American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-02-07

Is one kindhenTt to me!
| LETTER FROM Mr.. PAINE, TIE "GREtT
SHOT AT''-Shdnge Disclosure. Mr.. Ii. NJ.
Paine, the "grcat shot at, has addressed a let
Ter to the New York Globe, explaining the
reason fo7 the many attempts at assassination
| which he says have been made upon him. We
have not seen this letter, but find the substance
given es follows in Philadelphia paper:
The explanatGn he gives is a more extraor-
binary story than that of the attempted assas-
sinaticns in which he fortunately never was
] killed. 1t is in brief, that Mr.. Paine, some
| months before Almonte, the Mexican Minister,
left the United States, became possessed of the
l secret OF a negotiation or correspondence which
/ had been entered into with the Minister by GER
! tain agents OF two foreign powers relative TO
y Mexican affairs and the restoration of Santa
l Anna. Mr. Paine learned this secret from the
/ special messenger appointed to visit Santa An
na at Havana. The messenger lost the whole
1 Of his outfit at a gambling table, and, like ma
ny other iulprudont individuals, to raise the
] Ieedful again, left the valuable papers he was
/ entrusted with in Mr.. Paine'e charge, as kind
Of pledge, we suppose, for the money he bor-
rowed of that Individual, accompanied with an
lnlunction TO act as special messenger to Santa
Anna. }lthis we suppose was fair business
transaction, however singular it may appear
that such cautious intriguerS as Almonte and
the 'man with the white hat" who, we sup
pose, is one Of the agents w the business, should
entrust their valuable secrets to such iathless
fellow as their special messenger proved to be
The next step, however, places Mr.. Paine in a
position somewhat equivocal, and certainly the
he ma ions { M hn 70
commentator to an appointment in the Post
office department. lie SAYS;
''For reasons best kaown to myself, have
no particular love for Santa Anna, and deter
mined to know what intrigue he was engaged
IN. | broke the seals OF the package, and learn
that certain powers pretending to act in gooG
faith with our government, We're, through the
agents, manGuvrug to thWart some move
ments o. vital Importance. My first irapuls,
was to hend the papers to the Secretary o
State, but, on mature reflection, determined
to wait en- the writer's of the documents, anG
inform them Of my possession and knowledge
of the contents Of these papers-propose to de
liver them up for certain consideration
did SO, and, as mig ht be expected my announce
Inent was received with no little perturbation
on their part. The3um | named was too higI
and after much Qui5bling ! left them, giving
them certain number OF days to consider my
proposels-with prospect that if not accepted
at the end OF the time mentioned, the pape,
would 90 into other hands.n
After this Merchandising operation, tn,
enemies of Mr.. Paine made divers attempts up
on his life with ali guns and other mischio
vous!y and murde-ously contrvod weapons
Fearful that he would be killed, he left tn
valuable papers alluded to with lawyer. nov
deceased, and therefore unable to corrohorat
Mr.. P.'g story, with discretion to oper then
when he should to dead or missing. 1hi
proceeding frightened the principal persons il
the intrigue, and they agreed to give hin
$1,000 for the papers. The time approache
for the payment Of the money, and he letre
of Mr.. Paine seems to be;writteu as a kind 0
advertisement to them Of tie fact. Unles
they pay he promises ID expose them. Wha
ne has tc expose he conceals as cautiously a
he does the wounds he has received from th
hands of the assassins. The following ambig
uous giVings-out close the letter,
'With reference to the contents Of the pa
pers viii take the liberty TO remark tina
they were of nature to enable me to predict
more than six months ago, to the Hon. Davit
Henshaw, Messrs. Clinton De Witt, Of New
York, and Granville Parker, of Worcester, m
counsellerS, and Glany others, the present stat
state, that within twelve months from this dat,
Santa Anna will be Viceroy of Mexico. AnC
! further, let the Spanish Government look t.
It, or Cuba will change masters. With refer
: ence to my predictions as to Santa Annals pc
sition within twelve months, wish to inser
this clause Provided he does mol sell, or has 9lo
sold, his knO,ctstge Of L gtish intrigue 10 til
SpGniSh GoUergM2nt."
Such is the substance of his extraordfnar,
story, which, while it explains one secret IN
wolves the whole matter in more mystery
The question new is not ''Who shot at Mr.
Paino?" but what's in chem papers?'
From the New Haven Courier
THE EFFECT OF A WAR WITH ENGLAND.
Should we come into actual collision witt
Great Britain, which, for the happiness o
hall the globe, as well as cur own, we pray
that Haven may prevent, what astonishing
results will follow?
For while we shall have the whole nava
marine of.our ancient enemy laundering along
our coast, her steamers entering our capaclou
rivers and harbors, the lakes swarIning will
armed fleets, and the frontier of Canada gs
tening with bayopets almost as Numerous
the trees OF her forests Along the coast o
Oregon, formidable squadron will cruise t.
and fro, while the Hudson Bay Company vii
arm their rctalners, and with detackments o
disciplined troops, in the name of Englant
will take possession of as much Of the disyut
ed territory as may suit their convenience O.
their interests; hundreds Of pr,vateers will ira
verse the or IN, bury in the work of plaging
our mcrci. ne al, apnihilating our com