Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1849-12-06

Jons NJ. CLAYToS.-Th Washington
corres spondent OF she Boston Atlas, under
date of 9Th October, lSi9, appropriately
speaks Of the char a,ans whose business it
is 10 abuse the men composing the Cabinet
Of General Taylor:
The coar>e pursued towards tho Sccre-
,ary of State, by sundry political charla-
;ans OF the times, is operating precisely az
predicted. 1t is raising up for him
" troops of friends" and especially among
The conservative portion Of Il o New Eng
land States.
Every etior, made by such pusilanimous
creatures as flock around the press of GER
tain infamous foreign Iibeer in New York,
rebounds 10 the advancement OF Mr.. Clay
ton, in the esteem Of the tru y patriotic
among his countrymen. 1t was to have
been expected tha, he would be assai!ed by
all such hired revlers Of public men,
| Their motive is well understood here, and
produces no more effect in the be,tcf por.
ton Of The community, than the whistIlng
Of the idle wind.
Gen Tayor's keen practiccd eye sees
through the thin gauzo of ffattery under
which he is approached, for the purpose OF
injuriug his first constitutional adviser
He understands, perfectly, The whole
thing, ard easily puts to fight this "weak
invenIion of,he enemy" "horse, foot and
dragons"
John NJ. Clayton has served his country
too long, and too well, to be put down by
the slang -whangers OF bulleying press-
s press whose editor has been repeatedly
convicted Of libel, thrice whipped in the
public streets, rejected and scorned BY his
own counlrymen, and whose fortune began
by the most Infamous resorts to the espion-
age and black mail system he had imported
with him from Europe. Such compound
OF self ooncci,, folly, bom"ass, and black
suardism injure the American Secretary Of
State Pshaw
Mr.. Clayton never asks nor expects any
eulogy at the hand. Of any man. 1t is
enough for him that like Zachary Taylor
he can discharge his duty TO his country.
He IS more anxious 10 retire to the shades
of his pleasant farm on the shores of the
Delaware Bay, than lie is to ill the ardu-
GUS chair Of the frat officer Of the Cabinet.
But, now that his couhtrymen have called
him to this important post, they may rely
on i. that he will shrink from no resr onsi-
billy which the course Of events may de-
v,lse upon him.
The birth place, education, early pur.
suits and seIfdenved principles Of Mr..
Clayton, eminently fit him for hi, present
exalted position. Born within = shadow
OF the stone that marks the line OF Mason
and Dixon, he is unconquerabe in his al
tachlnent to the Union of tie States. Edr.
Gated at Yale College, and accustomed by
dsoULIdb!Ol W VIC oplihs VI ANo"
England, he knows how to appreciate the
real worth of the characters OF tho North.
Identified with the South md West by his
professional pursuits, and ever exhibiting a
liberal policy on the floor of the Senate, he
$ the man with whom may safely be trust.
ed the diverse interests of The whole con-
ederacy. And yet, this man born and
nur,ured on our sol-tricd, from his youth
in public councils, and never found want
ing, lis asssiei by tho vlpe,'s sting OF an
alien slanderer, and maigned by the 'iP-
er's tongue OF foreign mendcant
Blu, ono thing is certain. Mr.. Clayton
will not change his course no, not a hair 8
bro adih Ilchss made up his mind TO the
responsibility and he will meet is. He is
no unpracticed hand a, the helm Of the ship
Of State. He understands, perfectly well,
his whole path Of duty, and he will pursue
it, wi'hou, change or deviation Of any kind
utterly Indifferent, 10 the brbed wretch
who is ready, for paliry stipend, to play
the iawnng sycophan!, or equally ready to
sell the use OF his columns TO the vile slam
ders OF the highes, bidder.