River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-04-27
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New York Herald, Oct H.
When we examine the various facts
| brought to light by the explorers of
the Hayden survey IN the Western Ter
ritories aud also the trophies of their
industrious search after ancient re-
mains, we cannot resist the conviction
that, at period 50 remote as to be lit
orally prehistoric, this continent, and
particularly that portion lying between
the fortieth parallels of northern and
southern latitude, was inhabited by a
race OF races of men who enjoyed a
state OF civilization similar 10 that of
the early Egyptians. The evidences OF
this civilization are quite numerous in
South America, where by reason of an
earlier settlement by the white race a
more complete knowledge has baen
obtained OF their character. Within
our own territorial limits such a knoWl-
edge Is slowly coming into our pos
session, and we are gradually estab-
fishing a connecting link between the
two regions which will enable us to
trace their ancient inhabitants TO
a common origin--what we might
term the period of the suspension Of
development, or, perhaps more prop.
erly the deviation Of the Western
from the Eastern civilization. and the
line Of progress which, for obvious
reasons. was common to both mp to the
time when intercourse ceased, ilarks
an important feature of the data on
which we base our theory.
Perhaps we may establish il from
the fact that all the great public works
Of q certain STYLE OF construction
which occupied the attention and tax
ed the energies Of the people ofauclent
Egypt have beea reproduced In scale.
plan and object by those ot south aud
Central America. Palaces for the
rulers, temples for the deities, monu.
ments 10 the departed great ones, are
alike in character in both countries /;
while the works of public utility, the
canals for irrigation, the great paved
highways for commerce, even the
many Fashioned fortTesses for defence,
show a co-origination of ideas between
these wonderful peoples that leads us
10 no other conclusion than that they
were of the same race. We have in
the constitution and peculiarities Of
the Chinese and Japanese civilizations
instances OF what nations, completely
Isolated from outside influences. will
accomplish in the developments Of
their social and political conditions.
Cortes and pizalo found order, en-.
lightenments and n high degree Of
civilization in Mexico and Peru.
The MonteZumas and the lncas eyer.
cised 4 more benelcient sway over
their respective peoples than the Ne
ros or Cahgulas did over the Romans
or the feudal chiefs and princes in
later days. Where we hnd tho evil
dences OF civilization with barbaric
| surroundings we must infer that an
overwhelming Inclusion Of savages has
hlotted out or sghiugated tho original
occupants OF the country. The
I Vandals the Goths and the Scythilns
never attempted 20 decivilize con.
Qucrcd peoples, they destroyed them.
/ he present Indians Of the West are
! decidedly OF Monaghan origin. They
entered the countryvia BchrinS Strait,
and being Of fierce and waTlike char.
acterthey finally drove the original
/ and civilized peoples further south an.
Ill they werc finally destroyed BY the
4 spanish invaders The remains ofan.
I cient pottery and other articles which
have been brought 20 light IN New
Mexico aud Arizona by the Hayden
survey, show that these Territories
wore among tho last resting place OF
an expiring race. Tho moyciless GU
/ pidity OF the white man rs embodied
in Cortes completed the work Of the
s1vages.