True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-12-05
MIR. WILLIAMS, oCULIsT,
NOW AT THE JEFFERSON HOUSE, JEFFERSON STREET
LOUISVILLE

MR.. WILLIAMS, OCUIIST,
NJ" All THE JEFFERSON HOUSE. JEFFERSON STREET,
~ LOUISVILLE.
| 10 The Ed,tor Of he LonisiRe .1dceftirr:
ik-lt appears by the observation; of the Editors
| Cof The Nashville Presbyterian, Union and Trans
Cfpt, as wen as the editors of the Memphis Enquirer,
| that the 'Old Gentleman is among the DOCTORS This
is proved by lis kingy rage knowing that his time is
but short an! That the independent American people
impos'tons The worthy editors who are Doctors,
| the rrHprietors, editors su,-eors of the above
named journals, c&l every letter from persons have
| restored to sight in III! ab.vc places, puts.
L. The fact Is, that mover had such great success
within so limited period rs ten or twelve DAYS One
W'" was aged about ten years, who had only the
'@ht rom ms BIRTH began 10 see to follow his
to my hoie instead OF being obliged be led hv him
Two young ladies', who had enclos the sight of one
eye, one Tor ten wears and the other for nearly two
years, having both I" them the other eve very weak:
vet each OF those ladies' began to see with both
eyes, which benefit pledge myself still continues OK
ceptlng they arc under the influence or dominate N of
the Medical Doctors. Another is the daughter of n
respectable merchant whose name am bound never
TO mention las he paid me my fees) who said she had
lost the sight of one eye from the age Of 8 months
hut that she begins read large letters with The
other eye completed, shut. This the doctor editors
knew, ms the gentleman told me himself he bad con-
due ed his daughter 10 the office of the medical editors
that they might be informed of the fact. The last
shall mcn'ion is elderly gentleman by the name of
fount nearly seventy of age who declared pub-
cly by letter, which he took all the different offices
in Nashville but one, ,nl himself told me he had paill
for The insertion whatever they demanded, who doclar-
| Ell III that letter that he Ina ,otallv deprived of
| the SIGHT ef one from Ks after his birth,
winch his mother stated to ',m occasioned by the
measles small pox; that he could not only sec
the light Of the sun, for the first time that he recoecs,
many objects; aud did, before left that city, give ma
ny proof that he could to walk about the streets
with the other eye e,e]y closed He said lie had
been member OF the Methodist Episcopal Church for
| rly torIp that his wa 4
ed through tho whole course ofhis life.
2. repeat aasl had never greater success than at
Nashville, and thf9 she medical aud clerca. doctors
had never hotcTe 20 81 ch reason 10 be enragod The
pnns indignation ss .ha Rev clerical Dir Smith proves
when stated 10 that about six years past he wa
converted from being perfect ndcl to believe in the
error-tlnt must have mean, to say, til before tho
end of six years come he should be converted fron
his infdev, as the spirit of the minister of the
peaceful and benign doctrines of the Christian re- rion
docs rot breathe out destruction, rage, c,lumnv and
fnlsehood to please his medical friends against tI,
man whom he knew had done 50 much good and no ,l-
Jury to any All the inhabitants of Nashville snake
OF the great success had, except the medical doctors
Most of them also had been Informed BY MIR Yount Of
the cur" re, performed on his totally blind eye.
| s. The famous Goiaf S. ofthis town, preends that
have lost the la~res gained in the North, since nv
arrival in the Southwest. This proves however, had
and that kept them until | arrived in this section. II
gained one in the morrill, ought to have gained alotll
CT i'll the south aud s-ulves and still hope to wear
them on my very youthful brow on the day leave in
spite Of the vtnpcraon of the great DR. s., if may
judge from the nlan' ave already benefited in this
city within three dav4.
4. The oblrct of the present is inform the ,ned;
cal Golals and editors of :hc Republican and T'rans
script as well as the clerical DIR Smith Of the c. Pres
bvteran and of the Union of Nashville as Veil ne tl
editor and sub medical editor ofthc Memphis Enquirer
well es Mr. Prentice, the editor of The iouisyie
Journal, and alsr tle medical Goliah cdor of his
them ALL for 'tnpenition, Islander caIumnv, ilnrodi
atey alter my arrival in New York. well as AGAINST