The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-01-21
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Tho Wonderful Discovery
ST PETEEs, Minnesota.

Jany II, 1869.
EDIroR or THE Rock ISLAND ARGus
Dear Sr-I am an old printer, having ed
tied several papers in my day, and am the
author Of volume called "The Sioux Mas.
sacre in Minnesota in 1862" which volume
has run through some 10000 copies, and
still is selling very we'll ! am also prepar
ing, by slow accretions, a work on the early
inhabitants of America, the exact namc is
not yet fixed.
The object of this note is to investigate
the subject Of your pretended or real discoy
cries under Rock Island u description Of
which is given in your paper Of January
! 1869. What truth is there in the discovery
purportcd to have been made under Rock
Island lfthc discovery is real it is indeed
wonderful, N5 you say. But what sign show.
est thou that these things are so? These
statues you describe are not Indian, nor
Egyptian. Those races have no dCdrdS.--
They cannot, | say, represent the NATIVE
AMERICAN race, as these nre beardlpss.
They represent if real, the intrusive element
from Europe, who at an early period of the
world history had access 10 this continent
across the Atlantic from the mouth Of the
Mediterranean by a series Of Islands extend.
ing out beyond the Pillars of Hercules, the
principal OF which was "Atlauia,' The Is.
land was many ages ago sunk by a subter
ranean catastrophe, causing great eastern
tlood.tlde, overlooking portions of Asia be.
yond the eastern extremity Of the Meditcr.
ranean sea, causing what may have been
termed the Noachian dcluge. The sinking
of this Island, midway in the Atlantic about
half way from the pillars of Hercules to the
main lnnA ON this side, cut off all ordinary
communication between the N1 World and
the New as it is callcd,) America, howcv.
er, is the Oldest portion Of land, and was first
inhabited as am induced to believe from
evidence. This catastrophe deprived the
intrusive element from oil support from the
higher sources Of mental culture from the
Adamic race OF husbandmen, who in process
of time were overwhelmed by the native
American race Of nOmads who antcdatod
the Adamic race, first noticed in the At
chapter Of Genesis. This earl y race is only
alluded to in Genesis as the object Of Mos.
es was not to write q work on ethnology, but
to give a history of the RECORD RACE, inau.
gurated a. husbandmen, to cultivate and
subdue the earth, the positive head Of the
Jewish family, through whom the GREAT De.
LIyERER should come.
This native race is alluded to Gen. 3, /,
under the term, in Hebrew, .Ndbdsh, written
backwards after the Hebrew----- is incor-
rectly translated Serpent The quality of
the race for cunning and natural shrewdness
was superior to all the living orders God
had created Into this race CAIN married,
and finally, the sons Of God, Adams poster.
ity, also intermarrled with this race. and, rs
recorded in Genesis, the cross was too Iowa
grovelng and the flood corrected this ten.
dency, and gavo the record race higher
status again in the East, under the intell,
gence of the sons Of Noah.
After the flood these descendants Of Noah
again tending westward, in process of time
came to the Atlantic coast and fnalIyunder
Columbus, made such an open discovery of
the continent as has prevented the loss Of
intellectual power. And now the NahaSh
race are destined to give way before the de-
scendants of the Adamic race whom God
commanded TO cultivate the earth and subdue
il.
Now, Mr.. Editor, if you have any discov.
cry at Rock Island superior to the one here
alluded to, want to have some satisfactory
evidence oft. have, you see, gone back
| of Adam TO account Tor the great American
Hatire race; a race who were never com
manded to till the ground; race at war
with the TILLERs OF THE EARTH. And when
the Adamic race triumphs, and the earth is
under HIS control, pre.Aadmite men will dis.
appear entirely. 10 the poor Indian,will
be gone
wish you would tell me plainly what you
think of the discoveries at Rock Island. Are
they SO, as you state, and how do you derive
your information? Ifyou say you saw them
shall believe you at once, especially if you
are an old printer, you would not mislead a
devoted member Of that order.
Shall | hear from you? If in your paper
only send me copy.
Yours in antiquarian loec, be it much or
more.
CHAs. S. BRYANT.
P. ST am serious, / want you to tell
me, if any discovery Of statues and inscrip.
tons have been made at Rock Island.
REMARKS BY THE EDITOR or THE ARGUS.
In reference to the theorizing of Mr., B. |