Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-08-03

,c,;nst those solid stone walls! He has ridden his
fox to Garth after splendid run, almost without
check: it is scarcely worth his while to wait and
dig out So thinks the Emperor. He leaves that
trHsty old earth stopper, Marshal Valiant, on the
watch, and, with whoop to his hounds, Inc turns
his horses head and il of home to Paris.
We have stated what arc, We think, obvious rca
sons why both Emperors should agree 10 the ar'ni-
tcc so soon rs the first difficulty Of proposing twas
got 1t appears to us however, that these rca.
sons arc no less cogcnt to prevent recurrence 81
hosttics and that there others Of still greater
import which favor the hopes Of peace. Al present
the Emperor Of the French has not seriously Gun.
broicd himself with his clergy, but the steps which
he must next have taken If the war had procrctici
could scarcely have failed to tell uniavorably upon
his relations with Ron Q. lie has not yet committed
himself to the task Of rcvolutonizng Hungary, but
the torch was lit, and the hour was appointed at
which he was to throw it. War is very expensive,
and even thirty millions is s,,n, not Impossible 70
spend and If it is a luxury which you would enjoy
now and then-cvcry three years or so-it Is wte
to enjoy it temporarily and 10 leave of unsatiatcs
Then there is the glory and the profit Of magnanm'.
ty. No one can appreciate more perfectly than
Louis Napoleon the advantage Of returning rom
doing all that he unquestionably could do. u he
has done enough to convince Francis Joseph that
he has Austria in the hollow OF his hand, AMI can
close his fingers on her whcnhc lists, hc has done
it is possible to make Of humblct enemy crate
full friend Napoleon III. has a habit Of lcvyins
friends at the head Of rccruitin. party OF iHu,No
men. Russia. now so loyal, was cnlictc,l among hrs
intimates by that heavy shake Of the hand hc gave
her in the Crimea. Fortune has given him a great
part to play, and he can play it at once molly and
protably. Say that he gives part Of his spo'ls TO
Sardinia and leaves Venice to Austria a. The price
of her ready submission. The Romans may com.
plain, and the newspapers may remind him OF his
promise that Italy should be liberated from the Alps
to the Adriatic; but few spccio'is stilusasio's
would fulfil this promise to the car, and the Emrcror
Of the French in answer to every cavil might show
to his own people and 10 the world two iirs; rate
European Powers who had been his enemies, and
are now his friends; he might point to Russia and
Austria, both humblct and both spared. We think
all these considerations counsclpcacc Depend upon
it, Louis Napoleon has not given respite to Francis
Joseph merely that the latter may buy rii'c' cannon
bring down his reserves from Austria; and Francis
Joseph has not accepted this boon with no ether
hope than that his br>t!ing Quadrangle shall b: Ia.
ken few months later, and that Hungary may
have time to play her part in the confusion We
have seen enough Of Louis Napolcons military 20
Icy to note that he runs his races in short heats
He has learnt that France likes war. but tina, war
to be popular in France must he short and
full. Unless Austria should BE- 81 unreasonable as
to insist retaining Iombariy. and refuse to with
draw from further intcrmctsiing in Italty-an OBJ
stinacy which we canno. imagine. for il would
amount to judicial b!inlncss-wc 10 not aut,cipa,s
| any more deeds Of arms on the Mncio. The army
Of Italy has gathered its aurcl and may be content
The army OF the Rhine is not yet fully mustered
and when brought into position It villas VIC shall
be duly informed in the Monitcur-only be there e
check any ambitious enterprise the par, Of Prus
s:a against the integrity Of the French empire.
There arc rdmors Of disagreement between Ma
polcon and the King Of Sardinia The King wa.
not present when the treaty was made. anil he
rot mentioned as party lott His Prime Minister
Count Cavour, has resigned. His resignation ina,
have been owing to the treatment which his mss,c
received at the hands Of the Emperor. or Il ms,
have been with The view Of allowing the Hing Il
form new Cabinet with reference to his new pos
session, Lombardy.