, 1865-11-04
Chicago Qrbnne.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1865.


mr., 7 confces that sorue of the obstacles
s4.na,,r ~ ~ Tsr NJ the adontion IF snv
REFORM ef % ous l sh,meiul Il md b.rbarous opthos.
rapby arc formidable, and ut first glance may
eeem ipsn1momtable Nevertheless have
;nv;ncih1e fa1,t IN t1e nover of cnod range
..S"t.s,1r 49, '.-s. 1,oa-x orrnr .1a- ~ -
70 osc1Anlo" no' 80, al. ".a .aa us. a"a5 sus
reforming the orthograpby OF tongue spoken
nv 4o.cO1 UoO of penn1e IN th,s continent
asa =, an e1n.t ,u-,t.- ~ a,ras
au 4 .umue4 ~ otue
paf1s ot tne giooet looks lmpoeslhlc and
truly dlteoulag'ng, st that is not
h. abandoned. It must he hor,,e IN mind that
~ a,,o,o.s,-o,, -.an :. ~. 49,. ;,s.a,,;aart
tus 11ns'.4on 49,, 4aeS :, VIC . Auost An's.ns1a'
t.1 ano cntefpraans portion o. the human family.
They arc the boldcst innoyntofs and the
sha1pest scarchcrs after 1nbor-sar1ns process
~ 1nth ,,,cnta1 and nbvs,co1 They h,ve 1ess
re..s-av,o, ~ s,7,ors.it,o,, ~ ,.or, e,r,,. ~
ete.s' " ." .4'AoA ~ Aneso 4o.. W
1ol tnfnes possessing no otnef merit tnan
being moss ss'corered, worn-eatcn or antique
They arc practical uti1lta.iau race, restless,
ho,i n teme,;tv ye,lona ond neyer.t,rinr In
49,. ~ .s1.1e...s,a .,,.1,,;.a ~, ~ -5o-o
tnelf "alu1a3.ous pu.saits. Le' ene oofe
progressive and radical minds oi our country
once takc hold ofthe subject Of reforming the
1nonstrous ortboc7aphy Of our language, in
~ r-,ncf md ft,iptr wifi S1teaH
as rn,,iG,r ~ az; the 1,o,xer nress stea,nhost.
as tarA'as ." ,e1ananl, ,aS scxr,pr r,es.,,nr and
s1eam en- ten' ehsna' H. 'e1pluS nnu
nann!a c,,arcsd md rrfor7nod the,r
tto.y tSuT9 oe r-ot.c1cncnt @ef,irf, fhctr ,ncas-
tors lind transmitted to t.cms instiiutine
zen, vy,, tot l,nn ,o,rcS;tnE AZ
Hun -. -, @ ~ tiztftno4sGI n.,I e,en,a1
soGsu'y, tss ~ 1s,1.I; .ua IT.
eurrcDsy Of a community com Is a tiinss almost as
much Of @ hahiI M Is ne oEtaoerapny q us sas IN;
ho Sid and Nd xenerahIe svstcm r. Pnonnds shii.
,;l w aua a tas3S,1,s a,,d .Soutnd l., ;.s
a u - 1Fn-,r hotr-.1 ~ 1t,v
-. e.naS - ,si1i =. dona +, th;s rrnn.
~ - ~ - f,on "ni ho1d discnss3on'
~ rha h. -" FANNY @ ~ ndTnita Tint the ortbefrra-
r,,, If tl,e Enn1ish 1anona~c il Hbai bcy1nd
rn5 ~ ~ :, IA sa,s tffoi ssT rrfovm cn,,id
GoIp a .iats !, .ra,,,a .'c If rreat sar.
uE 1890 n,1,, ~ thcaa ststo,nente
~ :S;a-s1tet1n s,5 -,or h. .ss,rrord enlf:
NY ...1,s M M ~ hore ~. 4sro rrsat
rointa ccncei1ed. yiz: the execrablc Condition
laanas ,,r oItheoron,r and t,1e rreat serr1re tn
s,.,ut-,ra -. thn7 - -c,,r7,, womb r-ore Tora
manfana taat 5eo1m "on.a ps.,,,1 psoss neI, rs,
49,, .t, :. n5rn,ttaG withont a-rnmcnT snd
"a .aa,;,. ~ lntor f., i,s Intrninct,nn ia f,r.
| .;shod .daG hv tbe ndrnnt. .@es and hencfits that
r1.SS ncy.r,n = a,,r,,a ,isn snI r.c, .shan II Is
adnnfca.
~. 1he anSx ~ main sI nnv oner ~ o "a1 n,t
~ ot ~ Il en, $500 aesve fHe;r ncrsonnj
interests by ~ But reply. neither IS there
my money to be made by Opposing +: No
;hn21anhfc H2 NH T ietoTm. The adyocates Of il 6ayc
oniT tn oyrreoms the mere force Of usaee Of
| sha co1nmnnitr.: we mr. enyeIoncd. AS II Ecrc
i,r a t3ensa foe' tlrouch Which Wo can hardly
| ssn m arrn,s iFnrth AHEAD. Bnt hi. fnr can
In disncrscd by The sunlight Of truth being
l
But contend there Is money in this reform,
.an Ut T,sh ~ N and nan "a f,rtnnes ont nf II a.
enId. .Hrnters aid in Califoruia al onr time,
But there Is money in It i0r The masses in
,ue hE 1ac - rcarc},on of nne-half IN he cost Of
b2ead rneat fi1e1 nr rent. Br means Of r.
Gasnnnd or1l,orTan,,y, fi,rv cai, educate their
rI,I15rrr n 1sss tI;nn half The time It nov
fnIasa -, +hor ~ o,n ~ eJrc.t1 tf,c., 1nore than
t+.;ea' " ,ra1i n 1Ge 1s1ne nav deroted fo that
s,roosa 90 dn,iar viii thcraGore accomn1ish
~ ,,,,,a1 ~ i,r ~ nrese,,t 1vst ~, ~
."ie ~ 10 - ~. i,,1ensa} in1o13ant 1nstfer
~ tS 'ooh ant -. an' ~"1' -''~'
'ot ~ = ' nunn,e of the United states are ox.
pending on tic education Of their chiidres,
nt ~ e e,1I;nns ~ %at.rs Fl ~ a,,nnn, r.
.eas. tnts uos ai,n, " b,;id;IpPra ~ and fuai
books, tuluo1, sSaoo. ~ @ o"''"1' "'o iueA
sno 'u4ita1e NI y, nls aa*t. eaI, =. e,hoo,
/ -
Honia De ~ W sen,eupfultai,k SWPau2 tnSi g =
Call tleit number ,nree Millions, anea ~ Is
10" es1nlalc, anu lAe - ~ X Sss = ~ 1aea
fchool Term r. per a annu, TT. ~ =. oosh ape e@,t
makes ~ Aaa tals 70 ng ~ TX Gs1 ~ ~, "
~ o. S.uee aaa We Law ~ Sto.v"ovo, ~ y
thc sum when Amc!1ean p!s paIeuts are e3ptnu' aas.
ing for the elementary edneation O. 1'I theis
children. Now, submit that III Is gong
considerable for immediate ,'rostsriIy:., =,
can BE- demonstrated anaa ss1enins II aN .,
al me ilme sPenl 81 eoInMon T. ano pt1nag y
schools by American caiIufcn, Is Gonsumeu l.3a
graphical 1inPcaumenls. aeats ~ iHss.oes ~
tune arc Was1ea oa!llsnt III !eMnAE ~
read and Spell. AND ~ every step ,.,' y
al The other hfanehes ostnogiapnac aaaa aa.n'
enltleS act S utston ~ letaIu -, taoSsoe Ss"
Ionsidcf nov mucn 1i,ne = aost y tne ntols
advanced SCHOLARS m ies.nG a eotrae1 ssa
caation Q. tae I,1Ea Sia' - msny, ~ ~
caate tne p.!s. "plo i - ~ ~ j., ~ .s..sei
c!allgn. I e ~ 49, ,Ae Wh.r +ho ;e,1TI]
uon lto1n ,', .ne ea r. can f-rst ~ ths
% epell,nS ' Of searceiv name for tie correct Or.
thoepy, ~. ~ ootsea ,taa1 ~ SGs1a nst,ss PU -,
nounclng tealcon y. ~ ths nn,ii e1ts,t
~ .taGael, Eap, EVos4a1a{. Mn{- Eat1raf 111sfnrs
or1 u Pt;,nae-hS T. IL TeIa7d.d hv nnnhnnefiI
4ia..ses,s, ~ n-s-r rtaY otI5ost * avrr,
ts,re t. ,n1r = en,s n Fl f~oction ~ nunfi
rhn nsss +hrnnrb or,r commnn schools. Vht
s,,ar s~,ct.end r. n@ercnninT thrse nrtho
ever suSggsa sss1s,,,,,as " overcoming suese o'tno
sSnW ! Affirm M fact susceptib1e of demon
strot;o, ITtt,c n,1nnrf11nitr skaIi he ofIere,1
hat fyc.tentbs of lie six.ienths Of The tim
~ thnr1anfr ran h. ssred ~ ,isIng refor,ne,
"rthoS.a @ INV c4nn1nvinr a system Of sneIl
snn + nrcoraance MitE H. meaning of tn
T6rd fts. II By consulting Webster Ii
readcr wi1l find That . .ortI6rrnni1y,i CONC
t,nm t,,e tro 1;reeL words. orf1oa and orunh1
! .o.A HN1S N''N
hoth foCcthrr means rioht-vritinr. or tho Al
) NJ wr;iit,~ wor3s with lie uroner letters. AM
th,t IA n + m, conirnd,np for. If thercforr
fhe nrescnt expcnse Of kccptuc our children a
school amounts to kl05, OF, coo pcT aunum. /
n.r ~ safs1r ssserted that ~ Gn 1o0 of hi
;,n,nrnse sn,3 IL nhso1nteIr 1osf. The ob5cc
nT.an5tnr ci,i5-cn ~ xchnn1 is mt, IN sr;en
~ Tnnnsr hrt ~ canrnfe theTn and ren3c
them 1noie 1,setn1. lannv md inderendent /
o;ter 15fe linn fl,cr o;htrx,se won}d IT, IN
y Is hnonn eat ~ ~ 81
tt1at3: - as.st3 80 .sy,ae ~ ena ~ -
1, ~. .7,ie ann .s.asda Iii - -
kupn ~ e,s s1sP' Ms nns LIS - not ht ~ ~
tAe "oast - II: Vuf - Aas Iuupeu
one.ha o. iaeI edacaaoa' inaeeo, 1r siale "
ease 1ar too moae5atelx. WIN Paoneil
system e1 ofInosfapny ah onr eMlaren "onl'
Z peeone co1!eca spGlie1s anu ascatale, naen
iaoes Aoo naole tns4 .nA., tnsy WILL Noulu =
teain 70 Peonoance a on 1aagnass g aeeoru1ng &
@.-ss..a 's3 @s.,a;.. -. ~ h.i ~.
isn, 1ms anu Fu'ga!.ssns Monia ZAP saE'aly pe a9o!
sneu, ~ tue pIIntsa Pase P "ou!o ~ Masne sa
. o. correct aI1lcua9on 70 every feaoer, tnstea'
Of constantly nasieaams nno conlaslne n e
rcader as at present; Ihe iawiess and chao1i
orhog1nphy IN use Is Monder1ni4y WeA eaien
!: lated 1or promoting lenoInacc, 1or Wasting
!. moneT, ior dept1Sng our chilafcn OF the eau
cation that "a their r1Sht 10 receive, and III
| ardent desire Of parents 10 communicate.
But l hare NOT exhausted me pecnn'ar1
: benents 10 be derived from orthosTapalc re
torm. Let me name one oiher: the ease an
facility VIII ~hleh puptis "onld iGaIn !z J.. I
spell, read and compose ~ means Of the pro
posed system, would IN fe" years, fncreas
tue circle of neH:pdper readers and suoscHber
IN remarkable degree. 1t would make goot