True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-07-12
MIR. WILLIAMS, t,CuLIST,
AT THE JEFFERSON HOUSE. JEFFERSON STREET

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NIX. SsHIiAMs, ticuLIST,
ow AT THE JEFFERSON HOUSE. JEFFERSON STREET,
LOUISVILLE.
u the Editor Of he f.ospa lie 99drestiser:
T,-It appears by the observation. Of the Editors
ript, az well az the editors of the Memphis Enquirer,
ha the Did Gentleman" is nong the Doctors This
$ proved by liskiusv rage, knowing that his time is
sre able to judge nr themselves what puts aud
'aaisl1illHaGN The wo thy editors Who are Doctors,
Tie rf''rfits6rs, editors or suidsors Of the above
named nasls call i, .xl from have
J.. The fact is, at m yer had su'h great success
within so limited period ten er twelve das-. One
who WINS aged aout ten wears, who had only seen the
light from his birth, began to follow his ma ster
hoscl instead Of being Obliged to be led by him.
Two young ladies, who had each lost the sight Of onr
eve, fer ten and the other fer nearly two
wears, having both OF them the other weak;
e1ch Of those Young ladies began to with both
eyes, which benefit pledge myself still continues.
ceptng they under the Influence or dominate n of
The Medical Doctors. Another is the daughter of
respec tahle merchant. VIZ se name am bound never
'cntion, las he paid me my fecs who said she had
lost the eight of one eve from the age Of months
but that s'e now besns to rsrd large letters WI the
other eve ccmpetc, shut. This the doctor editors
knew ny the gr,lrenan told Inc himself he ID con-
due ed his daughter the office of tue medic editors
thai they might be inf rn'ed of he fact. The last
sfali II, ion is an elderly gentleman by the Of
Yount, nearly seventy of age, who decaredphb-
lcly by lett'r which he took :" q! the different offices
in Nashville but one an' himself dm: he had aid
III that letter that he ha otaiIy deprived o
the si.ht # one ave 'front.' ks ier his hir h,
which his mother stated to ''.. oecas'ncd by the
measles small pox; TINT nt rec ud not only see
the light of the sun, for the first tine that hs re"ollects
but the stars also, and was ginning TO distinguish
many objects; and did, before LET that city, given
nv pr that IL. could to walk about the str cts
with the other eye completely clnsed said he hat
beena member OF the Methodist Episcopal Church tor
nc rly forty yess9. an that his word wa never doubt
ed through the 'ghcle course ofhis life.
g. I repeat So 'ad never greater snccess than ut
Nashville arc It's ne medical and "lerica doctors
had never hei,,efS ii .c reason 10 be ed The
pios Indignation 81 ~, Rev. clerical DIR Smith proves
when stated e. t:,a that about six pnst he
converted fror. ta.s perfect nid to believe in the
luctn of the I5,De, that he NUT have mad 'a,'ring
error-that he must have mea"t to saw til before the
end of SIX wears to come he sh l be converted from
his nfdclity, az the spirit of The true rnie cf the
peaceful and benign doctrines Of the Christian religion
does rat breath, out destruction. rage, ca'upnv and
falselaood please his medical friends, against the
man whom he knew had done much good, aud no in
! ury to any one. All the inhabitants Of Nashville spoke
Of the great ss had, s-cept the nedital dctnrs.
/ Most of them also had heen informed by Mr. iount OF
the cure performed on his totally blind eve.
s. The famous Go ah $. ofthis town, prcendH that
| have,ios, the aurels gained in the Nnr,, since my
ar ival in the Southwest This proves h wever,I had
and TINT kept them until arrived in this section ii
I gained one IN the north, ought to have aned anth-
er in the south and snh"est, ant sill hope to Ven
them on my very youthful brow on the day leave, in
spi,e of the v.tuperation of The Or S.,if may
judge from the man ave al eady benefited in this
/ city ~ithn three days.
4 j. The object of the present is to iatarm tie tned
al Goahs and editors of The 'cpuhlican nnd Ira
scrpt as we'll the clerical Or Seith Of the G. Pres
byteran and of the Union, of Nashville as we'll the
eur ard sub medical editor of the Memphis Enquirer
as we'll cs Mr. Prentice, the e.ltnr of the ,4onsvl,
Journal and slse the medical ';olinh editor of hi
Guy, the treat DR. =, that shall fing actions agans
them all i v'tlperati ~, SANDER calumny. inmedi
acly afer my arrival in New Yolk we'll :,.ains
their nmable b. e hreu the medical 'ioaHs Of the north
nov bind sefhv prom Use, neycrt" quit this happ
land of te tv. until have br gugh the of al
NV cdal tiolinhs of the ar h, veil rs the snut
and the west. the grnlsnre! Tie afflicted, there
fore may calculate o. tndin" me during the ~."a {
next year in New ferk' Where letter., posi- paid an
no others, will he sure to reach me.
. 5. To inform the public thar TIE nnf1, so cal e'
which the Rev. cericaly converted nii5el pret'nd wa
: written for him, was written ore i1an "e.h rrin
aud intended for tie Rev. y. le~a, who read it
my prcsence without man: sting any disap '.ohatio
on lie 60 ntrary, took to Iii study anA eien i''
!, the he did WHICH he said he iioa%ht would NJ
l. ,Aurnosa better; he delivered, them b II M
whnn preten ing t.;tt wunty: L b ihe him foar h
duty, as never could presume TO ricr that senenm
= or an, olrr, any money rr It ting f'''s HE kc
Doctors s,atemr"' Is before e pnhlic had he NJ
:, examined all my Dip rs, &c, tle wi h a gcn lena
:, intimate friend his, we'll as the Whole of III
}, patients, in conlprn, with another clergyman, al
7, found them all to be aulhen,ie and all nay patients
;, be more or less be,cf,ted he could have be
: induced hy total raw up such IN tic
8 rs wretc him elffrr nu'licstinn, an addressed ii
Y MIR StflnGheI1, cdltor 81 he > w y htV0 hte
d G. No wonder tie clear sighted medical Goiiahs
u Nashville took the al. and therefore used their
forts to nin with them the ap"wertnl, athletic, Ph>
4 ical AID intellectual force Of the sid lobe-con' erte
Il clerical ntidel We read in the Bible thai n tree
X known hits i,is.3 dnrn-s;.r ,h,. "nn"art,a "fa
l. T. He evidently want:d to ESTABLISH his moral oh
C aeier as man, by shelving that he ab"ve heir
a brihed. let whether t,e sum of tli,y pieces
silver will apply to hin wall asst well applif
L t" annter nidel, who. in the days of the il
carnation Of his Divine Master absolutely sold him II
I r,En mia nE
was never in'ende as b hc, nor could i he -le
cd 50 hv one as was not even ECU to the len
nnrt Of ali the regular printers fee, of 81 per SOU
;, COt1a ming Two 'hrce Columns nf rlus4lv pritt
II matter. which To be repeated 'hrre four tim,
tie Preshy sian, Union md onitor Journals, bad
3, evT inen led % brittle BIN, should invc olsse him
lest $500, his regular fee, instead o& o. which, in
I, pro hahilny, he wond have gladly received his f,
i and not bride. On The conrary,if | I'D becu CT
II 'Hhie of oInn br be, should certainly have dor
y it III a way to have insurcd his ac ep,ance.
/, 8. Hal the Rev. Doctor been resliv converted
the hchfof the doctrines of the ,ayi ,ur, he would nj
y, have promised to GENE an! examine my patients i'll
nut keeping his word, as have always found even
i, lninsie' OF the gospel aenous to do
5, 3. Had he been realty converted he nj " pu
l. II lv h I'VE spuksn ,gnns tie imeritnn lbs anton
"a Which, it is we'll known, numerous, and wbic
J. are superior 10 many in pats of Eurnpe. n
h conduct much dsEu ted some Young literary cha
acters, to DO SCARCELY restrained fem Furnishing H.;
= on the spot, by laying violent hand on him.
The Rev. geltlcnnn Though a Scutchmnn, is with0
: excuse, tunleSs lie is ca!nmnatcd), aboug, he
think he las right huso the mericnn institution
rs because he is cnnvrred nldel. say he has not-s
H. all ought to speak well of the bridges he gees safe
ID over. fancy the gallant Captain Grundy, and sever
other amable. young gennle of Nashville, recolle
Il well the cnduct of This pous expoundel ef the IIo
e sculptures!
Il 10. | ncser such demon in human shane
Ii the Rev. Doctor the day cal to reason wi
e him. wheN he menacad my grey hairs with an uttt
s. gigantic arm, as if he would have foIlrd me i, Il
:. ground for daring 10 draw pious minister fro
d his duty, byn hrhe Of 50 pieces Of siIver! | real
ID rembed more than ii the aid Gentleman had AZ
ii peared in his shape!
lie H. solenniy declare before God and am not atra
y to call imto witness that never in the whole cor
5, OF A. yenfs practice oculist in treat BrHi
:, france, tteltnm aud Amcrca i'll single instance G
A. ered rs bride amount TO the editor of any jn
= but unpenSntion for the space occupied and II
III trouble which orcasinned them and that was all u,
more inclined to reduce, rather than add AIRY money
81 t printers bi'l; which is sufficient proof that | IN
I'd uoi 'tention to bride.
ar II. Last y.-fhe Memphis Enquirer for two or hr
id wrecks contains tissue vi fragrant fasehooIs viii,
n the medical Gnliah editors lear from their brcr
N o! the N. Golius Of the North and shall treat the
\ with silent contempt until ne proper time nrrives
i Unless it is what have been infLrned-.'Sue
IL besgar, and yoa Will catch l. - Though | IN
him for my advertisements for two three weeks
only inserted hem once.
- l. You will PLEASE insert this letter in YOUR next III
i'd per, and oblige yours, Ne
g la haste,
: JOHN WILLIAMS,
the English Ocust.
lie a, the request Of Or. Williams, iuser lhu folio,
ing from the :icv Mr. tfow.ll, eff Va hyile To ii
~ c,tI OF of III South W, hrs ian advocate vii
ri ii saar| has examined tx ,ialnns and o!tlsr c