The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-01-09
Gistorirol.


Of the country washed, as 1t is by the
waters of two mighty oceans, and Astounding
in natural rcsouIccS- rnormouS beyond what
is impossible to con"civc--wc find much to
admire in the aspect AIT! beauty Of nature
and whether We travel from the distant shores
Of Maine and New Brunswick to the golden
sands Of California. and the shores Of the
great Pacific or from Tie bright crystal lakes
of Minnesota to the orange Groy,S Of Florida,
. we behold throughout the immense extent.
: the features Of nature grand and beautiful
in every form aad aspect. The nincroogiSt
the groloeiSt, tie naturalist, the botanst
and even The antiquarian, have all a rich
field here
Strange MS it may appear America ahound%
in antiquities 50 extensive BEAUTIFUL and
ina cs'ir as To rival those Of Thebo< or Nine.
web. Ruin of ancient cities, Of immense
extent: Qualifications; mounds. pyramids aud
temples with walls built Of hcwn stone.
showing a refined tastrin architecture and
adol.ed with humar nItlrcS, beautifully cNc
cuf J: large affairs 0rpamcntod with hilro-
e,yphirs probably giving Il record Of those
who reared thcm but which nc man has
been able to dcciphcr; remains of arcirnt
palaces. with beautiful specimens Of s"up-
tue AID aining, wl'h many other marks
ct ancient greatness. prove 10 us that TINS is
not ancw world, but Nat a powerful om-
pirc existed at a very remote period OF time,
,ccming with population highly skilled III
arts. and III a state OF CIVILIZATION lar be-
You'd anything we have been ltu to conceive
of the aboiiglncs previous TO the discovery
OF the continent by Europeans.
The antiquities OF America extend from
The eastern shores OF Maine ana h'SSarnn'
sets to the Pacific. and 'lrm The great lakes
and British domi1ionS, to puu ana La Plata
In south America: in fact. throughout the
extent of both continents. Immense forests
grow Over the ruins OF large cities. and The
gigantic Slhn Of the trees. with lndicai!onS
that Other generations OF trees sprung up and
grew before the'n, proves mat me runs
were in existence before the Christian era.
! In every portion OF the mica STATES mic
r">ing ruins have been di&'cvrrcd' In toe
State OF New York have been found Sr"lP-
tnltd figures OF one Hundred animals OF dn
irrrnt species, executed IN a style lar Snrr'
rior to anything exhibited hy any OF the eX-
listing tribes OF lni'anS' The STATE OF ONO
nhnundS IN ruins OF towns nnd IorlilcalionS'
with extensive mounds and pyiAmidF. Al
Marietta an" In Missouri btan'''"I pottery,
silver and copper ornaments and pearls OF
great beatty and !uS'rc, have hrcn dug IRON
the earth In The caves Of Tenne*S,e and
Kentucky, mummlcS have ben t'EnI, in"
hi2h state OF preservation, clothed "lil cloths
4 and skins Of v"n""S texture, nimd with
q feathers. Like discoveries have been nadc
Eat Carroiion, near milwaukee,, IL the State
Dot Wisconsin RUNS OF huge l"rl'!ira''"nS
*annrar' similar r'huS appear IN the state {"
EaAlsS"n'1. oh me S'"'h SIDE c' the Mis-
sssss""i' river IN the western pc, ton Of the
sk9'a'e Is all 'nrI2SIrc OF some 1--we hnnIrcd
Tres. when includes ''e rum OF building
u no d"'ibt ancient to"ri) with walls one
Nanni'cd ana !Itty i'et "'sh, and :" i.et Wld@
~ the base attached TO when are redoubt
5srd citadel: with work much resembling the
Nluclurc OF tower III Europe. But 1t Is III
NC south OF Mexico mat magnificent and
fnutliul ruins present themselves in a5nn-
sfaAce hmnS OF maj'c.IG cities and magnl
gc'nt temples and affairs win beautiful
s@aforks OF sculpture 'aS'riuHy wrought pai-
ices adorned with palntmgS-co!o's chiefly
sWEy-b'ae and llsht grrtn--WflcA Show ny
sSy her richness and elegance, to &c the work
sspf highly cultivated people
" heSe runs ma)'"hc ana h'a'l'iihl IN APP
II peafance' but "vcrsr"Wh with lh'rN forests
POI mahogany ana ced OF Immense him"n-
= Si"''S ana great aye prove 10 'ie ""''" '"al