The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-09-26

John Smth-An industrious explorer aner de-
rivalves and nominal roots, would find In this
name world of ingenious mystery, requiring much
research, and curious speculation An indefaiiga-
bic philoogist has endeavored TO enlighen the pub
lie through the Providence Journal, on the subject
vet as ii is exhausteSs, trust he will not rest sa-
. tisfed with what he has untolded but continue his
discoveries The name, he contends, IS one Oh great
ANTIQUITY and may 5e ioaad IA allfhc languages OF
Europe nav Of the world His plan is that each IN
dividua who holds this distinguished cognomen,
shall adopt the ancient method OF afxng 10 his own
name that Of his father II is not deemed necessary
thai he should use the English word, in all cases,
and say John son OF John Smith, BUT employ words
conveying the same rneaning-ali OF which mean
son al or of Thus The sraelile would say John ben
John Smith the Dntchman, John Won John Smith;
the Frenchman John de John Smith; the Welsh
man. John ap John Smitd; the lrIshman, John o
John Smith the Scotcblaan, John Mac John Smith,
&c. all of which mean the same. another plan is
suggested, for varietys sake, which may prove more
acceptable to this great formidable family, who are
descendants in direct line from Shem The son Of
Noah called the Shemilish tribe: l. c. the tribe Of
-Shemit--Shmt-S
The second method is 10 employ The foreign pro-
nunciaion Of the same name. In Hebrew there were
no Christian Names consequently the John did not
then form a part. 1t was then simply
Shemit.
I.atin-Johannes Smithius.
Greek-Ion Skmiton.
Acknowledgement Smith.
Spansh--Juan Smithas.
Dutch-Hans Schmidt
English-John Smith.
French--Jean Smeets.
Russian-Jonloff Schmttowskl
Chinese-Tahn Smm-mit
Icelandic-Tahne Smithson.
Wech-Jihon Schmidt. ...
Transformation Ga Smittla.'
Mexican-Jontli F'Smitli.
This list might be extended much farther, but il
is perhaps superhuous. Our saran observes that
among the caItouches, decyphered by Rassellini on
the temple OF Osiris in Egypt, was found the name
of Pharaoh Smilhosis being the 9th IL the 18th dy-
nasty Of The Theban kings. He was the founder OF
the celebrated temple al Smhopolis Magma
IT, as is coniectured learned professor in the e1-
plorng expedition shaturn his attention to this sub
jec in the South Seas we may hope TO detail TO me
universe the honors OF discovery which shall push
far into the shade the dwinded fame of Columbus
or the Northmen.-P Philadelphia GaSetfe.
This is not only all well, but all profoundly scien-
tc and aboriousy photographic, save only IN tire US
carora version The language Of the Six Nations con-
tains no labals The letter m is therefore not in their
alphabet On conquering the Delawares and other
Southern Indians far South as the Sanee the lro-
quos discovered that the language OF the Iuscaroas,
then inhabtng part OF what Is now called NORM "a
roina was marked by that beautiful feature the absence
Of labias and for that reason that the Iuscaro
ras were translated the North and added as the sixth
nation of the great conederacy.. Nothing affords an
Iroquos more amusement than the abals IN other Ian
guagcs oblgng people, as they say 70 shut her NOUNS
when they spcak Thns John Smith in the Tuscarora
canno. he written by the Philadelphia Gazette FRO
baby it is thus .--Onah- Efcah kiss,s ~ D. Are
YOU right, friend Gazette, in your WEIGH Jhon is
more like the Persian, and Schmidt is decidedly leu
tonic Smith itself pure Saxon but this does not help
US much the modern WEIGH being unquestionaby the
dialect Of the ancient Br,ons We rather suspect that
John Smith is an unknown name among the Camorans,
and cannot be properly rendered their language but
il they were to s,temp, they would probably turn out
something like Ggwn smyddhhw.-N. y. Commercial
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