Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-02-24
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The Amerie an Grammar!

WIS work, together with one entitled GAN APPEAS
FROM THE PREsEsT POPULAR sYsrEss OF ENsiIsl
GRAMMAR, TO CosNoS SENSE, NAV be had at the Book
stores IN this place, also at those in the city Of pat
moe.
The following the names of some of the gentlemen spAe
recommended this work before il possessed the Improved
state in ,chieh It is here presented
DE witt Clinton; Eiphalet Mott, President of the y.
MON College; professor Yates, Union College; Rev.
John Finay, A. N. Baltimore; F. scbaefer, Pastor
OF Christ Church, New York; DR.. Cunning, New York;
Rev. ID. H Barnes, classical teacher, New York, and
President the American Teachers Society; Hoxie,
Principal of Phlom Academy; DR.. Samuel Ackerly;
Rev. Daniel Parker principal VI Broadstreet Academy;
Rev. Solomon Brown, principal of the Classical and
Bees-Lettres Academy, WalI-strset, New York, and
Secretary of the American Teachers Society; Rev.
Samuel Blatchford, Lansingburg; Rev. Dr. John Ches-
ter Albany; DIR. James, Albany; w. A. Tweed Dale,
Principal Of the Lancaserian School Albany; Caroline
NJ. Thayer; Preceptress Of Philom Academy; Rev.
Charles g. Somers, New York; L. S. Eownsbuy, Prin-
cipal Of Village Academy; Charles spauding, princi.
pal OF Union Academy, New Brunswick.
From His ErceLeney De WIT Clinton.
81 have read with attention book of Mr.. James
Brown, on the subject of English Grammar The
work evnces acuteness omd, and originality Of thot
The defects OF the recoed systems clearly and for.
chilly exposed and the one which he proposes sub.
stitute although not presented finished work. evin.
ces long and familiar acquaintance with the subject,
and in practice, is so readily comprehended by
young children, that cannot but consider il well wor.
thy Of public patronage. have examined children both
sngly and in classes with knowledge whatever any
other system, and with but short course in this whose
progress was truly astonishing. The author of this
work is of great personal modesy, and possesses
hctire talent for pathological investigation: hope he
may receive that encouragement which his work so
justly merits. that the efforts ofhis long application may
be at length amply rewarded.
DE WITT CLINTON"
Tile tal0wing is from the letter cfMs Rev. VI. End1sy,
Baltimore.
"No one can read the criticisms Of Mr.. Brown with.
out feeling at ashamed of his own subsection to
authority, and gratied with the authors ingenuity and
correctness" "Brown is philosopher: he has found
ed his system Of Grammar upon the basis of the mind
guage from every thing arbitrary" "The learner is
treated as thinking beings" instead OF, IS Lindey
Murray says, the rule says, there will be fitness
in the thing itself, which will commend itself to the
judgment and taste ofthe learner The day il at hand
when complete reyolutonisto be accomplished; when
the bonds of irrational custom and prejudice must be
broken off, and the minds Of the rising generations in
the first stages Of scientific attsnments taught
their native dignity and independence" But what can
patience and genius do in the unobrsve walks OF sci.
ence without the aid of the influential in society," Let
the system have fair trial and investigations found to
I be the system Of truth, why not adoptit'
From. tie letter of the Per- Hcrls G.. !omers, City of
Nty- York.
Permit me to congratnia yuu, Sir, the author of
an original system OF English Grammar; one by which
the learner will enjoy many advantages every o.
ther Among these, consider it not the least, that
your pupil is necessarily habtuated to tho, ght and re.
llecton sTo the phloIogist it must be pleasing re-
Election, that the present age is adorned with men
whose strength Of judgment, whose argeness Of com.
prehenson, and whose independence of mind prompt
them abandon the servle tracks in search Of unds
covered helps to knowledge"
"To many, it will be sufficient objection, that you
have ventured to differ from the learned L. Murray I"
And it is but reasonable to suppose that lou will meet
with prosecutions from various sources; thus was Cali
leo imprisoned; and he suffered long and painful in.
generation for benefting the world by nventng the
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