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Show STATE OF from the north-west, and overspread the continent to Our author, speaking of the conjecture of the south. the Indians descending from a people in the north pawn than out — analogy shall e ding to the i those of the new continent; latest researches of M. Barton Smith, ex- : ortended only to a very small number of words.” _™ testimothese bear to offer any further remarks upon | nies incidentally afforded by this most celebrated auLet them be duly weighed by the judicious rea~ |thor. he surely cannot doubt but the natives of and ‘der; America came from the north over Beering’s Straits; and descended from a people of as great mental cultiHe must | vation, as were the “ancient family of Israel. abandon the idea of their being of Scythian’ descent. »*\He will find much evidence of their being ail from one pothesis, that some of the original an overwhelming ¥ hunting life. but that : t is Archaeology these Walle and says; & ‘> military . wt “5 —— ea : ys Ra to the antiquarian, te ; + a sy . ; records, or even triagf ~ 6 Tne Hrrite ~ ; ee grounds, op . e and . other i‘ of chieftains, . 3 fs ie ' They were once ae sa “he ~ © villa-|\ (s-)) videites, gran watch towers, a . and| a . _o ner anes —_— - ae ee a ; ey ) 7 Fae « ee . at, a ‘hunting Tife, and were intent on the destruction of this) ; a | better art of their brethren. Thus situated, and | | struggling to maintain their existence, and to maintain sane F 3 plac@S of amusemént, ep ca pe . Sy j somes TY i : 7 _ 4 ; their religious traditions, they would naturally form many of the very things above enumerated, walled towns, Preis feviples, alters, habitations fe f of chieftains, ¢ vor abi and watch-towers. These cannot be ascri- #% mes to a peoplée’6f"any other origin, with any thing 3" ike an equal degree of probability. The whole pro#< — Cess of the hypothesis stated in relation to these two branches of the descendants of Israel, when finding » ~ he re $ e . ‘re themselves lodged in this vast wild continent, is natural and easy. here are above publication of the American Antiquarian ral decides that these Indian works must have eyes Very ancient, and Jong beiore this continent was ther a x x | age tribes from their race, who had degeneratoted the] * | wor| ks, ditches cost so much jabour in ye a this western continent main- °° ‘hese ‘ race oh publication, I shall present also from this interesting the Amerof some new and striking arguments in favour ican natives as being of Israel._ ter forts an d tumuli, the wri——to the ancient ve Relati of the accounts ve of civilization which they possessed when banished. from Canaan; and were situated in the midst of sav-) ub America, finally became extinct, at least in North der the rage of their more numerous savage brethren. ce 3 Eee of Israel \ that the better part of the outcast tribes e: +s? ; : yte 99 noth oe os az | Monume nts. t"HL,hese certatnl y : arept precisel y such re- t mains as naturaily might have been expected to be furnished by a better part of Israel placed in their 6 outcasi’’$2) state, ot. vast wilderne wi inina a vast ss,; with the . degree time ; but “tained some degree of civilization for a long é i Habitations | ments in favour of my theory, that some of the people — . ¢ t< Pe tj,’ published at Worcester, Mass. m 1820; are found antiquities of the people who formerly inhabited Of some of the western parts of the United States.” arguadditional these I shall give a concise view, as ‘es #. F ges, § % & into many ‘ forts, cemeteries, temples, altars, camps, towns, ftions and Collecitons of the American Antiquarian Socie- came + the total absenc of all historic pip Inthe Archaeologia Americana, containing 7ransac- of Isracl who Ey? e s, respect al aitionary account inethem. | majority abandoned it for the idle 'e on 5 the acquaintance with the useful arts which that people inhabitants labour- knowledge of civilization; ed to retain their 1} had, Sewhen compare d with our present race of indians; ae: pla a ‘ ; ARIS 9 the grandeur of many of the works themselves: and origin; andalso much evidence in favour of the hy- — ; {> the philosopher, aud the divine. Especially when we consider the immense extent of country which they cover; the great labour which they cost their authors; accor- an analogy which 189 their origin to a people fiat more civilized ndians, but far less so than Europeans -——are ’ interesting be discovered between the languages of Tartary and =. ISRAEL. a when a marked AND struciure; those numerous and sometimes tasty mounds parts of Siberia, says; ‘* All these conjectures will acquire more probability, JUDAH ee ¥ et . PRESENT are THE 1868 ~~ 7% * f e reed by Columbus. French forts and works in west, are also discos ered ; and many articles on <= © ° i, 2 rs } f f near the site of those old foris, evidentiy European C feels Of > a Zs SL - os a = a ae wan ji Aaoe ae ? EF Conte > Bre efaleccer Ce tt<-t2, ip Per4 ecko ee a hae" J if) >i! BF i |
