The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-04-29


We shall conclude our extracts with the fol-
lowing from the letter of Hon. Calvin God
dard
/" never did during that, or at any other
period, know. hear of, or suspect the existence
OF such project; and from the frankliess with
which Mr.. Tracy was in the habit of express
sing his opinions, and from the intimacy Of
my intercourse with him, it will be difficult for
me- to believe that it could have existed witlN
MS knowledge, and never have been mentioned
In my hearing"
All these gentlemen state that they were ON
the most friendly and confidential terms with
zen. Tracy, and there is not the least proba--
Dlllty, II ne ever had any knowledge of such a
PROJECT, that he would not have communicated
1t to them. In fine, we consider the whole tale.
of such plot, as resting on no good foundations
Whatever, and as being destitute of even rea-
sonable degree of probability
!" Oh, Amos Kendall, Phoebus what name,
10 I'LL the speaking trump Of future fame"
Byron improoed.
Among the new men which the elevation of
Gen. Jackson has brought into public life, the
splcuous. He was native, we believe, of the
neIghboring borders of New Hampshire, and
received his education at Dartmouth Collepe.
Alter receiving his degree, he left his native
State, and bent his course to the westward. as
the saying is. to seek his fortune" He arriv-
ed at Lexington, Kentucky, weary, sick, and
Pennyless' without the means of future support,
or even of present sustenance Here it was
his good fortune to fall under the notice of
Henry Clay, who, parceivng that he was not
without talent, and in need of assistance, took
him to his hospltable mansion, and administer
ed to his necessities. During long fit of sick
ness which followed, he received every atten..
ton which his situation required, and was nurs-
ed with all the kindness he could have received,
even in his fathers house. After his recovery,
Mr. Clay gave him employment in his family
as tutor to his children, with a liberal salary
Through his influence and agency he was
brought into notice, and became editor of the
Argus of Western America, one of the most
influential papers of the Western States. In
this situation, pending the contest for Presi-
dent to succeed Col. Monroe, he was the Jealous
advocate of the claims of Mr.. Clay, and the
violent opposer of General Jackson with what
honesty of intention, and integrity of principle,
let his subsequent conduct determine.
When the contest was over, he became the
supporter of the administration of Mr.. Adams.
and as such, defended him and Mr. CLAY
against the charges of corruption made against
| them by the opposition presses Soon after, he
became an applicant for office to the Secreta nv
| of State Mr.. Clay offered him clerkship in
his office at salary of $1,000 per year. This,
however, did not satisfy his expectations, and he
demanded a sitatuation worth $780, Mr..
Clay, not knowing of any public service he had
I performed, which entitled him to make such a
claim, refused to grant it. This refusal pro-
duced most marvellous effect on the political
vision of Mr.. Amos Kendall. Where, before,
all was purity and fairness, he could now be-
hold nothing but corruption and treachery to
the people. The objections which had existed
to the election of Gen. Jackson, all at once
vanished, and Amos Kendall, from a Jealous
opponent became his most obstreperous sup
porter. He turned upon his benefactor who
had taken him when benumbed with the cold,
and warmed him into life in his own bosom,
and, viper like, stung him to the heart. His
abuse of Henry Clay became virulent and I'M
ceasing. He has now obtained his reward, and
much good may it do him. One Of Gen. jack
sons earliest acts, after his Inauguration, was
to give him the office of Fourth Auditor of the
Treasury with salary of $4,000 per year.
! How CALLING must it be to President Of the
United States, having any regard to public JUS
tice, to the moral feelings of the community, or
to his own reputation TO feel bound, by obliga-
ton of personal character, to bestow the
patronage of his Office on such a creature as
Amos Kendall. When Amos took upon him
self the duties of his new station, he found in
! the Auditors office, several newspapers, where
upon he forthwith wrote circular to the sew
eral publishers, informing that he knew Of no
law which authorized the payment for them out
of the Treasury, and as he was unable to find
any thing in them which would assist him in
settling the accounts of his office, he requested
them to be discontinued This ostentatious
display of retrenchment, coupled with such
pitful sneer upon the publishers, has called
| forth from them several meritcd rebukes
Some of them say they have never charged
nor received any thing for the papers sent to
that office. Indeed many publishers make
practice of sending their papers to the public
Offices as token of respect for the ncumbents.
But the editor Of the Richmond Wing, to
whom one of the circulars was sent, says that
his paper never was sent, with his knowledge,
to the office Of the Fourth Auditor.
This parade, of saving few dollars in news
nnpers will do the new administration but title