The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-09-18
TrOphcsy of Napoleon,

AS regards England, France, Russia, and other
European States. Being suppressed passage
from both French and English editions of Count
Las Cassa's Journal
sin less than 25 years from the present
time" said the Emperor Napoleon to me
one day, as we stood viewing the sea from
a rock which overhung the road, ",he
whole European system will be changed.
Revolution will succeed revolution, until
every nation becomes acquainted with its
individual rights. Depend upon it, the
people of Europe will not long submit to
be governed by these bands of petty sover-
eigns-,hese aristocratical cabinets. was
wrong in re-establishing the order of no.
bles of France, but did it to give splen-
dor to the throne, and refinement to the
manners Of the people, who were fast
sinking into barbarism since the Revolu-
ton. The remains of the feudal system
will vanish before the sun of knowledge.
The people have only to know that pow
er emanates from themselves, in order TO
assert their rights 10 share in their re-.
spectivc governments. This will be the
case even with the Doors Of Russia yes,
Las Casas, you may live to see the time,
but ] shall be cold in my grave, when that
colossal but i'll cementcd empire will be
split into as many sovereignties, perhaps
republics, as there are hordes of tribes
which compose it,
After few more reflections on the pro-
spects Of Europe, his majesty continued:
"Nevcr was web more artfully woven
over nation, than that horrible debt
which envelopes the people of England.
1t has been the means of enriching the ari-
stocracy beyond all former example in
any country, whilst it has, at the same
time, insured as many fast friends to the
Government as there are individuals who
receive interest for that money, so extra
vagantly squandered to crush liberty in
other countries. But that must have
an end some accidental spark will ignite
the combustble mass, and blow the whole
system to the devil If this mighty debt
were due to foreigners, these cunning
Islanders would not bear the burden an
hour, but would, on some pre,ex, or other,
break with their creditors and laugh ut
their credulity but they owe the money
to individuals among themselves, and are
therefore likely to enjoy the pleasure of
paying the interest for generations to
come"
"Frauce, too, has got debt. These
Bourbons think to maintain themselves on
my throne, by borrowing largely Of the
present generation, in order to lay heavy
taxes on the next and future ones. But
know the French people too well to sup
! pose that sucl, a system can he long tole-
rated. know that they have too much
natural affection for their offspring to en-
tail upon them a national debt like tina, Of
England, however artiully Incurred. No!
no ! my subjects are to sharp-sighted, the
property accumulated for their children,
10 be mortgaged to pay the Russians and
the English for invading them, and for The
restoration of the rieHs cour DIES imbeciies
,cho now induh them! They will aftel
time, make comparisons between then
and me, they will reccllect TINT the ex
! pcnses OF my government were dcifayet
lhy impost during The Ycas; ihs: nv w.