New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-21

In the Husband, one Of the best periodic Al, Of Ger.
many, devoted to geographical add chronological re.
searches, we find a paper by Hermson y. Lu ie Wig.
of this City, on the aboriginal history Of Mexi,9
lately read before the American EbnologicI Society,
which paper has been translated ana short ntrodaS-
ton written to the same by DIR. Abdree of BremSn,
the wellknown writer on this country.
In this paper the author seeks TO establish sons
aud views OF the mig-ations AMI IA nee
Of the Tulteks, Cbicbmeks and Aztecs, ~hict names
be considers rather political demo minssUns Ike
nobility, people priests than as Designations fcr dis
tinct nationaiies and the migrstions no thinks not
to have been three successive ones, but rather oas
and the same-that Of the Aztecs under Tutu leaders
from Tulha NOW Ocosings to the River Panaco BY
wafer and thence, slong the River ruia, by land
to Anehuac, or the Valley Of Mexico.
Thee Tuiuls, or Lords Of Tuls, were relstlyes Of
tie Guiche Emperols OF Huetatlsn, NOV Gusemsls)
ard were called therefore, Glicheuecst or Chichi.
mccall. When they established thsi, Empire In Ana.
huac, sbis Empire also bore thena of CnIchmecsd
but the Government of the Tatus prevailing as long
they lasted, is known more generally by the Mama
Of Tulak Empire. Aflr the great popular outbreak,
bosever, which ended in the entire overthrow OF The
Tuiul family, tie Empire retained the name of Chichi
mccall, which was ,Iot new name, but popula. ap.
pelsiion by which 1t vent from the begicning
The Aztecs, kr. Ludewig considers a, case Of
priests not unf,e the Levites of The Hebrews, and
from 'Ie fact y at the MANUAL, or Mexican, language
In compound words Promi>osossiy - sz-1ss
and iz.tac" f,r white, as also ifom ms striking
resemblance ,he Yzeks Of Yucatan hear 10 toe Azscs
be thinks ne woro mey have sigoided neu 10 who
robes, shie gowns priests," jas. 50 az the Msys
M - - N. - n A.
AccorS lrg to bis vieSs the Az,ecs came. together
with tie Tuuls from Huetstlon the fact that tho
Huasse lffom hue" old, gIea',) on ths Panuco.
the place here the Tutus landed first, used ua-
s0 sbacly the idiom as the Maya Indians speaks
Wrongly in favor of THE suppo,iiion.
Ga the whole the paper will seil repay peru's,
and is an Interesting essay by critical studies to
tighten up the darkness which still covers The history
of old Mexico.
DIR. Abdrees introduction to the article Of the Aus.
land, from which we take this notice, speaks not
only Of Mr.. Ludewigs wellknogn "Liters.are OF
American LocI History" bu, also Of manuscript
Literature Of American Aboriginal Llnyustcs,"
stated to be known to many scholars Of this science
Accordingly, add shor. notice of this interesting
work, which was presented by the author to the
American chronological Society, in December, 1884,
1t is heavy folio, Of about 300 pages with minute
Index pre6xed, and gives, in alphabetical order,
photographed reperory Of vocsbularies and gram
mars of 2s2 American Inaisn languages, and 40 dis
lects Of the same, published either separately or In
other chronological, pathological or geographical
works In preface, the author states that he has
followed the notices given BY Water and jug on the
subject but he has continued and completed thess
with the same diligence which be has already shown
in his local historical photography. Necessary g
the latter work is to the student of American history,
the manuscript is not less indispensable to the Amsn
can liogust. The author is nov engaged in adding
supplementary notes to his work. which bring the
number Of Indian languages TO over 3lo