Litchfield enquirer., 1852-04-29

IuRains, toward tlne South, which is in.
 bIisd exclusively by AI'ecs. The naine
 tht eIiy IS COsxcIIencingc, which. in the
 Igtltge Uf the lrIbe to which llle eurmte
 iapss, signifies the nvste.v of ths,
 0nnF"ins. Within Hn inner apartment
 ths grand temple of Cnnxchencingo are
 II't bout fifty volumes, similar iH appear
 bee fg the one referred IO, which, it iS
 hd 5Y the priests. w.'rs preserved from
 Ae eklgmsive collection of records known
 hugs existed in Mexico at the time ofthe hquess, and which were desiroyed by Srsez in the heat of his incorporate z~Hl
 tinaE ths pagauisln of the AztecS. The
 ania6 preserved at Coaxchencingo are
 vnrisa as holy things, and are only to
 nson an days of great public rejoicing
 ool*Sunity. It was on an occasion of
 kiisd "a q ths 1ndmn tra fer succeeded
 absle eatiing one of them.
 This StIume, which we have now before
 is hl.ed with hIeroglyp phicAl characters #invef sf which are of course, perfect
 egsn liigible to us But one circum. Hapce cufInected with it is of the highest
 SsFl4lee. .and tends to confirm the theory kaf tli6 Azstics are descendants of a race
 lsich Anitrated to this continent from the
 1t0ra sltOreS Uf Asia, abuut 20 centuries yU. Neia remarkable that on oRe OF two .ses nf the volume, imme diatcly beneath es hisr6al phics, there sre inscriptions in
 reel Characters, forming words in that Snguhges hut written backwards in the tenissl style. O. the first page these resk Inscriptions run thus i've give Hglisi1 Characters for want of Greek, }. naR sios sosoi. which reversed, reads.
 1ogss sgn Pdnton--liierally. word of all,' ,' ,'of all tihngs.' It is 10 be presumed from bis that the bouk is a history of that nys. |BfiUus people among whOm il was found. |Qi cuuid Il be thoroughly tleciphered. it You'd, ao doubt. completely solve llie prob-- ,M Of our aboriginal archaeology. On snotiler page there is a picture of water, spd under it the word 'ses-dlaht.' which is pvidenily Fholasses. Greek for the sea. A 'Spressniaiion of vessel full of men ac. 6npAuies rhls.und conveys tlie impression lIai it refers 10 a voyage or migration be. oud the sea.
 . The existence of these Greek words in his volume is q very singular circumstance nj proves conclasivcly that 1t must have 'eeR slle work of soins nation from the old continent, which held sufficient cOmmuni- ;Htisn with Greece io learn the language. Gaae It is Asittic is proved by the fact of lie Reversed writing. which me'llod is spd hy nli the Orleninl nntinns. A c"i0cl. eti facl with this que is the discovery lately 1Adeuf Hebrew volume foui'd tn the lsss. .Si,n of western tribe of Indians. Il account of which l.as already been given a almost ali the newspapers, and "ill Iouliless be remembered by our readers.
 TO wlUt nation lhe authors Of this Aztec otunlo beIunged. is yet mystery, though he facts would seem 10 indicate JewIsl, rigin {; for although there are ho H-brrw Ilaracts.s in the hOok. the known fact Ct le' dis,l,learan . "f ille twelve ,rih+s. ihe l.sly s,nlilari les b.,wren tue cusioms. lies and ceremonies uf he Nzsrcs and tho 6 lh. ancient Jews, ami oih~r circ"Hn- tances Of the same nature. led P!au>lbly 10 10 theory "t a Hebrew origin.
 The elders and priests among the Jews ere well ae luaintad with Greek in fact was the pullte language of that era. aud is not snrr rrIsing that with certain attrc- .tion of -ru,lirion. the should make use a in sh-ir writisgs. However tilis Is elnt which wt- leave 10 those more learned aan we are, la decide. We may o'sIark -verh4Ies< ea pas.aW. that tlIe phys'"s> !,y of tha Azr-c clIili,en. as ds-seribs'd t the anr,hern papers. IS esse iialiy Jew a. T., unAerSta ,i thai 1t is the intention l'la t.ro ri,inr of this strange volume re sgr.d to t. srl,,nii il io the inspec,ion of 'r .frsst Gli ion. whose lirr"g'yphicai Ht may enahle him io make som" discoveries in this new heii ol