True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-08-14
MR.. WILLIAMS, OCULIST,
NOW AT THE JEFFERSON bITsE JEFFERSON STREET

NOW AT THE JEFFERSON pusE, JEFFERSON STREET,
| LOUISVILLE. N
70 nc Editor Of the Louisihe .4drertiser:
SlR-lt appears by the observation. of the Editors
| =, OF me Nashville Presbterian Unian aid Trans
CRYPT, as well as the edorshf the Memphis Enquirer,
!nat lhe sod Gentleman" shnong the Doctors This
Is proved by his singy rags knowing that his time s
but short, and that the INDEPENDENT American people
arc able TO Judge for themselves what are pufs and
infostons The. worthy editors who are Doctors,
me prprietors editors or stbetitors of the above
named journals, call every letter from persons have
restored TO sight in ths above places, puts.
i; The tact ls, that 'naver had such great
WITHIN so limited periotas ten tor twelve days. One
who was nged about ten ears who had unly seen the
light from his BIRTH begal to see to follow Ills nster
to my hotel instead Of beng obliged to be led by him.
Two young ladies', who hal eachlost the sight of
eye one Tor ten wears AMI the other far nearly two
years, having both of them the other eve very weak
vet each OF those Young ladies' began to see with both
eyes, which benefit pledge nvsef still continues OK
ceptlng they are under the Influence or Dominate of
the Medical Doctors. anottrr is the daughter of a
| respectable merchant, whose mme am hound never
TO mention, las he paid me my es), who said she had
lost the sight of one eye from the age OF l8 months
bH thai SHE now begins to read large letters with the
knew, as the gentleman told me himself he had con-
due ed his daughter to the office of tho medical editors
that they might be informed of the fact. The LAST
shall men ion is nm elderly gentleman by the name of
foun nearly seventy wears OF age, who declared pub
cly by letter, which he took to all the different offices
in Nashville but one, end himself told me he had paid
for he insertion whatever they demanded, who drclar-
cd in that letter that lie ha otalIv deprived of
| the sight eff one from ks. after his hir b,
which his mother stated TO a, occasinned by the
measles or small pox; that NJ re could not only
the light of the sun, for the first time that he recoects,
but the s'urs also, and beginning to distinguish
many objects; and did, before left that city, give mn
ny proof that h, could see to walk about the streets
with the other eye completely closed. He said he had
been member OF the Methodist Episcopal Church ol
nc rly forty AMI that his word wa never doubt
ed through the FtlSlc course OtEis life. ill.,,
-. repeat thGS Aad never greater success than al
Nashville ard th': she medical and clerica doctors
mad never before 81 II ach reason be enrared. The
pions indignation 4 IA, Rev. clerical Or Sm, proves
when stated 10 that about six wears pa ST. he wa:
converted FROM being perfect inidei to believe in the
end Of SIX years come, sh"ald be coz aafediM
his nfde!ity, the spirit of the minister of the
peaceful and benign doctrines of the Christian, religion
does r't breathe out destruction, rage calu,nnv ant
faschood to please his medical friends, against rLe
man whom he knew had done SO much good and no III.
Jury to any one. All the inhabitants Of Nashville spoke
OF the great success had a~cept the medical doctors
Noat of them also had been informed BY Mr. Yount Of
the cure performed on. his totally blind eye.
.. The famous Go'iah s. ofthis town, pretenls That
have lost the laxrels gained in the Nor,il since nv
arrival in the Southwest. This proves, however hud
and that kept them mill arrived in this section II
gained one in the NORTH ought TO have ga ned anotl
il the south and southwest and still hone IN venr
then my very youthful brow on the dav lsaye. in
spite Of the s:tuperation Of the great Dir s., if NAV
judge from the maaN ave already benefited in Ills
city within three DAYS.
a. The object of the present is TO sCerm tho mad;
cal Goliahs and editors of !he Republican and Tra,s
script us well the clerical DIR Smith Of the c. Pres
bytera and of the Union, of Nashville as well as the
e''or and sub n;"lca editor Of the Memphis Enquirer
us well es Mr. Prenlice the editor Of the Louisville
Journal, and alse the medical Goliah editor of this
CITY, the great DR. 81 that shall bring actions against
them all for vltuperaon, Islander calumnv nmedi-
their amablc bre hcn the medical Golus of the north
now bind mysefbv promise, ncvcrt quit this happv
land of lherty, until have brought tho noses of ali
my medical Goliahs Of the north well us the south
and tht west, TO the grimlstonc The afflicted there
fore, may calculate on finding inc dusng the wcole of
next year in New York, where letters post paid and
no Others will he sure to reach inc.
8 TO inform the public that the puff, so called,
winch the Rev. clericully converted ndel pretend was
written for him, was written more than Il week prior
and intended for the Rev. D. Hews who read it in
my presence without manilcsting any disapprobation;
The contrary took to his study and condensed il in
the way he did, which lie said he thought would an
wer my purpose better lie delivered them both to MS
without pretending thu; wanted to bride him from his
duty as never could presume to offer that gentleman
or any other any money for stating facts The Rev
Doctors own statement is before the public had he not
examined all my diplomas, &c. &c. with gentleman,
all intimate friend of his, as well as the Whole of my
patients, in company with another clergyman, aud
found them all to be authentic, and all my patients to
DO more or less benefited, he could have he IN
induced by total stranger draw up such al article
as he wrote hn>clff0 publcation and addressed to
d. No wonder the clear sighted medical Goalls of
Nashville took the ala. and Therefore Used their ct
i"rls to ION with them the al-powerfl, athletic PHI,
lSnl ana lntrlIectna force of Ike said tobeconvcred
c'encai inhdel: We read in the Bible tlat is
known by its fruits dare say the converted inide
has preached from that passage.
:. He evidently wanted to establish his moral chr
ac'er a nun, by shelving that he was uboye beinr
blbcd Let whether the sum of thn,y pieces Of
silver will apply te him well as it was well npped
to another converted niidel, who in the DAYS of The in
cnflaon of his Divine Master absolutely sold hr for
hat number of places of silver NV answer is that it
was never nlendc as hi bo, could be considers
ed so by any one, as it was equal to the tenth
pnr' OF ol the regular printers fee, of 81 per square
Containing two Or three columns of closely printed
matter which we've to be repeated three four times
in the Presbyterian Union and Monitor journals had
ever nene, 10 bride him, should have offered him at
least $,'o, his regular fee, instead of 0, which, in all
and not as bride. ON haconirary, if al been Cit
pabie of offering brbe, should certainly have done
it in way to have insured his acceptance.
o; Ina the Rev. Doctor been resty converted to
me relief OF the doctrines OF the Saviour he would not
have promised to come and examine my patients With.
out ncepmg his word, as | have always found every
minister Of the gospel Jealous to do.
>. Had he been really converted, he would not pub.
liclv have spoksn against TIE American jusu,,ns
WHICH, 1t Is well Known are more numerous, and which
are superior to many in some parts Of Europe. His
conduct SO much disguised Young literary char
aclers, as to be sca,cely restrained from punish mr. him
on the spot, by laying violent hands on him.
Inc Key. sentlcunn though Scotchman, is without
excuse (unicss he is calumnated although he may
think he has right to abuse the American institutions
because he is converted infdel. say he has not-as
n" ought TO sreak we'll of the bridges he gees safely
over. fancy the gallant Captain Grundv and several
other aniabc young gentlemen of Nashville rero|lect
wei the conduct of This pous expounder of the HOLY
Scriptures,
10. never such demon in human shane ms
the Key Doctor the day cul ed TO reason with
HIM, when he menaccd my grey hairs with I'M unified
gigantic arm as if he would have filled ME to the
ground Tor during to draw rious minister away from
his DUTY by II hribr of SO pieces of silver | really
trcnbied moro than ii the "Old Gentleman" lud an
pcnrGd in his own shape.
III. suemuly declare before God, and am not orroid
to call linnto witness that never in the whole conrsc
o. ~ years practice as an ocnlist, in Great Britain
rance elgiHm and America, in single instance Of
efed us bride any amount to the editor of av ,urr-
but as compensation for the space occupied and he
trouble "hch orctsoned them; and that was always
more inclined to reduce, rather than add ary money m
the printer bill; which is sufficient proof that hal
no intention to bride. "
II. l.asty.-rhe Memphis Enquirer for two mr. ,lree
weeks contains tissue Of fragrant talsehoods, which
the medical Gollah editors learned from their brc,ren
of the NJ Golials of the North, and shall treat thrm
with silent contempt until the proper time arises.
Unless II Is trne what have been inf; rmcd-aSna ,
beggar, and you will catch IL" Though | maid |
iiln Tor my advertisements for or three weeks he
only inserted them once. "
You will please to insert this letter in ,our ,e,,
per, aud oblIse yours, &e.
In haste,
JOHN WILLIAMS,
, the English Ocust. /
COPIED from The s. ". C. .4dcocate of the a4h June 1877
AT the request OF Dr. Williams, we insert the follow
ug note from the Rev. MIR Howell of Nashville, to In.
'diof OF NE oo"ih Western Christian Advocate, who
appears, has examined tse di.iomas and other dor,
uauts evicwe OF the Doctors claims to pnblic putrn
'ge In consequence of an Incident, Dir. W will IA,