Year: 1861

county doSpltal, we nave recelSeu nole
from Mr.. 7. Mcclure requesting US to pub
lish the card of his that lately appeared in
County Physician replying to it has made
its appearance in the Transcript, and taken
in connection with the certificate Of cer-
tain gentlemen Of respectability well
known to the public, would seem to give
the advantage to the County Physician in
the matter at issue about the condition and
management Of the Hospital. The weight
Of evidence for the present at least, is
against Mr.. MCGUIRE, and calls for more
proof from HIM that the County Hospital
has been and is, badly managed.


About the angry language used between
the County Physician aud Mr.. Mcclure, all
We have to say, is that it is a personal mat
ter, with which we have properly nothing
whatever to do. Had personal collision
occurred it would have been our province
to make a note of it, and to attach the
blame to the proper party if by any chance
we could arrive at the facts. But, as we
"jaw" occurred between Mr.. MCGUIRE and
the County Physician, and as but one in
stance is on record where "jaw did in
jury-when Samson jawed a thousand
Philistines to death, as somebody says
we must be hard up for items to make a
note ofthe late unpleasant affair complain
ed of by Mr.. MCGUIRE.


Therefore we entertain the notion that
no good will come to Mr.. Mcclure by the
republication of his card. Something
more and later is necessary.


In this connection we have a word or
two to say aboutthe card of DR.. R. NJ. Hunt
in a late number of the Transcript. His
card, or rather the card with his signature,
appears to be in some parts strike at us.
He says that the malignity of one or two
of my (his) personal enemies has lately dis
charged itself very freely through the pub
lie press of the county," and the resources
of the press have been exhausted by those
enemies, sc.


Now, all that has appeared We believe,
was in the JOURNAL and that has been linn
tied to editorial remarks, communica ton
from an anonymous author, and card from
DR.. Overton. Our remarks were simply to
the effect that the Board of Supervisors
did not treat the physicians of the county
with the usual respect by extending the
contract with the present County Physi-
clan without allowing them to come in to
compete as they had form erly done. We
saw no reason for departing from custom
that had been in vogue. At the same time
we took occasion to say that the Hospital
was continued in good hands. No blame
was attached in the least to the County
Physician.


In the anonymous communication that
appeared in this paper the County Physi-
clan was expressly e1onerated from all
blame for the extension of the contract for
keeping the INDECENT sick. The article
merely defined the duties of the Board OF
Supervisors in the matter, and queried why
the Board had seen fit to depart from the
old custom of allowing all the physicians
to compete with each other. We thought
the article respectful in its tone, and al
lowed it place in our columns. If there
were sly insinuations in it, We did not see
them, because, perhaps, we were not SO
well acquainted with the qualifications of
medical men as they are of each other. As
proof that we saw no fling at the Coun-
ty Physician we might mention the fact
that we have employed his personal SER
vices, and have seen nothing since to JUS
tify US in calling in question his authority
as practitioner of medicine.


The card of Dr. Overton certainly die
not reflect on the County Physician as We
read it.


In conclusion we have to say, if thu
County Physician had seen a tithe of thu
communications sent to this paper on tn,
subject of the County Hospital and the &C


ton of the Board of Supervisors thereon
he might thank his stars that the resources
of the press of this city have not been e1


hausted. In our course in this matter W,
have endeavered to give no publicity t.
spleen, but at the SAME time to allow
free expression of opinion, SO far as i
could be done respectfully, where it com.
ported with the public interests.


THE BRIDGE BILL.-The act to construc
, the Pine street bridge passed the Senat


last week and will probably become Law