True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-01-21
MR.. WILLIAMS, OCULIST,
w AT THE JEFFERsOH HoUsE. JEFFERSON STREET

MR.. WILLIAMS, ocULIsT,
row AT THE JEFFERsOS HoUsE. JEFFERSON srRhET,
LOUISVILLE.
To the Edstor Of the s.ouisriNe .4drrrtiser: s.
SIR-It appears by the observation. of the Editors
crpt wei, the editors of the Memphis Enquirer
| that the "Oll Gentleman" is among the Doctors This
is proved by his kn.ly rage knowing that his time is
but Short and that ths inlenendcnt American people
are able to judge for themselves what puts and
impositiona. The wsrthy editors who are Doctors,
the proprietors, editors or aub-eiors Of the above
named journals cell every letter from persons have
restored to sight in the ab.ve places, puts.
l. The fact ia, that never had such great success
within so limited period ten or twelve days. One
who aged about ten wears, who had only seen the
my hotel, instead Of being obliged to be led BY him.
Two young ladies', who had each lost the sight Of
eve one for ten years aud the other for nearly two
vet each Of those young ladies began TO with both
eyes, which benefit pledge mvsef still continues
cepting they are under the influence Dominant Of
| the Medical Doctors. Another is the daughter Of
respectable merchant, wfose name am bound never
to MENTION las he paid my fees). who said she had
lost the sight Of one eye from the age Of 10 months,
other eye completely shut. This the doctor editors
knew. as the gentleman told me l,.nselfhe hid
due ed his daue 10 the office Of tue medical editors
that they might he informed Of the fact The last
shall mention is an elderly gentleman by the name Of
Yount nearly seventy yenrs Of age who declared pub
cly by letter. which he took to ell the different offices
in Nashville but snd himself told me he had paid
for he insertion whatever they der andcd, who dccar
Ell III that letter that he In otalIy deprived Of
the sight sf Que eye from f ks after his birth,
which his mother stated to his. occasOned by the
measles or small pox; that ae could not only
the eh, of the sun, for the first time that he recoliects
but the stars al." and was beginning to distinguish
ny proof that he could to walk about the cts
with the other eye completely closed. He said he had
been member 81 the Methods. Episcopal Church tor
nerly forty years. anil that his word doubt.
ed through tho whole ofhis life
p repeat thai had never greuier success than at
Nashville, ard ,Le! she medical and clerical doctors
had never efsyo &c ,cl 10 he cnrased The
rious indignation efsas Rev. clerical DR. Smith proves,
when stated to that about six years past he was
converted from: lsa perfect i"fdc to believe in the
docrin of he Bible tl,t he must have made ,aing
error,hat e must have meant to shy, tn before the
end Of six years come, he should be converted from
his ndc'i,y, the spirit of the true minister of the
peaceful and benign doctrines Of the Christian religion
does not breathe out des,rnction rage calunny and
falsehood to please his medical friends, against the
man whom he knew had done SO much good, and in
jury to any one All the inhabitants Of Nashville smoke
Of the great success had, except the medical dcors.
Most Of them also had been informed by MIR Yount Of
the cure performed on his totally blind eye.
5. The famous GOiah s. ofthis town, pretends that
have lost the laares gained in the North, since my
arrival in the Southwest This proves, however, had,
and that kept them until arrived in this section. Ii
the south and southwest, and still hope to wear
them my very youthful brow the day leave, in
spite Of the vauperaton If the great DR. s., if NAV
judge from the man> ave already benefited in this
L. The object Of the present is to INTERN the medi-
cal Goliahs and editors Of The Republican and Trans
byterian and of the Unon of Nashville, we'll as the
editor and sub medical editor Of the Memphis Enquirer
well Mr. Prentice, the editor Of the Louisville
Journal, and alse the medical Goah editor Of this
city, the great DR. s., that shall bring notions agains,
them all, for vituperaon SANDER calumny, imnedi-
atey after my arrival in New York well as agains,
their amiable bre hren the medical Goahs Of the north
now bind myself by promise, never quit this happv
land of liberty, until have brought the noses of ali
my medical Golias of the north, as well as the south
and the west to the grindsone! The afflicted there.
FORE may calculate on finding during the wcola Of
year in New York, where letters, post paid and
no others, will be sure to reach me.
S: 70 inform the public that the puff so called
which the Rev. clericallv converted nfe pretend was
written for him. was written more than week prior
and intended for the Rev. D. Howell, who read in
my presence without maniiesting any. disapprobaton
the way he did, which he said he thought would an
wer my purpose better he delivered them both to me
without pretending that wanted t" bride him from h.,
duty, never could presume to offer that gentleman
or any other, any money for stating facts The Rev
Doctors statement is before the public: Ind he no
examined all my diplomas, &c. &c. with gentleman
all intimate friend of his, we'll the whole of my
patients, in company with another clergyman, ant
found them all to be authentic, and all my patients Il
be more or less benefited, he could have bee'
induced by total stranger to draw up such an article
e wrote himseffor publication and addressed tc
Mr. Springfield, editor ofIhe S W c Advocate.
8: No wonder the ceur sighted medical Go,iahs Of
forts join with them the arowerfl, athletic, phys
icul and Intellectual force of the sud
clerical nhdel: We read in the Bible tia, "a is
known by its fruits" I dare say the converted infde
has preached from that passage.
7. He evidently wanted to establish his neral ch,r
acer as man, by showing that he above beins
brihed. Let us see whether the Of Thirty pieces O
silver will apply to him as well as it was we'll applied
to another converted nde who, in the days Of the in
carnation of hi. Divine Master. absolutely sold him 70,
that number of pieces of silver Nv answer is that il
was never intended as ibe, could be- consider
ed so by any one, as was not even equal to the tent
part OF all the regular printers fee Of 81 per squire
Containing two Or three columns Of closely printed
matter, which we've to be repeated three four times
in the Presbyterian Union and Monitor journals had
ever intended TO bride him. should have offered him
least $780, his regular fee, instead Of o. which, in all
probability he would have gladly received his fee
and not as bride. On the contrary, if ad been ca
pable of Offering bride, should certainly have done
it in way to have insured his acceptance.
8. Had the Rev. Doctor been really converted ia
the relief Of the doctrines of the Saviour, he would moi
have promised to come and examine my patients With
out keeping his word, as have always found every
minister Of the gospel jealous to 10.
9. Had he been really converted, he would not pub
licly have spoksn against the American institutions
which, it is well KNOWN are more numerous, and which
conduct much Disguised some young literary char
ncers to be scarcely restrained from Furnishing him
on tue sspo',by laying violent hands on him.
Inc NeV. gentleman t1Ousn ScOtchlnHn, ia without
excuse, unless he is calumniated), although he may
think he has right to abuse the American institutions
because he is converted infdel say he has no-as
all ought to speak well of the bridges he goes safely
over. fancy the gallant Captain Grundy and several
other anable young gentlemen of Nashville, recoecl
well the conduct Of this pous expounder Of the Holy
Scriptures!
| TO- l never scl, demon in human shane os
the Rev. Doctor the dav cul ed to reason with
him. whe" he menaced my grey hairs with an upted
gigantic arm, if he would have fclI-d ME to the
ground, for daring 10 draw pious minister away from
his duty, by bribe Of so pieces of silver! | really
trc'nbled more than the "Od Gentleman had ap.
peared III his shape.
to call Him witness that never in the whole course
Of ~ years practice oculist, in Great Britain
France, Belgium and America, in single instance Of
tered us bride any the editor of any our
but as compensation for the space Tnccupied and the
trouble which occasoned them; and that was always
more inclined to reduce rather than add any money to
the printer bill which a sufficient proof that had
no!"ention TO bribe.
IL. Lastiy.-The Memphis Enquirer for two or three
weeks contains tissue Of fragrant falseloods which
the medical Goliah editors learne from their brethren
of the NJ. Goals Of the North, and shall treat them
with sle" contempt until the proper time arrves:-
| beggar, and you will catch L." Though l Daid
him for my advertisements for two or three weeks he
| only inserted them once.
You will please TO insert this letter in your next M
per, and oblige yours, Ne.
| In haste,
JOHN WILLIAMS,
the English Ocust.
| Louisville, Jnlv 1887.
cgrsd "m TIC s. ~ e. 1anoense of the 9Th June, 1887