New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1841-06-26


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We have hesitation in sa:ins thai MS : oe'','
3ost interesting work taa has issued IRON me
,ress during the present !; : u; - ''-s'
rho dcaavs: and as we suppose ;hat sfna! a0Tse
ON, e;,uely ,ownsmcn VIII speedily take refuge IRON -
hustle of the CITY and the vexaiion OF ~ bi''"''
,,.o., ,eas Of the coun,rv We take the liberty Oh -
roendins 10 each one as a travelling compare" -,
of Mr. SrEpHExs. IF it do not efieci"ai; 0,--'7'
mind all troublesome thoughts OF ieose '' -
IL, -.eoce every thing Ike ezp1l. and nj up
every s1re hour with rational and mos. e%qai9i,
in Inv aside every prcenson critical discern
e and confess TO peaai'av and uaaccogntabe taste
W. old ask for ourselves better anusemca. than this
TO steal away from the city with It's heated walls AID stun
ming sounds and amid ceo and pleasant 20 fenow
his adventurous and experienced tEayeer through Tie IN
roned and paths Of the country from winch
&c has Just returned But have been ;gh pleased
ven with the hasty pcrusa have been enabled 70 give
ii book and abundanty assured tina; nne ' can
ossiby VIII fail perae II OF that wtea onre com
.:1enced they viii Law II down without regret.
twill be recolec,cd that Mr. STEPHENS entrusted by
The President with Confidential Mission Central AHeri-
ca and tina, he took his departure the hd OF October
1899 After an absence Of ne returned having
in the meantime made personal explorations and
collected mass information respecting that country winch
forms the material Of the present work and which will make
Cent,a America and the other through which he
travelled a marvel and wonder through succeeding ages
Among the most interesting discoveries made during ms Jour
neyings are the wonderful remains OF ancient edces the
1noss.coyered ruins of cities long gone orgetuness
the relics of by-gone generations which every where net his
eyes Representations OF these drawn By M Gather
wood and nearly hundred beautiful stec engasngs Of
them accompany these magnificent; volumes Among them
are the drawings of temples and palaces colossal statues OF
the most singular and elaborate workmanship aars tablets
of herogphics and figures and groups OF all kinds IN re-
lief These are evidently the workmanship OF people who
once were numerous powerful far advanced in the and
who have yet left behind them the footprints OF their
wonous march through the and have gone down 10
the grave of leaving sign whereby their history
may be known. Strange and awensprng fate an ndi-
ydua of humble goes the grave and soon for
got: OF the ears great men-who may have scouscd
blessed her by his into the common tomb
and the noise his tread sounds for generations along
the aislcs of tue mighty temple where the world worshPs
bu, that nation of breathing bound together by bonds
of Affection OF law, of rcgocombning their might Tor the
mc ends andhaying but heartbeat sending It's lie and
owe through hcrfares extremtcs and sounding the same
,o,c of glory and of greatness all over the and-shoud be
xhclmed in the mighty ocean and Ike majestic ship
eng the face of alright and smiling heaven calmly dow"
INTO the still, untitled depths OF the be more heard
from srcver-s something which the mind cannot fully grasp
nor dwell upon without beiag filled with wonder and
What shall endure if nation periSh2 What man nayhopC
for unading remembrance VIXEN natcH very na''c
has persisted with her people
In chapter near the conclusion of his work Mr. Ste
pbens advances the opinion that these cities were built by the
aces who occupied the country the tine OF It's invasion
~ the Spaniards and he supports this belief by the condition
., the remains themselves which he THINKS much moro
eriec, than they could have been after lapse OF two or
hce Thousand years. since the climate End atmosphere are
most destructive to all perishablc matcciu; but mainly by
reference the historical accounts OF Herrera Bena Da@
and certain manuscripts ornd in the libraries OF Dresden and
Vienna This conclusion he regards Ear more interesting
ard wonderful han that of connecting builders OF these
cities with the Egyptians any otho' ancient people 1t
presents spectacle he says, of people skilled ~ arc
lecture sculpture and drawing and possessing the cutva-
ton and attendant upon these arts not derived from
the Old World, but originating and growing up here, with
out models or masters having distinct separate nePcnd-
OK, existence: like the plants and fruits OF the soil in-
gcnoes.
Reside tine description of the remarkable monuments and
ether remains found 5isc countries and the br speenla-
non touching their age and the origin OF the race by winch
they we're rcoduccd large portion of the work IS maze up
of lively and graphic sketches of the country explored with
curious highly instructive details of their social and o'
ltcal coalition including full nnG interesting account OF
the civil war so recently brought close by the triumph OF
the Indian Cercra and the expulsion OF Gen osazan ae
Presden, Of the Central American Republic Other ma
ters in rich variety comprised among the contents vaa
able observations relating the social and general Improve
,nent % the country, of the character OF the nhai-
ans the face of the cosnty and all kindred topics are
abundan, and entertaining But have little doubt that by
far the mos; attractive portion of the book with all cS'
Vi readers VIII be The personal narra-c Of Mn Stephens
the history Of his with grange incidents and
stranger peopleis escape. from difficulties some OF hem
ng and vexa;oa enough and his observations OF men
and character and natural scenery Whenever he went An
scdoes OF M personal adventures a'undansome hr
ooa e;hcrs tragic and all os them Intensely interesting