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which is shown is due to the fact, that no rights or privileges 
have to be protected. We confess we do not agree in these 
opinions, for we hold it to be important to maintain the 
provisions of a charter which is based on the principle of 
universal suffrage, and which also declares, that 44 the vete- 
rinary art shall be henceforth deemed and taken to be and recog- 
nised as a profession , and that the members of the said body 
politic and corporate solely and exclusively ,of all 
other persons whomsoever, shall be deemed and taken and 
recognised to be members of the said profession , or professors 
of the said art, and shall be individually known and distin- 
guished by the name or title of Veterinary Surgeon.” 
Upon a foundation such as this can be raised a super- 
structure which will do honour to its founders by its dura- 
bility and integrity, as well as by its utility, if they are but 
true to themselves and the profession to which they belong. 
Unity of action will easily move the chief corner-stone from 
the quarry whence it was originally hewn, and near to which 
it has too long lain, to its proper site and position. Why 
has not this vis unita been earlier employed? and why have 
we been so long a disjoined rather than a compacted body? 
We fear that to answer these queries would inculpate both 
the council and the profession, and this we desire to avoid, 
because we are not without hope that, during the new year 
on which we are now about to enter, means will be found to 
remove all causes of difference from among us. If open, 
frank, and liberal measures, mark the proceedings of council, 
and if these are met in the same spirit by those who have 
been too long standing aloof, then will the profession have 
cause to rejoice over the efforts made to introduce new 
elements into its executive. 
It has been said that, individually, 44 it requires some sense 
of a mission to put dow T n an evil; a man should feel that he 
has some heart in the matter, in order to justify himself in 
taking any decided step in its suppression, otherwise he 
simply appears to himself a hypocrite and pretender.” 
This being true, it may be asked, have we not all an interest 
which is deep, powerful, and continuous, in destroying the 
