New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-29
SKETCHES or LECTURES.
THE HISTORIC PARALLELS OF THE MEXICA,
CONQUESTS.
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Ts was the fourth lecture Of the series at the large
Chape Of the University. il all Of an Episcopal Charity
Fund, and was attend by very respectable allen e.
Tie speaker began with the proposition that there Is one
great r-obr for man to sove-.he entire subugaOn Of
Nature his mind and wl and referred - tne great
period Of discovery and invention when occupied INC lst
baf OF tie fifteenth century time when great step
WIS tax On In its solution. The inventions OF thar period
p1nuoeder printing and the mariners compass-let the
vsy for umhus whose discovery Of America dssipatet
ela1luess The dreams and chmeras which nal hlnsro
INVESTED the unknown regions 81 the West IN the ma9ina-
tors Of the people Of the Old World and opened new
field for the extensiOn Of civilization. Ia connection with
rnd lie referred to the present the age in which
hat has found its counterpart and its inventions their
parallel inventions in the use OF steam AMI the m,ynghe
ord Peru their parallel discoveries in the gold fields OF
California.
in general terms Of the condolences which mas strike
e0ey reader Of the history OF the conquest of Mexico b.
Corioz and iho recent conquest by Gen Seoitoi Inc
con paigns e l5lsi9. and that OF lsi7
c then proceeded TO emore particular cons 'eraon OF
certain points of coincidence and Of contrast in the chsc
ecter II the expeditions and Of the leaders IN Their mo1e
If crertions and in the circumiances Attending the pro
pres Of their arns and the final nainments OF the enls
sought
ra presented he crepl cautiously around the heaia1is
o ia ard along the coast 70 tho spot where vera Cruz
now stands Of bis landing, the destruction Of his
feet hs founding Of city OF refuge HI, progress along
liz beautiful natural roads the COrdera 70 the
cartsl lis first conquest the bloody night his RETREAT
return and final ubiuraion Of the Empire Of Moniez ma
He then dtECrlitQ the progress OF lle
eraL moving with his feet along the route 80 the
ding place his conquest of the city which Cortez
bad founded his march along the same road the speni
roi ormc pictures which the mountains and valleys and
ans and rivers and lakes afforded to the adventures IN
10th casts still unchanged, though three centuries had
raised awey-and the final planting OF the star. AMI
stripes in the great square where Corez had displayed
Boih 'S armies were dslayoi-one by messages from
Montozume, the other by overiures from Santa Anna
Poth sforucd near the great pyramid o! Choula0nc 1t
Choule then tie Mo,ca Of the heNoans' The oher at
Puela near BY the CITY Of Churches and priests Of
a different race OF Moxicans. An Interesting episode
smoke o Gdy eniurOus expeditions from each army to the
rcnk of Fopocatapen. The actual taking Of The city by
The two Generals afforded an opportunity Tor me con
trost Under CoriCz, blood flowed through the streets
horror and despair seized the nhablianti their &c apes
were dcsocrated, their images destroyed TIER g,s's
desri and conversion by the sword attempted Under
Scott quiet and order reigned religion was resgecr ana
lie pdope enjoyed better protection under the law OF
nations he administered it, than under their own mu
s{n~uIoy copcderces were noted as marking the mme.
dite results OF these two conqueis The former lei 70
the discovery and settlement OF the westerncat OF Sout
Auelicn-tle later 10 the settlement and civilization OF
e western coast Of the northern half Of the Continent
Both cave .he commercial world gold beyond the
dreams Of avariceboth an impulse 70 lmmisralion
to commerce and of necessity to ship building. BON
have enlarged the limits of geographical. statistical and
neutral science and afforded new subject: iar h.ory
These two COnQuests also are important N leF bearing
mon the religious annals OF the world The one op3ned
wy for tb6 spread Of kind Of Chrtaniiy driving
ont Tie wor IL of idols and human sacrifice for the wor
shin of the emhems of Christianity AMI the destruction OF
heTtcs the other opens way for The progress OF ms
sons ard spread Of ghtenod views upon the relations
between man and LIS Maaer
sketch of the personal characters OF the two reai
leaders closed the lecture in which both were described
RS gentlemen great commanders. great soldiers great n
ther admir- strativo talents-great COrez was cruel
at times and bgo-naural faults OF the age IN w1ch nc
Tvcd scott in his enency and in his respect for the
feelings OF the conquered actedup to the more enlightened
spirit Of the age which he adorns.
Tbruohout the discourse it plain that the love- adj
rntion and respect in which Gen. Scott is held by those
WHO Lave had familiar intercourse with him are fully
shared by the speaker