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the inhabited by beings whom prevailed the
civilized life borgine here upon
the first arrival of the European adventu giuabe link
necon could have existed and progress Decline
alike subjects of the ippenetrable mystery
Mr. Taylor opinion aborgnes of Anne
RIGA descendants of the Tsraepobaby tribes
and quotes from Scripture wherein works of
mounds spoken Of which passage wandering Is
raees establish mounds guide on their return to
the land of their nativity The words referred the
2lst of the 3 chapter of jeremiah thee up way marks
make thee high heaps thy heart toward the way
wh thou again. virgin again to these
thy cities Historians also inform that tumu, similar
those found this region constructed anti
guilty. whom the Scyhans we be
led believe that North America originally peopd by
deng hod.s gh safely lecture the mvrads
various formed monuments of antiquity throughout great
Mr. T. continues
One matter however at the threshold of investigations
casts an almost nsuperable difficulty in way and this
Is the fact OF the nonexsence of tradition among the pre-
sent generation Of the Indian by which can have
the least hope of unravelng the mystery. This matter
have made subject of inquiry whenever meeting with an
intelligent, communicative Indian and have found that
the various tribes which nhabt this section Of country ex
press total ignorance the sub ect of the origin of the
mounds; some however impressed with belief founded
upon their SupersOus notions that those in the form of
animals constructed BY the great Manou-hat thew
Indicative of plentiful supplies of game in the world of
spirits they therefore, looked upon with reverence
and seldom moested by them. Tribes and bands
utICt t4Cf COLCCfureS with regard 10 them In
versing with intelligent French gentleman, who
trader, resided the Pembna (Selkrk settlements
the Red River Of the north upon the subject of the antqu
ties OF that region, he related circumstance which it
would throws glimmering light upon the origin of
class of these ancient works After the termination Of
battle between the Chppeways and Sioux Indians, Gin
which in seli-deence became necessary for him par-
cpate the women and children of the former, who
the victorious party, in celebrating the achievement,
ted mound from the adjacent surface about five feet in
height. and in diameter eight or ten feet. upon the summit
OF bioh Olaf std
and this pole tufts of grass, indicating the number of
scaps and other trophies achieved ted around this
mound the warriors with their usual ceremonies, INDUCED
in mirh and civilizations the scalps of their Inflated
fOcs.'
NJ. NJ Noah, of New York lectures delivered few
years since eneaored establish the Jewish origin of the
bognes his proofs being satisfactory.
borough author of Mexican Antiquities also strongly advocated the
theory which refers the entire native American population the
lost tribes of Israel carried by Salamanca King of Asya
But remarks contemporary, the difference physical organa
sufficient this question forever Independent Of
this can be supposed that the Jews who Notwithstanding
every region Of the globe have remained people
lar need prove their lineage should after having
wandered into the world have lost every memorial of their hso
~ language laws religion? The hypothesis absurd
t ser Gus examination. Besides recently
the world that til remains Of the lost tribes have been discovered still
existing in Asia"
Upon WHOLE plaube conectures with refer
that all aborigne with the e1cep
the EsQumaux, whose from Asia thought to be
comparatively have the descent and origin. This
conclusion by following uniformity of their
mental and physical under variety of cir
universal anaoges in their language religion
method ntrng the dead and certain other arbitrary
well similarity the style and character Of the
tai antiquities from Canada southern part Chile
aborgne exotic origin descendants probably of the Asc
Tarrs between striking physognonca
have frequently been observed by the
competent Judges GAS navgao Gin the language of the editor of
Democratic Review have often picked up a boats the
containing people had driven five hundred thousand
hundred miles from home there nothing geoga
phcal position of America pcude the uppoion of
Atlantic Pacific origin fits aborigne g. That the primal
aboriginal civilization the tropical regions of
continent indicated by the ruined cities of COpn Uxma Penqu
&C. and that march of mental culture extended
south as far Chile the borders Of Canada indicated
by and mural remains found the region of the United
civilized nations Continues the editor of the Dem Rev.
whom quoe) we already shown rich populou AM
uura skilled the pottery, dying and WOOL and
manufacturing figured us, and the refined know
ledge meaurgy and sculpture. Their constructive talent
pcuous in their cities and ortfcaton their pyramids
and TEMPLES roads and queduc, They had
constitution adapted scientific investigation ind ad by their
esve and accurate knowledge
they associated under regular forms of government with
ona religion under the direction of priesthood Although
American civilization survived that of Egypt PhGnica
eveA like them, the day of its glory
ghout nature change everywhere apparent
nations appear to have period growth, acme
the would have arrived when the
aboriginal the American soil destined be supPanted by de
rent variety of the ace-one which exceeds all
aptitude accommodate itself the extraordinary diversity of
1t Is melancholy to reflect that Judging the
no future certain than the speedy disappearance
degraded remnants primitive
family will be scarcely remembered poetry and tradition
But truce speculation. Here follow from
Taylor interesting article for the whole of which regre
nd tSofapt h.,