The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-04-20
The Rom arkabIe prophecy OF the Emperor
Napoleon.

IA suppresse pr sage from both French and English
editions of CounC Las Casss' Journal
Before the sup sh,n have rsvolved many periods
round its orbit said the Emperor to me one day, o. We
stood viewing the from rock which overhung the
road "the whos Earopssn system will be changed Re
volution will suacesd revolution, un every nation be-
comes acquairted with its individual rights Depend
upon It, people Of England will not long submit to be
governed by these bands Of petty sovcrsgns-these
arstocratic cabinets was wrong in establishing the
order of nobiss in Franco bat did 1t to give splendor to
tho thro,e ana to the annrs OF the people
who fast sinking into barbsrsn since the rcveu
ton. The remains OF the feudal system will vanish be-
fore the sun of knowiesg, This people havo only to
kno that all power emsates from themselves Ia order
to their rights share in errcspcctve govern
menis This will be the case, even with the hsors OF
Russia-yer, Las Caess you mey live to see the time,
but shal be cold in my grave, whsn that COLOSSAL but
ccmented empire will be split into as many sovereign
ties perhaps republics there arc bordes or tribes
which oomposetn
After few more reflections on tho future prospects
Eursps, His Majesty thus continusd;-
Nev.r web arttully woven over n nation,
than that horrible debt which envelopes the peopls OF
Engsnd Ithss been tho means OF enriching tho aris-
tocraoy beyond all former example, in any country
whilst 1t has, at the time ensured many fast
and ~orful riends 10 the government there In
diyiiusis who reoeivs interest for that money
Iavagsny equsndered to crush liberty Ia other coun
tries But even that must have end; some accidental
spark will ignite the combustibls mass and blow tbs
whole system 10 atoms IT this mighty debt were due
to foreigners these cunning slandes would not boar
the burtnen hour but wcuid, on SONS prctsxt or
other break with their creditors ami laugh at their
crcduity they owe the money in 3iyduas among
themselves and therefore koy enjoy tbs pleasure
OF paying the intrrestfJr generations to como France
too, has got d.btthsto Bonrhons think to msintsn
themselves my throne by borrowing largely OF the
present gneraon In order to La heavy taxes on the
next and all future Dat know the French people
too well to suppose that suoa sysem be long iole
rated know that they have too much natural affection
for their Offspring to entail upon them national debt
like that OF England, however attiully incurred No,
my subjects too sharp to slo the pro-
porty accumulated for their chdea 10 be morgaged TO
pay the Russians aud English for invading hsm and for
the restoration of vi.He d: mb6cis who nov In
suit them: They will, sftef time msks comparisons
between them and methoy win recollect, that the ex-
penscs OF my government were betrayed by posts our
ing tos year-that my wars cost France nothtug-tnAt
efe her not ono napoleon In debt but that enriched
every cornsr OF her territory such comparisons VIII not
be favorable 10 the BJurbons the Frepco will cast them
and their debts from their shoulders, as my Arsbisn
horse would stranger who should dare TO mount him
Tneu, my be existence he will Do seated on the
throne amidst the Rcclsmations Of tho ptopl-T ne be
not France pW bgck 10 republic for no other hand
will dare 10 scze a gceptre which II cannet WILD The
Orleans branch though aiabie are too cesk-hare 100
much Of the :mb,cilty Of the ofhy B,urbons, aud wiu
share III. same fate, they do lot choose 10 Mue as
simple cnsns, under what.p,r change takes place +"
Here his Emperor paused fow moments-then,
waving his hand he exsaimsd in an minated tone bis
dsrk eye beaming with the nusiasm Of inspiration
France once piore q republic. other countries viii
follow her exanpls Gernsp', Prusss' Poles, s!ians
Dan 4, sYedes ene ssans vii al jl IN the c:n'ade
oioeriy They viii OK sGat hair soTeseisns, who
VIII 30 glad 10 make conosssion Of some Of Their rights