Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-07-09
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IThe following very curious note (prOpheical of the
revolution in France, its progress and resuits,) was
found among the papers ct Ia liarpe, French writer
of much C, ebrt, who died in the year 1885, after av
my in the mast solemn manner, renounced the errors
of false Philosophy, and noby avo@ ed IN. entire &C
quiescence in the sublime truths OF Christianity, OF
which he became Of the most enlightened de-
f. nlers J.
/ appears to the as if il were bu, yesterday,
aud l. WAS nevertheless in the oeginn'ng OF hr
wear 1888: we were at he table 1T brother
&C adrmi ian, who was Of ,h- highest rank anu
man # talents. In" company was numer-
Gus aud or all kinds: courier, advocates, lite
rary men, az. drmiciaus sc We nad b en-, as
err, Thr I" in5 S OF MsTvoi-I and the Cape added
70 the ma ural gaiery Of 60 ID company nat kind
Of soci.l freedom which sometimes sne'che'
H. yopd The rigid drcorum of II. In short, we
were IL a state TO allow anv hing ,"al could
nroduce nil tn. Chamf IT had been reading
SOM. Of his impous tales; deluge OF plea
sanlrivs On religion sutc"rded; ore gave quo
ta,ion gra,n the P.crlle .dOrleans; another re-
collected and applauded he philosophical dis
itch OF d ideiot,
Et DIES boysux du derner pretre
Seuez lie cou du dernier Rol.
The conversation af erwards look more Sc
rious ,urn and the most ardent lWiration WAS
EXPRESSED of he revolution which Voltaite had
rroduc,d; and they all agreed that il formed
the ,eh,~sr ray Of his glory. He had given
The ton O hi> age, aud has oonri, ell TO be read
in III. chamber IS w II as IN the drawing-,o IN.
Iwa>, leug,h concluded, tina, the re,"Iu-
ton would soon be consummate and that II
| as absolutely n'cessaIy Tor superstition and
| fapa,icism 10 give place TO philosophy The
probability of lhis epoch Was then oalcuia''d
aud which OF ,lr company pr'srn' would live
10 SEE III, reign Of Reason. he elder part Ut
In. n, iamrn e that they Gould not fla'ter them
selves with the hone Of enjsying in he expec :
| zion tina, they should witness ii. The AGA
drmy wa, fcic'a,ed for having prepared TIE
brand works; aud being, al The same ime, the
s,,onp hold. the centre. aud the moving 2rinci'
pie of freedom Of thought ,
There WAS on one OF The guess who had
M, shared m the d,ligh OF this con,elsati m
he had ,en,mrd in que, way, to star' few
| nl.,san RIGS on our noule en- hu>iasm: II w"s
| Caz tie, :he author Of me pom d'Oi,ief, aud
other works: az smiable man, Of an original
turn of mind, but UNTO, II civ lnia'u i,ed with
I've r.,,r,e> of the iiuninaf liz renewed he
ron,ersa n in a very serious tone, a"n IN thr
fol owing manner: Gen,lemer, said he, BE-
! "a isGed YOU will SEE tins grand aud sublime
revolution You know tha' am something 81
a proohe and reps al hat YOU VIII all SEE T..
! He was answered by The common expressio u.
! /. is not necessary 10 be great conJner &c
lorete! that Agreed, but perha2s II may be
Necessary TO be something more respecting
what am now going 10 tell you: Have vol
any idea Of what viii result from this rev,iu'
ZION? What Will happen - yourselves, Il
tevrry one of you now present " hat vii
be the immediate progress Of a., with It's Ger
tain effects and consequences !? Oh" sane
Condorcet, with his silly and sautninr laugh
Ie, US know all about il; philosopher cal
have no objection 10 meet a prophet You
NJ. Ciondoroet, will expire on The pa'eme"t %
a dungeon, you will die Of he poison which
YOU will have 'aken 10 escape from the hat d.
Of the exe,u Toner; of poison, witch the hap
DIV ,tare uf that period will render 1t absolute
~ ne essary iha, you should carry about you y
AT 6r,l ,herr app AIRED a considerable degree
of ss,onishmenI; but ii was soon lecolectet
that Cazolte was in the habit Of dreaming whil'
he was awake. and the laugh was Us loud Al
ever. NJ. Gazette, the tale which you have
just old is u"' 10 pl' asan, IS your D''0ie 'a"'ou