True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-10-08
MR. WILLIAMS, OCULIST,
NOW AT THE JEFFERSON HOUSE, JEFFERSON STREE


LOUISVILLE,
iohe Editor of the Louisville .4arertier:
SlR-tt appears by the observation. of the Editors
~ OF the Nashville Presbyterian, unien and Trans
crypt as well the editors of the Memphis Enquirer,
| that the odd Gentleman" is among the Doctors This
is proved by his kinslv rage knowing that hia time is
but short, and that tn. inenendent American neople
are able TO judge for themselves what are pui1s and
| mpos't'ons The worthy editors who are Doctors,
the proPretors, editors or sub-e'tors of the above
named Journals call every letter from persons have
| restored to sight in thu above places puffa,
L. The tact 49, that never had such great success
within go limited period twelve DAYS One
light from his BIRTH began to see to follow Ills
10 my hotel instead of being obliged to be led by hi H.
Two young ladies', who had each lost the sight of one
eve, one Tor ten wears and the other for nearly two
wears, having both OF them the other eve yerv weak:
vet each OF those Young ladies began to see with both
eyes, which benefit pledge myself still continues OK
cepting they are under the influence domnati of
the Medical Doctors Another is the dauphter Of a
respectable merchant, whose name am bound never
TO mention as he paid my fees who said she had
lest the sight of one eve from the age OF months
but that she now begins read large letters with the
other eye completely shut. This the doctor editors
knew, as the gentleman told me himselfhe hid con.
due ed his daughter the office of the medical editors,
that they might be Informed of the fact. The last
shall mrn ion is elderly gentleman by the name of
iount nearly seventy wears of age, who declared pub
iclv by letter. which he took all the different offices
in Nashville but one ,nd himself told me he had maid
for he insertion whatever they demanded who drclar.
| e. i'll that letter that he hs otalIy deprived of
| the sight sf one eve from f ks after his birth
which his mother stated to h,u. 0ccasinned by the
measles or small pox; that re could not only see
the light of the sun, for the first time that he recoecs
many objects: and did before left tint c;tv rive mn
ny proof that he could to walk about the streets
with the other eve rompetely closed He said b hnJ
been member OF the Methodist Episcopal Church or
ne ry forty wears an that his word wa nevs Jnh,.
ed through the whole course ofhis life. ''
@ reueat threT lad never prentpr succes. thu, n,
| Nashville, ard the he medical and clerica dnctors
had never befc;e e. n, ch reason 10 he enroroJ tn
piDus indignation CT IL Rev clerical DR. Sm;,b
when a stated TO m, that about six vpors n,st b o
converted from being perfect ndel to believe in te
doctrn o. 'he Bible, that he must have made trfine
error,b.t I y must have meaut IN saw III hof,ra III,
end of six years to come he should be converted fen
his nfelity as tEe spirit of the true minister of tbr
peaceful and benign doctrines of the Christian region
does not breathe ont destruction, rage lumny and
fasehood to please his medical friends, against the
man whom he knew had dGfe much good and no in
nrv to any one All the nha iants of Nasbvill. smoke
of The great uccuss had cent the medical doctors
Most of them also had been informed by Mr. Yount of
the cure performed on his totally blind eve.
s. The fa'nous Go iah s. ofhis town. pretends that
have lost the azrels gained in the NORTH, since my
'ival in the Southwest. This proves however, had
and TINT kept them until arrived in this section. II
gained one in the NORTH ought to have gainrd anoth.
in the south and southwest and still hone ~ wear
them my very youthful brow on the day leave in
spite of the enumeration of Ike great Dr s f 7 o -
city within three DAYS.
d. The object of the present j. to INTERN the medi
cal Goliahs and editors of he Republican and rrans
script, we'll AS the clerical DR. Smith of the r. Pos
bvterian and of the Union of Nashville ms well 40 tho
editor and sub medical editor of the Memphis Enou;rer
well es Mr. Prentice, the editor of the l,ousvlle
Journal, and alse the medical Goliah edor nf ths
city, the great DR. S. that sha brine actnns ao,;,
them ALL fer v,tuperann Islander or calumnv mmed;s
aely after my arrival in New York as well os ADAMS,
their amable be hren the medical Goliahs ofthe north
land of Liberty, until have brought tho noses of III
nv medical Goljahs of the north "a we'll no he a,tL
and the west, to the grinIst,ue The afcteJ ,ha.a
fire NAV calculate on GJ;,o. No - .I eu' 'i,cfer
next wear in New York where e,ters nost mid ~
no others, will lie sure to reach me. r'' '"u
s. 'ro inform the rnhI;. ,hat tho ruff or .ou.,
which the Rev clericnlIv conversd ;nfdoi ~
written for him was wr;,,en ,ra hnu l.. sI Was
! and intonded for the Rev n Howell Who ssaJ ~ ~
INV presence wthout moniC.s,;ng anv ds,,r.aat;o III
on the contrary took it TO his study and cndens i ~
the way he did. which lie said he ,hought could NV
wer nv pnrnose ,nt,er. ho dal,vored ,h.,, hl i
witbouI preten IN, thot T ,yta -, l;l ' =. ny
dutv ms never could presume m ofer hat onan',
or any other anv money for st,t;no f,rts ria pau
Docror,s avn stntoneni i hoca ,,n nnhl;, ,l ~
examined all NV din o,,s yn Er ,v; h " ' , '
A, intimate friend of his n wolf 40 tho ,6I - w
patients in compnny will onn,nr cIeravr,on VI m 10y
found them all 10 he ouiLeu,;r md ali nv ntn, ~
be more or less bc,crtted be never rn,,Li 'h H. =.
induced bv total STRANGER ,n ,,raw nm suh n
AZ wrete him elf far nl;c,tnn NH ,JlroJ !, ~,
Mr. SrinsGcJ editor of he = " r alyoua,a 1t 10
e. No wonder the c}enr siohted medical Gol;.hs nj
Nashville took the o, md ,,orof,rs ,,r., 49,; "
forts to min with tbn,n Tho Ill ,,rf, otII,; -
icul and in,elert,al fro Of ill.,, ; , Nv, 'n,
clerical infdel We read in tho Rlo ,la, -. evan.
known bv its fruits, dara saw ,,e c,nver,.d ;ntdaI
has preached from thar nass.oe ~
7. He evidently wantad 70 cstols', h;s moral ,,r
ac;,r as y nan hv sLevns H., lbs .s' h','o L
brbed LET us sec whether ,h su' IF ,hi,,, n;,res ~
silver will applv to him - we'll As il was we,I on,l;eI
| to
carnation of bis Divine Master nbsoInrev sol hin, inr
t1at number of piece of silver NV answer is t,ot II
ne,e inenle as ile, nor could j, be con siier
ed SO by any one as il was rot even con 70 the en,r
pert of all the regular printers fee eff 81 ner so ro
Containing two or three columns of closely uriuteI
matter which were to be rcpeated three or fur times
in the Presbyterian. Union nd Monitor journals had
ever intended 10 brie him, should have offered him at
least $500 his regular ee instead of S O. which, in all
probability he would have gladly rec eved as his fee
and not as a h,be On the contrary, if | ad been ca
pable of olfelnr br be, should certainly have done
it in q wav to have insured his acreptupce
8. Had tho Rev. Doctor been really conver,oJ N
the heefof the doctrines of the saviour he wonId not
have promised to come and examine nv patiens y tb.
ont keeping his word as | have nlwnys fn., Il ov.r,
minister of the gospel jealous to do. ~
9. Had he been really converted, he would net pub
licly have spoksu agpinst tEc American ;n,,n,,
which, it is we'll known are more numerous md whrb
are superior to many in some parrs of Enrona lis
conduct 50 much disguised some Young Etarury Lar,
acters, MS to be scarcely restrained from punisn him
the spot bv laying violent hands on him,
The Rev. gentleman, though n Scotchman IS w;,bo,,
EXCUSE (unless he is calumnated although he nav
think he has right to abuse the American institutions
because he is converted nfdel. snv I've lns nn,nS
all ought to sreak we'll of the bridges he pc,s sofI
over FANCY the Gallant CANAAN I:,,nj ~ 81
other aiabe younp gentlemen of Navh;ll ra"a,la
we'll th. con,lnr, nf hi; Mons sx,a"nd. T 1
Scripures VI WV ''o'S
H. neyer saw such , demon in h,,,., s,,,.. -.
A.. d