Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-08-21
TIE .1lJS.iTr re RS PREF,gr y

THE .4CI gCR s. 3'GLI.3a r.
N TOTWif His LANDING the rais ..;Iiuber L ITs.
|l tory books for e,iIdren intlae eiyieEy ws h-v.
cen wrrten within tneie few ;iaass by pr n Ill
tipggikcd ab;l;tcs an5~4anGioned yitae dim rara i
nlusr still lie allowed, TIA: there I.as not aureae e
intrse,uc,on to Reading. sr tc ee,e.aI ,.e Of s,.
that rites above the level ofSile Vulgar, t;iaugh ycy
compilations Of UYeae, Oil gcsta ard iepailg. II:
fuperrut}ure has becn attended to with fcGIi as ts
and writers OF the hrh enrenee have .ontrihutd &
rear le fabric o, learning, while the usnjSou hsa
aot inyaa5!y t IN afercd TO be laid, by tex s1t ts
lefs and gs,vrans wcrAmen. The conissusnee rs Ye.
quentIy beens as might be expe&sed from hici Hn
dure the tate has been l;aed It TIE very ec.lie2.
nent and It has cfren proved more diiieo 70 r1mx
error, than would have coG pains 70 elalx orignay
the principles of trugh.
For The neglect &c have alluded to, It wgaid be ~
possible to prSuce any consistent reafcu. i'rharsaf
pride Ct aGkno y!edgcd terature coud stHpTa .
occupation Icpntcd mean, salt OF compiling S'
ling Beck Yet lay the iira stone ot t-sbt@ e9a,
has been task desgatea to the nins- honorlt@
hands and to5cw the first seeds Of uefu lcaTnnSN
ihc nalcen mud, IS an poynsrt raat canno. .: ""
grssefnl to the most iiiustsiogs taiels Bishop Iowa
wrote an excellent snglih grammar. aud levssal zs
OF rank in literature have cses,e1 tie pubic W. sPf
productions; yet it IS in vain thar gEanars are ~notp
if no one has learned rea IS in vain thai the ps
ear oeevtrIss are made III any AZ orsiciehee hhs
generality 81 the ward are precudc from prei;'s y
them, TOR mt Of previous instruction n the MI fF
oiplcs with whit h they are connected.
he Iditor Of the following sheets IS tuy cen,seS
OF the folly of his differences and he n>ce 81 az -
marks. in whatever light his preeDt undertaking h&:
&c regarded. tuable degrading as 1t saay aFP'Ip
th9fe who, perhaps, nave higher pretepelors ~
hinie he Garnet s;,nk thar labor ...saanorabe, Sni
is 20 n,aIes,y beneficial TO ka rifpg geEerati0n; ig
has any reaioh SO fear, but aat the candid and Jras
cious Will appreciate his motives and ms prodneH'n
they deierye, Our eptineEts and osr conduit are D.
influenced by early tnrressr:s than many seq, W.
70 allow. The stream viii agays aow tiretnrso VA"
the ratsre OF it's ieurce. 5ss MAXIM, i'n,'se -
cple, germ Of knowledge Early aru!nbea, whi DC r.
pfrpent 10 tbs last. The Sr+. hooks we read can ~
yer besergorten, tic principles they ineuea,e' @.
aScated. Hence, ;s the prciecution OF rn's VOTE,
has bcca taken 60 rake every lesson or essay asia
the nature and intention ofthe plan would a!loV .e
eonlcaiei purpoc information a. ias.rr1or I's
the easy progressive ss.os, where iensc was nd
ed tn Angle syatlr,it is aored on'etahg WIN p IN
to pleaie ard 30 improve viii tbs bs 3soE. IN
cuh. TO trsaG;n the Steps % atsarhaalt, ashFes
jetgewor,h, Trimmer, Berern, ard TO sife~s
itc their labors to the oensyoeat design IN sane' e
acquired little taste md judgmsnt, whth any :" a
opg eonverfaps with ccucasoH AID Deoks or s
feiss -.
Ip isort, the Editor feels ;acredto heseTe, saN -
tnsnuai for early yon.h viii be found n'fch sss.ss
cd for the psrpofe than any that has prsefs sS9
ceneqaenee ne anticipates ne KIND p4sro:sse .
ers 10 general " probably viii ie'd 70 aae,'1,
si,onr, by turnifhing note agrees1 Io a; "a
phi, than dc a-y inarity Of mot locks Of me
it cannot fato rebound hcir credit alto, p s'.s
yaath opportunity Of gaipirg asnush s;,ea
sd2e Gould he crowded ithin shc hints r
lndecd It was a remark Of the Puslaher, 80 al
Etit ycuttare under ineullr oolisatons ~
ig theI4ysits many valuable efo!san LILLE o. Ii
tss atssntion q That Spelling Dosk fregass had.
suee the wssoie Hbr.ry OF roerekila nnels
II puts bsble into his hands, 6 i eons nc
contain variety Of s!eat laIl s,r,j riag
vii rsrmas. o The compilation has osssa 4l'A-r-
OK this principle.
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