The New York herald., 1870-09-24
MANS FIRST ABODE.

NJ xican Observation-Disclosures Meeting Of
the Liberal Club.
At numerously attended meeting OF the Liberal
Club, held last evening at Plimpt0n Hail. Able
Brasseur DE Bourbourg read an instructive and In.
teresttng paper on Mexican archaeology and the pre-
historic annals Of America. James d. Bell presided.
Among those present were Professor Carl Ran,
Judge DAILY, Professor Wilcox and numerous dele
cation from the American chronological Society.
The Able being introduced, at first remarked,
the Roman Catholic Church, to which he
belonged, held that the Bible had no chro.
Aology, but was book OF doctrine. The
prehistoric history Of America referred not only
TO America, bu. to Africa also and those countries
which bOrdered on the Mediterranean Sea; the
descriptions OF the Gulf OF Mexico the lands Dor.
deriug on the Atlantic and the Mediterranean went
back 1000 years beyond our era, according TO the
Mexican chronology. He verified by the Mexican
annals and language the theory OF the glacial period
as proposed Dy Professor Agassiz. Four places are
named In Mexican annals as the principal gods
st. Domingo, Hayu Jamaica and Porto Ric0-in the
most ancient annals OF Central America; these they
denoted as the most early abOdes or mankind
All the names given by hcrodOtus TO African
cities Ia his annals were precisely the In Mexi-
shells Ghe meaning being the same IN the Mexican
languale); Utica, natural basin surrounded by
mountains with small entrance; this also had Tie
In the Bay Of SANTANA first began, according 10
Mexican manuscript. the civilization OF the red man,
at the time tile lakes were broken through.
After the destruction OF the communications
between Africa and America the peoples were
divided, the lands south OF the Mediterranean re-
tanning the names Of Chan and Amon
Rome Is mentioned In Mexican annals All the
Dames In Europe do not belong to men, but actually
mean the adjacent surroundings The name Rome
means, III the language OF Guatemala, til water OF
the nurse Its foundation far beyond the present
accepted period, and 200 different Mexican manu-
scripts gave data bearing on these facts.
He he'd that America was the cradle Of civiliza-
tion long before Europe was ever peoped.
The Egyptian prOfes Of kings were exactly the
same as those existing In Mexico.
He also held the coincidence OF the Egyptians with
the Mexican red races The names OF the gods OF
Yucatan were exactly the same as those Of Egypt.
In the yeSr 1854 he went 10 Guatemala for the pur-
pose OF investigating the hidden mysteries of Central
American history He was received by the Arch
bishop OF Guatemala, who opened all the archives OF
the country TO hin; lie then appointed him as q mis-.
sOnary to study the people; he was appointed to the
curacy OF Rabinal and wrote to al the native chiefs
to give the Able the fullest information on the
subject he had at heart and after great difficulty
the Abbe succeeded III obtaining from the natives
scrpOn of all their ancient customs.
to accept without further positive proof the claim
warmly seconded every attempt at Investigation In
this way aud rendered the AbDe his thanks for the
novel efforts In the field he had chosen.
Professor Carl Rau, Mr.. Moran, Professor Lever.
Son and Others followed this speaker in the same