The State guard., 1848-05-30
WASHINGTON CrrY, May 8, lS4S.

The very respectable nomination of Mir. Clay by the Maryland Federal State Con. vcntion, has evidently operated like a shower bath upon the spirits of the oppo- nents of that gentleman now congrcgated in Washington. They had written down the vote of that State in the National Convention to be as certain for the com mandcr of the army of occupation, as that the sun will continue to rise and set. But the day before the meeting of this caucus, they were beginning to crow over the sub- dued tone of the anti-Iaylor articles of the New York Tribune, as evidence that the sticklers for the exploded prin ciplcs of their party, had made up their minds to surrender on the summons embraced in the Generals letter of the 22d ut. h. deed, they appear to regard this nomina- ton as proof c corroborating the result of the Virginia election, which tells the n- disposition of staunch whigs to seek a candidate in the person of a general now at the head of an army, and who never having been identified with the federal cause, admits his total want of informa- ton upon, and qualifications to discharge, the duties of ,he chief magistracy, while at the same time it shews that all hope of dividing the democracy by the use of the name of any man is utterly futile.
 Expcdency, by the bye, is receiving more such cold comfort from Virginia, where the federal county meetings are in- structing their delegates to Philadelphia to sustain the fortunes of the gallant Har- ". Such instultions are pouring in upon them, so as to render it certain that more or less, even of the delegates from Virgin 1 ia, will cast ballots for Mir. C., whose nomination we may now write down as certain; unless he shall voluntarily decline, an event extremely unlikely to occur, if one may be permitted to judge from past experience.
 There are more or less no-party party federalists in Congress-men willing to profess anything appearing likely, for the nonce, to lead to success-clinging to the Generals skirts. Of these, Mr. RevcrJy Johnson is at present the most conspicu- ous, as may be seen by the boldness with which, in the sneers against all party conventions, running through the fourth instalment of his speech on his resolution. he endorsed the singular promise of the general to turn out, if elected, whig or democratic President, as one of the two great parties may have majority in Con- 1 gross.
 To-day, in the Senate, VIC were treated to wishy washy dilution of the 'unj just, unconstitutional, and damnable" speech of John Davis, on Thursday. This fell from the lips of Miller of N. J., who plays an admirable second fiddle to Mir. Toss-up- his-hat.
 The House debated negro.ology over bill to pay for the loss of a negro killed or dying insthe public service. Tuck open. ed the ball, Burt followed, and after him came Rhett, Yankee abolition coon, Woodward, and Giddings.
 Quite number of the delegates to the Baltimore Convention are already on the ground. find that those from the South come here, happily without choice.-- This is hamburger of harmony and good feeling-of the nomination of strong man, who shall at the same time be sound.
 From present appearances, the New York question will create very little trou- ble in the Convention, for while the hun kers evidently have the organization to sustain their claims. the emnently ration- al course which they have held upon the negro question has been such as to ensure them the sympathy of the straight out democrats the world over.
 B.