The Sun.
London, England, 1807-10-09 00:00:00

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OBSERVATIONS
BUONAPARTE's SPEECH TO VIE LEGIS.

LA "FIVE BODY, Auc. 16, !Sq.

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" No resentment whatever influences my de-

terminations."

He alio was a Corsican, as history informs -us,
he—who strangled the • infant Dot CARLOS, and
who, while twisting the halter about his neck, said
to him, I ask your Royal Highness's pard9o,
what Ido is solely foe your good ; bear no re-
sentment' against me, for I mean you no harm !"
I never shall entertain any (resentment) against
a Nation, the sport and vidim of the Parties which
tear her to pieces, and deceived respeEting the situa-
tion of her own affairs as much as on that of her,

neighbours."
In this passage there are as many mistakes as words.
Most assuredly, if BUONAPARTE had, the least faith
in the accuracy of the piaure which he has drawn
of England, he would not amuse himself with in-
sulting her by hislanguage—he would find a pleasure
more grateful to his heart,, in devouring her, in tins-
sacreing the English, in plundering them, and in
covering this happy country with flames and blood,
Bat these grotesque paintings are calculated for
dumb legislators, whose facult►es rapacity and terror
have congealed, and for a people, of whose stupidity
IitIONAPAIM is convinced, because he has enslaved
them, and they yet suffer him to live !
In countries where true liberty has established
her power, parties are always to be found, because
it is the natural property of liberty to give birth to
variety of opinions, of which she permits and en-
courages the display. If ever parties shall cease to
exist in England, and a gloomy silence betray- their.
annihilation, it will be only because liberty is no
name. There will then be no longer Englishmen,
and the country will become the tomb of her chil.
dren !

The law watches incessantly in England to pre.
vent parties front ever degenerating into factions,
because the existence of the former assures the du.
ration of the English Constitution, while that of the
latter is only conducive to the production of mon.-'
eters ! Faclion is the cradle of the BLIONAPAKT&S,
present, and to come.
If there were factions in England, there would be
Ales of BUOVAPARTE ; for the charaOeristic of fac-
tion is to sacrifice every thing to the hatred of the
'opposite IcOions. Faction aspires to domineer, to
destroy her enemies, and is little solicitous of what
aid she may be reduced to avail herself for the attain-
ment of. this detestable object.
But parties are only divided by opinions ; and
those opinions are only divergent because the means
of arriving at the same object do not appear equally
convincing •to every mind. But if parties vary on
the choice of means, they have a common center of
unity in the obje& to which they equally tend :
whenever danger, therefore, threatens the State, all
parties surcease their disputes, and the hatred 'of
the common enemy triumphs over every diversity of
opinion.

Should a Tyrant usurp absolute power in Eng-
land, there would then be faaions for.the law,
being destroyed -by the usurpation, could not (and
indeed ought not, if she could) interfere to prevent
their existence.

14aaaions are the instruments of vengeance and.
death ; it is in their bosom that plots and conspi-
racies are matured and brought to light ; they are
the resource of the oppressed, the arms of an en-
•laved people ; and, when the laws no longer main
twin their force, they are the appeal of a nation to
the judgment-seat of God;' silence environs them,
darkness covers them, despair' vivifies and rekindles
them from their ashes!

It ',frier these reasons that there are Faaions in
France, which will continue to exist there as long
as the Tyrant himself shall live. It is for these
reasons, too, that there are none in England, where
we only find Parties, of which the salutary agita-
tions convey to the people the sentiment of their
liberty, and the assurance of their independence. If
Vatztions existed there, then, indeed, England, as
BUONAPARTS says, " would be equally deceived re.
'Peeing the situation of her own affairs, and that of
her neighbours."
This Pitlure, applied to France, is luminous with
truth
; applied to England, it is perfealy ridiculous.'
Faaions conspire and are silent, but they strike
with deadly force—and it is only then. that they
burst forth to view.

Parties discuss, they show themselves openly,
they follow, in their debates, the dispositions of the
law, which equally prote6ts them all; and in the
very heat and fire of their discussions, they still
keep their eyes fixed on the Jaw, and bend submis•
sive to her voice the instant its sound reaches their
ear,

It is thus that all the interests of the British nation
are incessantly placed before the eyes of the people
it is thus that is tbrged and sharpened that most
•-)nwerful,. that most tremendous weapon, which
.Irins and terrifies her enemies, public opinion,

national opinion ! Ytt this manner, is it formed ;
in ,this manner alone gran it be formed ; and the
happy consequence is, that England can neither be
subdued by war, nor by the infamy of a sliameltl
peace.
How is it possible fof England to be a ignorant
of the situation of her own affairs ?" If one Party
were desirous of plungitig her into this disgraceful
state of ignorance, another Party would instantly
find its advantage in enlightening her. And who
would dare to impose silence upon it ? In England
there are no other prisons than those of the law :

there, those Alameltxkes who strangle the viaims
of tyranny in dungeons, and those assassins who
shoot them in the wood of Vincennes, are equally
unknown !

How is it possible for England to be " ignorant
of the situation of Europe, and the projeEts of her
neighbours ?" when those neighbours manifest their
designs by their a&ions, and that there does not
exist at this day, even in Asia, or in Africa, a coun-

try which is not well informed that Europe, inun-
dated with blood, and covered with slaves, is be-
come the prey of a single Tyrant !
.England would resemble the piature which Buo-
NApitaTe ,has drawn of her,- the clay he should
invade het as a conqueror. Then parties would ex-
pire, and faetiOns spring up ; then, and not till then,
these faaions, which would now be punished by the
law, would themselves become the safeguard of the
law, 36 they are in France, and as they will continue
to be till the moment they shall precipitate the
tyrant into the tomb !
" Frenchmen, your conduet during the late
period, when your Emperor was more than 500
leagues removed from you, has augmented my
esteem, and the opinion which I have conceived of.
your chara&er."
To say the truth, this " condat"' must haVe na-
turally led BUONAPARtE to conclude that the pa-
tience of the French was inexhaustible, and not to
be affetied or subdued by time or absence !
" If during these ten months' absence, I have
been present to your thoughts, the niarks of love
which you have given me have constantly excited
my most lively emotions.--All my cares, nay, even
those which seemei colluded with the safety of my
own person, only affeCted. me by the interest which
you took in them, and by the influence which they
Might possibly have on your future destinies.—You
area good and a great People 1'
" If we could open the hearts of Tyrants," says

TACITUS, " we' should discover by what torments
they are racked and torn. As the body is mangled
by the lash of the executioner, so their hearts are
lacerated by their cruelty and their fury." How
inimitable a painter ! Twenty ages have taken no-
thing from the force and colouring of the original.
Look at BUONAPARTE, and read this passage, where
he thanks his people for their patience', and felici-
tates himself on the incredible prodigy of his exist-
ence! But in all his Speeches, he cannot avoid
thrusting in some phrase too ridiculous to be possi-
bly reached by any one but himself.—" You are a
great and good people !! r The Arabs of the De-
an, when they cross their vast solitudes, have,:a-
'camel taller and stronger than all the rest, which is
loaded with the most enormous burthens. When
he kneels down under the iron rod of his driver,
that he may overload him at his, pleasure, and that
the poor docile animal rises at the shaking of this
same rod, and moves forward at his bidding, the
dryer calls his camel " a great and good fellow tra-
veller ! ! I"

(To be concluded in our next.)

Tire Tit ATR e.—The admirable Tragedy of Mac-
lath, finely supported in its principal charatiers, had
a large audience last night,. at Covent Garden The-
atre. Mr. KENIME exhibited the murderous Thane
with that judgment and energy which usually marks
his a6titig. • Mrs. Stooows was as imPressive as ever
in Lady Macbeth ; and Mr. C. KEHISI.B represented
Macdul with considerable skill. The play is brought
forward with piauresque grandeur and beanty.

Mrs. JORDAN drew so large art audience last night
to Drury-lane Theatre, and played with so much
spirit in The Soldier's Daughter, that she bids fair to
return with ample interest the liberal terms upon
which the proprietors have engaged this popular
aetress fpr the gratification of the public.
Mrs. JORDAN plays Lady Contest, in The Wedding
.Day, to-morrow ; and Mrs. C. Kitting appears in
the same part, on Monday, at Covent Garden.—Ma.
trsnsony is also in preparation. at each Theatre. Mrs.
JORDAN and Mr. &LISTON are the Clara and Dela-
val at Drury Lane; Mrs. C. Kozauto and Mr. JoNu
at *Covent Gorden.

We are sorry to learn that Mr. WYATT, the ce-
lebrated Architett, hat been for some time much
indisposed, and hope to hear of his recovery for the
sake of the Arts, as well ba on account of his family
and numerous train of friends.

A sharp contest is likely to take place for the
Office of Professor of Painting ,to the Royal Aca-
demy, vacant by the death of Mr. OPlll.—Tita-
SHAM and NORTHCOTS are the rival Candidates,
and they are warmly supported by their respeaive
friends,

This morning a terrible fire broke out in Osborn-
street, Whitechapel, which burnt down two large
atrir-houses welt stocked, and had nearly cotniun-
iiicated to a third.