The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-05-12
From HiII's Pnf,iof

No man be pleasant and amiable than
Henry Clay when he chooses TO be can
more readily work hmsel into the mere brutal black
guard We have often him in his best and his
worst aspect. most outrageous attack, flaming with
fire. fasehood and fury, recently appeared in Lex
ngton Kentucky newspaper, Ieyeled al Judge Porter
OF Pennsylvania, lately appointed Secretary of War
by President Tyler had this attack appeared in
any other place than his residence, any one who has
witnessed an angry display Of Henry Clay in the Sc
nate might safely swear 10 Its Identity.
No public officer in the country has been more be-
he'd and misrepresented than JAMES MADISON PORTER
This gentleman, The brother of the late Geo. Porter
Governor of Michigan, appointed because he was the
confdant and friend Of Andrew Jackson, and brother
of Of the most popular men in Office the present
Governor of Pennsy wanna, with talents not inferior
to either Of his brothers, has sustained OF the
highest judicial Offices OF this State accsptably TO
all Because he has accepted office ulder John ~
ler and because John Tyler i. said to be " Pres-
dent without party" must be concluded that every
man appointed by him to office is unprincipled and
worthess' How admirably Henry Clay and r.
p. Blair (old crCnes In the bargain of 1924 which
made Mir. Adams President work into each Others
hands in relation to the Presidents appointments
Mr. Clay gives the signal in his ultra ewspaperS and
Blair follows up the attacks in the Globe to prove
that the Democracy is dissatisfied Ii is true
that hundreds Of the Democratic newspapers do
not initiate the vile example by copying the at
tacks Of the Globe the newspapers of the Law
perfect understanding with the Globe on this sub
ject CAROLS Patriot and its satellites in this
State nearly alone with the Globe in this
matter where else in any respectable Demo
cratic print have the attacks on Judge Porter
been copied countenanced The Richmond
Enquirer, the Albany Argus, and nearly every
old leading Democratic paper IN the Union, PR
vately despisng the mercensry motive which prompts
the vituperation Of the Globe, give its attacks no
countenance.
II is scarcely 10 be wondered that false i'm
prcssions should prevail in relation 10 the Pre,.
dent and his friends, when unprinciped men Of
both political parties unite IN the worst msrep-
reservations. We must confess that the repeated
attacks made upon the present Secretary o. War
by the ultras at first were not without their effect
upon our own estimate uf his character. Know.
ing that gentleman do TO be an efficient
hgh-mmded, honorable man-with talents and
auainments Of the highest order-prompt and encr-
getic in TIE execution Of every duty-wth dispo-
siuon TO be just ID generous, kind and couciliatory
without parsity and without hypocrisy-we are free
TO declare the belief that the President could not have
well made better selection and we consider the
attacks upon him whether coming from Clay or Blair
the satellites Of either BOTH 10 be proof rather
Of fear and hatred Of merit than Of the intention TO
do justice TO the character Of prominent public
man.