Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1851-09-12

The following letter, enclosing one thousand
dollars, was yesterday received by DR.. Stone
who, in behalf of the Phonetic Council. desires
us TO tender his thanks to the unknown donor
who has so appropriately appended the signature
OF distinguished philanthropist. We have So.
cured copy of the letter, which we present 10
! our readers.
| SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Aug. 10, 1851.
| Ny Dear Sir There appear 10 be phiIan-
throplc friends rising up in aid of the Phonetic
cause in every quarter of the country, The en-
ample you have set by bequeathinc literally to
this great reform, and Your devo,edness and IN
urlng zeal in spreading this improved mode of ed
ucation Commenced by Pilman an Ellis in Enc.
land, AID sustained by large numbers in Amerj-
ca) among the people, is being responded to far
and wide.
This is probably the greatest educational re-
form that has been presented to the world since
the Christian era, and when it shall have pro-
crossed so far that all nations shall speak one
language, by means of the blessings which il
Will confer, then, indeed, shall we realize the
millennium of our hopes. Your examine. as
we'll as that of others, in aid of the cause, has
taken strong hold of my feelings, and of NV
sympathy, and has awakened me somewhat to a
sense of my duty. Hitherto have THOUGHT
that the sphere of my lajors was bounded by
the little children of my own immediate ncigh-
borhood and village, up here among the mount
ans, though | am now convinced that | have
done nothing compared with whatI ought to have
done.
have been thinking that the liberal sums that
have already been bcqueathed to, and NAV here
alter be bestowed upon this noble object, will
not be available ill after the death of those who
have made such requests And far distant be
that day when their cheering countenances their
eloquent voices and pens, shall cease to excite
that thrilling interests which they never fail To
arouse IN behalf Of the cause have thouoht.
therefore, that funds were necessary Tor imme-
date, as we'll as future use ; and mat n COM
mencemcnt may be made have encloseda GER
uhcate OF Uuted States per cent stock. pava-
bic in 1862, with coupons payable in July and
January of each year, which rive to the Anne
rcan branch of the British and American Pho.
netic Council, for their disposal, in aid of objects
beneficial to tho Phonotypc and Photographic
reform.
This will serve perhaps for the foundation of
fund to which tits hoped that others will add
according to their ability, as well as remember
the cause in their final wills
The phonetic means of instruction is one of
the greatest bOons with which mankind have
been blessed; by means of which the whole
Ang'o-SaXon race, in whatever quarter of the
globe they may be tound will pronounce, each
in harmony with his distant brethren, in accord
ance with the photography of the language
by means of which also all nations of men of
every language may learn to read the Saxon
tongue with facility and an accuracy hithcr.
to unattained and by means of which, in addi-
ton, several years Of a chId's life may be say
ed from the drudgcry of the old way of learning
to read.
The Legislature of every State should provide
funds for its immediate introduction into all the
Primary Schools of the land Howard.
10 DIR. JAMES w. STONE, President of the
American Branch of the British and American
Phonetic Council.
We learn that gentleman of this State has
recently deceased, leaving ten thousand dollars
for the publication of Phonetic Lexicon, to be
finished within four years. The interest cxcit-
ed in this subject will doubtless be greatly en-
HANGED by the examination Of children and award
of $3.50 on the evening of the first of Septcm-
Der, notice of which will be found in another
column. We understand that the fremont Tenn
pie will then be open to the public and that there
will be slight admission fee to dcfray expens-
es BOSion T'rureTlo-