The Ottawa free trader., 1852-01-31
The Prophecy Of Napoleon.

The following is suppressed passage from
both French and English Editions of Count La.
Cassas' Journal:
Before the sun shall have revolved many ne.
riods round its Orbit" said the Emperor to me one
day as we stood viewing the sea from a rock
which overhung the road, "the whole European
system will be changed. Revolution will sue
coed revolution, until every nation becomes &C
quainted with IFS individual rights. Depend up.
on 1t, the people Of England will not long submit
to be governed by these bands of petty Sover.
elgns-these aristocratic Cabinets was wrong
IN re establishing the order of Mobiles in France
but did It to give splendor To the throne, and
refinement To the manners Of the people, who
were fast sinking into barbarism since the reyo.
luton. The remains of the fsudal system will
vanish before the sun of knowledge. The peo
pie have only TO know that all power emanates
from themselves, in order to assert their rights
to share in their respective governments. This
will be the case even with the Doors Of Russia
yes, Las Cassas, you may live to see the time,
but shall be cold in my grave, when that colos.
sal but ill-cemeu,ed empire will be split into as
many overeignties-.perhaps Republics. q.
there are hordes or tribes which compose it,"
(After few more reflections on the future
prospects OF Europe, his Majesty thus contin.
uedl:--
Never was web more artfally woven over
nation than that horrible debt which envelops
the people Of England 1t has been the means
OF enrlchlng the arlstocracy beyond all former
example IN any country; whilst it has at the
same time, ensured as many fast and powerful
friends to the government, as there are individp,
ais who receive interest fot that money 40 extra.
vagantly squandered to crush liberty in other
countries,--But even that must have an end
some accidental spark will ignite the combusti.
BILE mass, and blow the whole system to atoms.
II this mighty debt were due to foreigners, those
cunning islanders would not bear the burden an
hour but would, on some pretext or other break
wi tn their creditors and laugh n, their credul,y
but they owe the money to individual. among
themselves, and are therefore likely to enjoy the
pleasure Of paying the interest for generations TO
come. France, too, has got debt-thess Bour.
bons think to maintain themselves on my throne,
by borrowing largely Of the present generation,
in order to lay heavy taxes on the next and all
future ones. But know the French people too
well to suppose that such system can be long
tolerated. know that they have too much nat
ural affection for their off spring 10 entail upon
them national debt, like that Of England, how.
ever artfully incurred. No, no--my subjects are
too sharp sighted to allow the property accumu.
lated for their children to be morigagcd to paw
the Russians and English for invading them, and
for the restoration OF the visie ecnr de imbeciies
who now insult them They will, after time,
make comparisons between them and me-tbey
will recollect that the expense. Of my govern.
ment were betrayed by impos,s during the year
that my wars cost France nothng--that eft
her not one Napoleon in debt-but that enrich,
ed every col ner of her territory. Such compari.
sons will not be favorable 10 tho Rourhons--tha