Proceedings of the Century Association in Honor of the Memory of Brig Gen Jame
Proceedings of the Century Association in Honor of the Memory of Brig Gen Jame
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Calhoun, General Cass, Mr. Preston, Commodore Rodgers, and others ; all of them expressive of the same grief for her death, and extolling those remarkable graces of mind and person for which she was distinguished above her sex. "From such a mother Colonel Porter inherited many of his noblest traits of character, and it is not surprising that a man thus born and reared and educated should 59 have "been noticeable for the best gifts which God vouch- safes to the distinguished sons of our race. '"... The last important position which General Porter occupied in public affairs was that of Secretary of War, under the administration of John Quincy Adams, in 1828. It is said that this appointment was derived solely from the active influence of Mr. Clay, his personal friend and rival in debate, who fully appreciated his great shrewdness and sagacity. A contemporary, and one of the few able men that have survived this period, says, "that his administration was very able; his method excellent ; being himself a business man, the routine of his department was thorough, while his official docu- ments were marked with great elegance of style, as well as singular simplicity and clearness.
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