The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-05-11
Remarkable Old World Prophecy.

Every since the discovery of America by
Columbus, it has been popuiarly believed
that Seneca and Plato, had plainly predic
ted that event, SO Important TO the history
of humanity
A learned legend, whose signature Is V.
w X Y H., and who need not here be
named, has sent Es rcn!ark2tie rt"phecy
said TO have been written centuries ago,
which scenes curiously and emphaiIcally
to refer to the present condition OF the
country. lie preiaces the original trans!a'
ton with this introduction:
The follow ing Merkish Latin verses are
indeed, 70 say the least OF them, wonder
!u as describing so accurately and minute
", some of the events occurring IN our
on!. dav and country. The structure OF
she. original Latin was frevuently prac
ti>ed in the middle ages more particularly,
and in tue religious houses Of Continental
Europe, and many parts Of Great Britain
and Ireland Indeed, such Leonine or
Monkish latin verses were much in fashion
from the early period OF the Christian era
until the revival Of classical literature. 10
what particular age or country the Leon
ines now under consideration belong II
would be difficult to conjecture. They
| woul seem, however, to be assigned to Il
period somewhat pr!or to that when the
iatiu language lost much of its idioinatic
BEAUTY and consiseness of expression. The
elisiou OF the vowels, (the terminating
vowed OF one word before the succeedin.
beginning vowel of another word)ls closely
observed IN the present verses.
/ Ia the sixth line the word "ejus' is TO
7 be pronounced as though the J were al
/ sent, and somewhat like the English noun
/ nse, the "a OF bSur,, in the same line Is,
!
/ gcuci IS, aHto vUcalv;n.
/ As the verses have never hitherto been
published (existing as they do, Ia manu-
script cLiyJ / know Of 10 better medium
for bringing them into The light OF day
than The columns Uf the Press. They may
PERHAPS, thereby obtain a. wide dIssein.-
nation among the other Journals OF tie
country a. their literary merits and pro
pArtIc uccuIGcy eatlt.e them 70.
The latin verses, lOs-n enough TO De
old are a, follows:
ArteqUau Tres necemqne Coujuncti,
IfilAa;al -ilt parte pe.lUuc.I
AGuI.a, DeliI ini -Hie strata,
DeciLG, cJcia u4IecUraia
Quum SeXsgiuta fn;;us crit
Uuuayue iUcEm eju, cuyavcr!t,
SI:uiuua fTItJ--, tyauuu sUcceIIsI,
..sItuI.! Il 4JGe.-t lIutu.e CI.Jus.e.
sed 81 alba ara, ct igra rnaneEt.
tuuJuIcfI, ItevuLI, !l.I,-lIuc Clarent,
OLu"GO iuter s.eIl4s C!aN app-ieoIt,
AuiGs IlasIE.er COS IlCeLII.
Our friends translation accurate, a.
well a. flowing, we nOw sugjoiu:
Before Thirteen Unitet
sl-.! " Il!i.- wuat they are,
IaeVa-tg siIaI De b.l-u,cI
y: IAe .I1atLins, u -.
When I-ixry i ended
nd one iahc, Its place.,
Then, OIpI.e.o JEyu4rl,
si4-:4 ds@! !nUt-A! d. -.race
T. ~ bite remains white
And 10. * yc >iiIl black,
GDuc more t"es Al unIte,
-iLa DTIua .lFP.-es, back,
But whenever the Cross
Stands aiu!; 4moag tie stars.
They ,Iail 5aIn by their loss,
And ;aus eIiI ali their wars.
He has appended i few notes, which
may itly close his communication
his undoubtedly refers ~ the thirtcer
orirouai states.
This must mean when the year 1861
terminated aad 81 te-iuS
The meaIu., Of :hi> may lie os ccvf7:ai
as r'its.5 IS scttte aRt as certainty as Ihl-E q
jluck, once more Il union will prevail, ;.no
consequent happiness Le the result.
This most as>urcdiy mean, if the ban
rer OF the cross stands side by side Will
the star spauslcd banner, or in other word
II the masses OF the people become christ
ianized, then, and then only. shall the,
! become united aad happy people
! The force ui the ailu-iUn must be- ev
- dent 10 all ihev would have star;e,
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