Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-12-10


subject was Archaeology. Recent discoveries
OF science impress every intelligent mind with
the fact that really but little Is yet kno wn Of
the history Of man. But We have means of
opening the records even prior ~ the ancient
chronicles, and while il seems sxtrayagant TO
Imagine HAT chapters can be added To the his
tory or fnSi. Yet 1t Is obvious there are laid be-
meath our feet records OF millions OF ages ante
rior TO anything yet known, and these records
only want the cultivated and intelligent mind
to fully develop them. The same process OF
creation which pre- allied III past ages prevails
now, ~ has been demonstrated by recent exper.
iments In the bed of the ocean.
The antiquity OF man constitutes q most in.
terestinE study, and all people, w be lher rude
or cultivated, exhibit their conceptions of what
thy suppose the primary existence Of man
While The Bible should BE- adhered 10 in the
stuoy Oh man, YET men OF science should not be
tied dow IL to modern Interpretation Of the Scrip.
lures.
The speaker noticed the fact that we are too
apt to limit the date Of definite antiquity to the
time OF the Romans This was one Of the er.
rors OF purely classical education Prior to
TIC story of the Romans, the history OF man
may be said to be all unwrtten, and it is to that
which the lecturer called attention The mod
ernness of Roman history should be Impressed
on every mind, and II must also be- remembered
that when Cesar landed in Britain that time
mad Just commenced which 81. Paul desl gn ated
"thcse last days The study OF Roman anti
quines cannot fully command the mind. be.
cause archseol9gy is not so much depended on
as poetry and history. Z
made In Scandinavia, which was in a measure
Hvirgin SOIL" because Rome had never
extended ner conquests thus far, aud all that
was found was purely an evidence of al e.rIy
existence of man. DAe period when men worked
only In stone, and without the use and knovl.
edge OF metals, might be designated the stone
per'oo. linen followed the bronze period, when
knowledge OF working in tin and copper was
developed, As reies still found in numerous
countries show. Between these periods il
the copper period which is developed in this
yryh Inh 10 al
because 1t had never been trod by the feet of
the Greeks and Romans. All these relics.
found in graves, tumuli and mounds, the evi.
dences of Skill in workmanship, and in conn
tries remote from the most ancient civiIi,ad
nations, show the existence OF man long before
Inc da1e OF any written history. Among the
proofs mentioned was that Of the discovery in
leu, al me foot OF the Granpian Hills, in Scot
Iand, OF the skeleton of a whale eighty feet
long, and twenty miles from the nearest tidal
now All tcrttten history proves that but little
chAhge mas been made in the position of these
MUS and the tide, and as il would have been
Impossible to carry "a whale eighty feet long a
distance OF twenty miles, it is evident that the
whale must have been there slain long LONG
ages ago, when the waters of the sea Ia Sed the
base OF the Grampian Hills. Long too, before
the time Of the Romans, for a Roman road rnns
over the very held on W hich this skeleton was
IouHu nat man was there is evident for q
ruue stone harpoon, with which the monster
no DOUBT met his death, was also found by his
sioe. w herever even the rudest implements
unreasonlng beings never make improvements
The second lecture of the course will no
given on Friday evening next
FREE Color ED RESIDENTS OF w AsHrycrox
Inc Tree coiored people of this city have So
ciety called the aSocial, Civil and Statisiical
association, and at a late meeting, held in tho
Fifteenth street Presby terrain Church. they
ADOPTED the following resolutions which were
offered by Mr.. Syphax A large number of these
PeoPie nave by propriety of conduct and hon
est characters obtained the general esteem and
GOOD VIII OF all our respectable white citizens.
whereas the practice has become general for
nsoth ireIuIers and political agitators to repair
10 hls CRY for no other purpose than the con-
sluefatlon OF speculative and individual mo-
uHes, the furthcrance of which can hut annibi
late every element of unity, peace and that
1rlendsh nip which should, il possible be the
characteristics of our fellow-citizens: and
whereas whilst we are ready and Willing at ali
umes 10 encourage more full diffusion of ed-
mcatlon, including all is elementary parts:
Therefore be il r
Resolred, That we recommend ~ orr ,,oo,,,o
OF tlis city such considerations the adoption of
which Will serve to exclude these ignobJe
lmpostors who are trying to infuse i'm our midst
Improbable and fruitful elements of discord.
rather than the announcement of such min
clples ana professions by which we NAV ba
benefited, and at the same time effect that
friendship and good feeling towards our fellow
men among whom we are situated
ReSotred, further, That we shall at all times
he prepared, through a select committee of our
own membership. to tender cordial and
respectiui invitation 10 such orators and
teaeners In the cause of religion, morality,
literature and science, as may be dis posed 10
benefit US by their kind and generous service.
anu that We commend the Observance of this
rule TO all other organizations of orr people,
as IN accord with our duty members Of the
general comm unity, and as essential to our
pcImanest welfare.