New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1841-06-29
wEBsTER's AMERICAN DICTIONARY

WEBSTER'S AMERICAN DlCTlONARl.
r. ho o,rso s some remarks on the American Dic,ion-
v q few weeks since We stated be work OF immense
researcb every page of which tul instruction Inc
more we study the work, the more we discover IT. u'
and the higher the estimation IN wict we hod H. Nat
DR. Webster saws of his literary tolls In general Is efa;i-
cay true respecting his Dictionary " all my literary Ia
bors have diligently sought for ruth have iabored 1.~'
10 facilitate the acquisition OF truth by t' you'i d ;
country" Truth has been discovered by him. through
course Of the most patient and thorough investigation where
no phoog before him had penetrated and where II was
lit thought 70 ex. Language, If wc may SO spear mas
been probcd TO very bottom roots examined with the most
careful scrutiny and the and Legitimate meanings OF
words dcduced tcrctron The senses IN winch the are n
present used and those in which they nave been used ~ as
tinguished English writer's are likewise glvei'
It seems to be an agreed point well in Great Britain as
in this country that the American Dictionary an improve
ncnt on all preceding works Of the kind Yet we believe
that few have examined and the introduction TO IT,,
with suficicn, degree attention. learn duly aPPFe-
ca,e the ylue of the Improvements Take 10: eXanpo the
article of Etymoegy We find that cameo IN the Lam; AN
guagc signifies be white canuS white; whence the
word can2id4 and the English word candid We Hd $50
in Latin that signifies sing whence words cna
cant, &c 1t is probable that man living ever supposed
that these words all proceeded from one root ard had the
same primary sisncation until DR. Webster discovered the
connection He, by long OF investigations found the
radical sense be 8riue, thrust Mrom This gives
the sense Of singing which dTiring 81 TIE rocc atd
of light which thrown from the and this gives the
sense of acitcncss SEQ the word the American
Dictionary
So alse hate and Aeot he shows have the orsin
and radically denote the thing to STR TO ar7tat
10 rouse In the Saxon language these words have tue same
photography The word being haitian, though in all other Ian
cuisines they distinguished in erthography
Again the English word rod and the Lain rodiuS
from the shoot from and the other
ray OF light from the sun Kay Is from T'd'"S on more
fully Dr. Webster supposs the words rod 1905 and the La
tin radio and radius, and the Swedish rad be of the
family.
In like manner he often makes E,melogy illustrate HIS
toy and thus proves the affinity of nations For example
he shows tina; the word floor found the Basque Can
hbrian language, well in the Welsh and Teutonic lam
Suagcs which proves in opposition the opinion of writer's
hat the inhabitants of the north of Spain OF the
origin with the German nation and the Welsh. Thi, word
according Dr. Webster. Eymology also proves another
hei that the FIRST floor of mankind earth oy the
Sord originally signied it s, does in German piain
cUe ground This is still the only floor OF great poI-
zion OF the human race
In like Dr. Webster has proved that the Teu,ouc
nations cmigrated from Persia great German
and English words still found in that country ST. VIII
liam Jones discovered the fact that such words part
the common language o. Persia but have overlook
ed the plain inference from the fact See Webscrs History
of the United Sthtes page H. And would here inquire
why this history is better known 1t many
facts not found in any other similar work
Dr. Websters discoveries of this kind are aroly nelr
Heo not only this country but Great Britain Franco az.
Germany
Once more, Dr. Webs,ers researches into EtymoIogy.
nave enabled HIM 10 shee that terc are some t2s
in which have no Legitimate origin but tina;
they blunders OF these we have
ample in handyrorkS in the Bibea bunder spell
ling which Mr. jerks observes his commentary has
corresponding word in the Hebrew The of this con-
sdercd be derogaory the character 81 the Onnpoeut
Being, as implies that God had become sk practice
We might enlarge this subject, but have probabA
ssid sufficient for the present The American Dictionary
will Re found contain amount OF information OF the
above character and recommend again wc have
before DONE all the youth of country IN pursuit OF SCI!
every who would obtain knowledge OF
che English language. Citizen Soldier.