True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-10-11
Mr.. WILLIAMS. 0CUIJST
NOW AT THE JEFFERSON HOUSE, JEFFERSON SIRE

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| LOUISVILLE.
10 ne Editor Of the Louisville .4drertiycr:
Sih-it appears by the observation. of the Editor
'Cof the Nashville Presbyterian, Union aud Trans
I'p, as wei as the editors of the Memphis Enquire
mat the "o'd Gentleman is among the Doctors rhi
Is proved by his kngly rage, knowing that his time
but short, and that the independent American neopl
are a9.e to judge for themselves what putfs an
ha nrore me worthy editors who are Doctors
the Pfopnetors editors or sub-eiitors of the alov
named journals, cell every letter from persons lay
restored to sight in thu above places, puts.
=; ne 'act IS, that never had such great success
Witlln so limited period as ten twelve DAYS. On
VINO was aged about ten years. who had only seen tn
nsht 1fon ms birth, began To follow his maste
to my hotel instead of being obliged to be led by hi n
"o young ladies', who had each lost the sight of ON
eye one Tor ten wears and the other for nearly two
years, having both OF them the other eve very veal,
yet each OF those young ladies began to see with botl
eyes, which benefit pledge myself still continues cx
ceptlng they under the influence or domination
the Medical Doctors. Another is the daughter Of
respectable merchant, whose name am hound neye
to mention las he paid me my fees) who said she lat
est the sight of one eve from the age of 10 months
but that she begins to read large letters with The
other eye completely shut. This the doctor editors
knew, as the gentleman told me himself he had con
dnc ed his daughter 10 the Office of the medical editors
that they might be informed of the fact. The last
snail mention is elderly gentleman by the name o
cunt nearly seventy of age, who declared pub
l'cy by letter. which he took to all the different offices
n Nashville but one, and himself told he had paic
III Whatever lneF 'andGd, who deck
en- III that letter that he ha otally deprived o
the sight Of one eve from Fl ks after his birth
which his mother stated to li. occasioned bv the
measles or small pox; that could not only SET
the light OF the sum- for the first time that s recolects
but the stars ALSO and was beginning to distinguish
many Objects and did, before left that civ rive ma
ny proof that he could walk about the streets
with the other eye completely closed. He said he haC
been member OF the Methodist Episcopal Church to
ne r.v forty ve"rs, an that his word wa never doubt
ed TIN ough tic hole course ofhis life.
2. repesr ;hc' had never greater success than A.
Nashville, ard IT, he medical and clerca doctor,
had never beo,e q. ich reason to be enrared' Th'
pions indignatier :. Rev. clerical DR. Smith proves
when stated 10 -. that about six wears past he wa
converted from tei"e perfect inde to believe in the
docl of The Bible, that he must have made r;fnt
error--that must have to say, tn before The
end of six years to come he should be converted from
his indehy, as the spirit of che minister of the
penceftd and benign doctrines Of the Christian religion
does E:'t breathe out destruction, rage, caumnv auf
fasehoad to please his medical friends, against the
man whom he knew had done so much good and no in
jury to any one Allthe inhabitants of Nashville spoke
Most Of them also had been informed by Mr. Yount o.
the cure performed on his totally blind eve
$. The famous Goiah s. of1his town, pretends thai
have lost the laxres gained in the Norii since m,
ariv in the Southwest This proves, however I had
and that kept them until arrived in this section.
gained one in the north, ought to have gained anoth
er in the south and southwest and still hope to wea
them on my very youthful brow on the day lenve in
spite of the vtuperaon of the great DR. S. if ma,
judge from the man ] already benefited in thi:
city within three duvs.
g.. The object of the present is to iufann the med
cal Goahs mud editors of .he Renublican and Trnns
script, well as the clerical DR. Smith Of the C. Pres
bveran and OF the Union, of Nashville as well ap the
editor aud sub medical editor of the Memphis Enuirer
as we'll es Mr. Prentice, the editor Of the Louisville
Journal, and alse the medical Goliah editor of hi.
city, the yrcn DIR S. that shall bring actions agai,a
them ali, fer vuperation, Islander or calumny imne;
atciy sitter my arrival in New York well as against
their amahle bte lren the medical Gouhs ofhe north.
now hind mysefhv promise, ncyerto quit this bnnnv
land of Liberty, until have brought tho noses nf III
my medical Golias of the north as well as the s,ntL
and the west 10 the rrir,stnn, rrh nni;. ''iI oth
fore NAV calculate on fin limo mo ,u,;,, ,ho i
next wear in New York where ,,tnrs nos, MI V,
no OILERS will be sure 10 rencb me r''' f"''' "1u
s. TO inform the public thar the pu,,, ca o,,,,,
which tho Rev cler;r,ll,. n,l ne , III o ca 'ed'
written for him WINS wl;,cn ~ e In" r...s'u was
and intended for the Row d Howe who re 80" P;,?i'
NV presence W tbout ma if.st;ng onv .Iu =, III
on The contrary took it 10 his study and condensed il i;
the way he id ,ch Le ia h ,hn, VI
wpr nv nurnn.o La,e,. Ia JI,I ,,' "nulu an
without pretennD hnt nn,sI n, h i. o, G ~ me,
duty, as never could pr, sumo to offer that , I ,s
or any other any money for stating facts Frha Raw
Docror,s own statement i; hocr. 10 'mhi; ne hev
examined ali my, J;nIor,., s S XII ilnu ie not
an intimate friend of lis NJ we'll rs Tho 49, &c @
patients in c0mpany with nnother rlerru'o VI 10y
fDund them all 10 he o,,,ben,;n on,l ali ,t '' anu
be more or less bcnefted he never comd have Lo a."
induced by n to,nl strnngrr ~, % NJ, ,,1 '''e oeI
as wrete hiuSeft nnbI.t;n mn oiro "', "a, ~
Mr. Springfield editor of < w r nJa,o 's'u II 10
6. No wonder Ih, clonr ,h,oJ mn,,;n.'I :: r
Nashville took the nla nnI lbref,re ,,o ,I; "
forts 70 ioin with the ~, ,t al Ill iei' ei
zeal and intellectual Grro If tIa s;I 70 ply
lerirnl nfIcl We road i; ,i inv 4T T VI ellGn
known bv its rus." dnro s", i've r, u,e
Lus preached from thar passage. '''0 '''''''
Z. He evidently wantQl 10 establish his mora, ,,r
a,.;ar os n @ u " ,Sol's' MS moral cnr
bibcd lrt MS see w,nihrs The Y, " n en-
silver will npplv ia him Ne we'll ~ !, was ,l ,,io
to unntlcr ,ered infiJrl who IN rho do,S IF
caruation of his Divine Master nbsoIutelv solI h; Gr
tual number pi~oee of silver nv nnsyver i; I'm, il
never intended As b. bc nor could il he CON ;r
ed so by any one il was NOT even rnun1 IN tl,a ,on
purt If all the regular primers f., of a. a, NV ,,
Containing two or three columns of closaIv nrintai
matter which were to be rcncated 1hroe or in,r ,;
IN the Fresh vterian, Union tnl Monitor Journals Ind
ever intended brl0e him should have Offered HIM a.
least $780, his regular fee instead of O. which in ali
l!e would have gladly received ms lis fac
and not as bride. On the contraryif [ ad been ra
!able of offer inc bride, should certainly have done
it in way to have insured his acreparce ~
g. Had the Rev Doctnr booni ell, o..
the herfof he doctrines of the Saviour. he would nor
have promised TO and examine nv patients WITH
out keeping his word as have always fonnd evrrv
minister of til G gospel zeaous IN dn ~ 'o''' ''ey
licv have spoksn against the American ;ns,;,,,,;
which, it is Ill known, are more numerous and Vial;
are superior many in some parts of EI,rone. lis
conduct so mn ch disgus.6 some yonnc Etarli", a!s
ncters, to ls scarcely restrained from punshng him
on the spot by LAYING violent hands on linn '''"'
Tie Rev. ger teman, though Scotcb,nan. il v;,bo,
excuse, unless he is caunniated), although he NAV
hnk he has light to abuse the American institutions
all ought 10 81 ,eak we'll nc the hr;lross - , dn
over fancy he gallant Canaan I:nnJ 80 sal'g
other amiubIe oung gentlemen of NnyhriI 'I.a.
well the c0ndu ct of this piuus expound.r If tho HI