The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-02-06

the administration OF Paroles, to carry out these
purposes with effect, and 10 call in the aid OF the
governments Of France, England and SPAN, if ne
cessary, to sustain them On the other hand, there
cannot be doubt but that great portion Of the
people of Mexico and particularly the northern de-
partmens, as far west as California, are tired sick
and discouraged with the constant repetition of mil
itary revolutions. Witnessing the rapid prosperity
OF Texas, under the banner of the United States.
which they will do, nothing prevent an outbreak
in these provinces, and revolution, having for its
object incorporation with the United States, that
they may live in safety and peace, instead of being
necessarily exposed to war, desolation and ruin.
The United States government therefore, must see
the necessity OF taking the affairs Of Mexico with
great caution, firmness, prudence and determine
tion-'to ask for nothing but what is right, and to
submit to nothing wrong" No doubt France and
England are watching, with all their eyes open,
every movement Of the United States, in re-
latlon to Mexico; and at the first opportuni-
ty, IL there should be chance for such a repe-
tition, they will endeavor TO play the same game
In the Gulf of Mexico which they are now playing
on the river La Plata, against the Argentine Re-
public That Republic is to South America what
the United States are to North America-the lead
ing republican power Of that portion of the CONT
nent.
Such,we believe, is the mostaccurate view which
can be taken at this time OF the relations between
the United States and Mexico. Let our government
prepare.
The DIPLOMATIC CORPS AT WASHINGTON We
beg again to state to our correspondents at WASH
ngton, that we must exclude entirely from our
columns all dsrespectfu remarks relative to the d.
plcmatc corps at Washington. We know many of
the foreign Ministers, and they all, without ex-
cepton gentlemen of the highest responsibility, of
the most correct demeanor, exhibiting the greatest
sense of propriety towards the institutions Of this
country and the different political parties There is
none more prominent in these respects than the
Russian Minister.
We disapprove in toto Of all illusions being made
to the diplomatic corps. and we wish our Washing
ton correspondents to govern themselves according
ly. 1t is our province, as great American journal,
to treat the diplomatic corps with the utmost deco
rum and respect, for they deserve nothing less
The GREAT UNsHor-HENRY M. PAINE, AND HIS
IMPORTANT DISCLOSURES. individual, who has
become notorious, as our readers are aware, on ac-
count of several attempts being made to assassinate
him, within year back, has come out in long
communication to one of the papers in this city, in
which he attempts to bolster up series of impro-
liabilities and impossbilies, in order to make out
story that will make an excitement throughout the
country, and produce sympathy for him.
Mr.. Payne, the great unshot, is manufacturer of
optical instruments, at North Oxford, Massachusetts,
and before the alleged attempts at assassination,
was wholly unknown to the public, or to scientific
men, Mr.. Payne dates this communication from
his "optical works, North Oxford, Massachusetts"
and proceeds to detail the most improbable circum-
stances. He states as the reason of these mystic
rous attacks, that few months previous to Gen.
Almonte's leaving the United States he had been
the medium through which correspondence with the
agents OF two foreign powers, meaning France and
England, and Santa Anna, had been carried on.
That portion of this correspondence was des-
patched to Havana, by special agent, with whom
Mr. Payne became acquainted, and this agent, hav-
ing lost at the gambling table, the compensation he
received for carrying the dispatches, applied to Mr.
Payne for loan of some funds and in order to re-
lmburse Mr.. Payne, this agent handed the des-
patches to Mr.. Payne, for HIM to convey to
Santa Anna, first imposing on Mr.. Payne
the stricteSt injunotions OF secrecy Mr.
Payne states, that suspecting something wrong, he
took the liberty Of opening the dispatches, and in
this way got possessed OF the secrets of most dia-
bolcal intrigue the part of France and England,
in reference to Mexican affairs Having informed
the writers Of these dispatches of his knowledge Of
their contents and their being in his possession he
demanded large sum of money for their return
The sum demanded was deemed too large; and
hence the many attempts Mr.. Paynes life, to get
back the papers.
These, certainly, are most awful revelations
Here we have statement, that the agents Of two of
the most powerful nations in existence nave been
hunting Mr.. Payne, who owns the optical works
at North Oxford, Mass, 'Iike bloodhounds, for the
last two three years, in order to get possession of
!" them papers p; and most miraculous to relate that
air-guns, blunderbusses and muskets, have as yet
failed in eecting anything beyond drilling hole in
his hat, and lodging two ounce ball in his thigh.
We don't know that any thing so wonderfully
mysterious as these disclosures of Mr.. Payne, has
ever been equalled, except once A few years ago,
smart Yankee pedar getting tired oftravellingcon-
cuded to set upa store in town in the western part Of
New York. He took great pains in painting very
SNOWY sign, which he put over his door. All went
on smoothly; but some envious neighbor got a lad
der one night, and daubed over our friends sign.
reward was Immediately offered, but no clue was
discovered to the offender The same trick was
repeatedly done-no sooner would our friend repaint
his sign, than it would be treated in the same way
Very soon our friend and his sign got very notor-
Gus; his store was patronised very extensively he
soon made fortune and retired. One evening, in
company with few friends, he "let the cat out Of
the bag" and to their amazement, he explained the
mystery Of the sign The fact was he painted it
with water colors,a and washed the letters of himself
at night. We don't mean to intimate that Mr.
Payne, in this instance, could "let the cat out Of
the bag" but these mysterious attempts at assassi-
nation, and these mysterious disclosures, certainly
act as a capital advertisement for him.
Who WANTS WAR ?-In looking over our ex-