The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-09-21
NUMBER SO.
Fulfilled Predictions.

The following quotations from sn article
written in the 'Unita CattoIica on the oees-
sion Of the French leaving Rome In 1855,
and written by Don Magotti, proves how
closely he predicted the fall OF tho NaSe-
leonic Empire:
| The fall will not DO long delayed, for tAs
two causes for the existence Of this Empire ne
| longer snbsist. These were military glory ana
| In place of defending the Catholic religion, do
livers it up to it's adversaries, and in piace Of
fighting, no retreata. 1t was BY going 70 Rome
then, he naturally goes to his ruin. Whes
his uncle recommended to persecuto Pine
VII, Joseph de Maistre cried =" BonaRaEsA
attacks sl tho PoPemso much the Ssttssi Fos
say the same thing of the nephew. He aAAn.
the better! The funeral of the second Empire
will not long be delayed.
The funeral Grafton is ready. It may be d.
vided into three heads: Germany, Mexico,
| Rome. Germany and Mexico, decay Of mill
of these Catholic traditions with which France
will never break, henrtless abandonment
Napoleon has reached bis evening, the night
cometb! The French will loso all esteeD foa
this magnanimous man, who always retreata.
He retreats in Poland from fear of Russie, h
retreats in Germany for fear Of the Dreysss
rife. he retreats from Bono for fear Of Orsiaj.
Of Mazzini and Of tho Revolution. People a.
tribute to the commander Of tho old Freaak
Guard Of Napoleon I. those baantiful words
The G16rd dice but necss ssryeRders. Napoleon
foolish hope OF never dying. He surrenaee-
cd to Bismarck, to JuaRes, even TO Ricasoli.
But those who purchase fortune never pre-
serve It,
In the midst Of present uncertainties, TIVE
things appear to as certain: the triumph OF
the Pope-king and the fall OF the Second EN-
pire. Upon these two points our mind Ia easy.
Assuredly, we cannot say in what manner and
by what means Plus TX. will triumph. We Gre
no less ignorant Of tho events which will east
down Bonaparte bot we SEQ that he manages
nothing except what leads to his downfall.
Divine Providence reserves to itself tho meaDs
determined to accomplish what has been pro-
missed from oil time: al have put down the
mighty from their seat and the humble have
exalted" Our fathers and many of our oon-
tcmporares have seen the humble Plus YH.
exalted from his prison, the powerful Napoleon
dcposed from his Empire.
in the first Empire, Spain. Russia and SavonA.
Tho war In Spain, the campaign to Rnssia, the
captivity Of the Pope prepared the fall Of the
June finished all, crushed him, cast him on SO.
Helena. This battle of Waterloo appeared
mysterious to Napoleon himself. Some one,
having recalled the anniversary 10 him on tho
18th of juno, 1916, he cried out, mach moved:
- Incomprehensible battle! Concourse OF IN
heard fatalities There was nothing bot mis-
his hands. "All things failed me when all bad
succeeded" Well, let Napoleon HI prepare
to weep over similar humiliatioEs. He will
also see his incomprehensible day come.
God is now bringing him through n series Of
events, the import of which he does not COM.
prehend Of which, perhaps, he does not think.
The day will come when no will recognize tAa
comcoErse Of unheard Of fatalities.
And let him not grow proud when what he
wishes succeeds according to his desires, for at
the end he will see himself forced to repeat
With the founder of his dynasty: "Afthi1gs
failed mo just when all had succeedeaP
We entreat the Bonapsrtists of Italy ~ we'll
As of France to preserve this article, and not
20 lose the memory Of it. Rome is fatal. It
has been SO to the first Empire, IL will be 30 20
he second"
The exact fuIfillment of the predictions
made in this article 10 one Of the most az
Of our days. Reading this
production Of seven yeas ago, by the light
II events that have occurred since, we
night suppose it written but yesterday.
During the Council, when the Imperial
Government stroye to prevent tho deAni-
ion of Infallibility and threatheped %
withdraw its troops from Rome 90 q %
fnish the Council, the same writer pRo-
iicted that the Empire would not SEQ the
md of the year. The defeat Of Sedan In
September settled the question. This Was
he Waterloo of the Second Empire, ana
he fate of the Third Napoleon very close
y resembled that Of the exile OF st, Helena.
Rome and France seem TO be united In
ortune and in misfortune; the peculiar
between the. defeats OF
France in the last war, and the success OF
he Italians against Rome would form
very interesting study-Hd0t.