The New York herald., 1863-09-29

Ii is always best to hear both sides OF
story When the glo'-ing recount OF Thuriow
Weeds diplomatio success at Paris was puo-
lished in tho New York Times, a few weeks
ago, we had strong suspicion that our ancient
Warwick had given rather too rose colored
report of his exploits, and that the truth, and
the whole truth, would turn out to be not quite
80 gorgeous The spicy letter from our Paris
correspondent, which We published on Saturday,
conolusivey proves that our suspicious were
we'll founded. lie gives the other side Of
Thurlow Weeds brilliant story, and it is in
every sense reverse side and very funny
side. In order to properly appreciate this
most stupendous diplomatic joke, which is now
cOnvulsing both the imperial court at Paris
and the republican court at Washington with
laughter, it will be necessary to give brief
sketch Of the plot of the affair
ThurlOw Weeds semi-oficial narrative. pub
lished in the Times, says that Minister Dayton
and Consul Bigelow somehow or other obtained
the Information that In the annual message of
the Emperor Napoleon to the Corps Legislatf
was very hostile paragraph in regard to
our stone blockade Of Charleston harbor.
The paragraph referred to this block
ade a. "monstrous and bsrbarous
policy, which, from . mere sentiment
of revenge upon . people struggling for Free
DOM would forever close and destroy harbOrs
necessary to the commerce OF mankind" and
strongly intimated that the Emperor would
take immediate measures to correct ''these
Irregularities Of the United States and this
AZ No
ton and Bigelow, alarmed at this menace, and
anticipating the speedy recognition Of the
rebels by France, and perhaps war between
that country and our own. instantly telegraphed
to London for Thurlow Weed to como over and
help them. Mr.. Weed arrived at Paris on
Friday The message was to be delivered on
Monday. No time was to be lost therefore, and
TburlOw Weed at once set his sharp wits to
work. Dayton and Bigelow ransackcd the
consular library for facts and precedents.
Thurlow Weed, with his finger upon his reflect
i've nose, incubated upon pile Of official docu-
ments and ancient histories. At last Dayton and
Bigelow found an idea In embryo, and the
profound Weed Matched it out. 1t seems that,
by the treaty OF Utrecht, second paragraph,
thirty y-second line. France had consented.
at the dictation Of England and Ho-
land, to close up the important harbor
Of Dunkirk, and two years after had scaled up
the port with stone barriers. ''Hurrahv cried
Dayton; "the French cannot blame us for doing
at Charleston what they onoe did at Dunkirk."
ThurIow, Weed, overjoyed at this discovery,
yielded to tho citation Of the moment, and
danced double shuttle with Bigeiow, while
Dayton whistlsd the music. Then he called .
de Moray. Thcn he equivocated, and diplomat
lied, and sngled, and inveigled, and hum
bugged and aggravated, and puzzled De Morny
for over two hours. Finally he lot of his grand
secret De Morny was struck by IL, and
anxiously impaired about tho health Of Thur
lows daughter, the Msdemoiselie Weed. Thur
low bowed himself out and ran to sec the
Prince Napoleon. Plon rlon rubbed his
hands and exclaimed, ''You have him!'' On
Monday the Emperor delivered his annual
message. The obnoxious paragraph about the
stone aeet was not in 1t. Everybody noticed the
omission. and Thurlow Weed was great man.
That is the ex-diplomst's side Of the story.
Now for that OF our correspondent. It appears
that the Emperor has a retainer named Moe
guard, who used to be play writer and a
beau, and whose business now Is to assist Ma
poe0n in all his little follies and escapades,
aud to accept presents from anybody who offers
them. Slidell, the rebel agent, aud Eusts, his
secretary, hired Mocquard to got the Emperor
to abuse the United States in relation to the
stone feet business. Mocquard, whose influence !
over Napoleon In matters Of State may bf
represented by zero, took a pinch of snuff
pocketed the douc w and promised everything.
In few days after Mocquard produced the
paragraph which we have quoted above,
and confidentislly informed the rebel agents
that he had copied Il from the Emperor's mes
sage. The paragraph was written in excellent
French, and legible hand, and Slidsll and
Eustis saw no reason to doubt Mocquards as
sertion. Consequently they paid him over
again, in rebel bonds, and went of In high
glee to tell all the Southeraers In Paris
The Southerners, frantic at thoir good fortune,
sang "Dixie's Land" aud the " Bonnie Blue
Flag" night and day. Mr.. Dayton heard tho
noise, and, by a judicous expenditure Of time
and light wine-charged to the secret service
fund-he ascertained the cause OF the jubilation.
Then the stout American Minister hunted up
Mocquard, and with an outlay Of an immense
sum--also charged to the secret service fund
for copy Of this wonderful paragraph. With
this important document In his pocket, Mr.. Day
ton rushed to his Office; but upon putting on bis
spectacles, he found he could not read It, Is IL
was written in French. Mocquard was again
hunted up, and for another large sum--also
charged to the secret service fund-translated
the paragraph into English. Then comes the tels.
graphing for Thurlow Weed, and the romance
As aforesaid. But the cream OF the whole mat
ter Is that this stone feet paragraph which Sidell