Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-07-13

d'Olivier, and other works; an amiable man,
and OF an original turn of mind, but unfor-
tunately infatuated with the reveries of the
He renewed the conversation in
a very serious tone, and in the following
manner: 'Gentlemen,' SAID he, be satisfied
you Will see this grand and sublime revolu-
ton. You know that am something OF
prophet; and repeat that you will all see
It He was answered by the common
expression, at is not necessary to be q great
coniurer to foretel that Agreed, but per
haps IL may be necessary To be someihi
more respecting what am now gong 10
tell you: Have you any idea of what will
result from this revolution! What will hap
pen To yourselves, TO every one of YOU now
PRESENT. What will be the immediate pro-
gress of it, with its certain effects and consc.
quencesH 'Ohl' said Condorcet, with his
silly and saturnine laugh, let VS. know ali
about 1t; philosopher can have no obiec-
ton To meet Il prophet you, NJ Condor
Get, viii expire on the payemen, of dun
Seon, you will die of the poison which you
VIII have taken TO escape from the hands of
the eXccutioner; of poison, which the happy
state of that period will render it absolutely
necessary that YOU should carry about YOU ~
At first there appeared a considerable de-
gree of astonishment bat il was soon recol-
lected that Gazette was in the habit of dream
ing while he was awake, and the laugh was
us loud as ever. M. Gazette, the tale which
you have just told is not so pleasant as your
D'Gbte .HhnDmeIr; but what devil has put
this dungeon, THIS poison, and these hang
men in your headi What can these things
have IN common with Phi!oSophy and the
reg" 81 HedSoa| 'Ii:at is precisely what
am telling you. 1t will be in the name of
| DhIldSnni,y # hu,
Will be under the reign of Reason that what
have toretold vii! happen to YOU. 1t will
then, indeed, be the reign of Reason: for
she will then have temples erected 10 her no.
nor. Nay, throughout France there viii be
no other places of public worship but the
temples Of Reason 'ln faith SAID Cham
Tort, with one Of his sarcastic smiles, 'you
wlll not he an officiating priest at many of
these temples 4 hope not; for YOU, NJ.
Chamiort, YOU will cut Yourself across the
veins with razor, and will, nevertheless.
survive the attempt many months They
| all looked AT him. and continued To laugh
! You, NJ. Vacq d'Ahyr, YOU will not open
| your veins yourself, but YOU will order them
to be opened six times in one day during 4
paroNysm Of the govt, in order that YOU may
not TAN IN Your purposes and you will die
during the night
As for you, NJ De Nicola, YOU viii die on
the scaflod; and so, NJ Ballet will YOU;
and SO will NJ. Malcskerbes.t ooh, hca; ems
said Rouchcr, 1T appears that Itis vengeance
is levelled solely against the academy he
has just made a hurriblc execution of the
whole of it. Now tell me my fate, in the
name of mercy You will die also upon
the scalfold.' oh it was universally en-
claimed, 'he has sworn to cXtermuate the
whole OF US No; il is not | who have
sworn it. Are we then 10 be subiugatcd by
Turks and Iartarsl" by no means, have
already told you that you will then be gov
erned by Reason and Philosophy alone.
Those who will treat you d | have DESERT
bed, will all OF them be philosophers; will be
continually uttering tie same phrases that
you have been repeating for the last hour:
VIII deliver all your maXims, ard will quote
you rs YOU have done Diderot and Puce!lc.
Oh, II was whispered, the man is out of his
Senses tor during the whole of the CONVEX
satIon hls features never underwent the least
change.-'Oh no. said another, won must
perceive that he is laughing at Us; for he al
ways blends the marvellous with his plcasan-
tries Yes answered Chamfort, the mar
velious with him is never cnii;ened with gaze
". But when will all this happenr Six
years will not have passed away before all
which have told you snail be accomplished
Here indeed is plenty of miracles;' Git
was myself, says NJ. de la Harpe, who now
spoke,) and you set me down for nothing
You will yourself be Il miracle as extraordi-
nary as any which | have told you-you
will then be d Christian
Loud ordinations Immediately followed.
-'Ah!' replied Chamfort, 'all lny tears are
removed; for II VIC are not doomed to per
ish till La lIarPe becomes Christian, we
shall be immortal
AS for us womcn,' said the Duchess dc
Grammont, 1T is very fortunate that we are
considered as nothing in these revou.
tons not that sc arc totally discharged
rom all concern in them; but it IS understood
that IN such cases we are to be LEFT to our
selves. Our seX--' y our sex, ladies, will
be no guarantee to you ~ those times; il
will make no difference Whatever. whether