The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-07-10

NEW Yoax, July 5, 1913.

The appointment oil Messrs. Henshaw ana
Nelson TO the vacant places in the Cabiaet, Is
received with The most entire appreciation 10
this city. Nothing has met my eye deroga'or
10 either of those gentlemen, or seriously call
log 10 question their ability or fitness for the
stations assigned them. MIR. Henshaw, as Col
leclor of the port of Boston, established cha'
racler which guarantees successful admins
tration of The Navy Department; but II Is SUI
fortunate Tor him that Judge Upshur, his imme'
d;ste Predecessor, is to continue one OF the Ca
binel. He has managed the affairs oil the Navy
with uncommon ability, aud TO be AIDED by his
counsel aud experience would be OF invaluable
service 10 a newly appointed ofhcer, however
eminent his talents or other qualifications
7. .e great reputation Of Mr.. Nelson, as a lawyer
seems 10 silence all complaint, and produce a
very general argument thar the Office OF At.or-
ney General could not have been more worthily
filed.
Such al poinlments as these, If they do not
dsarm the Globe, will turn its weapons against
its, IT, II il can denounce such Democrats "a
.reneg ades," there are none so pure or whose
devotion TO Republican principles is sufficiently
undoubted to secure them against It's wanton
and malevolent assaults. This Is Justly mat
ter of cong ratulalion for although that prin'
runs beadlong into the most palpable inconsls-
tencies and the most glazing and audaeious
falschoods, and has thus forfeited the confidence
of the Democratic party, il is, nevertheless
e. :, hat
10 scod about that does not deserve unqualified
praise.
The President has Cabinet Of the utmost
strength II will be strong in It's appropriate
sphere, TO work out whatever its hands may
find 10 do for the public good; and it will stand
as impregnably fortified in the confidence Of the
People as any that has existed since the ahop-
ton of the Constitution. The talents and
learning of Judge Upshur, as well as his emi-
nent qualities as a statesman, promise the most
desirable results in the Department Of State
The ability with which he conducted the Navy
Department has given him character at home
and abroad which will greatly enhance his means
OF commanding respect in his new station; and
although he has been preceded by men OF the
highest grade of intellect, and the loftiesl pa
,iotism, the country will be disapi oiuted If he
fall short of any Of them in diplomatic skill OF
in any other quality of true greatness. To com
mend The talents, industry or sterling patriotism
of John c.. Spencer would be a work Of ,upere
rogalion The great ability and energy he
has brought to the duties of every station he/has
held during long period of service, involving
the highest and most responsible trusts. render
eulogy at this late day wholly unnecessary
In him the country will repose confid nee, how
ever deep and loud may be the tone of denun
citation INDUCED ia by his enemies. He is one
of those men who lire down calumny and de-
traction.
The Post Office Department requires pow
erful, discriminating and sleepless energy to
perform its multitarious and difficult duties bu
believe no man in that station has been more
entirely successful Than MIR. Wicklife. He has
been assailed by the Wings on The orc hand
and BY malcontent Democrats on the other; bu
in every onset he appears to come off victor
and not only leaves his assailants defeated but dis
graced. The grand campaign ofthe Globe aud 1t:
satellites against the Secretary of War has endet
in smoke; and his administration of that Depart
ment seems likely to be as honorable to himself
and the country as his most sincere friend could
wish. 1t is well for the reputation of truly
great and good man, that he should be assaile'
by such people As attacked Mr. Porter. The
object of the assault was apparent, and the char
acter of the assailants such as furnished pre-
sumptive proof in his favor. If, in the outset
he was not known as public man in all part:
of the country, he has now been fully intro
duced Attacked at the Threshold by the vena
and corrupt, his career will doubtless be marked
in its progress by the approving and encoura
ging support of the virluous aud patriotic
As father Richie would say, "the sky il
brightn The President has no discordant ele
ments in his counsels, and every Thing mus
move smoothly onward. The Globe will con-
tinue to rave and rsnt-but who cares2 Ii
meets with no second, save here and there
puny squeak irUm some obscure quarter, and il
needs no prophet to rise from the dead to pre-
dict lis doom. 1t is rapidly declining, and
will soon sink from public view. |
now affords no aid 10 any cause but tina
of the Wings, and has ceased to be quoted
by the more respectable journals even o
that party. Democratic editors eschew it al
they would raltle-snake; and such is thu
loatbsome character of its rbaldry against tn,
President, tina, every sensible Democrat wipes
| the dust from his feet, TO testify that with such
base ingratitude he has no fellowship.
| You need not be told that the nti-Americar
attack of the "New York Plebeian" upon thu
| memory of those who fought at Bunker Hill, il
looked upon with unmitgaed execration and
| hope it has found no echo, no note of approva
| Washington. The depraviiy of that pape