True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-10-05
MIR. Williams, nCUI.IST,
E"'Ns FEF1F'Tf'Iss, 7NOUT1IoI
NOW AT THE JEFFERSON HOUSE, JEFFERSON STREE


MR.. WILLIAMS, uCULIST, 4
NO" AT THE JEFFERSON HOUSE, JEFFERSON STREET
LOUISVILLE,
3o The Editor of the Loas,iiie 4arerti.er:
a 1t appears bv the observation. of the Ed tor.
F"f The Nashville Presbyterian, tTnian and Trans
Grpt a Wei a. the eii'os of the Memphis Enquirer
nat lne and .iene'nsll" is ano'g the Doctors III
IS proved bv his kinglv rage knowing that his tine i,
nut short, and that tn, indenenlcnt Amerran neonle
IRE abe to judge Tor themselves what pnTs arc
nnpoS't'ons. The wo' thy editors who Doctors
me Pr.pretnrs, editors sub-eitors of the above
named Journals, call every letter from persons have
'es ored to sight in thu above places, pnfs HTN
u; IhG iact 's, at n.ver hal suh great success
within so limited ,eriod as ten or twelve davs One
VINO was aged out ten years, who had only seen the
'"ht from his birth, began to follow lis ma Ter
to my hotel, instead of being obliged to be led by hi n
TWO young ladies, who had each lost the sight Of one
eve, one for ten and the other for nearly two
years. having both OF tlsm the other eve very weok
vet each of those Young ladies' begnn to see with bot
yves, which, benefit nedge myself still continues ex
rep''ng they are under the influence or dnninati of
the Medical Doctors. Another is the daughter of n
'espectnbie merchant. w;ose am hound never
70 henf'on las he pail me my ees) who said she Ind
lost tn" sight of one eve from the age Of 10 months
ntlrr eve ccmplete, shut. This the doctor editors
| Kew, ms the gentleman told me himsefbe hid con-
nc Ell his daughter 10 the office Of the medic7l editors
thai they might be inf rned of the fact. The last i
shall m ion is elderly gentleman by til. name Of
iou'i nearly seventy years of age, whn declared pub
ic!v by letter, which he took IN NIL the ',ren, offices
IN Nnstvi'" but one, md himself 'pll M. he had psl
tor he insertion whatever they dsr andrd, Win clar.
y !" ','u l"''ef l!iat ne ma oallv deprived o
the si9lt # Que from ks ,lter Ills bir |,
which his mother d 10 h,u occasi,ned bv The
measles small pox: tl,t ne C uld not oniy see
the light of the sun, for the FIRST tine that he rernects
bnt the Stars also, and was ginning 10 distinguish
many objects; and did, before LETT TINT city, give ma
ny pr f that h. could to walk about the SIR cts
with the other eve completely 81 ,sed He said he had
been mrber OF The Methodist Episcopal Church Tor
ne ry forty an that his word wa never doubt
ed Through tie -TAo'e course ofhis life.
.. repeat acsi al never grenter success than at
Nashville, ar9 thf: he medical and "lerca doctors
had never ke1f e IL 7: c| reason he ezra ed The
pn''S ndlgEett q IA. Rev clerical DR. Smith proves
when ststsa to rs TINT nh"n six venrs past he was
converted fio: it%s perfect inid H. to believe in the
hoctnn Of ne b.ols, t'7t he nuet have mad ring
errnr.t1at must have lnear to say, ii, thrfore the
end of SIX years cule he -I ui he convened f,rn
his inci'v as the spirit of The minister of tho
peaceful and benign doctrines of the Christian req;nn
does no breathe out destruction rage, caunny md
tisehond to please his medical friends against the
man WHOM he knew Ind done much good, md no in
jury to any one. All the inhabitants IF Nashville spoke
Of the great nrc 50 had, s-cepi the edra d rtors
Nost of them also had been informed BY Mr. Yount Of
the cure performed on his totally blind eve
s. The Fl! nous Go ah $. of,his town, pretenda TINT
! have i,s' the la'res gained in the Nnr, since INV
arivn' in the Southwest This proves however, LnJ
aud that kept them until arrived in this ,ccnn. If
gained one the narth. ought to have "a ned an,t,
er in the nth and s-'thwes nn sill hopc to wear
spite % the vtuperaol of the great DR. =, if NAV
Judge rom the man ave aeady benefited i'll this
tv within three dnvs.
!. The object of the present i. to o;arm the mod.
al Goahs and editors of he Republican rnd Ira q
srnt ny well as the clerical l,r nth of the G, pss
bveran and of the Union, of Nashville as we'll us tho
eitorn sub medical editor the Memphis ,;nn1rer
well es Mr. Prentice, the editor of The Ion;s,.;a'
Journal, and alse he medical fiolinh editor nf Mic
city, tie great DR. - that shall rir actions agn;ns,
them all vt,erati ~, Sian Ter or calumny. nnndi-
ateiy snr'ny arrival in New York well as against
their nmablc hrcn the medical Golias of the oyth
no" h1nd mNsef by PROMISE ne quit This hanpv
land of 'e tv, until have hr ught tho noses of ali
my medical Golials of the h, as well rs the south
a'l the wost, to the erinisone! The afflicted there
fore may calculate oa inlin; during the ,.rol. of
next yea III New York, Ahere letters pos, paid and
no others will he sure to reach me.
. TO inform the public that the u,tr, so cal ell.
winch the Rev cl"ricn.iv converted uiel pretend was
written tn' him, was written than wee, prior,
and it9'lc1 for the Rev. u. Howell, VIII, read it in
my presence "thont mani!t sing any Misrepresentation;
On The contrary took it to his study and nIan,o i IN
the way lie dld which he said he hnlgi,t would an
"rr my rnruosa better; he delivered them hatl me-
WITHOUT f'ten lns hat wanted b The him fro ~ his
duty, us never coulA presume to offer that gentleman
or any other, any money for stftiuc firts The Rev
Doctors own statement beore The phil c: had he not
rXhE'ne all my dip oras, &c. &c. wi h gell lcnan
a ultimate friend Of his, well us lhr wion of my
cn'ient%' IN company with another Clergyman, aud
found them alt to be authentic and nil y uat els ia
be more or less beeiited, he uev,r cuu!l have been
Induced hV total stranger to draw up such m Article
as wfe,e l'lm eff pnc.nn, nh addressed ii to
mr. >trllaieid, editor Of liz 5 " q A,lvo ate.
H.. NO Wonder the clear sighted medical Goal,s of
nashville took the ala. and a,eore used their et-
!"f,S to ION with them The a-poweln athletic ply
'G aa lalee' tnal force of the s!d 'o-be-co Hrte
clerical mtttel. We read in the Bible t4a' tree is
known bv its fruits dane saw the conyeued i,iidel
has prencheA from that passage
I. lie evidently wanted to estabis', his neral c n
acer mat, hy showing That lie was above aeing
pt ,,f Ri;
SILVER will apply II him ~ well as it well arpliel
to an''irr con ere !nfde who in the DAYS oi the in
cnrlat"n of hs Divine Master absolutely sold hun for
Mt number of piece Of silver Nv unswet is that if
was never nlene as ha, could be con i.,,-
I'd so by onv one, as il was equ to the entI
nri ct al the regular printers fee, of 81 per sql re-
Dnn'a nlng two or three columns Of closely printed
natter, which we've to be repeated three or four tines
n the Preshsaran Union 'nd Monitor journals had
'ver inene,! brbe him, should nave offered him at
east $,a his resnat fec, instead offs 0, which, in all
MT NOT asa bride. On the contrary, if I'D been en-
liable of ofrtnc br be, should certainly have done
t IN way to have insured his ac repinnce.
.; i'a1 tho Rev. Doctor been really converted to
lls fert of the doctrines Of the saviour he wod NOT
AVE promised to come and examin" my patients i,h.
ut keeping his word, as have always foald every
ilnisc! of the gospel Jealous to do.
v HAD he been really concerted he would net nub-
i'lv have spoksn against tie American lbs, linton.
which, ii is well known, are more numerous and which
re superior to many in some parts of Europe. Ills
"ndirt 50 much d!<gu TED vonng literary char
cters, to be sccelv restrained from l,iuish r him
N the spot, by laying violent hands on lin.
The Rev. gentleman, though >roch,nan is withou,
xcsr, (une"s he is caluhnlated)- although he IN "
nk he has right TO abue the American institutions
ecal-e he is covered intdel say he has pot-as
Il on lit to speak well of the bridges he gees safely
ver fancy the gallant Captain Grundv, and several
thsr alniabie young gentl, mon Of Na.iiyie reroec
e the conduct of This pious exrounier of the Holy
scriptures!
10. | never such demon in human shane ms
ne Rev. Doctor was the day cal to reason " it,
i'm, wfe' he nlenaced my grey hairs with an np!iitad
is'n'ic arm, "a If he wonld hive ieId me the
round, tor daring o draw pous minst r ,wnv from
Is duty, by brbe OF 50 pieces of .i'ver [ really
embed more than il the cid Gentleman had an
cared in his shape.
II. snlemnly declare before God and am NOT afraid
call Himto witness that never, in the whole course
AZ years practice as an ocnist in ,ireat Britain
rance, ilei5lin aud America, ia a single instance Of
ren as brine any amount to the editor of any ip,r,:
VI as compensation for the Spac. | gccupied aul ,s
onbe which orcasioned item; aud that was always
lere inclined to reduce, rather than add ar ,nonevto
printer bill; which is sufficient proof that had
o. ten!ion 10 uIi,c. ~
II. Last y.-lhe Memphis ENQUIRER far ,,vn or ,ros
eeks contains tissue OF tagrnnl ialsehools, which
lie medical Gnah editors lear from their hyeti,re,,
the NJ G"lia'ls Of the North, and shall treat them
mn NJ s,'e"t contempt until t'e proper tne arrives
eggar, aud yol will catch IL" Though | mid S
In tor my advertisements for or three weeks he '
My inserted hem once. =
on viii please TO insert tits letter in your next M
sr, and obse yours, Ne $
LII haste, N
JOHN Williams, II
,oo. the English Ocu!ist =
'sd from the S. ~ C. 4deoea.e of the 9Th June, 1887
At the request Of r. Williams we iusert the nllg
9 lie from the Key: Mr. Howell, of Nashville to 1h,
iof OF N o'ulh Western Christian Advocate who, Al
appears has examined TIE ii .lonas and her Gu
snts evcive n the Doctors claims to public pntron -