An exposure of the conduct, of the trustees and professors of the Medical College of Ohio, and of the hospital or township trustees : in relation to John F. Henry, M. D.

  • Henry, J. (John), 1793-1873.
Date:
1833
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Credit: An exposure of the conduct, of the trustees and professors of the Medical College of Ohio, and of the hospital or township trustees : in relation to John F. Henry, M. D. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the National Library of Medicine (U.S.), through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the National Library of Medicine (U.S.)

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    [90] breaking up the Miami Faculty, it was my privilege to be made a participant in any arrangement, which might supercede it. After my appointment, if any Trustee had told me, that the Board wished me to resign at the end of the first Session, although it would not have removed the imputation of bad faith from their proceedings, I would have looked on it as my best alternative, and gratified their desires. But the first indication of a wish to get rid of me, was coupled with the most disparaging statements, and these were reit- erated with such unwearied perseverance, from so many different sources, and in so many clandestine ways, that there was no time at which I could have tendered my resignation, without leaving some allegation or insinuation unanswered. I appeal to every hon- orable man, whether a resignation under such circumstances would notjiave been construed into an ackuowlegement of the truth of the charges against me. Some may say I have written these pages for the purpose of ope- rating on the Legislature, against the present Board of Trustees, and with the hope of being re-instated in the College. I have no such design, and no such hopes. But the greater part will ac- cuse me of hostility to the College. If I were hostile to it, I would resolutely oppose reform; for its worst enemy could not desire to see its condition more humble and degraded than it is at present. I have written and published from no love of controversy. My sole object is to defend my character from the aspersions cast upon it by the host of my persecutors, from the Hon. Board of Trustees of the College, to the no less Honorable Board of Trustees of the Township, and their humble retainers and dependants*. My motive has been self-protection. Relying on the justice of my cause, and abstaing from wanton injury of the character and feel- ings of others, I send these pages forth, with but little fear of the result. cc Defence is a good cause and Heaven will prosper it. JOHN F. HENRY, M. D. Cincinnati, January 21, 1833.