its delighted pas
sengors, consisting, as we'll / recOIlect, |
of Dire. Satchweu, Wood, Bellamy, Walker
and Love ; and, ii possible, they surpassed |
III the thoroughness of their Preparations, !
the elegance of their arrangementa and in (
their efforts to please and make comforta- !
bic anything that 1t was ever my good for |
time to witness. The COMMITTEES had pro- !
Vided an excellent band of music, and as
the noble steamer turned her head down /
stream aad gently drifted upon her path, |
the band broke forth in its sweetest /" re
IRAN, and as the sweet, soft notes came |
floating past us, recalling so forcibly those
lines by Cooper
There is i'll souls ey mpathy with sounds,
And as the mind is pitched, the ear is pleased
With melting airs Or martial. brisk or grave" |
OF all amusements, the dance,
begun. Next came dinner and such !
dinner. The wines were as fine and |
delicate In flavor as the perfumes that |
ire waited from the shores of .'AraDn, The |
blest."
On nearing Fort Fisher we heard such .
4 pop pop-popping-w involuntarily |
thought of war and its terrible consequent |
oes, but on rushing to the saloon to ascer-
of
We found that it WAS war-or rather a
battle-and raging fercely, too not of
The giants, however. but OF the Doctors
and champagne bottles It seems that
they had made vigorous onslaught, and
rs each bottle was attacked it sent up it's
loud but merry protestations at being 80
disposed Of.
During dinner an incident occurred
which was particularly gratifying to the
delegation from this county. DIR. Satch-
we'll proposed toast, and finished by pay
ing glowing tribute to the WORTH intelli-
gence and the beautiful and charming
women of Warren, hiOh met with re-
spouse from your correspondent.
AS we approached Fisher the overwhel-
ming recollections of former days-days of
strife and bloOd-crowded upon us, and it
appeared we could see our SCARED veterans,
Is they stood on the ramparts beneath the
ling defiance to their foes Yonder,
thought we. is the parapet from which
;he gallant Lamb cheered and sus-
aimed his noble soldiers. That to
he right is where the fearless Whiting
'pilt his LIES blood and down to the
eft is tle spot where the Federals fall
cred, moved down in ranks, as they 1
to the charge. AS We gazed
IN the frowning walls of place made /
historic by the sanguinary struggle
which was fought over it, we forgot the
scenes of hilarity which surrounded us
,very other thought vanished from US ,
md we were forcibly reminded of the SEN
iment Of DIR. Johnson at Iona. where he 8.
aye. ITO abatract the mind from all local 8
,motions would be impossible if it were
and would be foolish if it !
we're possible. Whatever withdraws us
rom the power of the senses; whatever
makes the past, the distant, or the future ,