New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-24
GENERAL BLACKS EDICT RESENTED
DIR. GARNETI's LAST REPLY TO THE COMMISSIONER
DEMAND

GENERAL BLACKS EDICT RESENTED.
DR. GARxErI's LAST REPLY TO THE COMMISSIONER :
DEMAND
WASHINGTON, Oct. % (SpeciaD.-Dr. Garnett,
leading Washington ply sician who is Democrat and
who was jefferson Daviss physician during the Rebel
hon. received yesterday from Commissioner BLACK TINS
letter
Your certificate OF sickness IN the case Of Miss -
ia hereby returred to YOU. sufficiently er
pcI Inc ,ss trouhIe win which the patient is
.f cted Ihave therefore 10 request mat you MAKE
new certificate ami for this Office accompanied
nv this etter as soon 20 practicable rh- cerhctes OF
physicians treated in this office with the strictes
confidence
In tart reply Dr. Garnett resented this attempt to
infringe upon his professional rightA Among other
lhings he said:
Nv first importation when reading this extraordinary
and hal i'm edct was without
comment but rehsctiug that the interest OF large
number Of innocent persons MAJ D" invoIvei, n-ve
which Won nave thus prrs-nted several tai-
question OF right the part OF aGovrrnDent depart
nent to require certificates OF phvscsns sprcyn the
lIsease with which absent emp0ye IA been affected
came before the Medical Association OF the District and
after a expression OF opinion by IT'S members upon
the subject, 1t was determined that no such deuand
shoald be complied with In all civilized countries me
relation the ne iica man 'n MS patient - re-
ghrded al private compact, inv%@ing the persona
nonor OF the former ana possessing all tue stncty n-
plied by an "ath one ~nlch no honora'Ie meno, ',
Of the fraternity could violate without ehtall-
nsnnot now I've determined by the mere official dlctun
Government fun"tionsry, athongh clothed III tne
ahall, etc" No medical man IN THIS Guy VINO
pOssesses proper serespect aud cOrrrcty APPRECIATES
The Itgnty and Ishiti'- or his profession VIII
ever demean himself 50 far ~ 10 comply WITH snch
rule. In particular reerr-i to In your note
have already informed you that the party has been
nDdsr and still Ia under surgical treatment, which
physicialy united nrr for the performance OF her
official duties conclusion perni, me 10 say that as
his order rule not a0ns confined TO your
Office understand. shall AVOID the charge OF being
personally offensive to you when express
the opinion thaS the conception OF sucu
a rule must have originated with and emansted from
some pie OF school OF moral etnics wnicn cannot
coudesceud TO recognize.
Dr. Garrett wu appointed last year as one OF the
local board examine pension clamanta He IL man
OF Intense Southern and Democratic sympathes. aud
his appointment gave offence to disappointed Union
soldiers because the fact that he left Washington at
the outbreak of tho Rebellion take therein and
M the end si, returned 80 the NitlouAl
capai an paraded Confederate unifoim for several
eeka Dr. Girnott stands nigh as Physician ana EVIL
IDENTIFY lie not disposed to yield to Official dictation
MONEY NEEDED FOR TIE PORT OF NETWORK.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-Lleutenant-COl0ne
Mcfarland In charge OF the and harDOr works IN
vicinity OF Now York has submitted the following
estimates OF cunts Of money required TO complete
the various projects in MS care;