True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-11-10
MIR. WILLIAMS oCInISr

NOW AT THE JEFFERSON HOUSE, JEFFERSON STREET,
LOUISVILLE.
IoMe Editor Of the Louisville .4areftieer: 5
SlN--it appears by the observations of the Editors
- of the Nashville Presbyterian Union and Trans
Crypt, us well the editors of the Memphis Enquirer
that the "Old Gentleman is among the Doctors This
is proved by his kngly rage knowing that his time is
but short and that ths independent American people
are able 10 judge for themselves what putfs and
mpostons. The worthy editors who are Doctors,
the proprictors editors or sub-ehitors of the above
named journals call every letter from persons have
restored to sight in thu above places, pu(1s.
]. The fact is, TINT never had such great success
within so limited period as ten twelve days. One
who was aged about ten wears, who had only seen the
light from his birth, began follow his ma ter
to my hotel instead of being obliged be led by hi ~
Two Young ladies' who had each lost the sight of one
eye, one for ten wears and the other for nearly
years, having both OF them the other eve weak;
each of those Young ladies' hegan to see with both
eyes, which benefit pledge myself still continues OK
ceptng they under the influence or dominate n of
the Medical Doctors. Another is the daughter of
| respectable merchant, whose name am bound never
to mention, las he paid me my ees), who said she had
lost the sight of one eye from the age Of 10 months,
but that she begins read large letters with the
other eye completely shut This the doctor editors
knew, the gentleman told me himself he hid con
due ed his daughter TO the office of the medical editors
that they might be Informed of the fact. The last
shall men ion is an, elderly gentleman by the of
fount, ncar seventy wears of age, who declared pub
clv by letter, which he took to NIL the different offices
IN Nashville "a, bur one md himself told me he had paid
e i'll that letter that he ,a oo'aIy deprived of
| the sight If one from Fl Ks after his birth, |
which his mother stated to h.u. occascned by the
measles or small pox That ncv could not only see
the light of the sum- for the first titoe that he recoecs,
but the stars also and was beginning to distinguish
many objects; and did behre let, that city, give ma
ny proof that he could walk about the streets
with the other completely clused. He said he had
been member OF the Methodist Episcopal Church for
nerly forty years AMI that his word wa never doubt
ed through tie 7-ho'e course ofhis life.
2. repeat h;-' lad never greater than at
Nashville, asd ,lE1 .1e medical and clerical doctors
had never befote rl 10 be areol. The
Mn in,iuu ra1 SrlitI
when We stated to ms that about six years past he was
converted from: eeiHs perfect inidc to believe in the
ucr@n of the bnle that he must have made rilnr
error-tl,at must have meant to say, tn before tho
end of six years to come, he sl, ud be converted from
his nfdclitv the spirit of the true minister of the
peaceful and benign doctrines of the Christian religion
does rot breathe out destuction rage, cnlumnv and
alsehood to please his medical friends against the
jury any All the inhabitants of Nashville spoke
of the great had, s-cept the medical d ctors
Most of them also had been informed by Mr. Yount of
the performed on his totally blind eve.
s. The famous tio ah S. ofthis town. pretcnds that
have lost the la"rels gained in the North since my
arrival in the Southwest This proves, howevcr,I had,
and that kept them Unit. arrived III this section. If
gained one in the north, ought to have gained anoh-
in the south and southwest, and still hope to wear
them on my very youthful brow on the day leave, in
spite of the vtuperation of the great DIR s. if NAV
, judge from the man | ave already benefited in this
. city within three DAYS.
H. The object of the present is TO inform the med-
cal Golia,s and editors of !he Republican and Trans
script we'll as the clerical Dir Smith Of the C. Pres
bverian and of the Union, of Nashville, we'll as the
editor and sub medical editor of the Memphis Enquirer
= as well es Mr. Prentice the editor of the louisville
y Journal, and alse the medical Goah editor of this
CITY, the great DIR $. that shall bring actions against
them all, fer vltuperation, SANDER caumnv, innedi-
atcy after my arrival in New York, well as against
their amohle bre lrcn the medical Golallz fhc north
Il now bind uyselfhy promise, neyerto quit this happy
land of Liberty until have brought tho noses Of ali
my medical Goiahs of the norh well as the south
and the west, to the grndstonc The afflicted there
fore, may calculate on finding during the wcolo of
u, next ycar in New York, here letters, post paid and
Il no others, will he sure to reach me.
:. 5. To inform tho public that the rnn, so called
which the Rev. clcricav converted ndci pretend
l. written for him, written than week prior
4 and intended for the Rev. d. Howell who read it in
$, my presence without manittsng any dsapprobaton
the contrary took to his study and condensed in
l, the way he did, which he said he thought would
y my purpose better lie delivered them buh to me
ID without pretending that wanted to bibc him from his
duty as never could presume to offer that gentleman
y or any other, any money for stang facts, The Rev
e Doctors own statement is before the pubc had he moi
$, examined all my dip onas, &c. &c. wi h gem lcm,n
$, intimate friend of his, as well as the whole of my
b, patients, in company with another clergyman, anc
found them all to be authentic, and all my patients tt
be more OF less benefited, he never could have beer
induced by total s:,ngcr to draw up such an article
&c wrote himself for publication, an, adtessed tc
g Mr. Stngteld editor ofhe 5 w Advocate.
II g. Nc wonder the c'""r sighted medical inalS n
d Nashville took the ala. .; and therefore USE" their e
forts to Join with them the all powerful athletic ply
4 ic"l and n'eeenal force of The sid to-be-con'crcd
Il clerical iniGc We read in the Bible that "a is
k known by It's fruits dare say the converted infdc
d has preached from that passage.
l. T. lie evidently wanted to establis', his moral chr
re aeier us man, by showing that he above being
! to another converted mtcl Who in the DAYS Of tic in
= carnatlon of his Divine Master, absolutely sold lin o
'hf number of pieces of silver. My u,iswcl is that
was never incn'e as ibe could il be consider
ca 50 np any one, as was not even euuRl the tent
nrt OF al the regular printers fee, Of 81 ,er suu
:, Containing two or three columns of closely prineu
II matter winch Wee to be repeated three or four time
:: in the Presbyterian Union and Monitor our1,Is had
$ ever intended to bride I'M should have offered him al
least 500 his regular fee, instead offs o. which, in all
+ probability he would have gladly received ns lis fee
d and not bride. On The contrary, if M, been en-
Il nhe of offering brbe, should certainly have done
II III way to have insured his ucr eptnnce.
Il g. Had the Rev. Doctor been really convened to
inc re'ef 4" the doctrines OF the saviour, he would no,
, have promised to come and examine INV patients With.
: ont keeping his word have always tnu, Il ,vnr
+ minister of the gospel Jealous to do
> y. LAD he been really converted he would MT pub
MY nave s"ksn against the American institutions
which, it is we'll known, more numerous md hir
are superior to many in parts of Europc Ills
conduct so much discussed Young literary char
acers as to be scarcely restrained from furnishing him
on the spot, by laying violent hands on him. .
lie Rev. gentleman, hougha Scotch,nan is without
excuse, lmleFs he is canmnntcd), although he NAV
1nk ne has right to abuse the American institutions
because he is rcd inidel | say he has not-as
all ought to speak well Of the bridges he gGes safely
over. fancy the gallant Captain Grundv and several
other amiabe young gentlemen of Nashville recn,lcct
: Scriptures WV 'i''y
TO- nerer saw such demon in human shape as
the Rev Doctor The day cal e.. to reason W in
him, when he mcnaced my gey hairs with an uplittcd
gigantic arm, as if he would have fllrd me 10 The
GROUND, tor daring 10 draw pious minister AWAY from
uenbled more than il the "Jld Gcntrmaun Ind M
pcnred in lis own slnpe
II. soemnly declare before God aud am not otraid
tocn ilinto witness that never in the whole course
OF ~ years practice ocu!iSt, in Great Britain
lrhnce el&nm and America, in single Instance Of
iefeh aB brbe any amount TO the editor of any iourr
but as compensation for the space occupied and Tie
trouble which "rcns Toned them; mud that was always