New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-03-21
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10 me Editor OF the N.iu fo7G Tribune
My DEAR SIR: Why willyou persist in disfg CURING every
Thing passing through your press by spelling hight
trGreie'? Why selec. three words in which Web.
ster has departed Inn standard established by the lapse
OF two hundred years, and follow him In all his
sense! II in your writings only you manifested this
ahecia.ion, there woplA be les for complaint but
the photography OF yolr correspondents made to suafr
ana even ok pub shed and repub;shed by you no
exempt from your violence in this particular Farnbans
Travels are TO be emascuated, and made conform this
oderD Jargnn 10 pain cd.taShioped readers this Is
noyinS 10 degree you wou'h not deem possible. like
your paper, The Tribune;' like many of your publca
tons take The one daily and buy of The olhersand
what better, pay promptly Can You not consent to 60
back 10 the mode ol spelling you Taught SCHOOL,
ana III doing SO, adhere 10 the established usage OF nine
hundred and ninety thousandths OF all who write the
language. No one follows your lead; you must remain
alone in This singuarity Do ohlige me; and by way
showing my gratitude pronise present any cbar
table Society you may desg the of dolLr
der The signature (not over Of OLD Du.woaTB.
1t THIS friendly Overture be denied, may beg you 10
make your spelling fish fesh-Webster or Walker, No
haii way compromise go whoe-hight, trave-ler ire
dusng the word the eye OF learner to two sylables
defense, o6ea:e, &c. &c.
Remarks by tie Editor.
Old Dilworth is not quite perspicuous as to
'ohat he would have Us go back to. Does he
wish US to spell crisiek and critical, repubEck
and republican, labourer'an iaborious, honour
and horror, tavom7 and orator, &c. &C.? Can
ne show US any reputable book which is spelt az
cording to the authorities he prefers What is
his standard? What reason can he give for
in hight and not in high Why does he spell
traUeler and not trumpetter7 And so in a hum
dred other ceses. We endeavor to spell consist
entty-to follow the analogies OF the Language,
and of course we generally spell according to
NOAH WEBSTER. Ii there be obvious errors in
his Dictionary, we do not feel bound to follow
them. But in most cases where we differ from
Webster, it is from oversight in the hurry of busi-
ness. We cannot always be thinking of spelling
and watching every word on our prooEsheets, TO
see how it corresponds with our standards. We
shall improve in this respect as our compositors
and proof-readers become more familiar with tbs
right spelling. As to defense and cfease, we coz
'ider them perfectly right, unless detensivs and
oUeHssce are to be given up. If it be ths escab-
llshed usage of most people to spell without re-
gard to principle or consistency is our business
10 expose and correct, not to initiate, their errors
Old Dllwor;h shows little consideration in
asking Us to spell our Editorials one way and
communications ano,her-to follow Webster in our
paper and Walker in our books. We shall not do
t. We would like TO sbIige him, but not al the
expense of justice and the English Language. He
nay pocket his $40.
IHE EFFECTS OF Loco.Foco1sM AND FREE
lRADE.-Ihe property of The Brunswick (Ae.)
Manufacturing Co., including mills, water power,
md dwelling houses, which cost originally $3.50 0o0
vas sold at auction in Boston, on Wednesday, tor
'3a, 4po-loss sl5s,000,