New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-04-18
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est characteristics OF perverted Human Nature.
A man dcyotcs time and means 10 the Pcrfecting
Of some new machinery or invention calculated
10 be nj creat service to mankind and forthwith
every quack and adventure, sets to work to rob
him of the fair reward of his genius and effort
tn divert it from his pocket TO their own. lheEo
Is 9 cowardicc about this which even surpasSes
its villanv. Yet such is the common course, nnd
it has been especially evinced in the case OF Prot
Goursud and his system Of Mncmosechny' All
the poachers are well aware that he IS In truth
the author OF his system-that his efforts have
dawn public attention to the saSject--ihat but
for these none of them would have obtained even
hearing. And yet they ere eagerly intent on
robbing him OF the fruits OF his labors we
quote the following Just rebuke from the Courier;
MsEmorEcuSIc QrAcxs.-We made bret note,
some DAYS since of Inc attempt oi a QuacH al Inc
West 10 retail Sc much of Prot Gouraud's iAnemo-
rechnic system as re coUd pilier at Two lessons
This person, calling himself Professor = H. banch'
has addressed 10 his classmates generally III ise"-
York, long letter on liic subject through the aa-
Ycrtising columns Of the Louisville Journal! and as
we were one Of those classmates, we beg leave 10
make reply 20 his epistle;
Hs Letter has convinced US faliy o. Two things
l. thai Professor Branch, without knowing II, Is
fool; and , that ii ne were not unwittngiy ioo!'
nc would he wttinsi: kna'e. we VII Try 10 an
Awe the powerful argument by winch ne has per-
fectv persuaded us 10 these two iEcis.
l. Re pretenIs ,ha, the system which he teaches
i his oira aud ne points cat the following cisunc
non; between his system and tina, Of Prot. Gou-
randi lie has changed is NAME and instead OF
calling it Phreno-M uemotschny, be has bapiizec 1t
Irrasg9aeicciag: . He teaches his pupils Noah
Webster's Analysis OF the Alphabet before he
initiates them into his system; whereas Prot uou,
rau,i took it for grap,ed his scholars had learned
ihat before they were five years old: ). lie calms
thai his fundamental basis" differs from the other
| IN be;nr "ciear and comprehensive whereas, IN
poin, OF fact il is precise copy OF Prot. GonrdudS,
with a few stupid, useless, obscure and ridiculous
additions put On Tor the sole purpose oil making an
GpDareat difference: 4. lie asserts that his rules
are more simple and easy than those OF Prof. Gou-
raud. which we know 10 be impossible: and D. lie
saws thar the two young gentlemen whom Prot Il.
employed to correct the proofs oil his dictionary are
entitled from the fact OF their having done so, TO the
merit OF having invented the system. Now we hold
il to be strictly logical conclusion, that the man
who would address to the class which listened 10
Prof. Gouraud's beautiful and interesting lessons,
such nonsense this 10 prove that his system Is
ae,c and better one, must be- ec neces'tate Tool.
.. This quack Branch, attempts TO justify hiSspi-
racy upon Prof Gouraud, by absurdy charging INN
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screen theft by falsehood. Prot. G. moreover, very
generously offered that if he would remain through
the course and then show him proofs oil good char
acter and capajHny TO do so, he would give HIM
free written permission 10 teach his Systcmas ne nus
done TO % Young men already. But Mr.. Branch
preferred 10 violate his written pledge, run off with
What he could seize at two lessons and Try 10 retail
il 10 persons more ignorant than himself, II such
could be found. II he was not led 10 prefer tins
course by stupid folly, simple knavery must have
been his motive and thus is established the second
| fact of which his letter convinced us. II lie were
not a fool he would have been 6naye; as it is, he
may be honest, though we doubt ii the poultry yards
are left open in his neighborhood
Thus have we shown how convinced OF
the two things mentioned. MIR. Branch thinks The
course OF Prof. Gouraud and the Courier, in contn
nr knowledge in the breasts OF 4 few, not calcu-
lated to g;orify the Nation but 'palpably at war
with The genius Of our free Institutions; he express
es il as his decided opinion that knowledge should
never be incarccraed, but free as Inc Amercnn la
gc'' and closes his solemn stupidity by proclaim
ing as matter of fact that the hal!owcd shade OF
the illusrious Washngtonirowns upon PToi. Gou-
raud's attempt TO reap some profit from what he has
most aborionsly sown. We doubt il: and are in
clined 10 think that knowledge should not be /" in
carcerated," Mr.. Branch should; as he will thus
have chance 10 servo the State II not glorify the
| Nation" and be kept from making war upon the
genius OF the statute law against common larceny.
| In closing This alectoaate reply 10 the hrst
episte general Of Professor Branch, NO chceHuilv
embrace this opportunity 10 assure INN oil Inc cor
dial and sincere contempt Of ourselves lndIvIdua-
w. aiM of his " classmates generally III Newly ork.
Thus much for this Western quack. We find in
a few papers of no influence at Boston, the iOg.600k
OF n Dr. HARD yGE, who is trying 10 make head
way in the teeth oi honesty and public opinion, in
teaching the system Of Prot. Gouraud. He was
some weeks since most thoroughly demolished by
prof. e.. who published the rritLeR pledge Hardnge
had signed and then violated, and thus quietly
handed him over 10 public contempt. Since then
the respectable papers OF Boston haye refused 10 no.
tce him, ami he resorts 10 the purchased columns oil
the leas; influential sheets of that city, for an oppor-
unty 20 feed his revenge by abusing Prof.. Gouraud,
whom he charges with plagiarism.
Every member Of Prsf. Gouraud's classes in this
CITY knows perfectly well that he constantly ac-
know lodged tha, the first htnt Of his system was
given by Feinage, and that from this hint he, IN
connection with another FrencbmaD, named Asmet
Paris had carried out the system ANA made II as
perfect Is il is presented. In his Preface to his
Dictionary Prof Gouraud repeats his obligation 10
Mr.. Paris and says:
What owe in deGs my immortal and vererated CO.
l:aEe Of The original hint gwen both BY feinase forty
gears ago nhfuly cred the preface q my hfen
Sand principles ~as" ls 'sa's' w" ''' A'e "
And in his principles Prof. Gouraud enters in
TO full and explicit statement OF the precise points
of agreement between himself and Dir. Paris. The
comparison between the systems OF the two, md
shown clearly that Prof GOuraud mas made the most
ample acknowledgements for all the aid he has re-
ceiYcd. Every one who has examined the matter
mus; see that Prot. Gouraud, with great generosity,
acknowledge much more Indebtedness 10 these gen
tlrmen than ne has incurred; his system Is
cni;nenty original. and he only assisted in lis
perfection BY the labor OF others. In the same Pre-
face, be informs his readers that there Is IN the
French language dictionary similar 10 his, pirated
from him by French quack, whom he compelled,
some twenty years ago. by law, 10 pay heavy dam,
ages for his theft; and he also notices an original
work OF somewhat the same character, published a
few Years since by Portuguese gentleman. And
both these books were exhibited TO the audience and
all these facts stated by PROT Goursud s his intro
ductorv lecture at the Tabernacle. Any person, by
turning 10 the Preface can see that his acknowledge
ment Of all these facts and obligations is very full
and explicit
This man lIardilge has avaed himselfof the IN
formation thus placed within liis reach, and after
di!igent search has procured COPIES Of the FORKS p'
referred TO- from P-rs S1al ensny OF Prot. Gourauc
and is making it his business to get up public lee
lures for the express purpose of showing that The
Professor has taken his system FROM them The