True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-01-18
MIR. WILLIAMS OClJIJST.

To The Editor of the Louisville .1arertier:
SIa-It appears by the observations of the Editors
- Of The Nashville Presbyterian, tlnien and Trans
Crypt, as well as the editors Of the Memphis Enquirer,
that the "Od GentlemH' is among the Doctors This
is proved by his kingy mge, knowing that his time is
but short, and that tn, ndcnenlent American pcople
IRE able to judge for themselves what p,fs and
impos't'ons. The verify editors who are Doctors,
the prnpretors, editors sub-eturs of the above
named journals, call every letter from persons have
restored to sight in til: nb we places, pnfls.
!. The fact is, TINT ever had such great SUCCESS
within so limited period as ten twelve days One
who was aged about ten years. who had only seen the
light from his birth, began to to follow lis master
to my hote instead of being obliged to be led by him.
Two young ladies' who had each lost the sight Of one
eve, one for TIN wears. and the other for nearly two
years, having both OF them the other eye very weak
eyes, which benefit pledge myself still continues cx
ceptng they are under the influence or domination of
the Medical Doctors. Another is the daughter of
respectable merchant whose name am hound never
to mention, las he paid me my fees) who said she had
lost the sight Of one eye from the age OF lG months,
but that she begins read large letters with the
other eve ccmple,sl, shut; This the doctor editors
due ed his daughter to the Office of the medical editors.
that they might be informed of The fact. The last
shall mention is elderly gentleman by the name of
Tount nearly seventy of age, who declared pub
lcly by letter. which he took to all the different Offices
in Nashville but one and himself tnld me he had paid
he insertion whatever they den andcd, who dclar-
e i'll that letter that lie ha .o,alIv deprived of
the *isht eff one eye from f ks niier lis birth,
whcl, his mother stated to |hu. occasiuncd by the
| measles small pox; thut r. could not only see
h, H., , I ~, ''" n .1. a,. !.a, .'s
many objects; and did, before left that city, give ma
ny proof that he could see to walk about tile streets
bern n,onLar ~ H., Ta,h,;s. E; ru III, h'u
ne rly forty AMI that his word never doubt
ed through the whole course ofhis life.
| N,sb,;lla onG ~, 80 n,aJ,ni mI I; ,i'n III
had nauar'basr.e e. n, nj, r. ., Ia @ ""e ,T,
Minus nJ;rnot;cn ~ j, H.. cI;ca, H. s,':,, ne
whc, 10 s,ated 70 49, thar hn, ;x ~, ..ra'. proves
c,rvax,si fr,,. bs H., ,arf,, ;nG i w. Ill., m VIZ" w,
doctrn If .s Rihis tha e nuH ,r. III ;e
errnr,hot INNS, hive m,on, IN saw IL hor M
end If s,v ve,rs +, como h, .,uII Ia cn,a,l I
his nGdel;iy. as the snr,t of The true m;n,er f ,,
ncorefI mi heu;gn dnr,r;nas NJ III, T,;; ~ me
docs r,t breathe our Destruction, r,ge nI,r n,i
GaIschond IN nicosc h;s n,ed;roI f,;oni ;, . ,
man whom h, knew had done an murl, gooJ d ~, -;
urv to nny our All the inhnb;tuntsnf M sh,,;,i ,
of The rrrnt succcss Ind. -cen, thc meJ;,, ,nr'
Most of them also had been informed by Mr. Youn, Of
| the cure pcr(ormed on his totally Hind 900 ' VI
s. The fn nous Go iah s. his town nrec,ds ,b q,
have lost the la .,cs ennel il, the Nor,, snco @
arrival in the Southwest This nrovrs hnwever ,nj
| gu;ned one IN the north, ourht IN hnvn o.nnJ ",,
er in the south and southwest and still hove m ,
them on my very youthful brow on the dav leuvc in
spite of the vtlperaton nf the rreut DR. s If Nc "
jndge from the man ave already bcneG,lrd in ,%;s
| civ within three DAYS. - was
a. The object Of the present is to inform the mod.
cal (sOohs and editors uf .hc Rrnubirnn ,,j I,r,n,
scrpt as we'll MS the clerical DR. Smith Of tho pra
bvlenn aud of the Union Of Nashville, as wei, rs the
editor aud sub melica! editor of the Memphis Ennmrnr
MS well cs Mr Prentice. rho editor of ihc nmiisn;,
Jouull and also the medical Goli,b cd;inr ~ ~;
c1lv the urea, DIR S. that shall brina octiuns .g,;,
them ALL f:r v;,uneruti,n. SANDER or c,jumnv ;nMa;
ntey after my arrival in New York as we'll az against
their an,ialle brc hren the medical Goohs ort,o n
NOW hind myselfbv promise ncrcrtn nu;t il; h.',
land Of Ihe w. mill have hr.up,t ,Io un.os ~!
nv uelica! Goahs Of The north MS we'll no ,h. snu,
| fore may cucu!o,c on tiuiur mo d,rinr ,l,c ,., "
| ucxi venr in New York vLryc lc,,rrs ms, ,.; "
no Others, will be sure to rrach me- ''''' '''''
! :. Tn inyorn ,hc rui1'. Thar the NM. CO or
which The Rev. ELECTRICALLY ro,vcr,,d initial w,
written for linn was wi,cn n or. ,hn" weak nr H's
and intended for the Rev ID. lJowsil, who read !, ;r
| NV presence without n,onft snr any d;s,rnroh,,,
on ,be contrary took to his s,,dv sud i :,
| the wuy he diI which he said hc ihonrht u',,a
wrr nv purpose better: lie delivered then, b",h s
without preten.iny thn, wanted ~ b. The hin, ,rn, h.
dutv as never rould presume 70 o,1,r Thai ,,n,l,,
| or any other nnv money f,r s,,,;nq fm,s 7rla U
Docrny's own statement i hrfor. ,ie nub. LAZY 10 Nv
examined ali nv dinorus Nc &C. W; h - rn,, l n nv.
nj intimate friend of his NJ vol as Tho wh,' " ~,
patients, in comrnnv with yuo,hsr cl,ravm,n o,Sy
found them att TO be authentic and mi nv nn,,n, :,
be more or less bcnefucu he never coud hn,o ~. az
induced bv total strouotr IN draw IN sur, nu ,,l
as wrote hin.eCfr nnlcs,;nn, anil ndrrssri ,e
| Mr. String field editor of thc = " {, Advov,,c " ~
&. No wonder the clear sighted medical Go,i,hs q,
Nashville took the ala, .,d ,hrefn, ,.,1 ; a
ors to on v win, ,han, ,h "'n ,"rhe ,, ",t Ct
ral and intellectual, G,rrc of Tho Sid ,o,rron,'rr
clerical m6dcl We rcnd in the pihlc ,h,, :, ,,, !,
known lv it's fruits dare saw The convened dol
hns preached from Tin, passage.
T. lie q, lnn,v ,ynn,.I r., ,.t,bl;, bic r,.,i l -,
ac;,r IA n n,nn. Lv slrwinr ih,, he ,,ns ah, ,:,
brbcd, ct MS see whether lin, s,n of mi, y n;,res NJ
silver will AMY To him ns well rs was we'll ,nnlcG
10 another infel who in tho days o ,ho in
canation of bis Divine Master absolutely so him 10,
that number Of p:ccs of silver NV answer IS that i
was never intended as h ihc nor rouIJ il h., .,r.;.r
ed so by nry one as il WINS nor even tnu,I +, ,bn ,en
pur, of all tic regular primers fer of a. nor s o
Containing two or three ,.oluuns If rlosrly nr,aj
mucr which wei TO be raprn,cd ,hrcc nt io,,r ,;,.s
in the Presby .rnn Union and Nnui,or journals LnI
ever intended to bride him .hould l,,vn o(1,roJ Xiv, a,
least $500 his regular fee instead Of : q wIl, in MI
prohabili,v he wand hny, rodly rccci,nL ns H. f
and not as brihe On the contrary, if / adj bean "a,
pable of ot1erue II brjhe shnuId ,nr,,;n,v hny, J,r
it in away,o have insured hi ac.en,nrrc '''''
8. Had the Rev Doctor been reilv ronvcr,od ,o
the relief of the doctrines of the snviur c ,vnrrJ ~,
have promised to come and examine nv, nn,;cn,s th'
| ont keepinr his word as have ALWAYS ,n,,d srn
minister Of ,he rosnel zrnlous f., o '"'n ''e'S
g. Had he been really converted he yo,,I mr., ,,u,.
Erlv have snnksn ngn;nst no Am'or; w., -. ;u'
which II il vel, known arc n,,re ,r.r s, I: l.
arr snn.,nr T., ," !, % G M" "','eh
con.l., =, much J;srn., sn, r'.s '' W I"'oru' i.N
nc,rrs as N he s,cl res,;no, t",'S "G'I's ct;e
m The su,, nv, !, ,.;nr ,;n,nnt h,ni i"'s's MN
Tie Itrv rSentcm9n thongh Sco "" "' ;,,o,,
excuse unless he is cnl,mnintedl aI,hnm,L w., ',.
,h;n H.. Ins lily, Wy -, .ann ,o a:alousn ne may
L ,, - " -''' " "g'I 1 ->H''l'''i' ihS'i'ilnohs
III L. ne " i s' ~ r'i"' say ne mas hot-as
a., o"sht ~ Si't"N wen o. tt .hl1ses ne gees safely
49, ."nIy .lie s'''a"t tap'sun Ui"dt, ana several
Iii "a, .u"'S Sth''. "ieh VI 1(hsii'lle. recolec'