. Annals of medical history. ndsprocured considerable materials for medicalinstruction. Appreciating in a measure the disadvan-tages ol his age, in 1846 Caldwell confidedhis Imancial circumstances to the individualmembers ol the Board of Managers, andindicated his desire to retire in 1850, bywhich time certain business arrangementswould have materialized to assure him acomfortable income. Apparently he wasignorant of the rtsolution of the Boardto dismiss him in 184-, which had onlybien deUattd by the aeti\e o|)|)osltion ofHenry Miller and Samuel Gross. Unwillingto deler this action longer, in
. Annals of medical history. ndsprocured considerable materials for medicalinstruction. Appreciating in a measure the disadvan-tages ol his age, in 1846 Caldwell confidedhis Imancial circumstances to the individualmembers ol the Board of Managers, andindicated his desire to retire in 1850, bywhich time certain business arrangementswould have materialized to assure him acomfortable income. Apparently he wasignorant of the rtsolution of the Boardto dismiss him in 184-, which had onlybien deUattd by the aeti\e o|)|)osltion ofHenry Miller and Samuel Gross. Unwillingto deler this action longer, in i84(), againstthe urgent loiinsil of his friends]in thefacull\, Caldwell was tlischarged by the CiixniES ;\vi-,li., a Bi()(;i<aiIii(: Skktcii 73 Board. Natuiallv tluolcl <;(.-ntKinaii stcnttclintrigue aiul (.liargrcl Pitts ^aiulallwith loadiiifi; a coiispiratv against him, thebasis of the plot bi-iiig professional involved Henry Miller, SatmielD. Gross, Charles Short, Jickdiah Cohl). Charles Caldwell in his later years. a painling by J. R. Lamhilhl^ and Daniel Drake in this cabal. Of thelast mentioned, he says a gentleman veryhighly and justly distinguished for his powersof mind and useful attainments; and unfortu-nately not less so for his propensity tostrategy and intrigue, which marred hisusefulness and darkened his fame. His attack on \andall charged duplicity,mediocrity and scheming to advance persona Iambitions. M(jst of Caldwells accusations are refuted in Randalls answer by direct (|uotations from Caldwell himself. Inirther- niore, the constitution and by-laws of the medical faculty, to which Caldwell had subscribed contained a clause of majority rule and set the age limit at 6-j years. Yandall then showed that Bartlett had been the first nominee lor the \acancy created by Caldwells dismissal. In desperation and chagrin, Caldwillvainly sought reparation in public de-bate with any professor in the instituteon any
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