New-York daily tribune., 1852-01-31
WILLIAMSBURGH ITEMS.


TyT PaoFEssoR AHDERsoN's LECTURE son
the Celtic Race drew large and fashionable audience
a. Tie Wllliamsburgh Lyceum Thursday evening.
The LecurG began by pointing out on the map the
relation Oft three greatraces lIhabing Europe tie
cIG not TX the e1ac! era which the nap represented,
IoT the ailnlty which existed between th0se races,
but CHASING them all uucer the head lndo. Eu-
rocean ord applied tn language AID not 10 races,
he pointed out tie limits of those languages, Il
would seCm as they a!e no" spoken. Ihe Green
TepreseIted the Ceiuc language. which ne dlvide1
iio tie ar suage OF Brittany OF Wales, CT the Isle
OF Man. Of Iceland, Of Scotland, and Oi Ireland The
Hui srau lan.usge doGsno belong to the ln1o-Ed-
ropeBn. Tie IRco European is term which IN
clIdes tie language Of lilnCoStan the oClavonldn,
tue ScandiI avian, and all Their oianches. The lan-
guage OF tie Celts has been la,eiy proved BY DIR.
Pntch.d to he affiliated with all those languages
Atihe first lawn OF History the Gets occupied all
Heetern Europe Arer the Gets came the G r.
mans, and sun later the SclavonIans. The Ger
ans ale pressing on the ground occupied oT tne
Cots anC so the ScIavOnlans pres ing on the
Germans. Taking France al the close OF the Roman
power the greater art o France had been covered
oyei by the Franks, the VlSlsOths AZ the dawn OF
history the ColtS occupied all Britain an Ireland
All France, nearly all spain, the passes Of the Alps
he passes OF the P}fCDces, pat OF Dilmaiia.
The lecturer made these observations, pointing cut
on the msp the countries ani parts Cf countries as
illustrative Of TIE lecture which he lhea proceeded
80 read.
TIE uindoo is the ssme to day as when Alexan.
whether making IeOeiil1n In Ire aad, making re-
belnon IN France, or, picA Ak In hand, on our ral-
roads, are 10 day as ffesh as vehemen', ana avlS
oIcuS rs Wien they met Cesar on the nights OF the
| Alus The cradle of the Gene race vas the hlgh
/ IiaIrs OF ASIA. The GICCSs had oui IN impert6ct
! tIow edge OF the Celts. ihey became acquainted
wi'h them IN the Cisailine race. They occupied All
/ Gaul as known to the Romans. The teUloeflahs
occupied all Spain, very nearly, AMI 90 ne oi 'eo
/ rclth oi Portugal. Aocu' 200 b. Z the taulS IN .de
! mcursions mo Asia and manlined Their sway
I a.. f4l af 4
! doubtful whether the CetS are not me do0fslnaS
/ OF Western Europe. German and Sweji:h schot'
ars claim tina, right for the Bdschs or loeiiahs'
and n bes of the Flus Tie Gets eXeriei mighty
influence over history before the Germ ans isit their
naive forests. Tne fourth centdry before Cnns1
mace the terrible Gauls SnO~n 10 the world,
The lecturer here gave rapid ana osdu.nUi
sloch Of the conoion Of the CIVILIZED world a. thS
The Hght.hsired, blue eyed saysges Of G ,ul broke
thrcugh lie passes OF ~. bethafp' s"ep. over sne
Aha and burned the city The GaHis iougnI In the
aImles Of HANNIBAL. They were the most terrible
foe of the Romans for centuries. Ihey also MADE
iICuTso<S into Greece and ASA Minor Inc epis.ie
10 The Gals.aus was actually addressed 10 al Celtic
population IN the heart Of Asia. About century
befole Chrlst the CImoIi S"epI over l'aIy ah1 &c,
f.a.eA four COnsas. In one battle, OUT o! 2VVyo
men only 10 escaped. When they we're deieteo'
th,lr wonen were offered pardon II they would oe'
conc pliestesseS OF Nesia. They preferred stIan'
cling thesr children hISt, and then mDSln tneir
Si1n1 with that of Their husbands. They were not
conquered until CeSaT's time, nor even then ihey
were ally associated with the Romans and shared
their fortune aud their fail And not ouiy dd they
contribute to the strength of he Roman power.
They furnished Rome with generals ana scloldts'
Ire elOqUehce Of Cicero was the result ol U~uiS
lesson IN that art The GaalS' ever aelivs, Iea1y,
ard keen OF seuse and SIGHT, sooa acquired all the
ants ot civilization then known 10 their c0nquerofS
The Gauls of to Gay are nearly all Gets There
! issomo mixture Of rlood-GIeea Latin and losIan,
/ tut substantially hey are Ce!iS, ana the same IN
' i,.tt arn A isfS when
| When the Franks invaded Ganl the Celts, de-
| slat,d ty claGsnp, when tbs clanship was over
/ ilroNn easily SUNK 10 the serf, and tse FRANKS
/ became the fsudal lords, tae origin OF me Ffenca
/ Noblcsse Sometlmes the Ceits resisted theH mas
lers .nG e1aoisd ieslful vengeance. Their Efforts
IN this direction were sometlrnes lll-dlrecIoo AM
/ led tutm inte Cetper slavery aud suffering oae OF
thef characteristics always has been hdety 20 thelr
tlac,ilcns. They ever preserved sense oi ifeeaoii
anG ctslIe to nd themselves OF ineir foreign mas
,eis for such ever were the Frank nobes or feudai
lCics, unal the Celuc impulse sped the b.oody AZ
/ n the Gays OF Terror.
lie nohlesse was goIg OF, The hearts ani oiool OF
tie Ctltic peasant were squanderel IN 'efsaihes
/ 1hls was The commence mt OF the revonsloo'
The revolution Itself was The upheaVlpg oi tle NouC
.ealrSt ihe IcIustAlJn OF ages over me iuTy
spIit below. Net aloIe were the days OF terror
Celtic those teIIlbie armies were that made Europe
ICnbc VI der the Cofsican. Napoleon orsahikci
victory because he understood tue national impuise
lie rOUstd their passions. and then swept down
with his lulpsiucuS columns, which ncshins could
resist after The manner OF their ancestors. tae Cam
bli Who cf aItd the front ranks sad thus mace the
ttac tie dylIg and the ilylrs AL lnpreshaoie Wall
Now tie Cei,., true 20 ihtir Old iradlLOnS have
acted IN our 0Hl tunes On the Instincts OF tuc clan
Npsw tbstaAcipe an We hear to-day OF France
lahcli6 Eeah.t FTAieIm.t the ule sentiment most
Ft,Ech j. seItintIt of respect Cor eLieis-'or men
famed Az histCr OF IN local uailtlon. ms Is mus
tratsd by the eLtIe history ot France, ana ih'el-
woven with her institutions. H. tins IS 'he lonhlah
! Of Iopity. -,
! In France only IS the tue Celtic language spoken
/ e,ctgtlt nav be tae fAS;neSses OF w aes lnoeei
Tie Welsh AID Bretors oi - Gay mutually GnN ei-
/ StsId each othCT. The Nolsh ckerchmen nave th.S
meme 1T several Prose Stani ulsSiouaties pfe@cMn5
/ HfO'ss stautsm ia BIiissny, ard on the otaer CAM
The FIe. JeSultS, ty their missionaries III Wales
are making maay cOnyeftS 70 the Cn1Tca OF tohs
The icl0m of the Celtic language spoken III lreiani
! Is tie Erse that SPOKEN IN the Isle of Man IS Inc
Manx, ana that spoken 10 Scotland IS the uattic.
! II We Colasaie the character given OF the Uiuis
y Shcitht riittrs, we viii be able IN many IA
sl"tcts 10 uace the resemblance to-day Soias 1--
scribe HEN as teke, iEconsIsnt. boas,iu aa1 re-
/ vtrgtiul heIce Ia bghi. Da. wanting In prufenee E,
slssCfasne $, aLd coo!. iAeughiiul courage. rms
/ Is 10 a great o6gItc unjust. Sl!aoo ant othets
ctscTSe them IS usScibls a.d faithful. Guzos, La
msriile ana Cousin al this dSy preserve sni repre-
I sII,le eossi,ul As the lecturer rsAd the opnl0Gs