The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-04-16
WASHINGTON, April IA, IS4s
Summary Of the Day.

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The last epistle of Mr.. Clay to the Colossians
has set every tongue to wagging. BY his friends
it Is regarded as strange and inexplicable, while
the Tsy Tor wings, benevolent souls, are pleased
TO look upon it as an imperial eutocratc uksse,
unparalleled in Its egotism and despotic mag
nsnimIty, by any producible specimen of Meyl-
can pronunciameDto. They look upon ii Is
susceptible OF this translation: "Fellow wings,
attention | have msde my observations, and,
by the Lord Harry, | am going TO run. l gr&
cIously pardon all those presumpIuous Personag, 8
who have permitted their names TO be used In
connection with that high Office because thai
my resolution was uncertain. Finding, how
ever, that no wing can be elected but myself
and anxious TO save the party from defeat,
sacrhce myself by consenting to accept the
nomination OF the convention, and shall expect
the party to do their duty; because, while live
1t shall be as every body knows 1t has been, my
first and last OBJ ect 10 save the country, which
with the nomination Of any other individual than
myself, will inevitably 90 10 destruction. Re-
spect this; and sprinkle ashes over your heads
on reading II, IN token OF su5ml sslon to the EN-
peror."
This is the Interpretation of the Taylor wings,
and their indignation is extensively inf ,ted
The democrats, the hit-footed locofocos, from
HIM OF the rutiled shirt and silk stockings TO
the unwashed subterranean of the calaboosc, ere
delighted. They consider the letter of Mr.. Clay
decree; that the opposition horse is entered for
the race; aud deduclng their calculations from
pd-t experience, incy co no! mold his defeat to be
absolute imposslbility.
The two houses to-day have been occupied
upon private bills. la the Senate, we had liz
Fl. institutional discussion on b; II to repair
dam IN the ONO river, so as to deepen the chan
nri. MIR. Calhoun argued In favor of the mower
of Congress, while Mr.. Bagby and Mr. Davis. of
NJ lss, contested he several positions. The chief
point upoa which MIR. Calhoun rested his arou.
meat was, that the power OF Congress to improve
such national highways as the Ohio and Missis-
sippl rivers Is clear as the power to build
lighthouses, buoys, and piers on the Atlantic
coasl-or on the great lakes, which is power
accidental TO the special power TO regulate COM
merce.
We understand that citizen Pdgeot, late the
minister OF Ffance near this government, will
not return 10 that lniert sting country now known
NJ the French republic, but will remove to Ten
nessee, TO farm which he lnherits N that State,
as the dOwry OF Mrs. p, who is a daughter OF
Col VIM p. Lewis, late 81 Auditor
MI lrist, tJ-cted from the State Departmen mt,
ana recalled from Mexico with a reprImand
siuce hls IN ny. nee To tse recall, his contemp
81 inc rcpf'n nd and MS m utacture OF a treaty
" ~ hazfiu-, ids 80 lar re .rteved mis- dIsobe-
dience, aud app ased tue wrath hat was 10 com.
es ~ be received with opeu arms when no anil
deign once more 10 show his face AZ Ih- WhIt,
House. in one WORD, we learn that Mr. Trst
on his return, Will be relnstaed AS chief cIayG
OF the Safe Department
Mr. N0gent 10 Ia sfdfu quo. The question now
is whether he shall be taken irsm MS lmprisoo.
meLt IN the capitol, and lodged within the four
walls OF the common jail, or graciously released
A movement yesterday TO hand HIM over TO the
Marshal OF the district for Incarceration in the
jail, was, strange as II may appear, intercepted
by the law Respectfully, The DocToR.