, 1877-11-18

words, which Is unknown In many cases: which th
pfrsent spelling docs preserve Ia others which
spelling could Indicate with certainty even 10 ihos
@ assmaaIea ~ ~lth ins od spoken tnot merely writer,
which could Be- taueh u fsr - and no m c
do not: which Is practcay Seldom present. 10 he isn
Of any speakcr and which IS part OF antiusrian an
snow 4aytnrg about and that mfliioas Of those VIII
rrSf.In nss nase ttse concern Will or power to ap
| t.1:nt !, =. roe. ~, .. .,,,
rous;hin fnr ~ ~ "a say GaanSe Is not 'n
VA. 10 athc,sode ~ h. a. 40, aao wsa,n me ias. III
e the folca nsyn. va 'n rcd nsi 10 a1'f1et fnst
ex 1ah 10 put the latter hav"'
From >I: ahambers NJ Encrc1on,., ,uo,e ..r,,
hesi answcr ~ th;s nh;sc,ne ~ ~. ua ,n as m
anT IN Inc m M :.
coni,ared with he smhsrrassmrnta thcv occssint
in other rcanect,- Also this. ..'rhc Ssnsrr,
the oinai nooe;c s, charsricr nf Pro-. 81
writ;n,s fnr mi nn,v ,rcrc " ~ a'pu".t ..nrLs
! wJ1tten exactly m ihcv ,x-,~ sannJ.I
hut every rhnn1r which iri,c, "nS.,sn, ,n,
i consistent1y inI;entsi hv rhnnrr IN r1it;n" NJ,
withstandnp this faet ti,crc i. M lanrn,s e;
The etymne.;ca1 an,j ~ram,nst;eaI rcis,;nns ~ -,
! fhan in sunsrrit - ~eN - s"'''s ''@e'o
10 these auutra nnswers will ia that !. ia ,o;,
from what has been previously stated in connection
! with Mr. McdilIs plan, that our lansua.es n,ay be
t 1nade essentially phonetic with far less change
than has taken place since the days When Chanccl
| wrote English: hut so far as know these object
ors DO mol claim that the language has suffered
| loss from the change, either BY bcComr. obscure
| ~ meaning or IN any other way, The fact is. the
history OF ley words cut be lo}l by thcj,
spelling any it is not necessary that any should
| Dc. az well might We fcnutrc ehch man to give
| US Always an epltome OF his history with his sig
! natnfe Each word has n present recognized
mean,ng gu ad. IKE each psss9n . pr nte.en, pstpose
70 serve. us history may well DC left to the tnrcs
legations OF the learned and curious Nothing thai
II % now known OF words -, vii, be lost BY speilini
( irpl tr Il
stroy the books now in being OF to demolish the
sciences. Of ctyno!ogy and pho1osy. Last.
| ly, II should be said TINT II ne were TO adj
! NIT for this objection the full force intended
| by those who make H. it still would
have no application whatever except anon:
edge of thu iangnases from which oars is derived.
These are but very small per cent of the entire
population, white nil have, or should have, ami
read, write, aud spell. Is it Just or right. or
reasonable in these few learned objectoss. whose
very learning gives them tue means OF easily and
the great mass Of conmunitv to bear 20 heivy u
burden for the benefit OF 1heiE select selvcsr Do
they desire the establishment OF sort Of arstoc-
without meeting and overcoming oil the obstacles
now 4 REFORM MAY RE ACCOMPLISHED.
eoss m eh 10 nnn o. ta
feel this reform First hv aeitatinn or he snh.
jet nntll recognition Of It's desirabilty becomes
ri mt ia
dissatisfaction with what now is. Let thc lefecta
ami disadyantaccs OF onr nrcscnt svstrm hc frncir
acknowledged, pointed out. and commented unon.
Promote in eycry practicable way thc Interest nnw
felt in the subject ind excite an ncIest thcrc
is none, D1scourase he sentiment thai whocyer
m,sspeil. word thereby commits capital offense
person. NAV fail to double letter when tho f;rtnn
ary says he shonlI. ar tic cnnvcrsr' md re1 Enow
efmr,ft;nv hive aI' iat Al; rhif1rnn ic +.nnht
that. while it is still thon.ht hcst thot aIcr
shon1d Icarn the sne1linr nnw IN ..,ruc
it is, ;ncycrthelesss Radically defcciire'
and might nnd shnn1d he thnrnnnh,v rafornnad'
Tn fr,v rcars thes. ch}drcn hncn,nn 1hc Henchn1s
nn5 prnfessors rhe Hoa ~ Ednrat;on tbe rntars
the sneakers andwritcfs, the law. .makers short'
the community An apnrccja1ion Of the defects
OF our System being general any ASSEMBLY OF in
tcllisent people would reflect that sentiment.
The Congress Ut the United States is such IN as
sembly Feeling the need Of reform and nndcr-
stauuin. the general sense OF the community on
tho subject, ihey would probably appoint com
mission to report such modification OF our spell
ing rs would render ii phonetic. In our Govern
ment there Is no powcr to enforce the Change:
but Congress, having agreed upon system would
order a1l Congressional proceedings, national
laws, and official orders, reports etc., pnblished
standard to which MI written aud printed mattcr
would soon conform.
Second, think it was Horace GEeeley who said
in regard to our great hnans1al problem: The
way 10 resume Is 10 resume 80 VIC might soy Of
this matter: the way 70 render our spelling
phonetic, Is to spell phoneticallv-, We have soce~
ltcs to 4uc u at1toat cset3 lon
celvab!e purpose. from the saving Of penny 10
tue ealvatfon ot Inc world. lei rs nave one whose
members shall pledge each othcr to spell senslbly
reasonably, in short,-phonetscal'E: No matter II
there bc NOT uniformity AZ hfst: ms VIII come
eventually on thc prfnc1pte or Tie survival ot the
httest II We cond enroll IN the membership OF
snch q society Inc names OF few o. tho*e chose
opiuons have weight; and whose Ways tke world
delights to note ana to initiate, lt"on!d NOT be
long before the tuea OF reform woulc begin to be
popular: The letters and other writings OF scmi-
private character or some or these would coon hnft
their way into the pubic prints, and through
them The 1tlea !nas reform Is desirable ana Facti-
cable would rapldly lake possession or the popular
mind.
half dozen of the leading ones were to unite upon
i system aud in the advocacy Of it: nay. suppose
Mr. Mcdill, with his powerful newspaper to back
him. would. single handed, resume the subject in
. determined way. restatc his proposition of Il
dozen year= ago, then publish column Of reading.
paper for year; then two columns in each for
smother year; and so continne, regardless Of
ridicnIe from brother editors aud others, and all
sarcastic aiusfons to t'Gosofer josef" aud his I
.'fonetix, '-suppose, | say, this one man were
thus to make practical application Of his own
proposition. is it not probahe thlt decade would
not clapse till something would come Of 1T
T he1ieve the time has romc for 1h;s refnrm Not
vithstanIn~. thr enrnrc.d ;,iienes. On evnrv hand
net nov ayerr tbonrh.fnI nersnn tnnws t,is ;sa
hmsv "va Tttonh ,r,fs All tinms.1vcs ever. Inv
vEich ~ the roanv ,ooI thin~s thev m;rht IL thry
shaTl rndertaEc 10 The necrssory rYc1usion IT III,
:sst Ernnnmy NJ force il bcino sfnnieti In cvcrv
1enartnent or human endeayora Eyery labor
,riner and fts inventor rccoenized as 4 hcn cfac
it.-a ,rn.,a +, ~ acnnom;~ornF 1r,st 49, !