The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-04-06

IN WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, April 4, 1917
Ne,cs from the d,my-Fafher Ritchie-Generat
Butier-Mr. Mdrcy-Mr. II. NJ. Paine ShN
-Aiipe-IV What he says Of Santa Anna as the in
tended Spanish Hieeroy-A Mysterious Case
Reasons tchy neither Great Britain, France,
nor Spain, can interfere in this War-Psace
at hand.
The steamer POwhatan came up the Potomac
this afternoon decorated with banners, the usual
Specification of good news from the army. A.
large crowd were waiting at the wharf, and as
soon as the boat landed, Father Richie having
received an extra" mounted a wood pile, and
read the news to the people, which you will have
received through your regular sources. Father
Richie is man of the people and there is not
a soldier, doomed to the dull arts of peace, who
enjoys, with higher enthusiasm the ''big doipgs'
of the little army of Uncle Sam IN La RepublirG
Mericand.
General Butler leaves us to-day, we under
stand, for Kentucky. There is some talk that he
is to take the place of Mr.. Secretary Marcy, in
the War Department, while the said Secretary IL
to go down that diplomatic mission as the
custoder of the bill sof three millions. here
events of the last twelve menths, and the contin-
gencies of the war, will Justify any reasonable
presumption of this character.
Mr. Payne who was, last summer year ago,
80 frequently and mysteriously shot at, and still
escaped like cat with nine lives, ia now in this
| city, upon some business connected with optical
instruments for the National Observatory, no
doubt. The first part OF his prophecy OF the re-
turn of Santa Anna TO Mexico having been full
| filed he insists that the second branch of his
programme .:to wit that Santa Anna IS to be the
Franco Spanish Viceroy of Mexico, will yet
come TO pass. 1t will be borne in mind that MI
Paine was some years ago in the seaiarng life IN
the Gulf, and that he has said that at Havana ne
was entrusted with papers of the Viceroy plan Il,
deliver to certain foreign ministers here; ana
that he opened these papers, and finding out the
plot, refused TO deliver them up. Hence the mys-
terlous attempts upon his life. The papers having
been delivered to Mr. Buchanan, II is TO be pre-
sumed that upon the information they furnished;
the administration determined TO forestall old
Spain by bringing in Santa Anna TO put down the
very scheme which these foreign lntriguers had
designed through his agency to carry out.
Mr.. Paine isl still of the opinion that Santa
Anna is at the bottom of this Spanish scheme;
but whether he be or not, the Mexican nation.
government and people, are brought to condi-
ZION from which there is no escape. They must
make peace with, the United States, or else main
tain war without MEANS and yet be under the
compulslon of large contributions to the support
OF their enemies.
Great Britain, we believe, has no design to in
teriere, az she knows that the rights and pros
perity of her subjects will be respected, IT so be-
that assurances have been given TO that effect
and, indeed, without any such specific assl-
RANGES, from the respect which has been PAID 10
private property, of all sorts, by the American
army; nor il she in condition TO embroil her
self in this quarrel, even if she were so disposed
neither is France, nor SPAIN for who knows.
that were they to espouse the cnuse OF Mexico,
but that John Bull might side with the United
States, in order to be revenged TOR that
Montpensier marriage-that lliance IN the teeth
of the treaty of Utrecht, of the royal houses Of
France and Spain. We can see that France and
ENGLAND are looking on with mutual distrust OF
each other in respect to this Mexican war, and
that unless u full reconciliation, and an alliance
can be had between them, that either dare inter
fere, TO say nothing Of the pressing emergencies
of famine, and the necessity Of supplies from
United States
We consider, therefore, that there is no pos
sible sortsof danger OF any European interference
in this war, however long il may be protracted
but on the other hand we expect IL will be closed
before the nations of Europe are prepared to hear
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