The New York herald., 1850-05-27

ALL ROUND MY HAT, AND ABOUT SECRETARY
CLAYToN.-By the last mails from Washington, we
have received the following highly important
despatch, from the Postmaster there, addressed to
the editor of this paper. Read and laugh-there
is no necessity for trembling
The PUBLISHERS THE DAILY HERALD. New YORK
VIII please to take notice that the said periodical
with the and address Of Hon J. NJ. Clayton
thereon, sent TO the Post Office at Washington in the
District of Columbia, is not taken out of said Office
and the why the periodical is not taken is
that is refused This is the third notice sent Of its
being refused
address shall continue to be forwarded to this Office
months after the receipt of this notice. the num-
bers then received will be disposed Of for the postage
of two cents due on each number unless the publish
ers shall pay the same.
The Path day of May, 1850 By
Postmaster at Washington DC.
This is not exactly a vermion edict, but it is as
near Master Bradley can come. The refusal of
Mr.. Clayton to take the Herald from the Post
Office, at Washington, or to pay its postage, arises
fIom two reasons. The first probably is, that the
Herald contains Developments on the principles of
diplomacy, philosophy, and religion too far beyond
the intellectual powers of the distinguished Secre-
tary, and therefore, dstasteful to his capacity, and
beyond his powers of intellect. The other reason
may spring from the inability of the Treasury De-
partment to pay the postage. Probably this latter
is the principal one for refusing to take the
Herald. The recent depletion Of the Treasury, by
the Galphn claims the La Francia claims, and
claims Of all kinds, must, of course, have diminish
ed the power TO pay the postage in all the depart
ments Yet if this be the reason, will endeavor,
through our great influence in Congress-which we
consider even greater than that of the Cabinet-to
procure appropriation by an an amendment to the
annual bill, covering the whole of the vast expen-
diture for the postage of the Herald for the last six
months. In furtherance thereof, we ask some one
Of our friends in Congress to present an amendment
N the appropriation bll bur we hone that not half
q dozen will start the floor at once-one in each
House will be quite sufficient.
We have refused, and still refuse to stop sending
the unapproachable and unrivalled Herald to the
State Department, out of pure generosity and COM
passion for the darkness which seems to surround
that quarter Of the heavens. The other depart
ments indicate they have more sense, and receive
those copies sent TO them like monkeys in mena-
gerie-they grin and bear it. But Mr.. Clayton
seems TO be peculiar man, and ha sheen, Of late,
so much engaged in laundering through his foreign
diplomacy that he has no time TO read the Herald.
Yet he must consent that file Of the Herald shall
be received, and we request the Postmaster at
Washington not TO sell any Of the copies sent 10
him. for a. soon as Mr.. Clayton and the present
cabinet can be quietly kicked out-as there is no
doubt they will soon be-their successors will re-
quire complete file of the Herald in that de-
paIimcnt, for the benefit Of the new cabinet, and
every administration that may succeed them. Mr..
Bradley, think of postcrity--de.