The Sun.
London, England, 1848-12-15 00:00:00

THIS EVENING,

Will be performed a new Ballad Opera, entitled ROBIN GOOD-
FELLOW.
To be followed by a New DIVERTISSEMENT.

After which, THE WATERMAN. Tom Tug, 31r. C. Braham.
To conclude with a Farce, entitled TILE MODEL COUPLE, in
which Messrs. Oxbcrry, G. Coole, Mrs. Selby, and Miss R. Stanley
will perform.

ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.
DUMBOLTON'S SERENADERS.

This celebrated Troupe, whose performances have excited univer-
sal attmtration throughout the 'United litntes, will repeat a short
Series of their popular ETHIOPIAN ENTERTAINMENT at the
above Theatre THIS EVENING, December 15, and on Mon-
day next.

The Programme will include a variety of original Songs, Glees,
&c., entirely new to this country, written and composed expressly
for this company.
Doors open at Eight, the Entertainments to commence at Half-
past Eight.

Boxes, 4a.; Pit, 2s. Boxes and Stalls at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Li-
brary, 33, Old Bond-street ; and at the Box office of the Theatre.

• TO CORRESPON9E.NTS.
No communication can be attended to ai'!ess authenti-
cated by th.,: name and address ol the writer.
bleiected communications cannGt be returned.

TUE WEATHER.—Sus °FM:E. DECEMBER 15.
TELSRMOXETER, Lowest, 44; Ilighcat, 49; Noon, 50.

BARc NETER, 29.78.
WrND S.E.; stormy, with rain.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY.
Morning .. 6 min after 5 I Evening .. 32 min. after 5

Att. kt •
LONOON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1848.

One of the wiliest sophisms promulgated by the
reactiovry party, in reference to the triumph of the
imperial candidate for the Presidency is this—that
the success of the Prince Loins NAPOLEON is tanta-
mount to a declaration against Republicanism, and to
a demonstration in favour of Legitimacy ! The fallacy
of this is something monstrous. And to demonstrate
the of the assertion, it is only necessary to
reflect for a moment upon the principles identified
with the cause of Bonapartism.
NAIPOLEON was the incarnate spirit of the Revo-
lution. He was the crowned champion of democracy.
He was the direct emanation from the people whose
symbols were Liberty, Equality, Fraternity. He was
the sword wielded by the free millions of France for
the punishment of their assailants, for the subju-
gation of kingcraft, for the dissolution of many suc-
cesive coalitions. In his Code were digested the sub-
lime truths contained in the crudeffpandects of the
philosopher and the demagogue—in the Central Social
of Rousseau, and in the Droits des Bommes of Ro-
BESPIEIZRE. The glory of NAPOLEON belonged to
the peell, because he himself was the hero raised up
on the buckler of the Republic and crowned with
the golden circlet like the ancient kings of Attica.
When NAPOLEON was anointed an. Emperor by the
hands of the Sovereign PONTIFF, the people felt that
in that ceremony they themselves were exalted into
the nominees of royalty. When NAPOLEON placed
on his head the iron crown of Italy, the people knew
that in his person they themselves were adorned
with the heroic decorations of CURLEMAGNE. When
he flung a diadem to MURAT, they exulted at the de-
basement of the tyrant of the two Sicilies. When he
lobed JOSEPH with the purple of Navarre and Cas-
tile, they saw only the ignominies inflicted upon an
emasculated and licentious dynasty. When he took
upon himself the Protectorate of Switzerland, they
recognised his identification with the cause of federal
liberty. When he assumed the Government of the
Germania Confederation, they found themselves in.the
perAon of their Sovereign invested with the authority
of
the Northern. C2ESLES. When he elevated Louis
to the throne of Holland, and entrusted JEROME
With they sceptre of Westphalia—when he trans-
formed', electorates into kin
new dignity to the d
princedomg orlis
and granted
espoused a daughter of the
Housofet.tru Hapsburg,
hen he
u
see and
named their offspring even in his
erad.
people e
the
e successor
Of "TAILQUINIUS SUPERBIIS--the
saw in all
this only the glorification of Democracy
and the
d • :1,. • ation of hereditary Despotism. And they
vie 'fly—the dictatorship of NAPOLEON was tilesw
ne-
cessity of the nineteenth century. Without that
dictatorship the revolution must have been trodden
into ashes.. With it the cause of the multitude
acci(ised the prestige of glory, the awe of power, the
vitality of strength, and the elevation of intellect.
Monarchs were taught to respect the grandeur of the
revolution if they continued to abhor its principles.
And they were taught this through the medium of
their own tremendous vicissitudes ; they were taught
it by the victorious legions of a Conqueror, whose
triumphs extended." from Memphis to Vienna, and
from Cadiz to Moscow." That such is the only
rational estimate of the cause of which the supre-
macy of. NAPOLEON was the embodiment, is attested
by the coincidence in that estimate of the most stern
and uncompromising of all the advocates of Demo-
cricy. It was the sense of this great fact—that the
imperial diadem of NAPOLEON was the helmet of the
Revolution—which induced WILLIAM lIAZLITT, the
London, radical philosopher of to become the pane-
gyrist of the King cnd Emperor. Others failed to
anticipate the judr.er,t of posterity upon the
victor of Austerlitz ; but before the conclusion
of his reign of fifteen years, even they re-
cognised the error of their opposition. " Would
Itil:Itial; TIN EtieZundentood him sooner !" was the
. of,\CauNoT in 1815. And with
_...i4t)lout. the Hundred Days, was united
liipmt
,cifii e EMPEROR, the inflexible &pub-
'l* a N ~...- INSTANT. They perceived at last
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