The Sun.
London, England, 1866-05-25 00:00:00

SCIENTIFIC AND ORNAMENTAL PRESENTS.

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The Pacific Policy of the Empire.

PARIS, May 23.
The following is the text of the Constitutionnel
article published this morning under the above
heading :
As soon as he found himself charged with the
destinies of France Prince Louis Napoleon hastened
upon the same day when he delivered the eagles to
the army to make known to the great Powers his
firm desire of preserving good relations with them
and of maintaining the peace of Europe.
The Emperor Napoleon 111. has remained loyally
attached to the policy he then declared. Nothing
less than the persevering resistance of Russia to all
efforts at conciliation and her enterprises against the
repose of Europe were requisite to bring about a
conflict in which France was inevitably called upon
.to play a part.

The Crimean war was not only just and neces-
sary. No war was more manifestly undertaken for
the defence of European interests. Thus France
only entered into it with the alliance or the sym-
pathies of all the Powers of Europe. She bore the
weight of it more than any other, and she also
reaped the greater portion of the glory.
Notwithstanding the allurements of such a war, in
which France saw her victories saluted by the
acclamations of Europe, the Emperor Napoleon was
the first to think of putting an end to it and to pro-
pose peace.

The situation was delicate and difficult. It was
necessary at the same time to conciliate the legiti-
mate susceptibilities of the enemy vanquished at the
Alma and at Sebastopol, but who had still consi-
derable forces, and to appease the lively resentment
of an ally who would have desired to inflict more
terrible blows upon Russia.

The Emperor Napoleon met with a double success.
He offered a peace honourable enough for Russia to
accept, and too advantageous to Europe for Eng-
land to be able to refuse. At the Congress of
Europe, where this peace received its definitive form,
he was recognised by all as the arbiter of the diffi-
culties which presented themselves. In the eyes of
foreigners, as in those of France, he had the honour
of the re-establishment of peace. All the testimonies
of public gratitude he had received in Paris, and in
the departments, were repeated in Germany when
he visited that country the following year, to have
an interview with the Emperor Alexander.

A short time afterwards Europe was on the point
of being disturbed by a new collision. Its cause
was insignificant enough, but divers influences were
far from showing themselves disposed to favour an
agreement.
The town of Neufchatel was in insurrection. It
desired to escape from the rule of Prussia, to re-
enter the bosom of the Swiss Confederation, which
prepared to support it.
Russia had seen with displeasure the attitude of
Prussia during the Crimean war. Austria perhaps
desired nothing more ardently than to see her rival
in Germany engaged in a war against Switzerland.
These-two Powers urged the Court of Berlin firmly
to support its rights.
the
breakingupon alreadyonpoint out. The
Government alone endeavoured to prevent it, and
succeeded in causing the spirit of conciliation to
prevail. It obtained the meeting of a Conference,
at which France, England, Austria, and Russia
prepared a project of aryangement,
which was ac-
cepted by Prussia and Switzerland. All danger of
war had disappeared. Entire Europe knew that it
was in especial due to the intervention of the Em-
peror's Government.
The attitude taken up by Austria in Italy had at-
tracted the most serious attention of Europe. The
announcement of a Congress appeared to have again
removed a new cause of war, when a certain resolu-
tion of Austria precipitated events. Her army
passed the Ticino and marched upon Turin. The
object of Austria was to place her dominion in Italy
upon still larger and stronger bases. The interests
and equilibrium of Europe were thereby threatened.
France hastened to defend them. She gained the
victories of Magenta and Solferino. A vaster career
was offered to her triumphs. But
,the Emperor
Napeoleon does not wish for the insatiable intoxica-
tion of military glory any more than France. It