True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-09-06
MIR WHIIAMs nCInIsT
wv AT THE JEFFERSON HOUSE, JEFF RsoN STREET
LOUISVILLE.

NOW AT THE JEFFERSON HOUSE JEFF RSON sTREff,
LOUISVILLE.
II The Ed,ia. Of tie Louisville 2drertiver:
SIt-tt appears by the observations Of the Editors
~ of The Nashville Presbyterian, unisn and Trans
cript, well as the editors of the Memphis Enquirer,
that the .Old Gentleman is among the Doctors This
ia proved by his kngly rage knowing that his time is
but short, and that the independent American people
are able TO judge tor themselves what are puifs and
| imFostons. The worthy editors who are Doctors,
the proprietors, editors or subedtors of the above
named journals, call every letter from persons have
restored to sight in thu above places, puffs.
]. The fact is, that never had such great
within SO limited period as ten or twelve days. One
who was aged about ten years, who had only the
light from his birth, began to follow his master
Two young ladies, who had eachlost the sight of
eye, one for ten wears and the other fer nearly two
years, having both OF them the other very weak
each Of those Young ladies' began to with both
cepting they are under the influence dominate IN Of
the Medical Doctors. Another is the daughter Of a
respectable merchant, whose name bound never
to mention las he paid me my fees), who said she had
lest the sight of one eye from the age Of 10 months,
bat that she begna to read large letters with the
other eye ccmpletel, shut. This the doctor editors
due cd his daug the Office Of the medical editors
that they might be informed Of the fact. The last
shall men'ion is elderly gentleman by the name Of
Youn nearly seventy years of age who declared pub
lcly by letter. which he teok all the different offices
in Nashville but one, snd himself told me he had paid
for The insertion whatever they demanded who declar.
ed III that letter that he hs etay deprived 10 Of
which his mother stated to h,s occasoned by the
measles or small pox; that he could not only
the light of the sum- for the first time that he recolects,
Da ebess and d aq Sas A a ety. Ss
ny proof that he could to walk about the streets
with the other eye completely closed. He said he had
been member Of the Methodist Episcopal Church for
ne,rly forty years, and that his word doubt
ed through tn s-R~ie course ofhis life ,.
@ repeas th ,ad never greater success than at
Nashville, arc =, he medical and cerica doctors
had never befsse 4 .,ch reason 10 he enraged. The
pious Indignation "a Rev. clerical DIR Smith proves,
when re stated that about six years past he was
converted from rs perfect infdel, to believe in the
error-tAa he must have meant to say, tn before the
end Of six years to come he sh u'd be converted from
his nfdeity the spirit of the true minister of the
peaceful and benign doctrines of the Christian religion
does rot breathe ont destruction rage, ca!urnv and
falsehood to please his medical friends, against the
man whom he knew had done so much good and no in
jury All the inhabitants of Nashville spoke
of the great IS had, s-cept the medical dcters.
Most of them also had been informed BY Mr. Yount of
the cure performed on his totally blind eve.
3. The famous Go iah s. ofthis town, preends that
have lost the laarels 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 IN the NORTH ought to have gained annth-
err in the south and southwest, AMI still hone to wear
them on my youthful brow on the day leave in
spite of the vtupernto' of the great DR. s,if may
Judge from l',s ! ave 81 sa' benefited in this
ctv thin E!uee dave
4. The ni pet y, In +-rTt }.'urm the n1ed.
al ,i"iiahs and en'o, - %, hlican and Trans
-rri,r Us we'll r1h, rirrrat u, it'll Of the c. Pres
hytr'ieo and nj the tnio ' Nashville well the
e!itor uh medical nditar the Nanhis Enquirer
" well 60 ''r i"rntjcr. hn dtr II hr louisville
Jour ri, nna h qOsl.na' 'is.'; edn' of thi
city, tie .rca, u" :, hat ,H.lt b'in actions arnins
them ALL fr vtnernti H. sa4 et or calumnv IL, ,,|i
their amiable hrrN The rn''r"' cI,, rs. ~.
| NOV bind nv sefhv promise re~es- .R'..i' .-.,,
'aud of line l.. npfii have n.D ki ,. nj al
NV nYedirat GnliAt--g thg ar s rDl n. ne Suutt
and tbt west, to the gnndstaie. TIC 'cted here
FORE may calculate o finding me turing the wcole .
# next yea in Ne" York, here 'ener', posi- paid,
l no others, will he sure to reach inc.
. S. To inform the public that lae uh, so called
, which the Rev. clerical, onyerted iulde ret-d
: written for him, written Than wee prior
and intended for the Rev. d. flewail, who cad it il
- my presence Without manitts'ne any ai~"f Rotation
= The contrary taos to hl, sydv sndr nlen ell il
. the way he did, which he said he huu hi would an
. wer my purpose bet'er he delivered them both t 's
without preten ing that wanted to b ibe him fro h
:, duty, as never could presume offer that gentemo
: or any ether any money for stating firts III" #eg
Doctors ewn statement is before the public: had h
$ examined all my dip onas, &c. g. i" h gen lcup
y a. intimate friend If his as we'll The whole of o
y patients, in commns with another clergyman, ail
, found them all to he authentic. and all my patients +
, be more or less beefed, he could have be :.
rs wrete for publication, mn addressed it Il
; Mr. Springfield, editor of he $ W Advocate.
6. No wonder the clear sighted medical Golial,s O
Nashville took the ala and therefore used their ct
forts Join with them the all-powerfu athletic, ph>
ical and intellectual force of the said to-be-convertet
clerical infdel. We read in the Bible tina. tree il
known by its fruits dare the converted infde
has preached from that passage.
T. He evidently wanted to establish his moral char
: acier man, by showing that he above bein,
bribed Let us see whether the of Thirty pieces
silver will apply to him as well as it was well apple
to another converted nfdel, who, in the days of the in
earnatien of his Divine Master, absolutely sold him 70
that number of pieces of silver My answer is, that
never intended b ibe, could j, be consider
ed SO by il was not equal to the tent
of all the regular PRIMERS fee, of 81 per square
'"ntaning two or three columns of closely printe'
natter. which were to be repeated three four time
in the Presbyterian, Union and Monitor journals, had
ever intended 10 bride him, should have offered him
least $500, his regular fee, instead of O. which, in al
probability, he would have gladly received as his fee
and not bride. On the contrary,i ad been ca
pahle of offering brbe Should certainly have don
it in way TO have insured his acceptance.
s. Had the Rev. Doctor been really converted Il
the relief Of the doctrines of the Saviour he would no
:, have promised to celne and examine my patients With
: out keeping his word, as have always found ever
/, minister of the gospel Jealous to lo
, 9. Had he been really converted, he would pub
lcly have spoksn against the American institutions
Which, it is well known, are more numerous, and whic
: are superior to many in some parts of Europe. Hi
conduct 80 much disguised some young literary char
ncers, to be scarcely restrained from Furnishing hin
: on the spot, by laying violent hands on him.
: The Rev. gentleman though Scotchman, is withou
excuse, unless he is calumniated), although he ma
think he has right abuse the American Institutions
5 because he is converted infdel say he has not-a
all ought to speak we'll of the bridges he gees safe
over fancy the gallant Captain Grundy, and severn
other amiable young gentlemen of Nashville, recollec
It well the conduct of this pious expounder Of the Ho
e Scriptures!
10. l never saw such demon in human shape a
h the Rev. Doctor the day cal ed to reason wit
him, when he menaced my grey hairs with an uplfte
i gigantic arm, if lie would have olled me to tn
ground for daring 10 draw pieus minister away iron
d his duty, by bride of so pieces of silver! | rea
trembled more than if the "old Gentleman had ap
It peared in his shape.
c IL. solemnly declare before God and am not afra
tocall Him witness that never in the whole cours
of AZ years practice Ucdlis in treat Britain
5, France, }elglnm and America single instance of
Tered as bride any amount to the editor of any ourn
but as compensation for the space occupied and tn
trouble which occasioned them and that was aIway
more inclined to reduce, rather than add any money t
>, the printers bill; which is sufficient proof that ha
d nontenion to bribe.
II II. Losty.-The Memphis Enquirer for two or tlre
weeks contains tissue of fragrant talsehoods, whic
l. the medical Golah editors lenrne from their brethre
of the M. Goliahs of the North and shall treat then
with silent contempt until the proper time arriyps.-
l. beggar, and you will catch - Though ,,ai
him for my advertisements for two ilree weeks, h
only inserted hem once.
You will please 10 insert is ieusr ~ vour nexi ,u
i per, aud Oblige NouEs, .e
la caste,
JOHN WILLIAMS,
the English Ocu.sst
4 Louisville, July 1887.
Copied from the S. n c. adpocats Of the 2ih June 'e3,
Al the request of DIR. Williams we user the C,,.o,
ing npte from the Rev. Nr Howell of Nasiwili 10 Ia
tnor OF tn South Western 'hrisrran tdvncnte, WI
irappears, has examined the i,tunys and her i ct,
ments, evlncivc III the Doctor public putron
4 age In consequence OF an accident, Dr. " viii "a
main in Nashville a few tnys longer thnp he ii, 6rs