340 VETERINARY MEETINGS. 
that of those who have been considered as the leading; and influ 
» ential members of the profession, very few indeed were present a 
the adjourned meeting. They mingled little in the former disj 
cussion, partly from delicacy, because they were members of th 
committee whose report was to be received and considered, bu 
more because they evidently saw that private views, and the grati 
fication of private pique, were mixed up with and sullied the pro 
ceedings; and they retired from a contest which endangered thei 
honour and the cause in which they had embarked. They wen 
not, however, prepared—no one could be prepared—for ^ such { 
termination as has signalized the last meeting. No one couk 
anticipate, that at a convocation of a repectable profession, anc 
for the consideration of questions so deeply implicated with thei. 
interest and their character, uproar, tumult, disgraceful recrimina¬ 
tions, and perfect blackguardism, should be the order of the day 
that such an assembly should be any thing but well conducted— 
any thing but what it ought to have been, and every thing that 
could possibly mar the plans it had in view. 
The preparers of such a meeting, and the actors at such a 
meeting, must, in their cooler moments, deeply regret that it evei 
took place, and be perfectly ashamed of it. For ourselves, if we 
could believe, or if the world could believe, that it expressed the 
feelings and represented the character of our profession, we should 
be ashamed of it too; but it was violence brought in array against 
previous violence—party spirit and private views out-manceuvered 
and beaten by the same despicable principles. The true friends 
of the profession will derive from it a useful lesson; and that 
cause which can never be benefitted by dishonourable measures, 
or outrageous conduct, will not permanently suffer. 
We have, at present, neither space nor inclination to pursue the 
subject farther. Let our readers—let the profession, judge for 
themselves. We court on any, on every side, the free expression 
of opinion; but to no anonymous communication will we give 
insertion. 
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TO CORRESPONDENTS. \ 
Out numerous and truly valued Correspondents will kindly forgive the 
insertion or even notice of their papers until the next month. 
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