New-York daily tribune., 1859-08-04
NAPOLFON'S APOLOGY.
From The LoHdon Daily Neps.

The apologize tore OF the Emperor Napoleons al
dresr 10 the Legislative Body, bis reurn from Italy,
b.irsys how sensible he mas 1resdy become Of tue
light IL which biz proceedings at Villarapca every
where regsrs ed. There mucn difference Of opia-
ion in FreIce and throughout Europe respecting the
pohcy Of the war; there il none tO its abrupt and
sinister tern nation It s hard 10 say whehe those
Who believed ia the foresight and sincerity Of the self
appointed libera'ar Of Italy or those who harbored
msgvtgs az to his real purpose IN crossing the Ap',
iiJd uO.t fault with the precIpiiate and Lc)Icu-ye
peace iuitiysy signed at NJairsnca. The mercenary
friends OF tranquility at any price look with dsmsy
upon fifty millions :quantere'A III iD 10 as macy days
ou the battle field, while the genuine friends of hu-
nsLliy lsm.nt the efluscn ct so much blood With.
cut the attainment Oi any more merciful result
thaa 4 pioYOl alton oi further carnage To a day
Let named, bat which cannot be very far dIs-
tsn. France, whose pride of territorial acquisi-
,i,n luiled 10 seep BY promises OF moral glory
and heroic faue, hears with chsgrin her sovereign on
the day VI hs return from the tbeaer Of war, vou-
teering fer the failure Of the promises with
hich he set ont two shot months agO AMI deprec At
the iuputation that bis Efforts aLd sacrifices had
been erely losses" No attempt is made - conceal
The dssY pointing truth that the victor Of SoeriDo
coieJ before tee serrieG strength Of the Au,taas
canped beieath the walls of Nsrona-as Il tue cer-
tairty Of Gavug 10 combat them 10 that position mad
Lever beeL the ught Of before Some vague phrases
are thrown in about eXps cedly finding Europe in
arms TO battle success rrender defr more runons;"
though strange 70 say, the equally owtoned apology
OF the Emperor Francis Joseph f0r having agreed 10
the peace rests chiefly upon the fact that not his
Fedora! Allies lio cay nothing OF Russia or England
would draw sword TO aid him. Which of their
Imperial Majesties gives the true version Of
the matter need 10 testimony 70 prove.
Europe beheld indeed with deepening interest the
progress Of the struggle in Northern Italy, snd more
II an ore Of he leafng Powers was wiling honoraby
AID publicly TO ole. lis mediation With the ve~ pro-
iesseoy Of securing to considerable portion Of the
Penirsnls # lot 10 the WHOLE the blessings Of inde.
pendent and rstve iale. What the precise terms
night bsve been which you'd have been thus offered
We Iced lot here dscuss; whatever they likely
10 lie u the opilion Of Napoleon ILL.,, they coald n0t
have been wUre than those which he mas himself
sought 10 impose; they ver. should no, be long
learning them. Tie spiri, Of resentment breathes
or ormiTakably through every seLterce Of the speech
delivered on Tuesday evening at st. Cloud; bat lot
hin. dropped that Italy better of under tue pa
eihcaiion Of Nilafranca than would have been had
her cause been frankly committed TO the arbiirament
d the three great d-iLeresed powers Of Northern and
rop-C Catholic Europe. single phrase is devoted
according TO custom, TO the expression Of hopes tor the
i'srqulity Of Chistendom but in every Cabinet, and
on every BOurse, the universal conviction s that the