Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-02-21
The american Grammar!

T>HS work. together with one entitled GAN APPEAL
Il FROM PRESENT POPULAR srsTExs OF EyGLIsH
GRAMMAR, To COMMON SENSE, may be had at the Book
Stores in this place, also at those in the city of Bat
more.
THE olO,ong the names u some of the gentlemen pho
recommended this work before IL possessed the Improved
state in Which IL is here presented
De Witt Clinton Eliphalet Mott President of the u
Mon College; professor Yates, Union College; Rev.
John Fnlay, A, H. Baltimore; F. C. SchaeHer Pastor
of Christ Church, New York; DR.. Cunning, New York;
Rev. ID. H. Barnes classical teacher, New York, and
President of the American Teachers Society; Hoxe,
Principal of Philom Academy DIR. Samuel Ackery;
Rev. daniel Parker prncpalo Of Broadstreet Academy;
Res. Solomon Brown, principal of the Classical and
Bees-Lettres Academy, Wall-street, New York, and
Secretary of the American Teachers Society; Rev.
Samuel Blatchford Lansingburg Rev. DIR. John Ches-
ter, Albany; DIR. James, Albany; w. A. Tweed Dale,
Principal of the Lancasteran School Albany; Caroline
NJ. Thayer; Preceptress of Phom Academy; Rev.
Charles &. Somers, New York; L. S. Lownsbury prin-
cpal Of Village Academy; Charles Spauldng, princ-
pal of Union Academy, New Brunswick.
From His Ercelleney De Wit Clinton.
Sc have read with attention book OF Mr.. James
Brown, on the subject of English Grammar he
work evnces acueness ofmind and originality of tho't
The defects of the received systems clearly and for
chilly exposed; and the one which he proposes as sub
sttute, although not presented as finished work. evn-
ces long and familiar acquaintance with the subject
and, in practice, is readily comprehended ever by
young children that cannot but consider well wor.
thy of public patronage have examined children both
sngy and in classes with knowledge whatever of any
other system, and with but short this whose
progress truly astonishing. The author of this
work is of great personal modesty, and possesses
naiiue talent for pathological investigation: hope he
may receive that encouragement which his work so
Justly merits that the efforts ofhs long application NAV
be at length amply rewarded.
DE WITT CLINTON"
The following is from the letter ofhe Rev. M Enday,
Baltimore.
"No one can read the criticisms of Mr.. Brown with.
out feeling at ashamed of his own subsection to
authority, and grated with the authors ingenuity and
correctness" "Brown is philosopher he has found
ed his system of Grammar upon the basis of the mind
he has succeeded in redeemng the Grammar Of our lam
guage from every thing arbitrary" "The learner is
treated thinking beings" instead Of, as Lndley
Murray says, as the rule says there will be fitness
in the thing itself, which will commend itself to the
Judgment and taste ofthe learner he day is at hand
when complete revolution to 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 aanments taught assert
their native dignity and independence" But what can
patience and genius do in the unobtisve walks of SCI
ence without the aid of the influential in society Let
the system have fair trial and investigation: iffound to
be the system Of truth, why not adopth'
From the letter of the Rev. Charles G. Somers, City of
NeD- York;
Permit to congratulate you, Sir, as the author Of
an original system Of English Grammar; by which,
the learner will enjoy many advantages every
ther. Among these, consider it not the least, that
your pupil necessarily habuated tho ght and
Election. To the phiioogist, it must be apleasng re-
fection, that the present age is adorned with men
whose strength of Judgment whose largeness Of COM
prehension, and whose independence of mind prompt
them to abandon the serve 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"
And it is but reasonable to suppose that you 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
Telescope" feb Is