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ProphocY 81 NanoIeon.

The following which was published many
years ago, will be read with incre ased interest
at this time, owing to the recent events in
Frsnce:-
The following is a suppressed passage from
both French and English editions Of Count Las
Casss Journsl:-
Before the sun shall have reVolved many
periods, around its orbit, said the Emperor to
me one day, as we stood viewing the sea from a
rock which OTerhung the road ''the whole Eu-
ropean system will be changed. Revelation
will succeed revolution, until every nation be-
comes acquainted with its individual rights
Depend upon it, the people Of England,Will not
long submit to be governed by those bands Of
petty SOVereings-those aristocratiC cabinets. -
| was wrong in re establishing the order Of NO.
bles in France; but did il TO give splendOr to
the throne, and refreshment to the manners Of
the people, who were fast sinking into barbar
ism since the revolution. The remains q the
fedual system will vanish before the sun Of
knowledge. I he people have only to know
that all power emRnates from themselves, in Or
der TO assert their rights to a share IN their re-
Epective governments This will be the case,
even with the Doors Of Russia--yes, Las Casas,
you may live 10 see the time, but | shall be cold
in my grave, when that colossal, but i'll cemen.
ted empire will be split into as many sovereign.
lies-Perhap srepubicsas there are hOrdes Of tribe
which compose it"
"After a few more reflections on the futur
prospects Of Europe, his majesty thus cOntin
ued: =
Never was q web more artificially woVeE
over nation, than the horrible debt which en-
veopes the people Of England. 1t has been thu
means Of enriching the aristOcrscy beyond all
former example in any country; whilst it has al
the same time ensured as many fast aud power.
full friends to the government, as there are indi
Viduals who receive interest for that money &C
eItrayagantly sguandered to crush liberty in
other countries. But even that must have an
end-some accidental spark will ignite the com.
bustible mass, and blow up the whole system tC
atoms, II this mighty debt were due to for
signers, these cunning islanders would not bea
the burden an hour; bnt would ,.on some pretex
or other, break with their creditors and laugl
at the irecrdulity-but they owe the money Il
individuals among themselves, and are therefor
likely to enjoy the pleasure Of paying the inter
est for generations to come. France, too, ha
got debt--these Bonrbons think to maintai
themselves on my tbroue, by borrowing largel
VI INC ptGoCHt kSneiullOut III OEuGI u lay utdN
taxes on the next and all future ones. But
know the French people too well to suppose th'
such a system eau be long tolerated | kno
that they have too much natural affection f
their offspring to entail upon them a nationi
debt, like that Of England, however artfully ia
cured. No, nO--my subjects are too sharE
sighted to allow the property accumulated fC
their children to be mortgsged to pay the Rut
slams and English for invading them, and for th
restoration Of the relte COHr im6eciles, who mo-
insult them. They will, after a time, make CON
ParisOns betNssn them aud me-they will reCo
lect that The expenses Of my government wei
betrayed b imPottS. during the year--that 10
war eUst fTsngg HUthing-that left her III
one Napoleoa "a debt-but that enriched ever
corner q hsg territory. Such comparisons wi
not be favorable to tina BOurbons-the Frent
will cast them and their debts from their shoe
ders, ss my Arabian horse would stranger W
should dare TO mount him Then, il my son
in eIistauce, VII be seated on the throl
amidst the sst Bggtians Of the peOple-if he
not France sIilk 90 back 10 a republic, for
other hand VII dare to seize a sceptrs which
cannot hold"