The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-15

time In another trip from Brazil TO paria aud
In seeking another confidential chat with Ma
pcleOu, the result OF which was the final agree
ment under which the French troops were
withdrawn from Mexico, our Minister at Paris,
rs we'll rs our Secretary Of State, still being
left ip the dark until the settlenieht was aa,
cepted by Mr.. Lincoln. r.
"Thus," says this exposition from the
Chevalier Webb, "thus IL appears that the
State Department had nothing whatever TO do
with the settlement of the Mexican qaestion.n -
IL was all done through the Chevalier Webb
and his old friend. Secretary Seward had the
wool pulled over his eyes, and was ipdulped
through hout the French oocupat on of Mexico
in his superfuous and preposterous semi
belligerent diplomatic correspondents with
the French Minister of State. Poor old mau
What q grim joke was this OF Webb against
his eopfding benefactor, the man who had
been the saving and the making of Webb Is
not this requital worse than that of the
courageous donkey kicking the dead lionH
Bat the Chevalier Webb, whether hauled
over the GOALS by the sage Of Auburn or
treated by him with silent contempt, oaunot
be allowed to moDopolizs the glory OF backing
Napoleon out of Mexico We have no do abt
that the Chevalier Colorado Jewett aud the
Cbevalier Thurlow Weed and other volunteer
diplomats had a finger in this Mexican pie.
For the present, however, We are oontent In
bringing forward the rival claims of the Cheva-
lier Wikoff. He, too, is an old personal friend
of Louis Napoleon, and the friendship be-
tween these two wonderful men began in
the prison OF Ham, where a friend in need
was friend indeed. The Chevalier WIkoff
can tell score OF personal conversations with
Napoleon for every one of these diplomatic
interviews of Webb, and he knows all about
the entente cordiule of 1853 against Russia
between England and France; for Wikoff in
this matter was the confidential messenger
employed between Napoleon and Lord Palmer
ston. Now, then, for the Mexican claims of
the Chevalier Wikoff against the pretensions
of the Chevalier Webb.
Under the peaceful dispensation of Andy
Johnson the Chevalier Wikoff was seized with
the brilliant idea of solving the Mexican prob
lem in trip to Paris and talk with his old
friend Napoleon, who is always glad to see
Wikof. 1t was evident that Seward was
cropping in the dark and 30 Wikoff, with or
without the advice and consent of the Senate
or the State Department, went over to Paris
and laid the great mistake and the great
danger OF Nap0leon's "grand idea" of a pro-
teotorate over Mexico fairly and freely before
the Emperor. We have sort of an impress
sion that the views of Wikoff thus delivered
convinced Napoleon that his only course of
safety was to back out of Mexico. We have
not the exact facts or detail of this mission Of
Wikof before us, but we presume that he will
oheerfully, If called upon, supply them. Ao-
cordipgly we call upon him for the facts; for
we believe that they will scatter these Mexican
pretepsions of the Ch. valer Webb to the
winds. Let Wikoff remember, too, in putting
in his claims, that the issue of this contr0-
versy may settle the mission to Brazil for the
next four years. Who knows? The ingrati-
tude Of Webb towards Johnson and Seward is
unquestioDab'y dead against him.