New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-09-19

alton signs and which require the ras Of the pen and
throwing back Of the hand Of the weakest and most
sntSenoP houographic elements Of the Pitmanian sys
tenn For the chief merit q me system which seems q
be the night mare q Friend consists precisely
and essentially IN the complete, simple. distinct enc
pathological manner IN which al the sounds ndsas and
djpkh0ags Of all the known languages are represented
and this without raising the pen from ire aricuisiion
signs and throwing back the hanc, 20 load them on Al
sides with forest Of firing cOts and dashes WHICH, o~
ing Their perar hulatOry, nature and po-uons ana
their microscopic insecke appearance have been very
pr0Delv denomnated b Mr. BerOn, and, alter NM ~
all Senographers arbitrary pdr1sne signs As 20 tt
assertion Of our Friend that the vowel Signs are 40
soutey necessary and essential 70 any system "hch can
hope 70 meet the aerands OF science and arr II i a
mere confederation Of all that have SAD IN nese etter
on that same subject The only thing when wanted n
move and which 7 think have done. and which VII
soon h. sfi more ernphatcay demonstrated 20 al the
friends OF Photography ia that Nh Pinan has not even
began TO think Of the only philosophical and truly seen
tic griacip by which this pathological scsidraHn Is 10
be attained.
amer mentioning the Arabian sqrdnfs "who are Of.
tended 1T receiving letter with the vowels written
land forgetting that he falls in direct contradiction TO
what he has Just said in the previous lines our Friend
gravely asks Who requires that the skeleton Of a
horse should be covered with flesh, 70 recognize the
animal - viii ask in return Could our " mend
himself recognize at glance. (as must be the case IN
reading the skeleton ofaf same horse, II were be-
headed and placed among collection Of equally head
less skeletons ofnues zebrss and horses which, IKE
the derivatives Of lcNcO-rapnic WORDS iOri r. many
varieties of beings originated from primitive type or
root, for an articulation minus its qualifying vowel H.
in reality az our Friend suggests ike the skeleton Of
horse Cor Of any other anima) minus ts nead AGAIN
suppose As the with the simple arrcusuon slgns
OF unknown foreign language, beneaced OF iheI IN
tia and medal vowe that the skeleton presented 10 the
1ussiag of our Arabian Friend" should be that Of
foreign animal unknown him, how could he tel the
species 10 which II belonged lie. how could be rc1d
with their pronunciation, foreign artcustions ma
nus their qualifying vOwes when II Is already go diiI
cult read them correctly with all their Ptmanan APP
pended favorite vowel signs In other words would
Friend prefer 10 take his daily rdes on the skelc
of horse (the Pmanisn system, according 10 MS
own compar1son) or II II were ofered TO hnn' " war
ranted sound and without faults on horse pure bood
fall Of flesh of youth and of vigor o. he system men
toned in my etier No w We shall see. ere long how
our Friend has made up his mind about this query
Finally, our Friend concludes hrs reply by say
ing that be could MI columns Of this paper II he were
review all my lane attempts 10 caricaiure W. Fimsn
system shall no, speak Of the lame attempts Of
our Friend in his refutaiiOn by denegaiOns and
assertions Of nv demonstrations backed by examples
and corrobOratve quotations; but viii SIMPLY ask
How could csrcsture system which Is OF Itsei
carcsure Of what is pure Photography In iis intrinsic
In conclusion Mr. Editor will limit myself to the fol-
lowing remarks
Mr. Pitmans system IL all that Friend maintains
il IT, why evsde the trial proposed in my nth etterf
DO not suppose our Fesd believes the author Of the
system whom you have yourself ediioray vouched
to be "a gentleman and scholar Tor suppose
that when you said in the paragraph which ! am al
tended say the author of The system &c. 81 do
not suppose say, that our " Friend" believes him
altogether unworthy OF his notice. What exalted
triumph would il be- then. for A" Friend 70 come
before respectable audience and Yrore not by mere
words but by fdds. the inconrOyeriibe superiority
OF his fayOrite system all other existing systems
Of pure autobiography" especially snder such
circumstances will characterize the proceedings Of
this public Investigation However, whether OF not our
Fread does does not deem the Ptmanian system too
far above such examination and such comparison
prcsumptuous be taken into further consideration
by him and the Disciples Of Mr Pnsn the author Ofihc
system will the persist in carrying out the
plan already adopted The very importance Of the sub
ect him thus persist in duty to himself 20 the
lovers of science and the friends of progess-and he
will abide the result with cheeriuness whatever may
be. In this manner all interested in the question
will at know what 70 take IN the premises
and which System is deserving of immediate adoption,
It's early diffusion throughout the land the need reform
now deemed If 50 rnomentous import, will be the
speedily accomplished and oil the friends OF tera
ture will the quicker enjoy the benefcen results of
PURE PHoNoGRAPHY Had the author Of the cOntem-
plated system, been impeed by selfish motives, our
FRIEND knows enough of the worlds usual ways to sup
pose that he would have adopted very different course
But confident that every udcious man among those
who feel interest in this subject viii welcome his plan
Of public investigation in the premises by their APP
prevail and concur in helping him 10 realize his audabe
intentions His preparations this effect in active
progress and they completed. due notice
will be given OF the preliminary proceedings In the
time Mr.. Editor please accept my thanks for The
valued impariiaty with which you have aided US BOTH
Friend and TO present this interesting question
TO your judcious readers.
Very re.pectfully yours H'ss. Wt'fs.