Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1827-11-28
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The Kentucky Gazette, Of the 9th instant,
contains an article from the pen Of Amos Ken
dali. in which this paper is spoken of with all
the m~alignrty Of that virulent writer, and aban-
doned political proaigate. He denies that he
ever owed a debt of gratitude to Mr.. Clay, and
says that we have been guilty of falsehood,
and that the annexed paragraph, contained in
our paper of the goth Of October, is absolutely
false.
"The Mr.. Amos Kendall, spoken Of in the
foregoing paragraph, has for the last fifteen
years, Hourished as Editor Of the Kentucky Ar
gus, which paper we believe, he still continues
to conduct; and is an adventurer from New
England, and a native Of Massachusetts. He
migrated to Kentucky in the year 1911, and
first made his appearance as a school teacher,
and subsequently fourished as a Counsellor ank
an Attorney at Law.
After remaining some time in Kentucky, he
became abject, unfortunate and wretched, and
il was whilst surrounded with penury and want,
9 sickened almost unto DEATH" that his mel
%ancholy condition attracted the attention OF
Mr.. Clay. who took him 10 his residence at
Ashland, cherished and nursed him under his
opn roof, and extended to hun all the kind
ness of a friend, father and bencfactor. AZ
ter Kendall's restoration TO health, Mr.. Clay
assisted him in furthering the objects of his pur-
suit, when he became Editor of the Kentucky
Argus or a number Of years Kendall made
good the debt of gratitude he owed; and was
the supporter OF Mr.. Clay's political conduct,
until the las, wear, when he came ont ioi Jack
son.. published a manifesto, in tchieh he
apotoed ms predictions, and abandonment Of
his patron and 5enefactor. For dong this, it
is well known he ras paid his o"u price; and
thus like Judas, for The sake Of The silver, de-
graded himself, and burr, asundei every tie of
gratitude and professed friendship"
Mr.. Kendall, possesses The most ,reacherous
memory imaginable; or it may be, that be &C
commodities it to suit his purposes. We as
scrt that tho whole Of the foregoing paragraph
is true. and we shall prove it to be SO, from the
mouth Of Mr.. Kendall himself:
In the month Of October last, Mr.. Kendall
suddenly came out in favour Of General Jack
son, and Abandoned Mr.. Clay. and IN his ad
dress to his patrons, relative to the subject, he
thus delivered himself.
"To the FAMILY ofthe Secretary of State,
the writer of this article, is unGer the STRONG
EST OBLIGATIONS OF GRATITUDE, and from
Mr.. CLAY himself, he has received MANS
acts CLEANLINESS. When SICK, and a STRAIN
GER, he 1as treated UNDER HIS ROOF with
as much CARE and TENDERNESS as If he had
been a BRoTHER To avoid this controversy,
in which if he took part at all, it must be dead
ly in opposition 10 the hopes Of bis r.
TOR, he determined to soil his interest in the
Office of the Argus and quit al least for a time,
tnc eliforial arena Rif N opnnrt,n;,, b,s
yet offered for the accomplishment OF that OBJ
Jet, and demands from all quarters TO know,
whether We intended to support Adams or
Jackson, made necessary the declaration of ouI
If our CoURsE shall ultimately
injure the PROSPECT OF Mn. Clay, the
writer will sincerely regret that eonse-
quence."
Before Mr.. Kendall denies our assertions,
and %Pronounces us the propagators of false
hood, he had better refresh his memory, look
before he leaps, and see if our statements are
stantiated by his OWN assertions.
Mr.. Kendall. in the midst of his spleen, thus
speaks of the Literary Cadet and Rhode Is
land Statesman; and the reading of the article
we assure him, has afforded us no small amuse-
ment.
Among the Adams papers received by us,
we believe thore is none mot excepting the no
torious John Binns,) which exhibits such a to-
tai restitution Of truth as tho +" Literary Ca
det and Rhode-Isiand Statesman 1t is
constantly filed with the most barefaccd and
contemPtible falsehoods that ever disgraced
a public Journal. The Editor formerly resided
in this town, and acted as a clerk in a grocery
store. In this eligible situation, no acquired
a knowledge of public men and measures in TINS
state. which he has occasionally in his new vo-
cation, impaired to his readers; but like a
great many historians, he is possessed o~fstrong
prejudices, and his publications in regard 10
Kentuckians and Kentucky politics, have been
strongly marked with these peculiar charac-
~teristics. He IS a man Of some talents, in a
small Way, and first distinguished himself by
writing for q miserable little catch penny pa
per, in this place, (tbe CsStigator,) over the
imposing and appropriate Signature of kre-
my Diddier."'
There is about as much truth contained in
the foregoing paragraph, as Mr. Kendall gen.
orally issues to the public; and the individual
to whom he alludes, for the sake Of his own
amusement, stoops to notice it. During a part
Of that period of time we resided in Kentucky,
We were acting as clerk to an eminent mer-
camille, and bank ing house, 10 tho proprietors
Of which, Kendall danced attendance during
their prosperity; and he was the first to re-
joice at their fall, and to desert them in their
adversely; and but for the pe-fdy, and the in
auence Of Kendall's pen, that house probably
would have yet been in existence. After the
bankrupcy of the House TO which wo oII,de