WITH MALICE TOWARDS NONE, WITH CHARITY FOR ALL, WITH FIRMNESS IN THE RIGHT AS GOD GIVES U3 TO SEE THE RIGHT.-ZtflMn.
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MrOffloe in Ledwitli's BuUdjltgi opposite
the Court House, Wayncsburg, Pa,
Nov. 4. UWly.
PEO. W1TLY. I J. A J. 110CU AKAH ,
WYLY BUCHANAN
ATTORNEYS & COUNSELORS AT LAW
ftj- OFFICE in tho old Rank Building,
Waynesbnrg, Pa.
ffV'bruary 3d, 18011. t-T
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w. iiose
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ROSS & HARLESS.
PHYSICIANS AN 1) SU HGEONS.
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FFICE in Jewell's building, West end of
Mum street, waynesnurg, ra. api,-n
T. P. MITCHEU,
SHoemaKer !
Main St., nearly opposite WtigH House,
IS prepared to do stitched and pegged work,
from the coarsest to the finest also, puts
up the latest style of Boots and Shoes. Cob
bling done on reasonable terms. May2,0m,
H U V F 73 , N
MERCHANT TAILOR,
BOOM IN DLACIILEV'S DUILIllSU, WAYNKSIirilU.
w
rORK made to order, in finest and best
style, Outline and Fitting dona prompt
ly, and according to latest million plates.
Stock on baud and for sale. May Si, tf
"Win.. Btil37-,
"WATCHES AND JEWELRY.
MAIN BTllEET, OrTOSITR WR10HT HOUSE.
TTEEPS ON HANDS ALWAYS A choice
XJl and select assonmcni 01 wotoun '
jewelry. Repairing done at tho lowest rates.
apl, iy
DENTISTRY.
TEETH I TEETH! TEETH
PU y, a. Patton informs the public! lint al
ter February 1st, 1804, he will be at Waynes
burg, when his dental serviced will be tender
ed to any and all making nppliealion.
He is now extracting teeth positively
without r.MN, and (its new ones in to peil'ce
ion and restores docayed ones to soundness.
Ho invites all who are Buffering from diseased
teoth to come and have their aches relieved,
and their mouhs Ailed with gold.
January 20. 1804(1 if
W G. HUGHES,
SADDLER AND HARNESS MAKER,
Main St., nearly opposite Wriyh' Hduie,
READY .made work on hand, and having
secured the services of two Brat-class work
men lie is propared to execute all orders in tho
neatest ana nest siyiu. ""v"
tTurTt no mo R E !
OO TO
'joe" Turner's
HI. ITAS JL'Sr OI'lJNKI) A
v v v s A LOON!!
Keeps Good Rve Whiskey, Rramlics of all
&)"ane&rffi
him in tho brick part of the Adams Inn.
apt 26 cm
FOHGEB TO GHGW
On the Smoothest Face !
B Y
CHARLES HICKEY,
No ?T. CambcWx How,
sua o, 05- WAYNESBUHQ, PA,
THE FIRST BAST.
Marri d by the Kev. Mr. , J. W.
C and C. E. G , only daughter, &o.
"No cards,"
We didn't aay no baby ! I have one
of those Interesting animals at my house
It caino when it rained like tho devil,
dark as pitch, and my umbrella nt tho
store, no cars running. Tho doctor
lived five miles due West, and tho nurse
six miles due East ; and when I trot
homo to tho bosom of my iamily, the
condensed milkman was at tlio next
door. Its a funny litllo chap, that baby,
Soll'erino color, and the length of a
liologna sausage. Cross? I guess not.
Um, uin, it commenced chasing me
down the pathway of life just when
maslin, linen, and white flannel were
the highest they had been since Adam
built a hen house tor Mrs. Eve's chick
ens. Tho doctors chargo two dollars a
squint, four dollars a grunt, and on ac
count cf the scarcity of rain in the
country, take what is lelt In a man s
pocket, no discount for cash, and send
bill for balance, January 1st. A queer
little thing, is that baby i a speuk ot a
nose like a wart, head as bald as a
squash, and no place to hitch a water
fall ; a mouth just suited to come the
gum game and chew milk. Oh, oraokeo !
you should hear her sing, I have bumped
it, stuffed my fur cap down its throat,
given il the smoothing iron to play with,
but that little red lump that looks as if
il couldn't hold blood enough to keep a
misquito from fainting; persists in swal
lowing its fists, and the other day drop
ped down its throat, and what prevented
their going through was the crook In
the elbows. It stopped its music, and I
was happy for ono and a half minutes.
It's a pleasant thing to have a baby
in the house ono of your bellv ache
kind. Think of the pleasures of a lath
er in dishabille, trembling m tho mid
night hour, with his warm feet upon a
square yard of cold oil-cloth, dropping
parygorio in a teaspoon by moonlight,
the nurse thumping on the door, the
wife ol your bosom shouting "hurry,"
and the baby jelling till the frcscoe
drops from tho coiling; It's a nice time
to think of drone coals, pant, tics and
white kids. Shades of departed cock
tails, what comforti, what a picture for
an ar icle in Platter Paris I Its mother
says thu Sailing is troubled with wind
on the stomach ; it beats all the wind
instruments you ever heard of. I have
to get up in the cold and shiver while
the milk warms, it uses the battle. I
have a cradle w'uh the representation of
a miraculous soothing sjriir. bottle on
the dash board. I tried to stop its
breath the other night ; it was no go ;
I rocked so hard I missed stays, and
sent it slap clear across the room, up
setting a jar ot preserves I didn't
make any noise, then I Oh, 110 ! Its
mother says, only Wait till it gets
bleached, (its been vaccinate d,) and old
enough to crawl about and feed on puis
Yes, I am going to wait. Won't it bo
delightful r John, run for the doctor,
it's fell in a slop-pail and is choking with
a potato skin ; sis has tell down stairs ;
bit swallowed the tack hammer; shows
signs Of mumps, croup, whooping
cough, Brattll pox, colic, dysentery, ohol
era infantum, or some other darned
thing to let the doctor lake tho money
laid by tor my winter's corn beef ; and
all this comes of my shsrapooning and
curling my hair, wearing nice clothes
and looking handsome, going a court
ing and making my wile lall in love and
marry mo.
FAMILY KB-UNION.
A voiy pleasant family re-union took
place at the old family mansion of Mr.
Robert Reynolds, Sr., in Hickory tp , in
this county. His sons, Dr. P. J Rey
nolds, of Hillsborough, Md , and J. B.
Reynolds, ot Jackson county, lown,
having been absent for somo years, vis-
! ited their aged parent, when the old
I gentleman doomed it a fitting occasion
j for a family re-union of nil Ins children,
The arrangements wero made, and on
the day appointed, his twelve children
i.brht sons mill four dniiirhtarB-met with
' llloi. venerbB father, whose hairs are
frosts of f.M
winters
His oldest child is sixty-seven,
and tho youngest forty-one
he bae 85
grand children, and filty. five great grand
Chlldrfln'i
The old spring on tho farm wa? vis -
ited, alter partaking of a sumptuous
dinner, nnd they drank from tho refresh -
ing . fountain in tho same manner they
had done forty, fifty, and sixty years
ago. For amusement the old gun was,
introduced, and they fired at a target,
in which the old gentleman participated,
and was as expert in firing as aify of
his sons. It was one of thoso pleasant
family gatherings but, when wo ro
lled that they will never have another
similar meeting, it must have produced
solemn thoughts in their minds when
parting. Wo would here remark that
tho old gentleman has been a member of
i be Methodist Episcopal church, whilst
tho third generation has grown up
around him, and now frequently comes
to town, some two miles, to meeting.
Lawrence Journal.
OBJECT OF THE PROPOSED NEW
PARTY.
A recent southern journal, formerly
an influential organ ol tho VV lugs in
Georgia, in the course of a long article
ursine: the necessity for the formation
of a third party, has very much to say
of the war Democrats and tho moder
ate Republicans who are looked to as tho
basis of tins now organization But
the true secret of the movement appears
towards tho closo ot the article, where
the writer remarks that the Democratic
party of the North is all right, but
"that without the aid of those who are
now called conservative Republicans,
they arc destined to meet frith disaster
and defeat." How is this aid to "be af
forded ! In a preceding part of tho
same article the writer speaks ot tho
hostility of lh';so classes to any fusion
with the Democratic party. It is ap
parent, then, that the aid referred to is
to bo afforded in this manner these
War Democrats and Conservative Re
publicans are to organize a third parly,
which being all taken from the Republ
cans, will bo weaken the latter as to en
able the plurality party, and so regain
power.
This is the explanation ot all the
movements we see around us to organ
ize a now party. Thoy do not want to
merge with tho Democrats, for that
would defeat the object they have in
view. They moan to attempt to divide
and distract us, and so open a way for
the Democrats to succeed. This was
the role tried by the Boll Everett party
in 1 ti JO, the fill lire ol. which was so
signal, w uere tne oonsiuueney is so
vast as in this country, nothing is easier
than to organize such a parly at any
lime All that is requisite is a proper
supply of money. Soldiers of fortune
may be picked up everywhere, ready,
like ti e mercenary bauds of tiie middle
ages, to light for any cause that pays
well. Broken down politicians and
used up newspapers are the appropriate
materials of which such parties are
tinned s and if a respectable appearance
can be kept up, and profuse professions
of nationality. And respect for Clay and
Wubster inado use of, there are always
enough conservative old Whigs an 1 dis
gusted Looofo'oos to form a nucleus for
such f ictions.
In tho present instance tho parties
concerned hope to make a more formidi
able show by rallying under tho auspices
ot the President, whether with his
knowledge or consent remains Uncertain.
'1 he President; assures his friends that ho
means to make his fight in the Union
parly, and as wo presume that ho does
not mean to fight it to pieces, wo as
sumo that this now party is a mere,
Democratic trick, got up to aid the suc
cess of the old hunkers, whoso hunger
for the loaves and fishes ot office is
more than they can bear, If, however,
the new party had tho confidence of the
I'l'esident and enjoyed his patronage en
tire, there are about two hundred thou
sand offices, and that would bo exactly
the number Jof persons in tho party,
against the two and a quarter millions ot
Republicans
As parties spring up from necessity
. and are usually based on some distinct
set of principles, let us see wdiat chanco
there is of such a non-descript as this
new party managing to prolong its exis-
tenco 1 ho Democrats believe in ftlato
J rights, strict construction, tho incapacity
and inferiority of the ntttTO race, and
they further believo that no other ma-
jorily ought to be allowed to rule than
ono in which they aro uppermost. Tho
rRepnblloane believe in nationality,
' equality before tho law, projection tor
1,16 'ihl8 of all, and universal, civil,
' nnd religious liberty, and the right ot
j tho actual majority lo govern. Horn
' are distinct issues joined by two power -
ful parties. The new organization
seems to entertain the same ideiit'oul
views with the Democrats, and yet
wants to maintain a different organiza
tion. Where is tho nosd of this!
There is not a single principle advocatod
by any friend of the new party which
has not been contended for through
good and ill report by the Democrats.
Perhaps we ought not to regret the
loss of the tew who will leave us to join
this new concern, as their being with us
has brought us no advantage, but was
rather a clog to the movements of tho
great liberal party. It we stand firmly
by our principles we shall gain ten lib
eral Democrats for every fishy Republi
can we may lose. But whether we win
or loso we cannot afford to sacrifice our
principlns for the sake of office or men.
Wo must adhere to tho organization and
the tenets we have maintained through
so many contests and so great a war,
and with such uniform success. North
American.
HOW MR. LINCOLN SIGNED TIIE PROC
LAMATION. Tho Rochester Express , relates the
following as the circumstances attend,
ing Mr. Lincoln's signaluro to the fa
mous Emancipation Proclamation, and
says it has not before been published
Tlio large roll containing that document
was taken to Mr. Liueolu at noon on
tho first day ot January, 1803, by Sec
retary Sewafd and bis son Erederiek.
As it lay unrolled before hiin, Mr. Lin
coln took a pen, dipped it in the ink,
moved his hand to tho place for the
signature, held it a moment and then
removed his hand and dropped tho pen
After a littlo hesitation ho again took up
tho pen and went through the same
movement: as before, Mr. Lincoln then
turned to Mr. Seward and said i "I I
have been shaking bauds since nine o'
clock this morning, and my right arm is
almost paralized. It' my name ever
goes into history it wiH'ba for this act,
and my soul is in it. It my hand trem
bles when I sign tho proclamation, al)
who examine the document hereafter
will say 'ho hesitated.' " He then turn
ed to tho table, took up the pen again,
and slowly, firmly, wrote that "Abraham
Lincoln" with which the whole world is
uow familiar. Ha looked up, smiled,
and said i "That will do " That proc
lamation asserted that the "Executive
Government ot the United States, in
cluding the military and naval authori.
ties thereof, will recognize and maintain
the freedom of sivh persons."
INCIDENT IN "fllE EARLY LIFE
OF CARL S0HUKZ.
The Paris correspondent of the New
York Times, under date ot March 30th,
takes the arrival in that city of the Ger
man poet, philosopher and patriot,
Gotfrlend Kinkel; as tho text for an inci
dent in the European history of Carl
Schurz, who is no less distinguished in
this country than upon the continent.
We quote as follows:
In the literature of Germany, Kinke'
occupies a high position as a poet and
historian. When the Revolution of
1818 broke out, he was a Professor at
the University ot Bonn; and his strong
Democrats opinions induced him to
take a prominent part in ihe struggle.
Ho taught, was made prisoner by the
royal authorities, was triod for treason,
aud was sentenced to many years' impris
onmeut at hard labor.
Among Kinkel's companion at this
time was a young student, not yet
twenty years ot ago, named Carl Schurz
who was also captured, tried by court
martial, and sentenced to be shot.
Schurz, however, more fortunate than
his Professor, succeeded in escaping
across the French frontier, and was sate.
Kinkel was sent to a ooramon prison,
placed among criminals of the vilest sort,
and set to work making shoes, louiig
Germany, still trembling with the excite
ments of the tecent Revolutions, learned
with indignation tho treatment inflicted
upon tho eminent poot and scholar, and
numerous petitions wero sent to the
Prussian Govornme.it, praying that his
situation might bo ameliorated. To all
this tho authorities paid no attention
whatever, tho protestations censed, and
j Kinkel seemed likely to be abandoned
by his friends. 1 here was one, However,
wno nia not, uesert nun. tisri oonuri
left Paris, disguised himself in rags, and.
defying the scaffold, reentered Prussia,
j with an organ on his back. In the day.
. h begged his bread on the high road;
) at night, he laid asido his organ, and
'. visited the abodes ot his former oompau .
ions and the friends of (iorman liberty,
to endeavor to reawaken their interest In
the fate of the imprisoned patriot. In
this way he traveled three hundred
leaguos on foot,' playing tho organ
through many towns and villages, care
fully maturing his plans, and sleeping in
bams or under hedgas. On ono occasion
he was stopped by two Prussian gendar
men, who inquired where he was going
"To tho neighboring town,'' replied
Schurz.
" iVould you like to earn a handful of
pepniiT" asked the others.
"Certainly.'"
"Very Weill come with us to our
barracks. Wo intend to give a dance
this evening, and the airs of your organ
will suit our purpose exactly,"
It was impossible to decline the offer
of the soldiers without exciting suspicion
so Schurz accepted, with a great show
of gratitude, and during the whole
night ground out waltzes and quadrilles
for a battalion of gendarmes. Leaving
undiscovered tho dangerous society of
tho military police, young Schurz contin
ued his journey, and, a short time sub
sequently, information reashed him that
Kinkel's prison had been changed- Ho
was now incarcerated at Spandau, and
placed under the personal supervisee of
tho prison director.
Late ono night, when the streets had
become deserted, a post chaiss, escorted
by a guard of four dragoon?, drove
rapidly through tho town of Spandau,
and halted before tho prison. An officer,
in tho uniform of a Colonel of the Royal
Guard, alighted from tho vehicle, and
was soon in the presence of tho Director,
into whose hands ho placed a letter from
tho Minister ot tho Interior at Berlin,
.! bearing the cfficial seal. Receiving
the packet with the respect duo to a
communication from the. King's Min
ister, the Director opened the important
missive, and red as follows :
"A deep-laid plot lias been organized
at Berlin, the object of which is to effect
tho forcible release of the convict Kinkel,
from the hands of the authorities. Wo
arc now watching tho movemouts of the
conspirators, and arc preparing to arrest
them. In order, however, to prevent
the possibility of a surprise, tho boaror
ol the present letter, Col. , is com
maiided to take chargo of your prisoner,
whom he w
immediately conduct tori
the citadel of Magdebourg, audi place
him in the hands of tho Governor of that
fortress."
Upon reading this ministerial mjiiuc
lion, the director of the Spandau prison
at one$ had the unfortunnto Kinkel
awakened, caused hiin to bo securely
ironed and placed in the post chaise,
which set otfon the road lo Mag.iebourg,
i j i
accompanied ny me uoionoi aim lour
dragoons, who rode with drawn sabres.
All night long they traveled at rapid
speed; fresh horses were instantly furnish
ed at each relay, tho Colonel's demand
being accompanied by the magical ex
pression, "the King's service." The
unhannv prisoner, crouched in a coiner
0t a vehicle, cared not what might bo his
fate Germany had forgotten linn, and
nothing could be worse than the noisome
dungeon at Spandau. Morning came at
last, a gray Winter's dawn, and tho car
riage stopped- Tho Colonel himself
opened the door, and bade the prisoners
alight. Without a word, poor Kinkel
obeyed, and found himself standing on
the sea-shore, a boat awaiting a few feet
from the spot where ho stood, and a ship,
with the English flag at her mast-head,
lying to within sight. The prisoner ut
tered a cry of initialed hope and dear
pair. Do you not know mo.dear old maslcrl"
sobbed tno pseudo Colonel, tearing off
his false moustache, and clasping Kinkel
in his aims. "I am your friend and
pupil, Carl Schurz. Lot us embrao
each other onco more on German soil,
and then, away tor England 1"
Kmkel could not reply, but burst into
tears. In a few moments more they
wero in the boat, and rowing lustily to
ward tho vessel in the offering, which
had now hoisted tho German Repub
lican flag, in token of rooognilion of
welcome As they reaohod the ship's
side, Kinkel, pale nnd trembling, leaned
upon Schurx's shoulder, nnd murmured:
"My wife, my children whoro aro
they?"
Ho had timo to say no more, for, in
another moment, Mine. Kii'kel wan in
her husbands' arms, nnd Ins children
were clinging about his knees.
"My mission is accomplished," said
young Schurz. "I had sworn, dear
master, to restore you to liberty aud to
your family. My duty is done."
Upon their arrival in Loudon, the pa
triots were received with transports of
enthusiasm. The rich German resi.
dents of the British metropolis took up
on themselves lo provide tor tho brava
young fellows wh'6, in the disguise of
Prussian dragoons, had aided Sliurn in
successfully carrying out his noble pro-
jeci, umi. aioi. runnei niniselt com
: , i u i" yy. i , . , ,,
menced giving lectures on German lit
erature, which met with immenso suc
cess. Carl Shurz soon afterward parted
from nil old preceptor, aud set out to
geek his fortune in tho promised land
across the broad Atlahtio. His careor
In the United States is well known
He had left in Germany an aged father,
who longed to see again his favorite son ;
but it is not easy for a man to visit a
country where certain death awaits him
if detected. Still, fortune imittsd on
Shurz. Risen high in favor with Pres
ident Lincoln, tho German-American
General was appointed Envoy Extra
oidinary to tho Court of Madrid, and
fifteen years after his flight with Kinkel,
ho quietly re-visited his birth-place.
No Prussian gendarme dared to lay a
finger upon the condemned felon, now a
diplomatic representative of one of the
most powerful nations on tho globe.
A LOST CITY.
No little excitement prevails among
tho Amoricaus in Mexico in regard to an
unexplored district of country hitherto
unknown to the authorities, lying about
30') miles north west trom Jala pa, and
which Gen. R, Lyon, late of the Confed
erate army, is now engaged in survey
ing. In nearly every department in the
cinpi'o are to bo found immense bodies
of laud which the foot ot the Spaniard
never trod , many ot them unpenetrable
forcBls, inhabited only by beasts of prey,
and whose shades the imagination of the
native Indians had peopled with demons
and evil spirits, upon whose domain it
was more than death tw trespass. Such
is the laud which Lyon has gono to ex
' plore.
While tho Imperial Commissioners
were investigating Government titles to
lands to be allotted to emigrants, thoy
learned ot the cxistance in the "Tierra
Calitnte" of the district in question, and
early in October last an exploring party
was dispatched to this"tiorra incognita."
Upon reaching Mesa do Meeatepeqne, a
small village nearest the borders of the
forest, they were counselled by the In
dians to proceed no further, as no hu
man being ever pnssad the confines of
their cleared lands and returned alive ;
demons were said to dwell in every hill,
giants of hideous mien made their abode
beside every streamlet, while monsters
of every form and guise stood ready at
every footstep to seizo and dovour the
unwary traveler ; all was "mala,'' and
not one syllable of good could bo uttered
in favor of tho land.
Unablo to procure a sufficient assist
ance from tho natives, the party proceed
ed to mako their explorations as best
they could. Tho forest was peculiarly
dark and denso and the jungle almost
impenetrable. With difficulty they cut
their way through the undergrowth,and,
being unacquainted with the Yankee
method of "blazing" trees, thoy marked
their way by tying hide ropes to trees
and bushes to mark their trail. At tlie
distance of several leagues in the interior
they discovered the ruins cf an ancient
city of great extent, and of whose exist
ence not tho slightest tradition prevails.
Uccpining exhausted by their labors, the
party, without prosecuting their search
es any further, returned homo, reaching
the capital late iu Deo. Tho Emporor
pxnresbed great interest in tho result of
the exploration, and at once attemptod
to send a stronger and more efficient
party to prosecu'.o it, selecting General
Lyon, of Kentucky, as commander ottho
expedition. Gen. Lyon was unable to
perfect tho plans for tho work until tho
Gth ot Feb., upon which dato his party,
consisting ot Americans, started from the
City of Mexico. They traveled in stag
es and carts about 250 miles ; the bal
ance of their journey was completed on
the bncks ef donkeys, arriving at their
Journoy's end about the first week in
March. Tho country is cnlled Metaltal
oyuca, nnd is situated some one hundred
miles West of Tux pan, ill the Stale of
Vora Cruz,
Entering the jungle at tho samo point
as did tho previous explorers, the party
proceeded slowly with their surveys
The neighboring Indians, finding that
their legends wore all false and their
fears groundless, became valuable assist
ants, and largo numbers being employed
the work soon began to progress rapid.
ly. After encountering two or three
lakes of considerable extent, several riv
ers and swamps and bayous innumerable
a lofty mountain was found, which was
ascended and the trees upon its top soon
felled, permitting an uninterrupted view
of the valley below. Tho granduer and
loveliness of the scene is described as
perfectly bowildering. Mr. Chapman,
son of the celebrated American artist,
who accompanied the expedition, writes
that during his whole life in Italy he
ncyer looked upon a landscape so eu
chantingly beautiful-, Tit the same time so
grand aud striking. Little time, how
ever, could be spent in viewing the en
chanting valley. The great work was
still before the party, and the axemen
were soon pushed forward upon the trail
toward the lost city.
As the explorers out their way thro'
tlm forost the trees grew larger and old
er ; showing that the verges of the for
est were the last to be abandoned, and
had been cultivated long after the inter
ior had become a wilderness. Most of
the beasts of prey, natives of the Amer
ican oontinent, as well as animals pecul
iar to tropical climates, were seen in
great numbers, and insects innumerable,
many of them before unknown to natur
alists, gavo great annoyance to the ad
venturers. Gen. Lyon writes that tho
bottom lands of the Mississippi do not
compare with those to be found in the
Metaltaloyuca country, either for sou or
verduro or impenetrability, frequently
his whole party not being able to make
more than 500 yards of surveys per day.
After a dangerous and wearisome
work the lost city was finally reaohed,
and for the first time the foot ot the An
glo Saxon presped its 'streets,. With awe
and wonder the party gazed upon the
works of au extinct race. Trees hun
dreds ot years old were growing among
tho ruins, showing that the city had been
abandoned before the days of Cortez,and
the architecture of the buildings is ot an
order before unknown upon this oonti
nent. Some few houses are in a tolera
ble state of preservation, and still habit
able, while their walls are adorned with
paintings ot rare beauty and merit
Carved doorways and images abound in
every street, evincing in their former in
habitants a knowledge of tho fine arts
not found among the most civilized aba
original races. Most remarkable of all
is, somo ot this sculp tare indicates among
the people the existence of the Christian
religion. Places of worship are said
to be numerous, and upon the reverse of
a statue of a man is carefully carved
that emblem of Christianity, the cross.
Whence this raoo or what their fate is
a mystery. The existence of this oity
is unknown to tho Aztecs, and not a tra
dition concerning them is extant among
the indians, who when spoken to res
pecting them reply, 'Autique, Antique.'
The doors of the houses were generally
closed with rocks, showing tho abandon
ment of the oity to have been a precon
certed movemont i but whether this was
caused by oivil wars, fears of savage
foes or earthquake, is more conjecture.
Gun. Lyon will mako a thorough ex
ploration of the Metaltaloyuca country,
and his report will be received with
t-arc interest. It the fow letters received
j at the eapitol trom the party state facts,
the lost city will cause a oommotion in
the literary world, as its development
must throw light on tho history of the
lost races of America. The Spanish
parly who visited it in October, say the
ruins bear little resemblance to those of
Yucatan or any other portion of Spans
lsh Ameiica ; and their paintings and
sculpture show them to have fully as far
advanced in the arts and sciences as the
most enlightened European nations of
their owh day,
The statements of the Spanish party
must be received with many grains of
allowance. Americans who have trav
eled through Yutioau and other old set
tied States of Mexiao conour in the
opinion that every tact is greatly exag
gerated, And that tho lost oity is but the
ruins of somo Spanish city, deserted by
its inhabitants during the slave insurrec
tion early in the present century. No
record of such oity is to bo found in the
Mexican archives, aud if it wsb ever un
der .Spanish rule its existence had faded
from tlio public mind. The country is
filled with ruins of most rcmarkablo
character, and which a casual observer
Would pronounce to bo four or five cen
turies old. but which are known to have
been the abodes of elegance aud luxury
within eighty yesrs. t
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