New-York daily tribune., 1844-05-29
professor Gouraud and his Deramers.

adcn-d az pGnlic meeting held IN tnis CITY, D. a
,ir. Branch. Of having akea, withoutdue ackno"l :
edse.nent. his entire system Of PhrcDo-Mnemo-
rechry IRON the French OF II. .limc Paris, aud OF
having therefore unjustiy fakcl copy ught Tor
The printed yvor.s in which that ~ stem l. embodied.
Professor O. has requested u, al act OF justice
10 him. to investigate the truth o. this serious lmpu-
,a;ion upoa his character; and for the purpose OF
-na5iiug - 10 DO 80 fully and accurately, he has
plaeer in our hands two editions of The "ovH OF VI.
Pans on pyintrd IN -. ani hr other. including
ine ilrn-r and makias idree ociayO OF e3 pages.
printed II 1888 the wora ot VI. Feluagie first print
I'd in 1855. MRemoiechnc Dictionary BY Vi. Cos
uiao. Portuguese gentleman, printed IN 1854; to-
zether WIKI = copy OF hls own Dictionary and The
Syi.lbus vi his course OF lectures recently deln-
cred in this city.
Beng conyersant with the French language, We
have ca,eful, aud cand.diy examined these docu-
ments 10 the orisi-a and derive parity fom them,
lad partly from ou: own Ieco.!ecuon the following
statements:
/. Prot Gouraud has 1erer attempted to conecai
fon his clqSs or 0B. he puJfic hat q. ras Gtder
ybjiga Gas 70 otter ,rrfers fe- sc,re o The 'deas
sq55.ied IN hjs spste@. N proof oi tns We refer
F.. TO these icrisi
/. In his first Introductory Lecture al the Taber
nacie ae szii distinctly aad repeatedly, thai tie
fliau-nt4! bisi, Of tiz system, the idea on winch
the whole 1is founded, was discovered aud PUBLISH
! Ell bv Feina-le in 1903 or 1865. iI'IS Gct may be
found stated IN letter to the Boston Courier from
'rs L. VI. Ch..d, pcbshad al the tl'nc ana l. also
wii,.r the personal remembrance oil the uadersgn
I'd, except four persons who were tpresent this
/ Lecture.
,. A. his second Introductory Lecture, which was
the frs; of his regular course, he repeated his IL
ieb;eJaess to FrinagIe. and SAID further that he
under Obligations 10 Il AHae Paris, for :seas
winch he had sugee5'ed concerning the develop
inent oi rhe principle OF f'einace. He also exhibit
eI 70 The audience the two works OF Pans, but was
! prevented, bg want OF time and the Imrausnce OF
the audience. from entering into full sgo;enle-t Of
thr portions he had used.
3. In the preface to h;s rhrsno-linemotechnic
Dictionary, Prot. GoCraud inserted the following
passage
"Naie was preparing manuscript, IN the French Ian
Zrage, Of similar Dc-onary 10 ths to tel t'ir pacit-iH
j. .,te But al the expefs II otaef exi,;ence obtained
ciandS;nely vie Of one Of ny pass aha ts re- a va,
ae ir=;o- bad s Hn,i:e my ta's an elt'.a M si a @Si'
" eici with mine. ann"nncc i &c ''i'h !v s!sI-
dncto1 a. Icing .eoulre asprslion ot hi, b,ain. How
eve. pompt appeal 10 the tribunals Of the a soon qiiI
a1d inventor were a.certinei proclaimed rnG
- protected. Soon aftef settled tie question J damages
with The pia-iafiSt the large eton hich he ha'. pT
" cd more thsn =. @ eap- wa soi under ms name 5e!o'c
" IL cs;d be prevented
1. la note to the second preface OF his first ed-
tion Pici. Gouraud states that Portuguese gentle
man, Mr. Cas'iiho.l has, Z" conceived and published
wor!, Identical with MS" except in the cgsSitica
lion Of the words, winch wa made upon different
principle: and this work h- says he bse.es was
original with NJ Castillo. And he adds ttlnt he has
mentioned these facts 10 make has rsdders 0Irare
hat iiere Is ia he French language m0rh ot II
similar character 10 this, etc..
D. In the same preiace Prof GouFaud in speaking
al NJ Par., u.e the following language; what 9''e IN
ea. 70 10 Immortal aud ysnetget eieHPoaTy; NJ "a
om i.' application ~ e French E"aEe ci the on.
gnn 4nt -..sa Us 5o;i' Dy teaa9a i.iy ysa'; ao, Is
teain'c Principles wh.ch the reader ~! soon have aad
The pr-iace from which these pass? geS are taken
is dnted January |, 1874.
g. In the = labus 10 MS first lecture, OF which
copy was placed in tile hands OF ev ~ member oil
MS c!yss aud which yves the table 0i contents TO
ns printed principles now N press, Prot; Eou'a'!d
has noted on pace 2d, points oi remark, Origin
Of alucmonics- Fenaele-Dr. Gray-Paris-Gou-
raud-ExaniiGatiau OF the systems OF Fenaele and
Dr. Gray-E5amia0t,on Of Paris's System
Where he and ogrce aud fchere zee infer.
T. In nn article published in the Courier des
!Eots CaiS, OF ilorc! II, 1914, OF which the iae's
we're furnished to the Edi;ofs h'l. GGiltaTdet and
Lairadr, by Prot. Gouraud himself, tie following
expressions occur:
The principle Fenagle the OF both PaTss "
ten and that The nearly denic4l
80 pr T. 1n9sG%9z,l@n 10 % vi M As Fans done
s t rsn,titut'l- words f numbers far tie FseEct IN
raase 81 iagseiGourud has d9He nf same Jgr l'' "fS
s. About three wears since, Prot. Gonfaud eA-
hbi.d 10 an individual IL ms c:Iy these works ui
Paris aud Castillo, from which tins person got IL
r5c,ons ior procuring other copies from the CHy OF
Paris 80 that they y.er. introduced into this counfy
through Pro, G.'s inStrumcnla!i:y. Concerning
this. Prof &. has furnished Us with the following
affidavit:
CrIY AyD CouNrY or NEW YORK s,-on this -th day Of
rale sranc. ihuyeiGuura who. hcinF by me dHs ii
ma derr. and ,f, the nu,e statement ~ article 40 Us
The publications to >hicl have now alluded
we're al made before any charge oI pias lafism from
81 Paris had been brought against Prot. Geuraud;
they were made voluntarily and repeatedly and, IN
our Judgment, they show co1Giu=i'eiy thHt' 80 iaf
from altemptins 10 conceal an; just obligations to
H. Pa.S Prot. GourauI a"alled himself ol every
prope. opportunity 10 acknowledge all the indebted
ugss he lad ever incurred, both 10 tenag!e aud
Paris and to express lis high ePPfcc'auon OF The
lnhors oi both.
II. We have farther examined these works TO as
certain the extent OF the obligations he has incLritd
and yhru he has thus iuliy acknowledged and
we fad thn'.
l. In prs work the ten deciinals represent
ed n, len uriicuI Iafiuns-dnd Tnese Tie same u
lho,e used bv Prot Guuraud. The first - iinda-
mental basis = of bo,h systems, therefore, IS me
same. Bat We lind il also IN Felnagles work,
published in l81j-twsntS wears before ehef oi 'ht
others Guuraud Acknowledges that he took II
from Feinagle, while Paris does not
> Tie corelarse arcu!auons, or exceptions
in Prot Gourauds system are classified according
TO simple aud uniform rule ana adapted to TIE
English language, while in that OF PARIS they age
applicable only 10 the French. They are there
fore entirely original with each.
B The ilnemoechnc Dictionary OF NJ. Castillo
referred 10 in the passage quoted above from Prot
Goufaud's Preface 10 !Is own, makes catalogue ot
French words representing combinations oil h2ures'
upon the princiile OF this fundamental bass. he
Dictionary OF Prot. Goaraud does the same inIns
fore are TWO distinct applications OF one common
principle the principle having been discovered by
FeinaZie: and they more nearly Identical than
Alisoi's History OF Europe Is identical with those
of Ihiars. Thibodeaux and other authors rom whom
he oeryed the tacts used by both. That a dictona-
~ of h- Kind cannot IN ine nature OF the case' pe
a translation. NAV be shown by single example
the word yaiLeurease in the French dictionary
stands Tor 35iO the translation OF H. aidGGPPy'
would represent - the word PetitfLs stands tor
ql30; the translation, grandson, in English mas;
represent : I2l02 This SHOWS lhat A!nenoiech
nc D!ctonar, cannot be trGHsIat.d [; IN each IAN
IL 'boJ o