, 1859-07-26
Why Napoleon Desired Peace.


The following letter from the seat Of war,
written before the arznisticc had been declared,
will furnish key to some Of the reasons which
led Napoleon to desire peace:
Correspondence Of the n. y. Ttmes1
Bsrsc1A, sunday, july j. 1850.
I nm almost afraid to copsigu to paper tho
low 1nursnurs that reach inc like tie runbliugs
Of the volcano before the storm gets out. Re-
member, do not give myself ont for pl.ro-
phet: am not in the secret Of the Emperor,
nor Of his staff; but, If I'M not rery much
the Emperor have not succeeded as that splen-
did attack inprorise Of Sollerino did succeed !;
nor are the King aud the Emperor ms cordial
friends as two victors should be within week
after such day Of glory us the ed Of June
proved for both.
tThc writer goes on to speak Of tho e1nbar-
RAISING nature Of the Roman question. and Of
the Emperor disappointment ut not being able
to find throne for Prince Napoleon in Tus-
cauy. He concludes IS follows:l
Now, it is possible that the Emperor might
look over this little arrangement Of his plan,
considering it easy to find ano1her, throne for
pion. Piou; but another and still more serious
trouble NJ riscs in the Legations. THE moment
the Austrians arc compelled to retire, the in
hnbitants Of the Pa2al States, whom brute
force aloue has prevented from dcthron-
ing the Pope erery dny siuce 1913, throws
Victor King. What Gun tho Emperor do
He told the Italians from Milau to organize
themselves in 4 military way, to rally round
the Kings STANDARD, and follow him on the
path to honor, promising not to offer auy i'm
pedinaent 10 the EXPIRE: sion Of their legitimate
wishes. They hare done 30! Ierhups be
meant only to speak to the Lombards: Then
be should hare eaid SO distinctly: lie
cannot now send troops to crush the
1taliaus for their prompt obedience to his
| the temporal doninions Of the Church to The
/ Fope-so he cannot help his subjects to rebel
| He is between two dlemn,as. On the one
hand, the French clergy will do their utmost to
| rouse an insurrection in France, if the Pope lie
assailed with even the indirect consent Of The
Emperor; on tue other, tue massacres at Peru
ria have set not only the inhabitants Of tic Pa
pal states frantlc, but all the Italians. As long
us they believe that the Emperor will tif he
does not help) consent to their taking vengeance
for those iniurnies, they arc still his ardent ad
mirers but already his silence has shocked
them. Calming words from Guyon are no lon
| ger sufficient for the Romans. Aud depend OF
+. xhcn the last Austrian is Withdrawn from
Comacchio aud Parma they will take n,atterd
into their own hands. The Emperor knowi
this. He knows t11at Victor Emanuel is pro
foundly grieved Mt the existing state OF things
| that he does not kct, and cannot DC made u
see, why he should not be King Of Italy
aiace tie Italians wish it. What is 10 b.
done !. That is the question. repeat that
anl not one Of the initiated; but the impression
Is strong here that hc is wavering as to whether
after all he will drive the Austriaas clean out Q
the Peninsula! If be wavets-if be shows sign
Of making peace till this is done-woe 10 tht
unharpy venetians, who will have to bear al
the brunt Of Austrian vengeance! Woe to th'
| vnJuntrcrs under fsariba}ci who will hcbt a,
long a breath remains in one Of them, until th
laat Austrian be hunted from the Alps! But i
may not be az bad as this. Perhaps vcu'c'
mar he freed from the Austrian, but made int
a separate Kingdom, under the Archduke Maz
|. Perhaps this panic has no foundation. Ma
polcou bus said that Italy shall be free from th
Alps to the Adriatic, viii he prove himself a
incapable or unfaithfa1 in tie lace Of Europe
Yet tho unnecessarily slow approach of tn
Frnuco- Sardo fleet towards Venice seems I
giye color to the panic, for can call i nothin
else, which seems to have seized on all.