True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-01-23
MIR. WILLIAMS, OCULIST,
NOW AT THE JEFFERSON HOUSE. JEFFERSON STR

| MIX. WILLIAMS, OCULlST,
NOW AT THE JEFFERsos HOUSE. JEFFERSON STREET
LOUISVILLE.
7ofe Ea'tor of tie f.oGs'ae .Sarerti'er:
81 Ill appears by the observations ofthe I'd tors
,>5nf the Nashville Presbv terinn Irni.n aud Trans
cr'pt, a. well the editors of. The Memphis Enquirer.
that the . Nd Gentleman" is ano,s the Doctors I'll $
is proved bv his kin-lv rage, knowing that his t"e is
hut short, AMI that tn, iMlenen,lent American ne0nln
| IRE able to Judge Tor themselves what are puts and
| 'mp"Srons. The w"t',y editors who nc doctors,
The prpriet"rs, editors subeilitors of the above
named journals, call every letter from persons have
res ored to sight in tn. ab I'VE places, puf1s.
l. The fact is, tat ,ver had such great success
within - limit led nerod al ten twelve DAYS. One
who aged about ten wears, who had only seen the
light from his brth hogan to see to follow lis ma ter
to my hotel instead of being Obliged he led by hi
Two Young ladies, who had each lost the sight Of
years, having both OF them the other eve very weak;
vet each of those Young ladies' began with both
eyes, which benefit pledge myself still continues OK
coping hey are under the influence or d"mino,i Of
respectable merchant WI ose name am hound never
to mention las he paid me my fees), who said she Ind
lost Il, IT," Sigh, of one eye from the age Of 10 months
other eye ccmpleel. shut. This the doctor editors
knew, as the gentleman told me hmselfhe hid CON
hnc ed his onus liter TO the office Of the medic editors
thai they might be inf rned of The fact. The las, |
shall men ion is an elderly gentleman by the name OF
iount nearly seventy Of who declared pub.
e,y ny st'"r which he pok to all me different offices
for he insertion whatever they der andcd WIN cIar.
e i'll TINT letter that he ha otalIv deprived o
the sight # ore fr,m e ks ,fer his hr h
which his mother stat ID to h, ~ occasnncI Inv The
measles or small pnx: that + c. ud not only see
me light at the SUM- for the first time that a re""lects,
bnt the stars als", and was b ginning to distinguish,
mnnr objects; and did, before et that cv, give mn.
nv pr f that he cnud see to walk about the str cts
with the other eye completely closed. He said he had
been mesber OF the Methodist Episcopal Church Tor
ne rly forty vce~' an that his word never doubt
ed through tic -'hc'e ofhis life.
q. repeat ttsr: ',ad grener success than ~,
Nashville asc i; :: ne medical mud 'lerica doctors
pions n'lignat q II, Rev. clerical DR. Smith proves
when stated to HE that nb'nt six past, he WINS
converted rns. tei;.s perfect idI believe in the
djctrn of The Rinc, iat he mutt have mad Iriflng
errnr-that must have nenr' to sny tn thefnre ,ha
end ct SIX years to come he sl nd h" """""r'oa
MS inhety; as Tue SPIRIT "f 'hr true mini 'tcr Of the
'cace'". ana e'9n doctrines OF the christian religion
GOES H't "reah' "'' destruction rage, cnn"nv and
a'sehn"u 70 n'raSe ms medical Friends against tile
man whom lie Knew 'nd zone so much gnnt md n" in
., me Slrat "rc's mas 'cept the "et"hl ct"rs.
Mos OF them also had been ln"rnr! hv Mr. fou"t Of
"'e cure rn pe.9'lnen IN ms ."'aily h'nd eye.
d. INC "a nous VI" IAN >. o, ms town. rreends that
! nave .os, he 'a.'fls @hlnna III the N"r1, since my
er'n' IN me southwest. rms proves however. + had,
~" ''' hel' he'h u"'1 arrived IN fh's >er'nn If
s'''I" "e ~ nt '"l' ".sh 10 hhye ga ne" "i"tl-
KAN, on ~, " er ut" ,n,,,f r1 am, SUI none to "enr
tham on my very s"n,h rrnw on the day Leave, in
spi,e T.. "e , va"er'''"n :" me srea r S't mny
ely "lInih u'.et Gays.
a. me o''et %! me present - TO inarln the mrdi-
al ,,'sns ISL "o ~ e IN" m If ep"n'a" nnn %
tytermn and ut tn, umon "f Nnshve, as we'll MS the
cAlt"rn sub me'ic' editor OF the Memphis Enquirer,
Us well es Mr. ireh,ict' "'e eniur on 'hr Louisville
'"hfi''' ann alse me h's"tai u"'h edllor OF this
cHvtne great Dr =, mat shii hfi1" actions against
'hfm all v''irerati w. SLANT or cnlumny, inedi-
.teiy utter my arrival IN Ne" i"E as well a. against
Their ani'hle ren the n,e'cn 'oa''s OF the north.
now hind my self by promise. ne"er'" quit his happy
land "i he ~ "nf'l have night the noses of all
my lnearal ',"iahs g" the nor H. as wen rs the south
and the west, to the grndstnnc The afflicted there
fore may calculate on finding me during The wcole OF
next year III Ne" York, here letters posi- paid and
no othsrs, viii he sure TO reach me.
WINCH me 'iev. rlrncasly converted hdcl pretend was
written fo, him, was written ore than week prior,
an" intended for the Rev. D. Howell, who read it in
my presence ith"ut mun- sling any Misrepresentation;
on The contrary took to his study and c'nen II m
! me way lie dld, winch lie said he thought would an
W.T. my pnIh'sc be,'er; ne delivered them bot, me,
without preten ing that wanted t" b be him fro II IS
duty, as never could presume to offer that gentleman
or any olh'r, amy money Tor stating facts The Rev
'orrS own statement is before the pnblic had he not
PeSa!nne" all my dip o'as, &c. Sr. wi gen c,.n,
~ inihate Trend VI ms, as we'll ms the win'r of my
| rh''entt IN company with another clergyman, and
"nn' them a'' to he authentic, and all my patients
nc e'f h ' ess ne,enen, he "evrrss"uId have be ="
induced Nv total stranger TO ''iaw up such cle
rs wfoe nm Ell t'r pnhlirsti"n I'm addressed il to
"r otr'n"held' editor Of he W Advocate.
vas,, e , "tL .'G 'ear sighted ncd'cnl oIas of
/ r
:'',S 10 ION WIN mem the all powerful, athletic, PHYS
lG a'h ln'eiertual force OF the siid o-lr-c"vcrtc
Letic" 'hdci: we rend IN the Bible thai n trey is
Nv us ,rns dare say the converted inddel
mas preached from That passage.
T.. He evidently "ant.' to cstahl isl his moral ch
,t.rr as nna', ny showing that he WINS above being
pe"' ,et US see whether the sum Of Thirty pieces of
. ",l 'f"y 10 nm s WEI a. was well applied
10 "a'ef con ere 'hhel' wh" IN the days of til" in
.''" ol "s ','l"e ihS'er absolutely sold him for
~ hummer OF pee" ~ SILVER My nnswer Is, that it
WIS never heh"e as n u ie, nor could b. con h!.r
Gu 80 nV v one as was rot eyen ECU to the zenith
r, ; ~ ~. 'es"'I Pt'n''' Ie'' OF - per SOU re.
n,,ar 'I:; I "'le 1ohn'nS n' CLOSELY nri'te"
=, ,I D't WE ~ ue 'ePenteu 'lfee or 1"r times
-, "' 's',h; t'"h 1n M"n'or Journals, had
least : an liz i '' Sh'uu ,a'e o'Ste,l MN at
n.l; I, ~ t''!i Ie' his,a"l OF v, "IrIl ~ all
u . nc w""n hnVe gladly RECEIVED rs his fee,
,,iJ. ~, a: "'.'' 'iie contrary, az been CT
!"'e III "'e'ih Il Or ne should certainly have done
L., ~ III, 'l'I p '">',,ru us &c 'ep'"hcc.
,La i.,;r r , "c'"r peen fe"l'V e"n' ered to
n ~. "I '"o'i"'oS q, tue 'h'i'nf, lie would not
@ r."'.Se" 10 .'"e "'G EXAMINE my patients it'll
;p '',s 'l's "'u' as nave always ioHhd every
'''si :, n' tiIt s"sFc' Zea'ohs I" ito.
III I'a ' ne netn 'e"' c"''ered he would nrt pub
,;, NV: sl, n ~ 's'''St tie American Institutions,
"e' IL IS wen Known are more numerous, and which
cnnd". ,"' ' =" h'"Hy u some pats {" Europe Ills
o,'n ." "''cn "lsgu>'f" some Young literary char
~ ,l,o o t't'H IeS'.'''e'i from Furnishing Inn
rIe .i' o n %s'as ', ,n hands on Inn.
cycusc mnes h j.; ' ,i'' Is without
.k ne IA: right to abuse the American Institutions
because he Is convened lntideI say he has MOTHS
al ou-ht to speak we'll "t the bridges he gees safely
over fancy the gallant Capt din Grunly and scycrl