The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-06
The Ethnolo9y Or America.
SHo0kD LECTURE By THE K1v. DIR. HAWKS, Az HOGu
CHAPEL.

The Ethnology Or America.
SECOND LECTURE By THE Rsv. Dr. HAWKS, Az Rogu
OHAPHL.
mo second lecture Of the series ON the subjes Of -
Esnnoaogy Of America, was given ct Hope Uhapd q
Wednesday evening. by the Rev. Dr.. Hawtu Ths Ieps
turer In oontnuaoa Of the subject presented the fse
on wnsn suppoe Cd ngress into our country from II
West mad been made, VIZ, from China and japan 4
period between The years $50 and 500 OF the Obrssu
Tho first individual who presented shis bvpohsu
~ 70 the Chinese, with anything like evidence Of n
prssuoabiNty, was the older Do Gusse, eminent n
Chinese scholar In the literature Of China there w.
work entitled "Ths twenty-five Hhovians" which osa-
stitusd the grand annals Of China forming ooIe>xscu
Of moro than 600 volumes After the destruction or ~
Bin dynasty IA 42o Of the Christian era the country ~
gresAly distracted, and two empires formedous IN
the north and ono in the south The southern empA =
nom the year 420 TO $50 governed succesvveiy
four several dynasties &c. See. Leang and Caing,
yston. N this hipsssics osiection was contained =
account ~en BY Bhuddis priest on bis return 70 ChnA
T ne M n S S:s Of s .ns 'pS
Of IT. inhabitants. Thig narration was NOT or
fined 70 ths work, but was found reported IN -
exist In Paris and London also in smother Chinese wos
called " The Geography of Foreign People" also IN 60
meeting with this singular story Of the return q To
Bhuddst priest ccnectured that the distant country d.
Am0fC4n
BE was then induced 70 rans.se IL into the FroncH anU
70 contribute memoir which embodied the trnnsatoa,
Which 10, might ns " ne ssh volume Of the aen: =
lowsIn the reign Of Ne to- In tho dynasty Of 6ee "a D.
4esl man named 90 chin arrived at the land 81 Foo
900 lees cast CT the county OF Te In Thu.
country there great abundance Of tree called fos
sang. the leaves of which resemble bamboo. TAs
form Of pear; the bark Is made Into species Of bse
Of which fabricated cloth and dresses; certain st1f
construction Of houses for there are no houses built 4
stone The Inhabitants have writing paper made OF ~
bark They are not fCrmed int troops neither have
are two prtscns-one in the north and one n.
the south. Those who commit less heinous crimes
Confined IN Il. north nor V Male .sd sn.le pri.oas srs
permitted TO marry but their o.prns sold q slaves
the gresaer the children and knsmen 70 he
seventh degree, are punished The name OF tho King
The King changes his diess suoOessvey during stated
months Of the year. from blue 70 red Yellow white -
BLACK The cycle Of sne; 81 P:Sp: ws: .
table and numbering 90 years Al the bottom OF the rg
band column. This table was furnished to the leoor!
by Kloproh. . counterpart TO the Chinese cycie
Of 60 years and q similar Cycle was shown 70 exst d
India II was believed TO have oommsnoed IN India s.l
America By the Bhuddist priest The cattle the story
continues have loHg horns on which Arc carried ioade
horses and aser There Also species Of red psar I'd
vines. (The priest evidently Wild grapes lroa
Dn ss ass "s
MONIES which similar 10 the Chinese Tho imaeM
Of their genn are placed on PEDESTAL ana sney pny
Bhudda did not exist in that country; Il vas in ne
year ass that ave priests Of the country OF wenees
Foosa or cxpoupded the law Of BhuddA and e.
tabIished their ritual and monasto instysons. S.cA
the story Of the priest ~ translated ~ KloPsh,
Guse No Chinese had expressed the slightest doubt a
the genuneness Of the narratlve-h exstod In many
tsors vas In settling the question Where IL Foosaagr'
KIoproth commended II was Japan. Baron humooaAs
Judging BY the evidence furnished By koprosn, ~
knswn 10 be very imperfect seemed TO adop the sane
opinion What his present opinion was the lecturer -
nos know Do Guise, however, became fully conyinse4
him. Paraday satisfied himself we'll others that
WAS our continent. Doubt thrown upon II dncI
summary Of the grounds upon which PaTaday restsd -
conclusion would present what wAs 70 DC found On ooa
maps Of China contradict the inference that ms japan
In al the carly Chinese maps all foreign countries sre
ss , - 81 Se1osa
the Chinese themselves show that foesang cannes
be Japan fSr they describe me rouM oy zee s n
must have been very well known o. than DAY. =
toossns, wherever II may be, s nos On :,nd q =:
When the priest came back China he debsrked 9
King Chco the lsft bank Of the Tiver Kesns; -
while standing there he said Fooeang VI. 70 the go q
stion was undoubtedly Kam,schatka also known und1
another pame, which mans place OF exue. ie:o0
finally. acoordps 10 me "GeoSrsphy Of Foreign Psopa"
the two places named identical. The distance q
iocesns Dom Asia named BY the pn ~ ~. -
foI different periods and Kloproth assuminG D
What 81 this time made out Foosang 70 DO yaps.-
Rut at the sno the priests declaration ~ measure -
mitted Of proof Of China the distance roo
the capital 70 Persia given - is, 600 Ices ana re1
the capital 10 Tahsn The distance. Taking 49,
reetria lobe par Of divdors, the two distances
found coincide with great exsoncss Ada O.
southern posnt Of Ksmsscbs.Ss V Gan FraarsOo n
OF Foosapg 10 mentioned In the ancient
ths la Enc
10 not the true country known - Feossng u
priest speaks Of the vine - existing N Amss no -
in China until i2e years before the Christian era and I'D
is origin ip Japan doubtless amer that date; ana
in the Wild state and On the SIDE aourshs.
most luxurianuy. rne existence 81 gold snvS -
harmony with tho superstition that this ooni,nen. We
meant. Tho inhA,raants said 70 nourish nero
'Sr sSS :. ,nh.s.n Of T:os.ns
deer. o. Az 70 vbss N said OF the cattle WIN asee
sol... sss r.. oS
posed that the spl.sS. n,.. brossh. hs'.s. 2 ~
| continent but recent discoveries Of fossil remos
horses cast doubt that supposed fAoe But psr
ha3s horses were meant indeed, the woyS used ~
Of that NATURE "a 70 the oSea carving l2o pounas
Caineee), equal 10 400 Englsh pouhds, the prssss
M pres, says hss !. ass religious NEE vent V FeossAs
and introduced Btssdbm. We're shsre any eScumssAno9
s !, e sSc ~. ,oss . Sx srss ds.sssous whls
led 20 hs formsuos Of two epaps the soasheyn empre
being eoverncd 40 70 5Ys By Tour dynsses We
Il Humbot Was 4, Mex1co he very upch STUCK vsn
the account OF ne Totecs coming In a she same epeon
which otnl ruin Of the SIN dynasty sooasossd srssa
me yems us o, NE people Eastern A2A, and he seems
therefore have suspected that there might % 90
connection between the dispersion consequent On tha
| breaking up Of the an Dynasty and me spPxrAnCs y
the Toitecs "a bemisrhcre But 70 make the MATE
more conclusive, the religion OF Lhndda II ahsvp ~
recent uerise 10 hare existed In America Inc seo
tuYer then went describe the nature OF Inst res
abn n sAs sxcecdingiy mild ara gentle held hunAs
Aid animal life sacved nsuicated suoh rsvs
renee for Are thas ia devices oooksd their oo6
l they liyod on min, cheese and vegetables kvWy
writer lad been struck with the conuArfeuoe Iouso
the nrsa European, the religious system o. the nAnve
OF this continent or which they were able 70 ma ~
soiusssa exoeps By supposng mat the bloody rss 80
eusrpfed by uquesoys, and were unknown prsor
| the conquest. Nov, N Bbuddsm found 10 wy ~
| America with the Toltecs, would account mo@ %
| usisctoyiiy frs this strange mixture found ~ IN
spar,ards In The Azteos f MEXICO Even granting m