We have had time to feel our own strength, to stand on our own feet.

The vain talk about Napoleon's intervening militarily on behalf of the Grand Duke has simply been the consequence of statements without foundation in the English and German papers; and also in some French Ultramontane papers.

Napoleon with his own lips, _after the peace_, assured our delegates that no force should be used.

And he has repeated this on every possible occasion.

At Villafranca, when the Emperor of Austria insisted on the return of the Dukes, he acceded, on condition they were recalled.