True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-08-04
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NOW AT THE JEFFERSON HOUSE, JEFFERSON SIRE


MR.. WILLIAMS, OCULIST,
NOW AT THE JEFFERSON HOUSE, JEFFERSON STREET,
LOUISVILLE.
70 The Editor Of The LoiasriHe .4drertirer:
& HIT appears by the observation; of the Editors
~ of the Nashville Presbyterian, Union and Trans
Crypt; IA well as the editors of the Memphis Enquirer,
that the "Od Gentleman" is among the Doctors This
Is proved BY his kngly rage, knowing that his time is
but short, and that tbs nlenelcnt American people
are aha to Judge tor themselves what puts and
ilnPostlons. The WORTHY editors who Doctors,
the pnprctors, editors sub-elitors Of the above
named journals, call every letter from persons have
fesorel to sight in iii: above pieces, puts
T. The tact Is, TINT never had such great success
within SO limited period ag ten twelve DAYS. One
VIM was aged about ten Years, who had only seen the
light from his birth, began 10 follow his ma ter
TO my hotel, instead of being Obliged 10 be led by him
Two young ladies' who had each lost the sight of ono
eve, one for ten and the other far nearly two
wears, having both OF them the other eve verv weak;
vet each of those Young ladies BEGAN to see with both
eyes, which benei pledge myself still continues, ex
cept1ng they are under the influence dominate of
the Med cal Doctors. Another is the daughter of a
respectable merchant, wy ose name am bound never
to cntion las he paid me my sesI, who said she lad
lost the sight of one eve from the age OF 10 months,
but that she begins to read large letters with the
other eve ctmpeteI, shut This the doctor editors
knew, as the gentleman told me imsefhe hid con-
due ed his daughter 10 the office of the medic editors.
that they might be i,ff rne of The fact. The las,
shall mn iopis an elderly gentleman by the name Of
fount, nearly seventy Of age, who declared pub
icly y letter. which he took to all the different offices
in Nashville but one and himself tod ma he had maid
tor he insertion Whatever they asq andcd who 'car-
l'h i'll. that letter thai lie hH otay deprived o.
4 the sisht .f.6ne eve from Ks after his.hir h.,
which, his mother stated to h.n .. oocasnncd by the
measles or small pox; that Mt r. ud not only SC,
the light of the sun, for the first time that ha rernllects
but the slais also, and was Beginning to distinguish
many objects; and did, before let that city, give ma
whit other eye ombetey closed. II said he had
been member of the Methodist Episcopal Ch,ch Tor
i ne ry forty veHrs an that his word wa never doubt
| ed through tic ~'hole course ofhis life.
l. .. repeat .'cs ,uh never greater success than ut
/ Nashville, enG Il lcAcoland clericu, doctors
had never hefs,e Il e. reason TO be enraged. The
pnns iniignetitr & Rev. clerical DIR Smith proves,
when ,e stated e 49, TINT about six years past he was
converted frcE t@! perfect indel believe in the
doctrin TIE plc, that he must have mad"a irifng
errnr-taat he must have meant To say, tn before tho
end of SIX come, he sh li!d be converted from
his infdefy, as the spirit of The true minister of the
peaceful and benign doctrines of the Christian religion
does rot breathe out destruction, rage calunnv and
iasehond to please his medical friends, against the
man whom he knew had done much good and no in.
jrfv any AN the inhabinntsof Nasby, smoke
Of the great had, H-cept the medical rtors
Most OF them also had been informed by Mr. You.t of
the cure performed m his totally blind eve.
g. The famous go ah s. ofthis town, rrctenls that
! have iost the laHres gained in the Nonh, since my
ariva' in he'southwcst This proves however had,
and thnt kept them nhlil arrived in this ecton II
gained ope n the north, ought to have gained t,nth-
in the south and southwest, and still hope to wear
them MY very youthful brow on the day leave in
spite Of the vtuperarion of the great DIR s. if may
Judge from the man | already benefited in this
C tV hin three davs.
4. The object Of represent is to inform the medi-
cal GoliaIs and editors of The Republican and Ira g
script us well AS the clerical DIR : NTH Of the c. Pres.
bvterlan and Of the Union of Nashville as we'll as the
| e!itorSudu sub medical editor of the Memphis Enquirer
as well es Mr. Prentice, the editor Of the Louisville
! Journal, and nlss the, medical Goal editor of This
4 GUY, the great DR. =, that shall bring actions against
chem all, f,r vltupetan, sldn'er calumny innedi
otely aftorniy arrival in New York well against
their amiable be ren the medical oliahs efthe north
now bind mvsefhv promise, neverro quit this happy
4 land of lbctv. until have brought tho noses of all
my medical Goliahs of the nor h. as well as the south
9nd tbs west, TO the grindstohe! The Inflicted, there
fore may calculate on finding duriug the wcoa Of
next year III New York, where letters, post paid and
no others, :sill be sure to reach me.
>. To inform the public that the putl, cal ed
which the Rev. cericaliy converted nfdel pretend was
written 1or him, was writenn ore than week prior
and intended for the Rev. d. Hewel, who read it il
my presence without manitsting any disapprobation
on the contrary took it to his study and cunlcn il
the way he did, which he sni he thought would an
wtr my purpose better; he delivered them both t., NC
without preten Ing that wanted To blbe him from HI.
duty, as never could presume to offer that gentleman
or any othc1, any money for stating facts The Rev
Doctors own statement is before the public: had he no
examined all my diplomas, &c. sc. wi h gentleman
ne intimate fiie3d Of his, as well as The whole of my
patients, in company with another clergyman, Qllt
found them all to I've authentic, and ali my patients IL
be more or less benefited, he coslld have bes.
induced by total stranger TO draw up such article
as wrote him fur qualifications an addressed tc
Il Nii Springfield, editor Of r 9 w G tAvorate.
s. No wonder the cearsighel medical Golals OF
Nashville took the ula. ard therefore used their ct
TORS oIon with them The al-powerul, athletic ply
4 it' aud intellectual force OF Ike said to-be-cnuvcre
clerical infdel. We read in the Bible thai - tree /,
known BY its fruits dare say the converted inldc
has proNc!ed from that passage.
I. He evidently wanted tn rslahst, his moral chr
oc''r As man, by shelving that he vas above being
h'l'lei. Let US see whether the Of Thirty pieces
silver will apply to him IS Well rs it was we'll apple,
carnat"n of his Divine Master, absolutely sold him oi
tuat num5er of fecer Of SILVER My alsvcr H. Tint il
was never inendc as b ibc, could be consider
ed 50 ~ any one asst was no even equal to the zenith
lr of all the regular printers fee, of 81 per SOU re.
! Containing two or three colanus of closely printed
nnHer, Nhcli to be repeated three or four times
in the Presbyterian, nion md Monitor journals. had
least $500, his regular fee, instead of O. Which, in all
probability, he would have gladly received rs his fee
and not IS a brl6e' On the G2nraryif ad beelca-
pnbie of o0crin9 bfbe should certainly huve done
tin way TO have insured his ac eptance.
7 8. Had the Rev. Doctor been really converted 10
tie heri of the doctrines of the saviour he would no,
have promised TO come and examine my patients With.
ont keeping his word us have always found every
minister Of the gospel Jealous to 10
3. Had he been really converted, he woul t,pub-
holy have sppNsn against tie American ins buttons
which, it is well known, are more numerous and which
are superior to many IN some parts OF Europe His
conduct so much disguised some Young literary char
ncters to be SCARCELY restrained from Furnishing him
on the .po,b laying violent hands on lin.
The Rev. gentleman, though Scoch,nan, is withou,
exc0se lnle.s he is calunniatcd), although he may
thnt he has right abuse the Ainerican Institutions
because he is converted intdel say he has not-as
all nu.I to speak well of'tEe bridges he goes safely
ever. fancy the ga!lanf Captain trunlv and several
other alunbe young gehf, men of Nashvie. recolee,
well the conduct of hi ous expouuder Of the Holy
| Scriptures! :.
TO- | neter saw 81 b n demon in human shane ms
the Rev Doctor w he day cal ed to reason win
him, whe he ntgred,ly grey hairs with an mnIi,ted
gigantic arm, if he would have flIrd me t, the
ground, for dsrig draw pious minister away from
his duty, by n brlhe of so pieces of silver! | really
| ffeniled more than the odd Gcnticmunn had an
peared in his own shapc.
III. socmny declare before Sod, and am not afraid
TO witness that never in the whole course
.ot - years practice an oculist, in Great Britain
frdnce, ,c[lm and Alncyiea in single instance Of
tered as bube any amount TO the editor of any nurr
lt as qlssnsatlon Tor the space uccupiel and thp
trouble "hch orchsioncd them; and that was always
more inclined 10 reduce rather than add al nloev 70
tie printer blE which is sufficient proof that bad
| moi ten;ion 10 brhe
L. Inst v.-'ihe Memphis Enquirer for two or three
weeks contains tissue of fragrant alsehood< which
the medical Guiah editors lear from their bretkren
"l the NJ GoaIis Of the North, and shalltreat them
with Silent contempt until the proper time arryes.-
Unless ii is true whit have bees intlrned-.Sue 4
| beggar- and yol will catch ID" Though / mid
hnn tor my advertisements for two or three weeks h..
| only inserted them once.
ior will please TO insert this letter in your next ms
+. per, and obhge yours, Ne.
! In haste
JOHN WILLIAMS,
the English Ocu!st.
Copied from tic s. ~ c. ad9ocae Of the eth June 1887
fl,n nj IL.