New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-04-13

ss an accessory 10 public worship. They
e tbe Catholic religion but with no very clear idei
~ ;,s moro exalted teDfs and ITS ceremonies are h'eI
,,olsied with many peculiar aogIslnn r ns $500 H..
Their necessities very Limited: Ihe women "eSs
4; Moe Ain of cotton cloth woven in San Salyador but
60 naked above the waist They make two orhh o,
their hair trimming il with pearl coiofed noooh+ ai4
~, Inv 90 out cover their heads with cara OF nap
-, inc men dress in q trousers of CLOTH made OF tle
rs,;ve cotton woven by themselves in species Oh mana
loom This with palm leaf hat such as they Hl'hui@c
ture for sale in other parts OF the STATE oo'' ''
Mstrimony is celebrated both civil rite and reli
ous sscremeni in other paris OF the oate Du' oe
Ceremonies which preCede Il are dueren' anu pooua
A. a. the boy etans the age Of fourteen years anc
the the girl twelve the parents agree upon te atcn PEI;
haps without consulting the incnanons Of 'ne P.ncpns
ard som.tnes In oontravenion Of them hen the be
trotbal IL Effected the father Of the son takes the gl -
his honse and Obliged g. educate and MAINTAIN ber - II
she his own child The labor OF 9otl ooy AM ~
i At bis service but when It is supposed the new COZ
able 10 sustain tn mselyes, the parents jointly build
house and give them means 20 start IN life.
Itls nevertheless, not uncommon TO see among those
indians family OF three generations, all married living
in the house, and dependant upon the Oldest pair
These Indians respect no. only the parental AMI public
authority also the authority Of age in their public aud
especially in their private gatherings They style TIE old
persops Principals" This title and authority Il only
conceded persons forty years Of who have hal
charge of the treasure boxes OF their various saints or
who have served ia some public capacity Blu; among
these "principsles there is rigorous scale OF rank.
Their laws are Osensiby those OF the State but 10 point
Of
decisions Custom and common sense constitute their
code Of edue The meetings OF their cabOs or 1nu
nicpa courts are slwsys held al night commencing At
in the evening and lasting until TO- oven later II the
matter in hand requires IT, The cabdo is lighted by
FIRE Of dry wood built in of its angles. Here the peo
pie assemble with their het- in their hands exhibiting the
erestest submission and Difference TO the authorities
Their votes for President, Deputies etc are always CIV
en- in consonance with the indications which they receive
from the seat Of Government, and which they regard IN
the light of orders.
Agriculture amspg them carried on only TO the extent
of the maize requisite for the year ana nothing
more Their sole wealth consists in their basam calcu
lated appro to aTnout 20 10000 pounds annually
and whch they sell at four rails or half dollar the ID
This ii might be supposed would gradually place in their
hands some property but i is quite spent in the festivals
OF the Saints which rather eating and drinking bouts
thsn red feasts. ..
Their. are a few towns Of these Indians beyond the lin
s proper o the Basem Coast where the Manual language
ia also spoken and many OF their aboriginal habits KEEP
mn The large If zacO at the foot OF the celebra
ted volcano Of the name, is ON example The tern
PipI which has been applied TO these Indians by some
suibors il may be observed unknown in the country a
least | never heard IT,
Between the territories Of the MANUALS OF San Salvador
and the families Of the stock in MexicO, interviewed
at the time of the conquest the great kingdom OF tn
Clutches, and the powerful POcOman, IatuSh and
Lancandon tribes-all amply powerful 10 rePs
any invasion from the north. The cause OF the VA
kual migration, and the manner in when u wa
affected must therefore be interesting SUBJECT OF
investigation among students. The fact that II mus
have taken place az some penod IN aoorgina history
now established unless adopt the hypohess that the
NaLuals of Mexico bad their origin 10 tue south
ward and that their original seats are to be sought N
Nicaragua and San Salvador. This hypothesis would
pucb better accord with facts than the which derives
them from tho north and which, after recent lnyesga
lions made by of body can no longer DO &C
cetted among scholars IT thus that American Archn
slogy gradually emerges from the neOalTS atmosphere
and exspgerating ms Of speculation and begins TO take
rank among the demOnra1iit'es which alone can be az
eepted in modern science