Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-08-25

We recently noticed an account given by
| one of the pastors in this city, in public
discourse, of conversation which passed
| between the Emperor Napoleon, after his
| Punishment to st. Helena, and his faithful
friend, Count de Montholon. The CONVEX
sation was published not long since in
foreign journal 1t is so well authentica-
ted, and so interesting in itself, that we
here present that portion which relates to
| Christ, to our readeTs.-N. Y. Evangelist
81 know men," said Napoleon, ''and
tell you Jesus is not man The religion
of Christ is a mystery which subsists by its
own force, and proceeds from a mind which
is not a human mind We find in it
marked individuality, which originated
train of words and actions unknown before,
Jesus borrowed nothing from our knOwl-
/ edge. He exhibited in himself a perfect
example of his precept. Jesus is not
philosopher, for his proofs are miracles;
and from the first his disciples adOred him.
In fact, learning and philosophy are of no
use for salvation, and Jesus came into the
world to reveal the mysteries of Heaven
and the laws of the Spirit.
Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and
and myself, founded empires; but on what
foundation do we rest the creations of our
genius? Upon force. Jesus alone founded
his empire upon love; and at this hour
millions of men would die for him.
at was not a day, or battle, that
achieved the triumph of the Christian reli-
gion in the world. No, it was long war,
contest for three centuries, begun by the
apostles, then continued by the flood of
~. In ba
the kings and potentates of the earth were
on one side; on the other l see no army,
| but mysterious force, some men scattered
here and there, in all parts of the world,
and who have no other rallying point than
common faith in the mystery of the
cross.
81 die before my time, and my body will
! be given back to earth, to become food for
worms. Such is the fate of him who has
been called the great Napoleon. What an
| abyss between my deep mystery and the
eternal kingdom of Christ, which is pro-
claimed and adored, and which is extend
| ing over the whole earth. Call you this
! dying? Is it not living rather? The death
of Christ is the death of Cod
Napoleon stopped at the last words, but
General Bertrand making no reply, the
| Emperor added: 'If you do not perceive
that Jesus Christ is God, then l did
wrong to appoint you Generalw
Mr.. EDToR-Sir: Herewith is the opin-
ion of the great Napoleon, Of Christ and
his kingdom And as Napoleon had a
mind to think and examine, and had much
experience with men and their kingdoms, l
think many of US would do well to think
and speak of what he said in his last days,
on a subject that we are all alike interes-
ted in. And as Jesus founded his kingdom
on love, think all that try to add or build
| thereon, should use the same kind Of ma
| terials, and cement theft work with reason,
truth and charity, that is well tempered.
And think like policy is best for our
Democratic government, for l have learned
by experience that much depends on the
temper of things we use to govern minds
and matter And those that use the name
Of Christ as a cloak to cheat their neigh
bors and relations, to promote their selfish
ends on earth, should be cautious, for it is
contrary to its design, and may disappoint
them when they are in great need, and
leave them in worse fix, as a warning to
others, for corruption many times produces
obstruction.
Though as what Napoleon has said of
men, Christ and their Kingdoms, is so much
more worthy of notice, than what l can
say, hope you and others will try to get
the people to think of what he said to his
friends and aids, in his last days, when he
could calmly think of what had been, and
would be.
S. w. ADHESION.