, 1859-08-08
Louis NApoIeonsa ExPI3uAston.
Correspondents ct th< X. T. T1mea}

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Yesterday reception Of The members Of tht
Great bodies Of tic State took place ut iht
Chateau. A. o'clock great number Of Sena
/ tors, nepntics, and members Of the Council oi
State had Assem- blrd ia Tie statc-rooms Of the
Palace: At It the Emperor and Empress en-
tered the great saloon called Il Jatoa dc Aas&,
u Tropaong. President Of the Senate, spoke
as follows:
s1nE: If your Majesty, consulting on1y The
superiority Of your arms, had allowed the VIII
to continue. the general opinion in France, and
perhaps in Europe, is thas nothing would have
retarded Jour Irresistible march, and that Ma
genta aud Solferino would hare been followed
b5 fresh trlumphs. Why, then, did The Empe-
ror resolve 10 stop at the height OF furtuuey
lie then proceeded to answer his own question
Alter WHICH Count de Aorney, President Of the
Legislative body. md u. Baroche, President Of
tfle Council, addressed him.
The three addresses we're loudly applauded.
Ihe Emperor at the conclusion Of the riEas, re-
full: e''~ :
GExrt1xrx I'm finding myself again in the
surrounded tue Empress and my son with 80
much devotedness, I am most anxious in the
hrst place to thank yoa, and next to explain to
70" what has been the ruling motive Of my con-
When, after successful campaign Of two
months, the French and Sardinian artnleB arriy-
ed under tue walls Of Verona, the struggle was
1negltab|y about to change its character both it
. military and political point Of yicm. l was
fatally obliged to attack in front IN enemy Gu
trenched behind strong fostresses, aud protect
ed against any diversion on his tanks by the
neutrality OF tue territory which surrounded
him, and in commencing the long aud sterile
war OF seiges found b=fore nc Europe in arns
HikFny1 Ia IS
gravate our reverses
Seyertheless, the difficulty Of the undertaking
would neither hare shaken my resolution NOR
checked the enthusiasm Of my army, it the
mcans had not been out Of proportion with the
results to- be expected, Il was necessary to
decide on boldly breaiing down the difficulties
opposed by neutral territories, and then accept
the struggle on The banks of the Rhine Is well
M on tue Adige; it was necessary to erery-
where frankly fortify ourselves by the co-opc-
ration OF the revolutionary party; to ugniu sled
precious blood which lad already too freely
ho*ed-ln word, it Was necessary, in order
TO triumph, to risk what no sovereign is al
lowed to stake, except for the independence Of
his country.
IT, therefore, I stopped short, It was neither
from ioss'sude nor from exhaustion, nor from
abandonment Of the noble cause which wished
70 serve, but because in mr heart there way
something hich spokestill more loudly-thc ill.,
elesL OF france.
DO you think it cost me nothing to check tue
ardor Of those soldiers, rh0 flushed by victory,
onIy asked to~be led forvardy
DO you suppose it was not painful to me to
openly strike out before Europe from mr. pro.
EEamHe the territory which extends from the
Mincio to the Adria,ics
10 you imagine That Il cost me notLsrg to aet:
in homes: hearts, noble Illusions destroyed aud
pat:iotic hopes ex.iugui=i.ed?
To scrrc the cause of 1talan independence,
l made war contrary to tho wish Of Europe
SO s"on as the destiuies Of country could be Gu
dangercd, 1 made pence
But does that mean that our efforts aud our
sacrifices have been thrown away. Certainly
not. AS stated in 1py farewell to my soldiers.
We have right TO be proud Of this short cam
pagn. In four con16ats md two butttes, IN
lrmy second to none in bravery and orgapiza-
lion was conquered. The King of Piedmont,
formerly called the guardian Of the Alps, has
seen lis country delivered from invasion, aud
The frontier Of his States extended from tie
ficiuo to the afincio. The idea Of TN Italian
nationality is admitted by those who were mos.
opposed to It, and all the soyereigns Of the Ital-
an Peninsula comprehend at last the impcrious |
necessity for salutaty reforms.
Thus, after havin. eiven fresh proof Of the |
military power Of France, the peace which I |
,asejust concluded will be fruitful in happy re- /
ults; the future will every day reveat them
more aud more for tho hsppiness OF Italy, the |
influence Of France, and the repose Of Europc,