Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1840-03-27
From the Boston Times.

Mr.. Editor IL have recently read with
much curiosity and amusement handful,
issued some few weeks since, by a man cal
ling himself OiiUer b. Pierce. and announ-
cling himseIfas Author OF a Grammar ofthe
English language" In this proclamation
we are modeslIy informed. that the theories
Of Murray. Brown, and others, are not gram
mers, and that he. the said Oliver can Impair,
a more extensive knowledge of the language
in 8 lessons than can be obtained from the
old theories, by studying forever
Now, Mr. Editor, am great friend to
Improvements. intellectual and mechanical.
and rejoice to see them going on for the ben.
eft Of future generations. who. doubt not.
will be as much wiser than zoe. as we are wi.
ser than those who burn, witches and hung
Quakers. But while am friend to real
Improvements. have like yourself. an un-
conquerable aversion TO every thing like lit
eraIy empricism;- land hence am extremely
cautious in believing all that pre,enders may
think proper to tell US. Let works bear
witness" have never seen Mr.. Pierce, or
his book. and never even heard of him till
the handful. above alluded to- accidentally
met my eye But the reading ofthat, alone.
is sufficient to convince me, and should
suppose il would satisfy any person OF COM
mon sense. that he is a consummate quack +
Moreover I will venture to predict. tina, he
has conlriyed TO make his grammar as he
calls il. as unintelligible as possible-that in.
stead ofsimplifying the subject. he has "mys.
tilted it; !" that. instead ofclearing away the
stumbling blocks from the paths of gram
NAUTICAL knowledge, he has thrown in two
whenever be has even attempted to remove
one, and that 10 short, his system and meth
cd Of instruction, is all "humbug,"
How long will the good people Of Boston
continue 10 be "gulled ?" A MECHANIC.
We shall not pretend to answer the closing
question Of our correspondent. lest we be ac.l
cused offollowing certain other humbug in
his attempts TO dive into fn.nri,y and lay open
the inscrutable designs Of Providence. Blu,
our opinion OF the arrant humbuggery ofthis
new system Of Grammar may be inferred
from what we have heretofore said respecting
it. Unlike our correspondent. we haze ex.
amined Mr.. Pierce's book. and we are fully
satisfied that its author is the most insutfer-
able charlatan and nincompoop who has Of
late appeared upon the stage.
TIE Presidents Massage boiled down and
: translated into plain EnglisA
Fsilow Citizsns:- You are all crazy
The credi, system has made you mad In
Europe. laborers get but sixpence day
You get $3.50 for a years toll That Is
entirely too much You are becoming ex-
travagant Il win not do The Sub.Trea.
spry Bill must be passed In twenty-five
out or twenty seven Of the enlightened. fee
and happy Despotisms Of Europe. such a.
Prussia. Austria. Spain and Turkey, where
kings wear crowns. and the people rags -
|xhe Sub Treasury system is all The rage,
Nam determined 70 follow their sillustfious'
i d~mpIe I'll pass the Sub Treasury Bill.
| saV Whereby bring your wages down To-
Itves five GENTS q day. 50 that you rnpy
0airiy Sompele with the sSrjy Of Russia and
4 ths slaN of John O. Calhoun. my late most
'Ibiser enS but now dearly Beloved friend
f'and eodsn Harrison ( 0Aio) DsmosraL