New-York daily tribune., 1859-05-31

r.lit;caI interest ei Freace Va oppose any sdcn
no,euent. the King Of Sardinia had secured the
personal support Of Napoleon I'LL by matrimonial
s,,isnce wb,ch sGcrded new guaranty against
Austrian aggression. Bat. SO far vas any ca''n on
,e mar. of Au.trs TO intermedde vi'h tie {, reign
sII;.,,a. or ,be Interval administration Of Sardinia
,,ou b,,rr the ocession o. the pending hosities,
that tier grew entirely cut Of the pfot' 'tators oi
SARDINIA eganst the alliances sorGed " Austria,
sdse.inst the T. ternsl siaini':ation of heT Italian
rrovioces. Austria did rot complain Of Sardinia
h,r being ccns,ilutioual it waa Sardinia that coui-
n,a;ned Of Austria fur being despotic, and rot
ms.l, for being despc,ic. but, still more, for beirg
Austrian NobVdy csa pretend that Sardinia has
besr forced i.o this var in defense Of her OWE in
deusn1erce and free Institutions. The very
strongest grou. upon which her case eau be Put
ia. that she has generously risked her own Inde-
,endence snd free institutions for tie chalce OF
being able 70 sxtt I'D them to her neighbOrs. That
i. to n, she could net let well enough alore Her
Own freedom nnd prosperity became desPicable IN
her eyes uness she could bring IN the rest Of Italy
10 share them with her.
Turn now to tue French Emperor, who, BY the
essurances Of support which he gave to Sardinia,
encouraged her 10 pt rsst in her demands, aud to
,uah matters to extremity, ard who. therefore,
nus be looked upon as after all. the real author OF
the var Even Of those vino anticipate the greatest
benefit 70 Italy from his intersenticn Ia hcr affairs
few, We imagine. 60 60 far as to suppose that 'n-
tense sympathy for TIE right Of seli-g"vernment or
a passion for giving to the Italians degree ol
Political liberty which in France he has abolished
as nuisance, is the leading motive of bis conduct
1t will be generally admitted, we suppose, that he
does not move in this affair except in the hope and
expectation Of thereby elevatng himself still higher
than he is, aid Of adding he. prestige and
additional strength to Lis imperial goyernmeht and
dynasty One would eupposc that he had aband'
ant reason to be satisfied with lis pa-t good
fortune, AID to be perfectly content to let
things remain as they are. Previous to
bis precipitation Of himself into this war;
his imperial throne seemed to have settled
down upon solid fcundatons aud, in tie fnct that
Europe was at peace, that France ana England
were allies, to be much moro firmly established
than that Of the frat Napoleon had ever beeu. Aud
yet as if to show the Iwpossitity OF ever letting
well enough alone, not content. 1t would appear
with the reputation which be has obtained for civil
and diplomatic prudence, we 6nd hun rushing, IN
pursuit Of military glory, into war which, what
ever its results may be, can hardly fad to involve
him in new difficulties greater than any he has yet
encountered.
Suppose he does not turn out SO great military
genius as he evidently thinks himself. Suppose
him beaten and driven out Of Italy with disgrace
Could the imperial throne stand such shock
On the contrary suppose him successful IN driving
the Austrans out Of Italy Would not that very
success make him dread and terror in the eyes Of
all Europe, and 60 far TO bring on another struggle
like that which ended in the dethroneuient of hts
uncle Fond as he is Of repeating his UNCLE that
would be an operation to which, dutiful nephew as
he is, his uncle's example would hardly reconcile
him