American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-10-26
From the We,fera Magazine an.9 Rerie0'.
MIRIAM MOUNDS.

Europeans have described the general feature 81
our scenery, as harsh and sava!e. and oar land
scape as destitute Of moral interest. We have,
it Is sad no monuments. no ruins. none OF the
colossal remains Of temples and bar6nial castles,
and monkish towers, nothing to connect the mag
ination and the heart with tie past, none OF IT,,
dim and deep recollectiens. OF the times gone by
to associate the past with tie future. We IN.
not travelled IN other lands but in passing
cur own vast prairies in viewing oar noble ans
ancient forests. planted bY the hand Of Time, ali
nuttured hy the rains and ieWs Of agc., wlea wr
have seen the sun rising over boundless pla
where the blue Of the heaveits III all directions re
ted on the RAINBOW hues Of the flowers, when or
thoughts live travcIsed rivers Of thonsaf
Leagues ii length, rolling ~ their mountains, lak
and forests. ami tribes ii savages. with name
that cur organs 81 utterance cannot reach. whf
we have seen the ascending steam boat. brea>'
ing tie surge. and cleaning through the ser,u'
Of the trees, when we have lmag ned he hap.
mu,tituies, that from these shores win cVntpf
plate this scenery in the days to conceive has.
thought that our great country nl4Et at least cna-
pare with any other IN the beauty anu interest q
t. landscape VIXEN on an uiiihaa6ieii pva!rj.
Sc have passed X sltali group of Indian onun'
and have thought Of the masses Of human bone
that nouitpr beneath, when our heart and 6ut W
aanaton evoked from the land q shadows III
s,et,tles If the busy mutitudes, that here 'strute
through life poor play and asSe.l TIE Phatons,
Nho s.''l What they were, and why they have 'ttt
no mem, a',. but these mounds r. the men.. g
che that i, aeicf Is. furnished ample scope f.;
reflection. " should not hi.hly estimate TIL
mind or the beart n thc man VII, cond behold
these pratt top5- without deep thought
Ihese are many interesting mounds near St,
T.ouis. little north Of the towa Some Of them
have The aspect of bring encrmoas stacks. 1'hae
one Of them called the Falling Garden, is general.
pointe, out, as striking curiosity. One OF th.se
mounds, and it very impressive one. wgs
Icyeed in the centre Of Chcothe In digging
down. it is said, there removed great gra'iti
irs Of human bones. The town Of Circseyiile. I,
tbis state. Is principally laid within tie limits
Of couple .f contiguous mounds, the one circu
FAR. the other ii the form Of sqnare.--The tow
aas II, name from IFS position. chiefly in The cir
cular a!oaad In this, and in many other Of the
monns tie singular circumstance IS said to exist,
and it is affirmed BY those. who i've near them,
and ought 70 know Tho truia 81 Nhat they declare,
that tie eatth, II which they are composed is not
Inc same with that nn Nhsh they are raced-
WV should the builders aave encountered the i'm
mexe toll d Bringing, ,hese hills Of ear1l, from
neliler l.saecr
some II thec are said "a be found on hills, We
,in MT rctnealef to have seen SUCH They are
eenerali, on fertile wooded bottoms. or the rich
e,t aI!usisl r, aites where slid fruits, game ana
Il. a-e sbuaJaast ans. at hagd+ ttS mHt drnSr-