The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-06-11
TO TIE EDITOR or THE NATIONAL WIG.
CABINET SKETCHES.


THE PAPERS OF ATTicUs.,-so. III SEW SERIES.
One Of the earliest, nay, the earliest ac' Of the Ex-
ecutve was the appointment OF foifs M. CLAYTON
Secretary Of State--a man who luf quarter Of 0
century, has ranked among the first men of the coun
try for talents and patriotism, and political sagacity
Always prompt always bold, always in at the rescue
when his country was in peril. During his protract-
ed senatorial career, he was ever found where duty
called him, and even among the foremost and the
firmest 10 support the honor and integrity of the
Union. II is useless TO single out particular in.
stances of his generous devotion 10 the national pros
periiy-the common good. Tho whole history Of
his brilliant legislative career may fairly challenge
n comparison, with that Of any other Of the distn
gushed men, who. have reflected such unfadipg glory
upon the character of republic. In the meridian
Of life he has attained meridian fnlness of fame
and few statesmen, who have accomplished the al
lotted span of human existence, can look back
over their diversified and time-honored career with
less TO repent or more TO rejoice ai than the subject
of this hnsly and imperfect SKETCH His IS It is true
the pride and boast Of his native State but he is and
always has been, the properly and champion of the
irhoie country. No narrow, local. or sectional pre-
JUDGES limit his patrotsm-it knows no limit, bu
the boundaries Of the entire republic.
That the Secretary is Wing, and decided and
determined one no man can question--that he is 0
member Of a Wing cabinet is equally undoubted-and
that he will remain Wing, in adrersity as well us
prosperity--"in evil and in good reporln--no one
who knows him will venture to deny. Whatever
reproaches he may incur by his political faith from
the Locofoco press, relying upon his consciousness
Of right, he will unmurmurngly endure
III he for his opinion suffer wrong
Opinion shall be surgeon TO his hurt
In the discharge OF The duties of his high and rc
sponsible Office II is not 10 be expected that al
his friends should be satisfied but either they ough
to be- il will not be his fault As to his enemies
or rather the enemies Of the administration, or dc
not know that he has any personal antipahes 10 en-
counter,) no human being can satisfy them, except
by comforting upon them all the lucrative posts In
the nation which would certainly satisfy nobody else
and finally result in the destruction OF the CREATIVE
POWER. That the Democracy contributed, | care
not from what motive, to theestabshmen ofthe pres
ent rule freely admit; they were convinced Of the
error Of their leaders, and aided In the triumph Of
truth; that such as thus reformed, should be hailed
as returned prodigus, and Toasted by the paternn
benefic ence Of the government should be the last
to deny. There will be no distinction nude between
them and the rest Of the political family They shall
be clothed in "purple and fine linen equally with
others fthey merit them and il This be not liberal
and impartial policy, know not what is. Care will
be observed, however to separate the sheep from the
goats. To distinguish between those, who honestly
abandoned their political principles for those which
were better--and those who merely changed their
uniform, to get access into the cncmys camp.
. ATTICUS