Alle.hnnia.
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hhe Editor Of The Nets- York Tribune:


Mucn rldlcue has been thrown Of late upon the
swans of the Historical Society for their proposal
nsdopt more specific national name, but surely
much Of the wi, and ridicule expended upon them
has been groundcss. The want OF which they
complain is easily perceived, and however much
wm,v doubt the practlcabllty of giving our
country more distinctive appellution, we are still
highly pleased with their selection. We know not
whether their happy choice was the result OF uccl-
den, or design, and are rather inclined 10 attribute
il 10 the former since one OF them has yet gwen
The real derivation OF The name as an argument Tor
il. adoption, and one has sought to support II
BY the fact that contrary TO It's original meaning
was applied by European settlers 10 tina; distinctive
feature of eur country the now called Al!eghanlan
range of mountains The Indians often applied II
10 the yaes between them, never to mountains
themselves In one instance they applied II TO
stream of water, from the fact of It's passing through
beautiful valley, and this stream running through
Western Pennsylvania, still retains Its original In
danname ltuniles al Pittsburgh with the Mononga-
hrIa, sIreaIn flowing from the South. which ais"
palus lis Indian name, which was also originally
applied 10 IL from the character OF the country


though which il passed. A region where there are
sll mauy traces of volcanic fire. from which cir
runSIance they htly gave ii the name OF Monon-
g,hrla word doubtless derived fromtw Hebrew
FOOLS sgmiylng casting forth fire. The Northern


M,an, of which first spoke, passed through
coaarrv which still Is cmlnenIly beautiful and PFC


lnrrsQne-hence they named il after the country.-


Allegheny, name doubtless also originally derived


rom,he Hebrew words, Gen, a garden, and d. Of
Gsi-rnranng literally garden of God, or. dropping


tn Hebrew slode of comparison, a garden worthy
sGod, or rery beautiful garden. THIS is the real


meaning of The name, which they would naturally


sply 10 valleS but not 10 ranges OF mountains. II


Is beautiful name, one which applies we'll TO this


whole country, and whose selection, as we said


briore does credi, to the savans OF the Historical
SOclrY NORTH. WEST.