True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-08-23
MR.. WILLIAMS, OCULIST,

Tow AT THE JEFFERSON HOUSE, JEFFERSON STREET,
LOUISVILLE.
IT, the Editor Of The Louisville .4drerhser: S
g IR-It appears by the observations of the Editors
y of the Nashville 'Presbvterian Unien and Trans t
,ript, well as the editors of the Memphis Enquirer,
that the "Od Gentleman is among the Doctors This r
proved bv his kinrv rage, knowing that his time is
but short, and that tn, ndenendent American people
ARE able judge for themselves what pufs and
mpositions. The worthy editors who are Doctors,
the pr,pretors, editors sub-eitors of the above
named journals, call every letter from persons have
restored to sight in thu above places, puts
|. The fact is, that never had such great success
within so limited period as ten or twelve DAYS. One
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
eve one for ten wears and the other for nearly two
years. having both OF them the other eve verv weak
vet each of those Young ladies' began to with both
ewes which benefit pledge myself still continues cx
ceptnc they arc under the influence or domination of
the Medical Doctors. Another is the daughter of a
respectable merchant whose name am bound never
last tc SIGHT of one eve from the age Of 10 months
hat that she now begins to read large letters with the
other eve completed, shut. This the doctor editors
knew, as the gentleman told me himself he had CON
duc ed his DAUGHTER to the office Of the medical editors
lint thew m;ght he informed of the fact The last
shall menon il an elderly gentleman nv the name Of
Youu, nearly seventy yenrs Of age who declared pub
l;clv Nv lecr which he took to ali the different offices
in Noshvic hut one and himself told mo he had nail
for the insertion whatever they demanded who drclar-
cJ in that letter ,hnt he ha ;oalIy derived of
,'o :" ;sh. ' az a,e owe frnn f ks tier b;s b;rh
which h;s mnther stared to h,. 90. oocasoned by the
anles or sn nnx. ,h,t nay ne conld mr. only s.e
,h Ish IF ,he sr, or the first time that he recnllec,s
H.. ~ ,.,s ,lsn and was Leo;nn;no tn d;st;nr,;s,
many objects. md did, before lett that CIV rive ma
m roof ,h.i I've could see m walk about the streets
, ,ho o,ho, ave cnmnletelv closed He said ho hal
na.n Nv. o,nhsr ~ ,b Mo,hnd;s, En;sc,nal Ch,rch t
I'd thrmnh the WHOLE conrsr ofhis life.
. rencsr .hrtE ,od never greater success than at
Nashville aM: thes sSe medical and clerica. doctors
had nauar bforo So M ,c reason te he enrared The
NO., ;,d;nn.:cn .f -, R.v clerical Dr Sn,;,h nrovas
,be ~ s,assJ to ts, ,a about six wears nast be- was
convened from lens uerfect infde to believe in the
,n,: r ,h. R;hi. tL.t he mus, b.,y, n,,d tr;a;n
errorth,t he mnst have meant to saw I'll At beore tho
en5 &C .'S ars tn come he sh,md bs cnnverted fam
his ;nfJcv ns the shirt of the true minister of thc
aarn al hen;gn drc tr;nes of the Christian reg;nn
goss @ h h our destruction race canmny aud
6lsebood to nlcase his medical friends AGAINST thc
man whom he knew had done so much good and no in
inrv to any one. All the inhabitants of Nashville spoke
of The area success had e-cept the medical doctors
Most If Them also had been informed by Mr. Youpt of
the cure performed on his totally blind eye
3, The famous Go!iah S. rthis town. pretends that
have lost the laErels gained in the North, since nv
arrival in the Southwest. This proves however Il had,
and that kept them until arrived in this section Ii
gnined one in the north ought to have gained anot]-
er in the south md southwest and still hone to wenr
them on nv yery youthful brow on the dav leave in
spite of The vtlperaon of the great DIR s. if NAV
Judge from the manv ! ave already benefited in this
CITY within three days
a. The object of the present is to INTERN the med.
cal Goliahs and editors of the Republican and Trans
script us we'll as the clerical DIR Smith of the c. Pres
bveran and of the Union of Nashville we'll as the
itor and u medical editor of the Memphis Enouirer
as well es Mr. Prentice the editor of the Louisville
, Journal and nlse the medical Goliah editor of this
cly the great DR. S., that shall bring actions agans
them ALL for vIuperaon Islander or calumny minedi
atey after nv arrival in New York. as we'll as aeains
tber am;able brehre the medical Goahs of the north
now bind mvselfbv PROMISE never to quit this happ,
4 !
medical Goliahs of the north as we'll as the soutI
and ,f west to the grindsone! The afflicted there
fore NAV calculate on finding me during the wcols o
# nnx vear in New York where letters most paid mn
r M o,Lsrs will he sure to reach me.
. & 70 inform the rublic that the puff so called
, which the Rev. clercay converted nfdel pretend wa
j. wr;,t.n Ear him was W rtten more than week prio
md intonded for the Rev d, Hewell who read it i
$ nv presence without manesting any disapprobatol
r m ,s conirsrv took if to his stndy and condensed it
i ua , he AZ L;cl he sad he thonpht would m
!. er nv nrnoSe better. he delivered them boh 10 m
without nreteninr that wanted to bribe him from h.
j. duv ms never could presume to offer that gentema
> or NV ohcr. anv money for stating facts The Re,
Dorors avn statement il beCore The public had he nc
: .xnn,nd iii NV dinomns S,c Sc with a pentIcmn,
s. m intimate friend of his as we'll as the whole of M
b, patients, in company with another clergyman, all
r. fond tlem all tn Le authentic and nil INV patens
- be more or less benetted he never could have bee
;nduced bv total STRANGER to draw I'D such an atic
as lie wrete himself for publication and addressed it
g MIR Struggled, editor of the S " G Advocate.
n
d Nashville tooi thc MIA, and therefore used their G
il fr, m o;n viii, lion, ,ho ali nwerf, ,thIetc NH,
icI and inellectuo ,rre of ,he said tobe-eove
Il cer;rnI ;n6del We read in the Eib|e Thar 81 tree
known by it's fr,,s" dare sny the converted intid
d hus nreacbed from Tint passnre
l. T. He evidently wanted to establish his moral cha
,e acsr ma man Nv sLew;ne th,t he was above heh
10 brbed t ms see whether thc sum If thi,,v pieces
silver will annIv ia him as we'll MS was we'll annie
j. m another cnnycred n6dcl who in the DAYS of The
e cnrnation Of Ills Divine Master absolutely sold him ft
that number of pisces of silver NV answer is that
was never intended as brhe nor could il he consider
ed so nv anv one as i, was not even equal to the tent
nur, of ali e regular printers fee of AL per square
J., Containing two or three columns of closely prine
matter which were to be epeated three or four time
;, in tile PRESBYTERIAN Union and Monitor Journals had
a. ever intended 10 bride him. should have offered him
least $500 his regular fee instead of o. which, in a
T. prohaby he would have gladly received as his fe
d and not as bribe On the contrary il had been ca
# pable of offering bride should certainly have don
" | Il in uay 10 have insured his acreptance
= g. Had the Rev Doctor been really converted I
the belief IF the doctrines of tho saviour he would M
v have promised to ceme and examine NV natens viii
s. ont keepng his word. as have ALWAYS found ever
IT. minister Of the gospel Jealous to DO
Had be heen really converted he ,vo,,Id NOT M,
n. clv have snoksn against the American ;ns,;tu,an
NJ which il is we'll known are more numerous and whc
~ are sunerur To many in some parts of Enrone. III
III condur al much dSenste6 some vounp literarv cha
acters as to he scarcely restrained from furnishing h
A. on the snot Nv wins yiolent hands on him
4, The Rev penteman. though Scotcbmnn, is w;tbo,
o. excuse unless he is calumnated) although he ma
~ think he has rght to ohnse the American ms ,itt;on
no hecnuse ,e i :, rnmx.reJ ;nGdrl saw he has not
W. ali onh, -, anani vol Of The br1a by by. nn.s safa
u nvo fnn ,ha ooiian, CANAAN G,n sd ,s"ar
" ob ;i ,n1 amtlemeo Of Noh;ii, anu aaoI.
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