Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1837-10-14
TIE Losr TrIsEs OF IsRAEL--

| The Losr TRIsEs OF IsRAEL--M.
NJ. Noah, In IN able lecture on the sub
iect of the North American Indians
! has advanced many facts and fragments
in support Of The hypothesis that they
are the descendants of the lost tribe:
of Israel. 1t is undeniable that many
of their customs and religious. ceremo.
MES exhibit marked affinity with the
Jewish doctrines. From the remote
period at wies, these peculiar tenets
must have been inculcated, and from
the necessary wane Of customs and
language in so great lapse IF years any
striking siniiitude between the two
races cannot be supposed still to re-
main. But suca as they are, many CO.
medicines have been adduced favoring
the supposition, and other facts of the
same tendency may be drawn from
sources which have not been 50 fully
investigated.
The Jews passed over into this con-
tinent, established their worship here,
and probably originated the present
race Of Indians, may be affirmed on
several grounds-the identity of some
Of their words with the hebrew-the
similarity Of many of their religious
practices with those of the Jews-the
resemblance in the physlognomy; and
other equally conclusive facts and CO.
medicines; which all tend to show that
the Jews at a very remote period have
inhabited this country.
That the present race Of Indians are
descendants from them, may be strong
~ averred from their Asiatic cast of
features-the tawny complexion, dark
eyes, black straight hair, high cheek
bones, &c. are remarkable in all the
North American tribes. But we can
60 no further, unless we reject the idea
that they are to be drought together"
Where are the Jewish practices so
strictly preserved by all the remnants
of this people wheresoever situated?
In the centre of Asia body or COM
munity of Jews exist who believe
remnant of the ten tribes,
and have never SO fully mingled with
their neighbors, but they still main
tain most Of their religious rites, pre-
serve their traficking character, and
are in fact the sole merchants of the
Asiatic inhabitants in that vicinity.
Whatever may be the case, we think
that the investigations on this subject
should be made more generally pub
lie. A spirit Of inquiry would there
by be awakened among the people,
which might lead to some important
results. Our whole country is fertile
in the remains of apeople, sslong since
passed and gone away''-every foot of
our land is rich in the secrets Of depart
ed yerrs-wherever we tear open the
bosom of the sstoried' earth, we are
repaid by the addition of some frag-
ment Of history to the accumulating
mass which is ultimately to reveal to
us the origin and fortune of the most
ancient inhabitants of America. We
have once or twice adverted to this
subject; but it is to be regretted that
those who are fully capable of doing it
justice, will not devote their attention
to it more particularly. N. Y. Sun.
WHERE IS THE WEs'r--THE FAR WEST!
Ask whsre is the North-at York, tits on the
Tweed,
In Scotland, at the Orcadcs; and there,
At Greenland, Ze,nbla, or the Lord knows where.
With like propriety, we might in
our fruitless searches after the Ear
West place it at Michigan, Wiscon-
sin or Ouisconsin, or the Lord knows
where. Where ever it be, one thing
is certain; there are thousands of emf
grants leaving their native hills in the
Eastean States, aud are now going
Westscard, with their families to find
q land that will yield plentifully, the
necessaries and comforts Of life. A
mong the many fields Of action that
now lie open to the enterprizing, in the
vast region Of country Between the
Allegheny and Rocky Mountains, we
have heard of none that offer stronger
or more irresistible inducements to the
hardy adventurer, than the Wisconsin
Territory. In her lead and copper
mines, fertile soil, great water power
and salubrious climate, will be found
the cardinal Ingredients Of National
wealth and prosperity. This embryo
State, rapidly filing up with settlers,
as she now is, must at no distant day,
be BROUGHT FORTH and claim the hirh
Of associating with her older
sisters as constituent member Of the
grand confederacy. Already have viii