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MISCELIAN E0US.
THE 'fTEN LOST. TRIBEs"E OF ISL
4 F IN AMERICA.

Major Noah, in an article in the last
Sunday. Times, is Of the opinion that the
sten lost tribcsn Of Israel were the oricina-
tors Of the cities whose ruins strew Mexico
and Central America He concludes thus
from a variety of circumstances, and espe-
cially from the fact that all our tribes of In,
dams, bearing the strongest marks Of Asiatic
origin, are Identified with the Israelitcs BY
religious rites.
1. Their belief in one God. 2, In their
computation OF time BY their ceremonies of
the new moon. 3 In their division of the
year into FOUR seasons. 4 lnstLeir erection
of a, temple, having an ark Of the covenant,
and also IN their erection Of affairs. 5. BY
the division Of the nation into tribes, with a
chief or general -sachem at their head. s.
BY their laws Of sacrifices, ablutions, mar
ridges ceremonies in war and in peace. pro.
hibition Of eating certain things by tradi-
tons, history, character, appearances, affinity
Of their language to the Hebrew, and finally
by that everlasting covenant of friendship ex-
hibited in perpetual transmission of its seal
in their aesh, custom only of late relin.
quished
The Phenicians (Canaanites) had discoy-
cred the continent 500 years previous to the
migration Of the Israelites, and were, it is as
stunned, the buildersof the pyramids Of Mex
Cholala, otumta, TlascaIa, and other cities
of which the ruins now excite our astonish-
mont land also the introducers of hieroglyph-
les, plenisphcnes, zodiaes, temples, military
roads ,lyiaducts and bridges from Egypt, Tyre,
Babylon and Carthage. In the apocryphal
book Of Edras, Of great antiquity, it is said !:
Whereas, thou sawest another pelccable
multitude; these are the ten. tribes, which
were carried away prisoners out Of their own
land, in the time Of 0sca, whom Salmanazer,
King of Assyria, led away captive, and be
carried them over theswasers; SO they came
unto another land 49,
"Thcy took this ounsefalong themselves
that they would leave the multitude Of the
h,athtn, and go into a further country,
wherein never mankind dwclt, that they
might keep their statues which they never
kept lin their own land, (Assyria) and there
was a great way to go, namely, a year and a
half'fd e f6aL
According to Major Noah's theory, they
marched towards the northeast coast of Asia
some remainedin Tartary, and many went
into China, where they have been LOGO years,
and are numerous at this day The main
body crossed at Bhefing's gStraites to our
continent, the most hardy keeping to the
north, Hudsori's Bay. aid Greenland I. the
more cultivated passed down on the shores
Of the Pacific. through California to Mexico,
Central America and Peru, where they met
their ancient enemies, the Canaanites [Phe-
nicians) whom, as once before, they dispos-
sessed Of the country. Futthermore, It is
contcnded that they resided in California
when the ships Of Solomon made their three
years voyage, and furnished the gold Of o,
phirf to build the temple; also, that they are
the settlers and proprietors Of Mexico, Peru
and the whole American continent, and have
been there centuries before the advent Of
Christianity, and patiently await the promi-
ses Of redemption. -
William Penn, writing Of the Indians,
said; +. So 81
!. Il found them with like countenanccs to
the Hebrew race l consider these people
under a dark night, yet they believe in God
and Immortality, without the aid of meta
phisics. They reckon BY moons--shey chs.
feast q taBeFnaclestey are arz saic k 70 2,
their affairs with twelve stones---they mourn
year, and observe the Mosaic4law with re,
gard TO separations ~ sai.em a
These facts, With the opinions of McAIen.
ne, Bartram, Beltrame, Smith, Penn, Menas
sab. Ben Israel, the Earl OF Crawford. Lope,
de Gamara, Acosta, Maiyenda, Major Long
Budinot, and Catlin---all eminent writer's
and travellers go to prove that the aten lost
tribes were the progenitors of the races and
ideas found IN the New World on its disco
very BY Columbus Sosays Major Noah
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"A COOP SFoRx, WIN BETrER ILLrsrRA
1Tox-The Louisville Journal says that q
certain Democrat went to w Washington to eei
an once from Mr. Polk Just before the Presi
dental election Mr.. Polk designated an
Indifferent Office which be could give the ap
plicant then, but told him that if be would
wait till after the 4th Of March, Gen. Cass
who would then undcnbtedly be President
could give him something better The poor
fellow, as his i'll luck would have it, ehoss "a
sraif az after TIE Al ef luereh IL
This reminds Us Of Pats dream, CONTINUES
the editor Of that sprightly Journal I once
dreamed said Pat 81 was with the Pope
and he AKA me Eud i drink Thinks /
Nad ! duck swim, and seeing the Innishouen
and the lemons. and sagsr On the sideboard
Etoll himlI didn't care e 4 tax q dhnp q
bnnthi 0si1ld or7kt1 axed the Pope
~, yer holiness. I .rbplied, and Be that n
stepped down % the kitchda for the bling
Eaters bat before he gos back 7 Eoke straighl
yPl apd ney 6 disshfessing ne that ditR|