New Hampshire Statesman

From the National Journal.

It is no more my purpose now, than it was when I published the article which called forth the piece in your paper of yesterday, signed Thomas Randall, to enter into explanations. My conduct and my character have both been thoroughly investigated before two Courts of Enquiry and one Court Martial, within the last seven months, which has resulted in a full acquittal of every moral offence, and a suspension from duty for six months. It is therefore needless for me to defend myself against any accusation, from any quarter, touching any occurrence of an official nature, during the period included within the time of my taking command of the West India squadron, and that of the sentence of the Court: and the more particularly, as I have been officially informed by the Secretary of the Navy that the whole of the proceedings in my case have been ordered by the Executive to be published without delay, wherein a full account of my official conduct during the above period will be found; which, when presented to the world will be all the gratification I shall ever wish as a reward for my services and long sufferings. To the opinion of the Court of Enquiry on the money-Carrying charge, I confidently look for an ample vindication of my conduct in the direction of the forces employed for the suppression of piracy, and to that opinion I refer the public for answer to the charges of Messrs. Randall and Mountain -I repeat that 'I abide the issue.'

A passing word for Mr. Coxe. In reply to his pamphlet, wherein he attempts to redeem his public pledge, I refer the reader to the sentence of the Court Martial recently published; and for a knowledge of the 'errors', and 'inaccuracies' which Mr. Coxe has attempted to point out, I refer him to the record of the court when it shall issue from the press- where it now is, in Davis & Force's printing office.

In allusion to what purports to be editorial remarks in the Journal of this morning, I have only to say that I have been tried & judged by my peers, and I bow with deference to their decision. I have endeavoured throughout all my trials to defend my honor as became a man & I trust that I can bear my punishment without repining. No one has yet heard me murmur at my sentence; and until they do, no apology appears necessary for either the Court or the prosecution. I do not express a doubt that strict justice has been dispensed to me, and I know not what causes induce you to believe that doubts rest on the minds of others, as the article alluded to would seem to imply.

D PORTER.

Meridian Hill, August 20, 1825.
* A reference to two of the papers of this city will show what cause induced us to believe it. In 'grief and astonishment' one deeply laments the 'perceptions of truth and justice' of the members of the Court: while the other speaks of submission to the 'supremacy of a civil officer whom accident, faction and intrinsic matters, have made the nominal superior in his department,' and says the good fame of an honest man 'is to be blasted and destroyed by the magic potency of individual prejudice.' It was to remarks such as these, not called for, and untrue, and which we think cannot have escaped the notice of Com. Porter, that we referred.-Ed. Journal.