The weekly Arizonian., 1859-09-15
The Views of Napoleon fn Con
 ciuding Peace with Austria.

At nine clock this (Alonday) morning says the London Times, of July II, ihe two Empe- TOTS of France and Austria are to meet at Villa Franca, Napoleon having expressly de- sired this friendly interview The armsticc, which took the world by surprise on Friday, was agreed to by these two principals without the iateryention of their ministers, and it is not impossible that even the outline of a peace may be settled in the same uncoremonious manner. It is course of proceeding which offers great advantages to the more sagacious and the stronger of the two negotiators The armstce was the result of letter from the Emperor of the French and courteous reply from the Elm peror of Austria; but the public mind, excited by the sudden cessation of the great din ofwar, is still anxiously asking for or imagining occult causes and dramatic incidents in so unexpected an event The cause is undoubtedly conyic- lion in the mind of the Emperor that suspen- sion of hostilities is ut this moment oftime very convenient and very expedient to himself With this conviction it is not very difficult to find means of opening a correspondence Louis Napoleon accordingly wrote to Francis Joseph, regretting the necessity he found himself under of bombarding Venice. Everything was pre- pared, the fleet was quite ready to begin, but the tender heart of the French Emperor could not hear the emotion which the possibility of damage to that beautiful city caused him. For himself, his most earnest desire was to spare that interesting monument of medieval ciyili- 2ation. He put it to his Imperial enemy Could nothing be done to avert this dire neces sity2
 This was a respectable excuse fer an over ture from the victor, and it was at the same time decent pretext 10 the vanquished. To Francis Joseph it must have come like water to wounded soldier. l. came at Q moment when he had no longer any confidence in his army and when his army had no confidence in him. He could not sue for peace and hold his throne ,; but truce is a different thing, Truces are merely military arrangements, which are some times followed by renewal of war, as they were in 1873 and ls49, when they served as point to mark the change from Austrian defeats to Austrian victories. A truce was salvation to Francis Joseph. He accepted it with coy ness that i'll masked his delight, and with an attention to appearances which Napoleon, with future objects in his head, might not be sorry to humor
 lhere are reasons lylng upon the surface why the Emperor of the French should desire to close the first chapter of his military career The campaign is complete and uncheckered in it's success. The Anstrians had invaded the territory of his ally. Louis Napoleon has chased them ont, and has retaliated their in vasion, The Germans had declared through out all their non-official organs that they would come to Austria s assistance immediately after the French crossed inc Mincio Iouis Napo- poleon struck great blow, and then passed the -Mincio in complete tranquility He has done all that he desired He has shown Aus tria that she is at his mercy and Prussia that he IS very far from fearing her. Much more than this, he has sent Austrian standards 10 Paris, and has gained victories at the head of Eranch Ir all h;s .arnr.nr.a histnrr. Lr