Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-08-03

against those solid stone wallss He has ridden his
fox to earth after splendid run, almost without
check; it is scarcely, worth his while to wait and
dig out So thinks the Emperor. He leaves that
trusty old earth STOPPER, Marshal Valiant, on the
watch, and, with 4 whoop to his hounds, he turns
his horses head and is off home to Paris.
We have stated what are we think, obvious rea-
sons why both Empcrors should agree to the arms
tcc soon as the first difficulty Of proposing 1t was
got ever 1t appears to u.s. however, that these rca
sons no less cogcnt to prevent recurrence OIL
hosties and that there are others of still greater
import which favor the hopes of peace. At present
the Emperor of the French has not seriously en-
broiled himself with his clergy but the steps when
he must next have taken if the war had proceeded
could scarcely have failed to tell unfavorably upon
his relations with Rome. He has not yet committed
himself to the task of rcvolutionzing 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 sum not impossible to
spend, and if it is luxury which you would enjoy
now and then-every three years or so-lt is wise
to enjoy it temporarily and to leave off unSatlatcd
Then there is the glory and the profit OF magnanim
ty. No one can appreciate more perfectly than
Louis Napoleon the advantage of retraining from
doing all that he unquestionably could do. If he
has done enough to convince Francis Joseph that
he has Austria in the hollow of his hand, and can
close his fingers OH licl WHICH, liStS, hO
better than if he had marched to Vienna. Perhaps
it is possible to make of a humbled enemy crate
full fiend Napoleon ILL., has habit OF levylng
friends at the head of recruiting party OF l0o,o
men, Russia, now so loyal, was enlictcd among his
intmates Ly that heavy shake of the hand he gave
her in the Crimea Fortune has given him great
part to play. and he can play it at once nobly and
profitahly Say that he gives part of his spolls to
Sardinia and leaves Venice to Austria the price
nf hnr ,l,- ,l,,,ir
plain, and the newspapers may remind him of his
promise that Italy should be liberated from the Alps
to the Adratic; but few speciOus stlruatlons
would fulfil this promise to the ear and the Emperor
of the French, in answer to every cavil might show
to his own. people and to the world two first rate
European Powers who had been his enemies, and
arc now his friends; he might point to Russia and
Austria, both humbed and both spared We think
all these considerations counselpeace. Depend upon
it, Louis Napoleon las not given respite to Francis
Joseph merely that the latter may buy rtcd cannon
bring down his reserves from Austria; and Francis
Joseph has not accepted this boon with no other
hope than that his briStng Quadrangle shall be ia
ken few months later and that hungary may
have time to play her part in the confusion. We
have seen enough of Louis Napolcon's military po-
hey to note that he his races in short heats
He has learnt that France likes war; but that war
to be popular in France must be short and success
lul CliieSS tAuStlld SuOulu Uc SO
to insist on retaining Lombardy, and refuse to with
draw from further intermeddng in itaity-an OBJ
stinacy WHICH We cannot imagine, for it would
amount to judicial blininesS-we do not anticipate
any more deeds of arms on the MincO. The army
of Italy has gathered its laure> and may be content.
The army of the Rhine is not yet fully mustered,
and when brought into position it villas we shall
be duly informed in the Monltcur-only be there to
check any ambitious enterprise on the part of Prus-
STA against the integrity Of the French empire
There arc rimors Of disagreement between Ma
poleon and the King of Sardinia. The King was
not present when the treaty was made, and he is
rot mentioned as party it. His Prime Minister,
Count Cavour, has resigned His resignation may
have been owing to the treatment which his master
received at the hands of the Emperor, or it may
have been with The view of allowing the King to
form a new Cabinet with reference to his new pos
session, Lombardy.