New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-09-05
"Phonogrnphy."......No. Nv.

Tehe Editor Of Tho Tribune;
DER SIR; The following il the question which have
to answer in this communication Is MI fmans Pho
geography applicable to all the known languages. So
that they may be read by it with perfect ease aud ma
ihemstioa cxsciness maintain unhesia,iney upon
the following proofs that this result is not obtained even
in its application to the English language
In the FIRST instance there fohrfcep different pri
tive and distinct simple sounds which all found in the
English lsnguage-snd Mr. Putnam gives only elereg
sounds represented 10y eleven arbitrary parasite signs
How then can the language be written with mathematical
sxscness with rc, primitive sounds wanting To this
nay be answered that II is written closely enough Tor
practical purposes" Granted But still. it u not com
pe,e and perfect
Secondly There are fcelce different primitive cor
responding OF equivalent nasals all Of which are distinctly
found and pronounced in thousands of English word
md for which there il not single sP'cial and dsin
ngnm The whole Of Mr. Pitmans System Tie makes al
be dervs,ed nssss with the articulation sgus a. M aud
~ evidently supposne that the strong nasa- belong e>
eavely TO foreign languages. But IN return. he con
POUNDS the ariiculacd sounds Wca and Yea with the
simple primitive sounds and makes for them nipoec al
tfrsry modified vowel or sound signs while the same
wes and Yea are susceptible Of less than nearly for
issdr,d notifications regular articuations
As 10 the spanish Jo'a and NJ Zeia sud G. the
Portuguese oa and os the Italian H. and Portuguese u
ne oriental n; The German Spanish Italian and for
'Oese ooa the Celtic and Gaelic och and several Other
kssn character sites which do not find in the system
vii speak Of them At present, Tor those which have
sen thought Of by The author have been provided for
ne msoriiy OF them At lcast-in such an ann h9nogra
pac and Inefficient manner. n would require TOO long III
snsyas to poini cut in my limited space, their ineff
ueacy
his the same with regard to this other most important
ensderston the of giving The proper dcceHf a.
oe iorSi-n words Ii i well known that no foreign I'm
Tag can be correctly read spoken by foreigner
hoci knowledge Of the proper accent besides thai
pronunciation, a. to be rightly understood ny ma
we NJ Pfmsn provides for thus indispensapr fcqH
'e rae 1851 by making short fine line close TO the
S" ssn,' adding thus new parasite sign 70 the M
asrocs ores already encumbcrng heavily the eonso
sssns snd therefore avoiding confusion by making
sssl roTe confused
hoscse the principle which il implied in this hcauu
wits % promising Of benehccnt consequences, that
a not be dscounlensnced on account of Mr.. Pitmsns
.Ht or iasuciencies But what is 10 be done IN the
peeni circumstances great deal Of curiosity Is now
sn'y osoodng in the community on this inieres'ns
s-9ect should We. in our impotence adopt Mr. III.
to1s,
sappose Mr. Editor that there should eNis, another
,"em nsvus ofihc defects 81 Mr. fiiman :. anc
r~~ssing al the requisites enumerated IN my second
"nuncs,iou would IL not be iuiicious Tor those IN
Ew.f.
themselves OF an opportunity that might bc Afforded
s IN % examine and compare for themselves before
sork'ns IN the study OF wrong principles which when
s Se impressed upon the mind. would be troublesome
isaea'e or correct say nothing OF valuable time
1'eu'evably losii
Ssvef 10 this question, will simply state isc'
asye no doubt Will be received with satisfaction
X. einends o. progress. have been favored Win
MN onNunicaton Of system OF lhonogrsphy
49,, AUer careful aud mature examination, hsv,
possess al the characteristic features which
uan POM o0' IN my and concluding commanics
Yours, respectfully. H. W.
M, r-since our las, publication the following
~ war have arrived in this harbof Steam frsae
49, wy from Boston steamer Princeton from PM
rvlu@ and ships John Adams from New.Nork, ~ Ma.
"u falmouth from cruise in the Gulf
Pensacola Gaz. Aug %
~ The L. ;. steam irigate Princeton, Com.
-aart inge. "a days from Philadelphia arrived here
under sal 1pana".n,s ca on, -
.sss'iciok-A Mr.. Burton lcolorcdl committed su.
So. wednesday st New Brunswick, n. NO cause as.