The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-05-11

A s.vor;,.e epithet applied to fsouis Napoleon by
p,rl.s.n correspondents Of the New YORK Tribune
and other newspapers Of the same political stripe
IA "Aaventurer" The term 10 ussd In disraraee,
IN en. and distinction from tho hereditary rulers
of Europe. II we aecept the definition of the
word given by standard photographer, "advens
tnrer" Is s'oue who hssards puts something At
rias: one who attempts bold. novel. or extraoril
nary enterprises" This may be true 81 fonis Ma
poleon, and at the same time, very much TO his
credit. at all events in the estimstion OF repnhi
cans We are nationally and indiviiuall, land
81 adventures and an adventurous people; our
settlement of the country, our very form OF 90
Sernment our territorial growth and expansion
all partsking the character Of bold, novel, and
extraordinary enterprise" We have no hereditary
rsnk:,no recognized political or social aristocracy;
and therefore our sympathies must necessarily be
with the man, IN France or any other country.
who without these advantages, and against their
influence, attajns high position by virtue OF supe-
rior talents and energy. 1t Is another species OF
black Republican consistency. that Americans OF
the Tribune school, who claim for the negro barba-
rian equal social consideration and An equal voice
with the white race, in political affairs, should
sheer at Louis Napoleon as an ''adventurer," and
recognize superior dignity and justice in hcredi
tary right to that which j. based upon the popular
will aud enforced by personal capacity and me
rit There is scarce throne In Europe which was
not originally seized by fraud violence; which
was not at frs: established by the bold and bloody
hand Of an adventurar, and which does not derive
is only sanctity from long possession and its only
security from the ignorance and inability Of its
snb;ects 10 redress their wrongs The history Of
Ruropean legitimacy. called, is n record. crowd
al with horrd crimes, the monstonOus darkness
only relieved at rare intervals by a transient
plimpse of ordinary Intelligence and virtue. Put
ting out OF the question the oppression OF the Pso
ME in what reyaI house Of Europe have not the
dagger and the poisoned bowl been over and over
again employed against each other by members OF
the same family? OF all other nations, the royal
families Of Frasce have been signalized by crime,
and by misfortuue, and the fato OF her Queens IN
particular is almost an unbroken chain of evil
aud Of war. The horrors Of the French Revolt
ton are upon every tongue, but mankind seem to
have forgotten the enormous accumulation OF
reyal and aristocratic cruelty and corruption
whica at length ,recipitsted upon the world that
fearful avalanche Of popular retrIhution. And
now we see American hunkeys in Paris, snoerinr
a. the adrenturer, and exalting over his head the
representatives of absolutism aud legitimacy, al
though none know better than these fiunkey= that
Louis Napoleon is the wscst ruler that France has
had since Charlemagne that as high as Heaven is
above earth is ne higher IN intellect aud states
nanshp above evry other King Of Europe, and
that lie is the elect aud the representative of the
French people. When these Partisan scribblers
denomiuate Louis Napoleon tyrant, or an OPP
pres4or they use terms which may find respon-
sive chord in the hearts Of those who believe them
but If they expect to belittle him in American
estimation. by sneers at n selfmade king, they
wl only elicit contempt for their own self inlet
ed degradation.