“ The “Port Folio” was the vehicle of frequent communications from John Quincy Adams (whose letters from Silesia were originally published in it) , Horace Binney, Judge Hopkinson, Robert Walsh, Charles Brockden Brown, and other literary men, and maintained for many years a high reputation. He continued to be connected with the “Port Folio” until his death, and was highly esteemed for his social qualities as well as for his literary abilities. ”

“ The articles were discursive and lively, were widely copied by the newspapers of the Union, and gave their author a high reputation as a graceful and humorous essayist. The publisher became bankrupt in 1798, and Dennie was induced to become a candidate for congress, but was defeated. In 1799 he went to Philadelphia to fill the position of confidential secretary to Timothy Pickering, then secretary of state. ”