The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-04

select asfemDge Of ladies and gentlemen This lecture
bad been announced 70 be the ns Of the course consist
ing Of shree The subject Of the present being "Tne re
moval Of erroneous opinions the subject Of eth
noiogys-vnio0s immigratons from different sources
ancestors OF the Indians here by our fathers-ev
aense ir, n 20 origin from Sarou; :ou'css par
feo, as the appointed hour the Doctor for ward
and was received with warm greetings He commenced
antiquarian feared would present little to Afford general
interest," The clau was but small Of those who could
and dusty laby rinths OF anti luy IN which e the
memorials Of the past. was with tho results OF the
explorations therein that The world in general Is inte
rested and even tbese results became wears0me IN tht
relation OF them they be not presented modern
tune. In explaining these resuiIs peca n.c stiffness
Of language should be used, for after ALL
speak that which occurred burned oe INJURIES
seme proof and that proof must be urushed by learn
ing be learning which can be popuArise ed 81 to
accommodate itself TO modern habits, then intelligent
would perhaps haten atteniively. A. the topics
upon which he sought to interest them belonged entirely
the distant pat our hemis pierre he confessed
that the very nature Of the theme upon which was
shout to enter caused him to come before them with some
70 nv U~D ~ %ass ~ ~
from bis abors for the last twenty years. he he'd spent
upon the past history Of country, and two
citizens TO speak about Ancient America" and 4,
had not been hts purpose TO have laid himself before
% Of % u nc
resus TO his endeavors than he anticipated, to
again before them, upon the representation made that
nerAly His archaeological 'studies had taught him tina,
he who really knows most about the antiquity OF he
or too confident assertion ms wandering over a field
which is q copjectural one will mako him modest The
first question 70 be considered was when whence and
how was this continent peopled He had been DESTROYS
TO bring before Them such acts bear upon this 10
enable Them 10 furnish partial response as all events
Erroneous Impressions should be nrstremoved. Their
minds must be disabused OF the notion that the In
dArs were the descendants OF original ancestors who all
came to America N the same time. That wss not so.
Tn
and these far ron each other The great
OF hose within The historic period belonged TO- and
class yet very great peeuisrties And disrsocss had
always been obser vable among tnem II they were com
pared tn different parts Of our hemisphere. Humboldt
other w the subject observed upon tho fact
that the American Indians In various parts Of thI CONT
nent differed much in feature according 70 the time 81
which they made settlement and that this must be at
that fsc, and to different and modes
OF travel which they pursued To these different roues
and modes Of travel far removed from each other, he
ould Call their attention. There much
different modes which he had selected sui
ncen! for them TO listen to- lie would begin with that
TO one, strange might seem, which, 1t is alleged,
took place after the Christian era; and be should
end with one which, WAS alleged, occurred ct isas.
should embrace those whom our fathers found when
they Came here TO the United States The s'osnd
should comprehend the immigration from western
source Of about from AZ D. $50 to 500. Proofs be
gathered from customs religion, astronomical calendars,
language, &C., evidences Of B1ddsm in America The
about B. g. LOCO; remarkable Ms. In Tzsnda language
Of Contra America uansaton ino Spanish discovery of
ration Of the nature Of the writing monuments;
Identification Of or phonetic signs with the most ancient
sehabe and evidences OF the existence Of ne ascient
my stercs In America" This would establish the fact
Of the rgress OF highly enfghteded civilization which
Central erica from the East at the time
toned and would q II those who came, camo by
Behring'S StYans before that passage proved
TO have been possible Suaenbere gives reasons for
this, and il We might believe Onarlevox, he tells this
nav fv,vr ho had
often heard related by Father 5roou French Jesuit
undoub,ed matter Of fact the following circumstances
Grolon AFTER having labcred Tor seme time In the
mssiors OF New France part OF hem
sphere parsed TO the northern part Of China One
Gay while IN Ocns nc g. . hufos woman man wnom ne
10 DE there. She said, that having been taken In war
she was carried away from Place 70 place until u last
aps,her story Blu, did not say that IL related TO
Lin by The eye w.tne's hmself-A woman from Florida
had been taken, be ys BY certain Indians. AND svsS
iron country country, had travelled regions exseme
~ sold and had finally passed into rsrtazy, and hai
lecturer wanted 10 get the facts right should
tell them tbs, Water, eminent German, endoavors TO
ihros eoubs upon Charevoixs sta,ement: but he did
RAJ n.iter them sufhcient Bat sfter time this pas
Hge through Behring'S Straits became pracuca
be, and we found that at this day, on both
p 1s' sp.. snose the very ,a%s language r.tssr
nerete,ta, an ltalsA wA msaionary In both Northern
rat the people distinctly traced passing from one
couilneni 70 the ether The tmid crcduhy OF Water
between the nhabranis OF Northern Asia and
natives In America. y Furnished BY the very strong re
tendance there 10 between the Northern AsAto uoes
and Our Indians This consideration became OF Import
sroe joined with others Such personal resemblance
bss beer frequently remarked by the casual observer,
Blu, 10 much s hing 10 the nrst who transfers the
iineamerts 20 The carvsss Mr. schniber when q,
Florence, Vas employed 10 paint the porrhn OF two
Ebcrian TartArs. he did so, and OF course ater
wards retained q strong recollection Of their counton
apcts. He happened Afterwards 70 come. 10 this ooun
try and the moment he set his foot on Narrasansci
Bay ard saw our o, nsan soSns.so, '' 'a ass
former There wss su;b an entire agreement In the
and rssges Of tie northern Asisc tribes VIII
The sorh american Indians, that was impossible tba.
accident could have caused H. lie (be sciurer) alluded
TO those ussses Of more arbitrary character than
oshers, iush As DO not rsuli rom natural necessities
suggested by the want OF position thus with ret
gous practices Our Indian believes In one Supreme spr,
whom he calls '1hc Great spirit, and also In nunoer
the tongues, Koria and Ksmschatiacs all have the
belief they ell offer tacrIooes the the In
Also . 20 ornaments and decorations Of the person Ths,
both should wear the SANS Of animals was p,t 81 ali
msters saTsges were not expected though 70 fashi,
ltc,urtr pointed the similarity Of the hero In goIDs
| TO war, and their decorations and preparations Tor
| the ,sme Abernehy confirmed this IN his writings
se6ien sno,her n,,ouary among the Northern Asiaus
confirms the fact o; their wearing shoes the Same ~ our
Northern indians AZ 70 he ussses Of The tso 10 peaoe
Glaze var by sending hat bei 10 the enemy painted
red. This vas Sometimes tue habit with our Indians
and also 70 the feas Of the dog ash. They like
vso identical 10 using the t,mshsrk, and employing
upon their victims. The iest mention OF The
prsc'lce wn !. Old the father Of history
a. old ~ Herodosu, himself, and old as the scythlans
The lecturer referred 70 he SHY fourth section OF the
book Of Herodotus 10 show the manner In which the
soythians scaped. the frs, account written
| In The world OF scalppg, and Il csar that The
scythians and the North American Indians both perform
Cd their operations alike AmmlAnus Msrcellinus ssys
| 90 of the Huns strNbo, no vever, seems 70 think
that the Gsuls also scsped IN The same manner. The
Acups OF Brazil said 70 have preserved the scalp'
which they obtained 10 vAr. Bat Al these people 40
pro~ched the Ipeans 10 their usaee Our ioreiasher
| found prevailing when they 6rst settled, and pre-
waved east of the Aneghsries Lewis aud Cs-k did no.
find anywhere vest Of the Rocky mountains therefor'
| would be percelvef that Wa found 70 xst almos
entirely within that portion Of ne United sases whict
| lies east tf the Rocky mountains. also prevailed
the same way among the tribes Of Northern Asia. Asev
nttby ays CT TIE northern AsAcs that the vanquis
frequently undergo The painful operation OF soalpns He
rodo,us mentioned the practice adjoining the bride
the horse with three scslrs, and such custom erin
among orr western tribes The custom must have gross