True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-01-24
MIR. vlL.I.IAMs. ,oCULIsT,
NOW AT THE JEFFERsoS HOUSE. JEFFERSON STR

MIR. WILLIAMS, tbCUiISi, |
NOW AT THE JEFFERSON HOUSE. JEFFERSON STREET.
~ LOUISVILLE.
III The Ea,kor NJ tie Lo'as'Hte. 'i'ert' rr:
81 III appears by the observation. OF the M,'tnrf
: Sof The Nashville pres,vteri,n, tln,n and rrnnS-
cr'pt, a. well ~ the editors nf The 'enphis Enquirer
hat The odd tieu'len4n" is the Doctors fhs
is proved nv his kiner rage, knowing that his tive Is
hut short, AMI that TIL inlnneml.n American nco'lG
IRE able Ia Judge the nsrlves whit are puts and
The s't,y edito-s who ne DOCTORS.
the prprctors, editors sub-eitors Of the ahrve !
named journals. call letter from persons have
res orrd to sight in .hs nh ave pieces. pn's.
!. The fact is, ut n ,ver hnl SUI great success
within 40 limited eriod as ten twelve dav<. One
who was aged ABOUT ten years. who had nny seen the
to my hotel, instead of being obliged to be led by hi
Two young ladies' who had enchlost the sight Of one
eve one for ten aud the other for nearly TWO
years. having both of them the other eye verv wenk;
vet ench Of those ladies began to with both
eyes, which benefit pledge myself still continues ex
cepling thev are under the influence domiuati Of
the Medical Doctors. Another is the daughter Of
respectable merchant. wi ose name am hound never
mention. tas he paid my feesl, who said she hn
lost the sight of one eye from the OF 10 months
hut that se now hesin~ read large letters wi the
kew. as the gen,lemnn told me hmsalfhe hid con.
due cd his daughter the office Of the mecal editors.
tha' they might be inf ned of ,he fact The last
shall m ion is an elderly sentlm"n by tn name Of
Voun', nen,lv ecvenvvears of age WIN declared pub
lielv hy letter. which he took I" all the f.en, offices
in Nashville hut one md himself -uld ms he had pal
for he insertion whatever they aar andrd, "a clar.
in that letter TINT he ha o'alIv deprived Of
the sisht # one ave fr,n E ks tter his hrh
WINCH ls mother stat ii to ',- occasirnet hv the
measles small p"x: that n; Y r.c nd NOT only
the light of the sun, for tile first the that ' re""ects,
hut the STARS also, and ginning to distinguish
objects; md did, befnre let that CITY, give
nv pr VT that h. could to walk about the cts
with the other eve completely c sed. He said he hut
been rc,nhcr OF the Net''o'isI Episcopal Church Tor
ry forty al that his word never doubt
ed through TIC -'a~e course ofhia life.
|. 9. repeat thcs val never greater success than IT
Nashville, arc Ii; he medical and "lerica doctors
hnd never hs' ,e2 C., reason 70 hs ed The
pnna inicEa;!. -. Rev. clerical DR. Smith proves,
when ste.sd &c TINT about six r,st. he wa
ductrin Of he Bible, thrt he lave mad 'rling
error-tl,nt e must have to sny III bef,rr tho
end Of SIX years to cue he oh nd he converted r.
his inflcliv as the spin, of he true mini ter Of the
neaceful mt, benign orrinrs Of the Christian re igon
does E.,t breath" our dcst notion rage, nv aud
f'sehood to rlease his medical friends, against the
mon 'vlom he knew had done much good, aud no in
! jury to All the 'nhalants If Nashville spoke
Of le great ga had, '-cept the edi"nl crors
Most of them also had been informed bv Mr. Youut of
the cure perf"med on his totally blind eve.
). The Fl Go iah $. ofihis town, pretrnds that
have 'nst the ln.res gained in the Nor,h, since NV
arrival in the Southwest. This proves, ,wevrrI had
mud Tint kept them u,,l arrived in this >crtnn ii
gained one the north, oug, to hive "a nee. nntb.
er in tn: sutl and southwest, AMI sill hope to wen,
| them on my youthful Ernw on the ,nv laave in
spite Of the v:uperaoa Of the gren, Or :, If may
Judge rom the man ave al SQuy Oeneuiltu
{ ~ within three DAYS.
!. The object Of the present i, to infsrn, the ncd
al Goliuhs mud lt"rs of he Scpnhliran rnl TIN
script. as we'll MS the clerical Or ) 'itn q" the g. Pres
bvterian and Of the Union of Nashv e, well M the
editor d sub medical editor OF the Memphis Enquirer
we'll "a Mr. Prentice, the editor of III. Louisville
Jnur'nl, and alse 'h' medical iul4il editor uf t
GUY, tie great DR. =, that shall ,rn actions agas
them MI. Il vtnr,a n, slam Ier'or caumny. nne,li
ntrly .fter my arrival in New York as well a. acans
their aminhlc lren the medical GoIias othe nnrth
of e w. unity he ii" "s n"
my elica! Gulias Of the nor H. well rs the snuti
and tn. west, to the grinlatnnr The afflicted, there
fore may cacn'ac iinilt'!, me du'l- the 'r"l o
next year in New York, ahere letters post paid, AM
II; others, will lie SIRE to reach me.
5. 10 inform the public that the nut1, so cal ed
which the Rev. c",ic"llr 'onvcrsd nhdel rret md
| written for him, was written ore ihnn wee. pip.
and intc"dei for the Rev. y. Howell who read it il
my presence ithnut nHn''s,ing any dsap ,rohatio,
'llc contrary, took i, to his study and nen c il Il
the wa, he did, which he said he 'hn"gh' would an
wrr n'y rnr.osr better; he delivered them b,r,t me
without prcten ins that wante b The him fro " h.
duty. as never ronl presume 10 offer that gcn,icma
oranv 9th r, any money for sating f'r1s The Rev
Doctors own statemen, is before the publ c. Ind he
examine all my dip o 'as &c. &c. wi h gen ltG,r
ultimate friend Of his, well az the Whole of m
uatients. in company with another Clergyman, MI
found them all to be nuihe"tic and all nay patients t
he less he"ei,red, he never could have he :.
induced nv n Total stranger to draw up such mn iicl
rs wrote him eff'r nn'lc.ton. an addressed it t.
| W.T. StTlH9UeIt eHlOf III lie , w L AuFO atc.
g.. No wonder the clear sighted medical t;oIials Il
Nashville took the ala. AID hcrrinre used their et
forts to Join with them the allower athletic, r!, 8
'is ad sa VA force force Of the sd
knnwn bv its fruits. dare the converted intide
has preached from that passage.
7. Ills evidently want:i to esablis', his moral oh
meier as n man, by showing that he above BEN
hrhed. ct MS see whether the Of ihntv pie,
silver will apply to him we'll j, well oplie
TO another con erie infel. who, in the days Of the in
ut number Of place. Of silver My n,awe j., that
was never n'enic as lie, nor could b. con .ir,
ed ;" nv any "ne, "a WIS not even ecu TO the ert
pnr IF MI the regular prinrs fer, of i! per sau re
Cnun ming Two or three rolnune Of closely prin,c
matter. which to be repeated three Or four tine
in the Prrsb, terrain, Cninn nd Monitor journals, had
ever in'rn'e! ohrihe him, should nave offered HIM
east $500, his regular fe, ins.a,l offs o. which, in a
probability, he would have gladly sveh hi fc.
and not ,sa brhe. On The con,rnry,if all been ca
"l'e Of "Tr'in hr he, | should ccrn,nly have don
it in way to have in .urnd his &C ep'nnce.
g. Hal the Rev. Doctor been really converted ,
the clirfof the dnc'rines ni the .nvi r, he would nc
have promised to come AM. exannv my patients iii
mt keeping his worl as have always oand ever
minisle of the gospel Jealous to 'Io.
.. Had he been really converted. he xonl n pul
lrlv have sp"Ssn against tie american lbs illltinn
which, it is well Known are more numerous and whic
are superior to many in some pats of Europe Hi
conduct 30 much di>eu tea some Young literary cha
actors, to he scmcclv restrained from Furnishing hi
On tho sl,o by LAYING vuien hands on i'm.
The Rev. gentleman, though Srotchnnr, ia wiihnl
exense, (unle+s he is cul'nniatc'l), although he m
think he as right 10 ubu the American in titu,irn
h"ctn-e he is CONVEX ed inde say he has no-a
al on-ht To speak we'll of the hri lges he gees s,l
over. fancy the gallant Captain trunlv, and sever
oier ainbe Young gentl'incn Of \n hvie rero ct
well the conduct Of his ous cxpounler of the lol
Scriptures
I0. | never saw s'ch demon in human share n
the Rev. Doctor the dav | cn e to r.,s,, W it
! him, wle he meunccd my grey n,r> with an upitc
gig mite arm, As if he would have fylE Il nc / til
| for Inv njnu min {-,,
his duty, hv hri!e n 20 pieces If i'vcr [ ycull
lreIhle! mnra than if the ID Gentleman" had n,
| penred in his shaIe!
II. Is ,ennv declare before God nd am not afra;
tnch tiinto witness that Iev,I. in the hole cuurs
OF A. years practice as an oculiSt, in treat Britain
france, nel rmm and \uericu, il single instance o
tered asa hfhe any amount the editor Of anv jor-
but asa npch4nnn for the space occupied and III
trouble which orcasoned them; and that was ulv n,
mor. inclined To reduce, rather tan add urs money
printer h |; which is Il sufficient prool that Ia
no: ion 10 !iriic.
L.. last v.-The Memphis Enquirer for two or hire
weeks contains tissue nt fasr,ni 'nlsrInr,l> viii.
The medical Gnliah Editors lear from their brinr,,
-! the NJ. Gliais If the North, and shall treat the,
with stlt con eni't until proper time nrivrs:-
Unless il is true whs, have been inf; rne,-.Sue
| ,,egsar. ami yol Will catch =" Though | ,ui
him Tor my advertisements for two nr three weeks h.
| Gnly inserted hem once.
ND, will rr sc insert t is letter in your next IA
per. and DOLLY yours, NC
IL t.asra,
JOHN WILKINS.
| The English Ucu.Ist.
Louisville, Irlv 1897.
COINED from the S. H. c. siro:ae Of the ah Jnne ls3
Vt tile request Ut DR.. Williams We .lSar TIE m low