True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-12-31
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THE JEFFERsAN EFDtssRss1 NIT BRsoT ST

LOUISVILLE.
/ ID The i3}tof of The townsville .H3tefHsfr:
e. I2lt anpears by the observations Of he "a tors
| ~ of the Nashville Presbyterian, Union and trans
crpt, as well the editors of the Memphis fnqurer,
that the old Gog'lrnan' is o3'oog the Doctors rms
but short, AMI that th7 inlanendsn Ah1et1fan neohe
are able to judge for themselves what are puts aud
| mpoSit'ons. The WORTHY editors who nre poctos
The pr'prct0rs, editors sub litofs OF the above
named journals, call every letter from persons have
restored to sieit in th' ab.vs pacos pnfs.
J. The fact IS TIA! never bad sub great success
within 80 limited rerini tan or twe"e days. One
who aged about ten wears, who had only the
light from his birth began to 10 follow his
to my hotel instead of being Obliged to be led bv hi NJ
Two Young ladies', who had eachlas the sight Of one
eve, for aud the other for nearly two
years, having both OF them the other eve very weak
vet ench Of those vonng ladies began to see with both
eyes which benefit pledge myself still continues, cx
ceptng they are under the influence OF donina II of
| tie Medical Doctors. Another is the daughter of a
respectable merchant. wi'ose name am bound never
to MENTION tns he paid me my foes who said she had
lost the sight of one eve from the age OF 10 months
but that she begins read large letters with the
kew, as the gantleman tol me himselfhe b. d con-
due ed his DAUGHTER 10 the Office of the nedicpl nIiors
that they might be inf rned OF The fact, The last
shall m"n ion is elderly gentlemn by the name Of
fount nearly seventy of age, hndecared pub
ciy by letter, which he took to all the different offices
in Nashville but one, and himself told ms he had raid
for he insertion whatever they demanded, who clar-
| e l't that letter that lie ha oalIv deprived OF
/ the sieht If one .ve from f k after his birth
which his mother ID to mo, orcasonea hv the
measles or small pox; that "a could only see
the light of the sun, for the first Gie TINT he rernects,
but the stars MISC, aad was beginning to distinguish
many objects; and did before left that civ give ma
ny pr of TINT h. could to walk about the ST. cts
with the other eye completely closed. lie said he had
been member OF The Methodist Episcopal Chnrc, Tor
ne ly forty years an that his word wa never doubt
| ed through tie hole course ofhs life.
.. tereal t'5f Nud greater success than ~
Nashville, erG ii nc medical and cierica doctors
had never ,eir.o tch be cnra ed The
pions indGratcn q a. Rev. clerical Dir Smith proves
when stated &c that about six years past he was
converted froi he;2 perfect ntdel believe in the
docnin CT 'tie BDte tlrt he have mad rifne
errorthot must have meant to shy, til before ho
end fisk years come. he shu'd be converted from
his inhdey- the spirit Of the tine minister of the
peaceful and benign doctrines of the Christian religion
does not breathe out destruction, rage, cnIurnv and
tasehood to please his medical friends, against the
man whom he knew had done much good and no IN
jury to any one. All The inhabitants Of Nasby spoke
Of the great ~nGc had, '-cept the ncdjral cIrs.
Most of them nlso had been informed bv lIf Yuuut of
the cure performed ON his totally blind eve.
$. / he IA nous Go h 5. othis town, lretenls that
have lost ths arros a"nHd i'll the No'h', since my
arrival in the Southwest This proves, havever had
and that kept them mill arrived in this cction. If
gained one in the nor, ought to have "a ned anotl-
ell in the south ard southwest and still hone TO wear
them my very youthfnl brow on the tav lave in
spite Of the evaporation of the great Or y, if may
/ Judge from the Inmi ] al eaty benefited in this
! city "ithin three DAYS.
4. The object of the present is tn Inform the nedi
cal :oliahs and editors Of he Republican tni T,als
script rs well as the clerical pr su' OF the G. Pros
hEtefiah ana OF Tag onon, OF f2shyi'je as well as the
etitoraHd +b modal 'dtor OF the Memphis l pircr
aa well rs Mr. Prentice, no editor of he Loutvlie
! Journal and atsa tne medical t'olipi cdur of this
c!y, the great Dr. s., .at shall bring actions against
,tm all, f wtuperation, Islander or caIulauy i'm radi
ately aftar nv arrival in New Ynlk a. well as qaos,
their an'the bre Lrcn the medical Goins the north
no" bnd my by promise, ERIC quit this happy
laud OF ihe ty, until have hra uglt the noses of all
my medical Goahs Of the h. MS well rs the soul,
and the vest to the grindstonc Tho Inflicted there
fore, may calculate on finding me during the ,,r,s Of
next year III New York. Ahctc letters, post paiI and
| no others, will lie sure to rcnrl me.
;, 70 inform the public that the nrln 50 cal ,4l
which the Rev crinallv couycr,l utfcl ,'rot.nJ vs
written for him, was written - ore than II wcek prior
and intended for the Rev. D. Howell, who read if in
my presence without manicst;ng my disapmobafon.
lie contrary took it to his study aud c,nlcnse IN
the wa, he did which he snid he tfougLt Womb m
my purDose better: he delivered them lutll +, mr.
without precn nE that wanted to hibe him fton lis
duty rs ne9cr could presnne to offer That @snt+nan
or any other, any money ior Stating facts THE Rev
Doctor own statement j. before the public: Ind he not
examined all my ipouas, Sc. sc. wi h zen l,1.nn
M intimate friend Of lis, well the whole Of my
patients, in company with another clergyman, and
found them all to be authentic and all my patients to
be moro OF less benefited lie never could have hc eu
induced by total stranger to draw up such All Article
rs wrote him etJr pubcptun, an addressed il to
Mr StrnEheld, editor oftLe $ " c Advocate.
+. No wonder the c}eur ohted medical G0lia'.s of
Nashville took the a!a ,ud therefore used their eft
forts to lnin with them thA a!l-uowofftH athletic >s x
cai and Intellectual force of the said tO-hc-conl etc
clerical rnhde. We road in the bible that trnn is
known bY its trui's dare say tie converted iutiel
has preached from rlmt paseaes
I. le evidently wanted to rsabli5'r his rnortI chr
nt:Sr a. matt by showing that hP wa, 0boYe heu@
o' nro' et US see whether he snm |" thniy pieces "t
SILVER VIII apnIy 10 Ih "s well lit VS. well pppel
to ap"!hHr r9n'erte Il!e' wh' in ia" days Of Tie in
r'rnauon OF his ''ne t.a3"r tsolo'r)y sold MA Tor
tot lunhef OF Hl'res OF sV'f, MY p,7weF Is, INT it
ed So BY @ny one, rs il was no! even equal TO the cnth
Peft q 9lI me fesnihr ?fh'ra tee Of ~ PER sIn re-