True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-12-01
MIR. WILLIAMS. OCULIST,
NOW AT THE JEFFERSON HOUSE, JEFFERSON srREl
HUNTSVILLE.

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LOUISVILLE.
10 The Editor Of The Louisville .4drertiser:
~ llitt appears by the observations of the Editors
- of the Nashville Presbyterian, Union and Trans
cript, well as she editors of the Memphis Enquirer,
that the "Od Gentleman is among the Doctors This
is proved by his kinsy rage knowing that his time is
but short, and that the independent American people
are able TO judge for themselves what pufs and
mpos'tions The worthy editors who are Doctors, |
the proprctors, editors or sub-edors of the above
named journals call every letter from persons have
restored to sight in iii: ab.vc places, puts.
|. The fact is that never had such great success
within limited period ten twelve days. Ono
who was aged about ten years. who had only seen the
light from his birth, began follow his master
to my hotel Instead of being Obliged TO be led by him.
Two young ladies, who had each lost the sight Of one
eye fer ten and the other for nearly two
years, having both OF them the other very weak;
vet each of those Young ladies began with both
eyes, which benefit pledge myself still continues,
cepting they under the influence dominate of
the Medical Doctors. Another is the daughter of
respectable merchant, whose name am bound never
mention, las he paid me my fees) who said she had
lost the sight of eye from the age of Is MONTHS
but that she begins to read large letters with the
other eye completed, shut. This the doctor editors
knew, as the gentleman told me himselfhe had con-
due ed his daueh liter 10 the office of the medical editors.
that they might he informed of the fact. The last
shall mention is an elderly gentleman by the of
Yount, nearly seventy years of age, who declared pub
cly by letter, which he took to all the different offices
in Nashville but one, and himself told me he bad paid
for the insertion whatever they demanded, who dccIar
ed III that letter that he ha !oally deprived OF
the sight ef one eve from ii Ks after his hirh
which his mother stated to hu. occasioned by the
measles or small pox that he could not only
the light of the sun, for the first time that he recoects,
but the stars also, and was beginning to distinguish
many Objects and did, before left that city, give
ny proof that he could see to walk about the streets
been member OF the Methodist Episcopal Church for
ne rly forty years, and that his word wa never doubt
ed through tho whole course ofhis life
9. repeat The. had never greater success than at
Nashville and trsf tle medical and clerical doctors
had never before 70 ach to he enraged. The
pous indignation 81 sa Rev clerical DR. Smith proves,
when re stated to that about six past he
converted from being perfect indcl believe in the
docrin of The Bible that he must have made ,rifng
error-tat must have meant to say, tn before The
end of six come, he should be converted from
his inley, the spirit of the minister of the
peaceful and benign doctrines of the Christian religion
does not breathe out destruction, rage, caIumny and
fasehood please his medical friends, against the
man whom he knew had done much good, and no in
jury my All the inhabitants of Nashville spoke
of the great success had s-cept the medical doctors
Most of them also had been informed by Mr. Youat OF
the cure performed on his totally blind eye.
3. The famous GoIiah 5. ofthis town. pretenls thai
have lost tire laArels gained in the Morrill, since my
and that kept them until arrived in this section.
gained in the NORTH ought to have gaincd anoth
in the south and southwest, and still hope to
them my very youthful brow on the day leave, il
spite of the vuupcration of the great DIR S, if ma,
Judge from the mans ! ave already benefited in ths
city within three DAYS.
j. The object of the present is to inform the medi
cal Goliahs and editors Of the Republican and Trans
script well the clerical DIR Smith of the C. Pres
byterian and of the Union, of Nashville as well thu
editor and sub medical editor of the Memphis Enquirer
well es Mr. Prentice, the editor of the Louisville
Journal and alse the medical Golial cdor of 1hi
city, the great DIR s., that shall bring actions agains
them ALL for viiupera,ion, Islander calumny, immedi
aelv after my arrival in New York. well agains
their amabe bre hren the medical Goahs thc north
now bind myselfbv promise, quit this happ,
land of liberty until have brought tho noses of al
my medical Goahs of the north, as well as the sout
and the vest to the grndstonc! The afflicted, there
fore, may calculate on finding during the wcole O
next year in New York, where letters, post paid an
no others will be sure to reach me. IN
s. To inform the public that the puff SO
which the Rev. clcrcallv converted lnidc pretend
written for him, was written more than week. pNHS
and intended for the Rev. ID. Howell, who read il
my presence without maniltstng any disapprobutioi
The contrary, took it to his study and condensed il
, the way he did, which he said he thought would ar
my purpose better; he delivered them botl, To M
without pretending that wanted to brbe him from Ii
Duty as never could presume to offer that gentlema
or any other, any money for stating facts The Re,
Doctors statement is before the public: had he
examined all my diplomas, &c. &c. with gentleman
un intimate friend Of his, as we'll as the whole of m
patients, in company with another Clergyman, an
found them all to be authentic, and all my patients
be more or less benefited, he never could have bee
induced by total stranger to draw up such atic
lie wrote himself for publication and addressed ii
Mr. Springfield, editor the $ W G Advocate.
e. Nc wonder the clear sighted medical Goals
forts 10 oin with them the al-powerul, athletic phys
cnI and ntellc. u;"l force OF the snid tobeconvrrc
clerical infdeI We rad in the Bible that "a tree
known by its fruits dave say the converted inid'
has preached from that passage. ,,.
Z. lis evidently wanted to esu,'ll<" us moral cn'
ac;er q man, by showing that lis was n'"'e heni
brihcd. Let us sec whether the sum Oh lh'H pieces
silver will apply to him we'll a. it was we'll npple
to another converted nile who, in the days OF in u
carnation of his Divine Master, absolutely sold him Il
tnat number of pieces of silver My answer is, that
intended b. lie, could il be consider
ed by any one it was not even equal to the tent
pnrt of all the regular printers fee, of 81 per square
Containing two or three columns of cluscl rrnte
matter, which we've be repeated three four time
in the Presbyterian, Union and Monitor journals, had
ever intended TO bride him, should have offered him a
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 cnnrnryit | al been ca
uable of offering brbe, should certainly have don
it in way to have insured his acceptance.
3. Had the Rev. Doctor been really converted t
the belief of the doctrines of The Saviour, he would
, have promised TO come and examine my patients with
ont keeping his word as have always fo4nd ever
minister of the gospel Jealous To do
9. Had he been really converted, he would not pub
liclv have spuksn against TIE American institution:
which, ii is well known, are more numerous, and whic
are superior to many in some parts of Europe Hi
conduct so much disguised some young literary chu
acters be scarcely restrained from punish ngshil
on the spot, by laying violent hands on him.
The Rev. gcntleman though 4 Scotchman, is withou
excuse, (unless he is calumnated), although he ma
think he has right abuse the American institutions
because he ia converted inlidel say he has no-a
all ought speak well of the bridges he goes sntI
over fancy the gallant Captain Grundv, and severt
other amiable Young gentlemen of Nashville recocc
well the conduct of this pious expounder OF the llol
Scriptures!
10. | never saw such demon in human shape n
h the Rev. Doctor The day cal ed 10 reason wit
. him, when he menaced my grey hairs with an upnc
: gigantic arm, if he would have irllrd to til
groundto daring to draw plous minister away fro,
his duty, by bride of so pieces of silver. rcall
iInnr than II The I'D boJ