Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-13
THE RICHMOND !WHIG.
THE PRESENT REvOLU ZION FORET0LD Sixty
NINE YEARS AGO.

One of the English field ofceIs, who served against
the during the Revolutionary war, after his
return tsSEnglsnd wrote account OF his life and ad'
ventures which WIS published in London in 1901 10
many respects Gays the Newark n j. Advertiser) he
wes remarkable map but most remarkable In the pro.
phsciss which he uttered Pbidsphia about the year
1898 which published in his autobiography III lsOl
These prophecies coming to pass constituted por'
tons of conversation held ut the dinner table OF Gen.
Dckenscn, brother to the famous Dickinson, better
known to many that day by the de p"ss OF the
" Penr syvaDia Farmer" Upon certain occasion, en-
y few weeks afier peace bad been definitely concud
be ween the Thrteen CSopiss whcl had become i;ds.
pendent States and Gret Britain, Gen. Dckenson re-
ques.ed the EnglishmaHs opinion Of our Government
and ia stability. His reply vas az iolowt:
Sir, az long as General Washington, and the other
principal military characters and aiding ia Con-
gres who hsve brought about this revolution alive,
the Government will remsn as it is, untee but when
all OF YOU In your graves there will De ~ars ard iu
mors Of in this country There are too many di'
ftrert iucIests 10 il for them to be united under
government. JUS! a. this war ceDmtnced, yen weio
going fight among yourselves, and would have feust
had the Brtsh not ihtcreiet fCu, then, enc and ell
united egsUst us os your commcn trt my; bs, one 81
these days the Northern and Southern powers wilt fight
vigorously against each other they boil; have
10 do AGAINST TIE British. Tbis country, who its popk
.tion shall be completed s large enough for three great
empires Look gertlsmep, ct the map ci i view how
irregular the provoces are i3 cut, running into ash
other look particularly OF ihs State Of Ne~ York; it
extends one hundred aud fifty miles length due roEb
and In no place. in breadth, above fifteen twenty
miles No country be said TO have boundary or
frontier unless its exterior limits marked by
ordabe river or ctan Ct mount .ns not to be psfstd
but in particular places.
The geat finger OF rature has distinctly pointed GU.
three extensive boundaries 70 your country the North
River the ffs che great Pot mac, which runs thrue
the second; and tie hiss,sip The third and last
When the country OF Kentucky is completely settled,
and the back country further tic banks Of the Ms.
sssippi shall become populous and powerful, do you
think they viii be subj sctcd 20 gOvernm, Mt Feat
at Phadelpais or New lok the distance Of many
hundred miles Eut such detection will not happ
for very long psriod of tine, uLt the inhabitants Of
that country become numerous ard powerful The
Northern aud Southern poNers'wll first divide and
tend In arms.
/ will risk further opniou relative to America -
Should | live TO good tld age, confident tbat
shall hear Of the Nortbern ara Scuthra powers in
America wsgirg with each Other; when parry
will socit ussauce irom frarce the other fiom Great
b iGin Il vii then depend on the Judgment of thoe
uen vho AZ that period, may be Gt the head Of the
French and British councils, whether they will
interfere in tho American d.pu:ss. In roy humble
opinion Il would be better for both countries 10 let them
settle The matter among theme,lv