The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-06-16

COM UNICATIONS
MEXICO BEFORE THE CoNQUEST-ETH
BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY.
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li's 'an,e VI contehis presents VIC ioowns "uSies'
!. Inc semi-civiiizeu ha'ioTs OF me4co' tuca-
tan, ana Centrai America by INC HON hioer'
|uaIaln.
u. Ancient remains ~ ~ e"iessee, showing 'n &c
curious iact inat the rnaHo ~ois"iP Pie'aieu III
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~, Inc Grave creek .uihu,o' oi ihounu III WEST
efn Virginia ny MI ocnoolcfu'' ,,
lp ~. Himyariuc inscriptions VI southern Arabia
lrU,essor turner.
], Inc funico.Lioyan ,hoI,uinen' oi DugSa' III
'h1 en- h,'Seom OF luhs' by W.T. Ca'ueIwooo'
ne nrs' articie Is illonu1''. " ieaini''s, 10,
Isearch, ana phiiosophic sagaclty Is quite equd'
lhe distinguished character OF ils eminent anlhor'
may pe regarded as suPP'eneh. ., ooh'iiiuu-
'o, oi the great WORK OF .ie sn'iio eu'hor, on 'ne
lhuiai languages OF worm AmeIloa, Puors 81
Isohe YEARS ago py inc hhuquariai SOCIETY VI DIS
VIZ , ne word - g,ea,'y niueDeu W INC e'iiS"e-
eneu zeai Of mr.. Gailat IN coi'ecung, pfeseIylng,
anu Inc ao'oiS, anu law
|o ", our aooflgihes. Inc exPeaiioh ol Lewis anu
was manly aue 70 NM anu shc pflnseu 70,
|oe Wnioh Ie Picpahou anu u'suioopeu
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saIes VI uaSes anu uiaec,s' may pe asIu'l,-
3coa,,sd ra Nj, i; a e 20 ta nalG sei,
oneo'eq .or u'ls aepaItmen' .. e,nnosiaphic SCI
1ehce. Llhe ene baron ae Humpoial, ne mas illaue
he puisu. Oh science relaxaton lrom ,ne aoors OF
~ I'a'esan. III lne quahues VI s'ates.liah anu
''.'e wv onliIien' minus assiiia'e' Les'-
0g em 'sa mo,,gns o'm% s., NJ.
M VIC y, u'e I.hnolosio oooie'y M "
S.ana'n nee Io,.p'eca' wha' WI. Iicsoo', ~ nc
oonq9es' Vi neH h a'u hot ahaeiahe, vi icl. i'r
e1laPlee iie nas analyAeu az. 'ne ianguases Vi
jeA l anu oenim America, OF which siaiiiha,s,
o.anu.a les, VI Paiaulsns eoua NC Pioeuieu'
our aiS'leasnea anu popular Traveller ana aa,hor'
W a. o.elhons, ne mas acknowledges ms
rh iol n,uon material L; toWaras inns lsesusauon
ne iesul VI ms analysis anu comparisons 70,
nal however aissimilar ~ WORDS, ing grammar
IpoPe., anu $3.50 suuo'uie Vi aii 'hese inulan
Ismnsuases, wth .ne exception OF tne pl'ofnl, are
ounueu on lile saihe prnclPies. ~ aiso proved,
M a, me s.aniaucai s'r9c.uie q .he aigu"ses OF
.noo, uoa'n, anu eensro america Is sin''lar
% .nal OF thc worm american INDIANS. WIN re-
H., 70 'ese, Mr. ua,a.'l IN ms FORMER Work al
i.o VI as sioMn .nae ~ siA'y-one ua'ee's spo.
,.ol;, eney were iouha " eoi'st'u'e pute
a'lii,es VI iahsuases put Whls' .he sanie
IM ," ai " asst.nai'on, ona1a vs m'
o inuisi 1 m, .he,e y one fe,larhape eAceP
aop ~ 'ne ot.on' =. nacI,co. LINZ tle Dasque OF
Spans etu we coPuo VI EsyP., se'hos insulated
~ ane lllldS' OF surrounding languages OF aineren'
- Piesep's uie Pheno , 1,c Vi Ieing
haoi1' lhe inc ooPuc anu Shhsse, Wh'is'
WA NY ,.ai.,s iu'o'lis a'o a'Sy Poysynaoic
~ H po,y n.neue ing Pilio'oPnie ueuue'ion VI
aunor run 'is ucl' rs maj az !. as I'M
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3s.' y. 'he otc.,i elsewhere thai aons 'he NieAi-
o'n NJ. VI any u tne o.aer apguages OF hnahuM.
ihe or,sih OF tle nrst iineo''ai's OF America mas
800 , s,. y r Iai'a.ln as an oPel, question: ne
says wy. piinossoPny mas h1t enaoieu US 70 araw
any pos,u,e tiliergnces on tne suoleG' ist ne
Units , ,el INC tyor'hnen discovered America nve
Snuhu.eu years before Coluinous ne YET incnes 70
n nole'iu orisui as llves'eu WIN Propaoihues'
pieseht sta'e =, sclence' however, uoes .ot lot
7.hy lnese prooaoiiiles " linguistic ainhnes'
iay s auu u'a, MI. Darlons supposed resempances
i"u WIN hsia.,o languages arg iai'cnu', Oh, II
oai =, lew worus Uey arg acciueh.al, ana such e1
h9s, nappen ~ coihpiuauons oi aiticua'e soenus.
"n W .ne P.rou .. w.icn a., hhncrica was
az. PooPou, ne u'ahe1 llia rcliiarh' mere are az
AmeIics one hundrea languages, which, however
s,,hiar ia structure, uiner enufely IN words FOL
ene pioaucuoh OF sucn radical DIVERSITY anu srea
i VI tollSuesi We want one iohses. uiit
sai We ata posinileu 70 assume. Inc peopiihS o.
mus coll'iiencea at the carries, period ~
o " uio HUMAN iaoI, oon'paup,e WIN .i'e
avs wh.ch govern .he muitiPlca.ion ana extension
u MAJ, from ms mrs. seat OF creaeon
uih niln'e iaoor, pa'iehce, ana sasacNy, inc
Man; " nu;va ma 'I lew sne wno,e grIu"a o.
gress Of that people in art and science; their hero.
|giyphlcs, astronomy, and chronology must leave
W a"o ,ra rug, iIsulle ~ ms iao's anu afgu
be placed on their chronology far mora than can.
fury before the conquest, that their astronomic
khowledge was not OF foreign origin, as suggested
things similar 70 the Monaghan. Their religious
aideas anu morai Improvement, as represented by
mothers advice TO her daughter, which we md N
rrsscott' were Pfopaoiy derived from the Calhoilc
innuehce OF the conquerofs'
mere is no dooot that more ancient people ana
an Garner CIVILIZATION existed TO the north OF Mex