The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-10-12

VoLTAIRE-The first person who gave genuine account
of the death well life of Voltare man no less
iustrious for his virtues than talensCondorcet Ills
account confirmed and given in detail by writer
who furnished with every possible of getting at
the truth by Votares family and connections the portfolios
Of men of letters and the manuscript memoirs OF the phil
osophers secretary Longchamp 1t is follows: Votaire
in old age behed hbust crowned at the theater in
Paris amidst the tears and shouts of enthusiastic multi
ude They will kill me said he with pleasure Honors
and gratitude crowded upon him. Among others who
to pay him their homage mark this, Americans,) was
Franklin who asked him for his benedcon upon his little
grandson The philosopher in giving it, said ne could not
resist speaking for moment the native tongue of his visitor
"I will give" said he, "the only benediction betting
grandson of Mr. Franklin and then laying his hands upon
the child pronounced in English God and Liberty" The
sensby he witnessed all Sides reused all the fire of his
youth He said that the treatment he experienced him
hopes of being able propose the Academy the eulogy of
Cogny he Huguenot Admiral slain in the Massacre of St.
Bartholomew He advised the Academy remodel their
dictionary and took for his portion the letter A. upon which
he stouty to work He took immodeate draughs of
coffee the better to keep his old age awake then opium
couneract the Coffee but it only assisted it, and all these
efforts and emotions hastened his last hour Another shock
of the pleasing kind awaited him when he lay down to
die This the reversal of the decree against M Laly
Toendas athera which the savior of Calais and
Server had interested himself The last sentence he dictated
all every day. die content said he "for the reign of
Justice has commenced" Ut destined 10 have bloody
it is true like the Christian religion but
has survived all shocks, and will triumph AT length his
hour arrived The of ST. Supce van servile and
naughty smpleton who had made his appearance before to
no and who burned have the honor of converting
him, inruded his last moments 1t was told him the
curate was come upon which he raised himself little en-
braced him. and said accep my respects SIR 1t seemed
in the minds of the bystanders he meant to say Il
charitable towards you 90 not torment me- b ne crate
again demanded in loud and confident tome Sir 90 you
recognize the divinity OF Jesus Christ replied Vol
are leave die in peace "Do you not recognize
SIR reiterated the cura "the divinity of Jesus Christ
1t then that the dying philosopher rousing up all his
departing strength and putting into sentence the whole
substance of his theological writings uttered those last and
memorable words For the love of God speak to me no
of that man, 1t in this real account OF the matter
Will NIL
The bgos doubly enraged this proof of his invnc
BILE faith and, according to their old plan las we shall pres
emily show loaded it with every Misrepresentation which
crisy the downfall of prestcra and the deathbed fears
which are ought be- the natural result of such bar
bariy the belief in eternal punishment The late French
philosophers in genera-many OF whom, as Alembert
Monesquieu Helvetiu ETC., were the most amiabe men IN
the world died in becoming them Rousseau died
gazing with enthusiasm setting Their predecessors
the English philosophers and de died with similar calm
ness Collins Shaesbuy Adam Smith, Gibbon, etc. But
the greatest Stumbling block the feet of those who bring
good tidngs of eternal punishment was the death OF
Hume, recorded by his friend, Adam Smith 1t was so
and wished die for their parts trembling and IN decent
fear. And thus it has been always you are known to
you are frightened if with pacidity, is want of feeling;
If with cheerfuness, it Is mpuden temery and II nobody
prove how you died, of 1T was ravlng Your
only refuge is send and ask how you to die only
you must ake5care ask only sect you will have
twenty different confessions recommended all
necessary and every one damnng the other deatbed
proves nothing but that live no longer beieI
in shocking dogmas may make unhappy and nonbellef
in them may help to make it easy But what absurdly Is II
expect that he shall be in his easiest or his most
confirmed of mind the moment of all others when
he is most sick and feeble? The wonderful thing after all
is that have been terrified at such moments
by the of the dogmas inflicted their child
hood but that many men, in spite of them have died SO
calmly, courageously, rumphantly May knowledge
and charity go increasing till OF US shall suffer more
than the physical evils of death and of above ALL
be capable Of feeling kind of delight in holding up the
unhappy deaths, real or pretended OF others-Aerica"
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The ORIGINAL CoPPERHEAD.-The Cincinnati Enquirer
understands that the old James Buchanan
has been engaged lecture in that city during the coming
winter Perhaps he will undertake to explain how he allowed
the treasury to be empe to army the be scattered the navy
be captured and the forts to be beseged If he will only
just once" tell the TRUTH his last appearance in public will
be his BEST