Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-08-21
From the LeangtOn Ky Exporter.
AMOS KENDALL.


and fury of political strife, the person whose
name is at the head Of this article, stands pre-
emnen,ly conspicuous. Now that the public
Judgment is SOLDERING down and beginning to
make a better estimate of the motives and con.
due. of the various persons who figured in the
late political drama, deep consciousness OF
his own baseness and proflgacy makes him
,remble, like the guilty culPrt at he bar OF JUS
tice at the terrible sentence which awaits MIN.
He, in vain, seeks 10 avert il. Public opinion,
though not always prompt, is sure ultimately
10 dve,l itself Of all prejudice, and to assign
TO our fellow beings their proper moral stations
Amos Kendall is aware OF his impending late.
Hence the merit which he claims for the de-
,ecion of public defaul,er. Hence the abuse
of others, which he still, from The Office OF the
Fourth Auditor at Washington, pours forth
through the columns Of The Argus at Frank
fort And hence the letters which he scatters
through the country, filled with The viest in
situations All these manGu'res have one
common oblect, that CT Withdrawing public
attention from his own iniqui,ies and directing
il TO other objects. But the excruclaiing tor
lures, which he internally suffers, assure MIN
thai all this will not dos that public justice will
sooner or later overlake him and that he
owes to an abused community some defence OF
himself. This he has attempted in letter,
I'VE immediate cause Of tnis arlicl', addressed
by him, or We 18th uitimo, to John L. Knowl-
ton, Esq. of Massachusetts, aud published IN
the Boston Salesman on The ash
OF that letter i. is our purpose now to take
some notice. His principal aim is 10 defend
his conduct in respect to Mr.. Clay. lie knows
thai hat gentleman will not degrade himself
by enc ing the lists with him. He knows hil
Mr.. Clay has dee Jared, 10 an address 10 the pub
lie, hat he will not descend to bis level, and
tha, he nrver will again notice any thing pro.
ceeding from him. He knows all ,his, and
therefore hopes, that the miss;atements and
so phistry. with which his le,ier abounds, will
not be exposed. But the duty We owe 10 Tie
public, and especially to the New England por-
lion Of it, induces truly 10 pour'rsy the Cant,
sol his,ry and hypocrisy, which characterize
that singular letter.
Some vet unexplained charge agains, Amos
Kendall, originating in New England, and
which formed the subject Of such common
conversation there, that his correspondent, Mr..
KnowltoD, does not appear 10 have thought it
necessary more particularly 10 specify it, calls
forth from Amos this most pothetic appeal -
els this the way you deal with reputation Do you
pick up in urious your fellow citizens engag
ed in arduous public duties 400 miles off, and pronounce
them guilty without evidence, merely because they
have aot time or inclination to deny the malicious
which should say to the arragned at its bar, Sir
you are charged with murder, prove your innocence
or VIC will sentence you to be hanged"
And pray how long has Amos Kendall prac-
,iced towards others upon the precepts of JUS
tice which he now iRsokes in hi, own behalf
When w,s he restrained by the fact ri his fell
low-ci'zens bring engaged more than 400 miles
or in ardvous public duiies," from picking up
rGmors, patching them together, and assalling
character? When aid he hesitate to "pronounce
them gully ,Oithout evidence," if il suited his
purposes? Those who are familiar with The
columns Of the Arsus edited by him, can bes,
tell. Those who have Witnessed his uncess,ng
abuse Of Mr.. Clay, Mr. WickIife, Mr.. Cri,ten.
den. and all the public charaiers in Kentucky
opposed to him in politics, can answer.
Did his respect for what was due to Mr..
Clsy, when he Appeared as witness on The er-
Parte trial Of lha, gentleman before the Senate
of Kentucky without notice 10 him, and when
he was engaged more than 500 miles off IN the
discharge OF the duties Of the second mos ar
duous office under the Government; produce
The least restraint? Did he no. on that occa-
sion pretend that lie had destroyed the letters
OF Mi Clay, that he might with more security
MAKE uaFk ihslRuaions against MIN Dld ne
'or contradict himself before the Senate? And
was he not publicly charged with perjury in
giving his testimony, from which he has total
" failrd-AQ .vindica,e himself! We noW repeat
The change, and deliberately alege, ,ha, in ,es-
lying ihtHaL instance HE WAS GUILTY OF PER-
JuRY,111S13Gh he will institute an action agAins,
US yePSdge OURSELVES to sustain the charge.
Win RESI- ect to his notorious ingra,i,ude to
never brought forward such charge against
him. His high sense Of honor and of delica.
cy would prevent his Boosting Of or abiding TO
charities or hospitalities which he may have
dispensed. His r-sre, il fostering such rep
tile as Amos Kendall would induce him 10 con.
ceal rather than expose the fact.-It was A.
mos Kendall himself who first published 10 the
world the deep obligations which he was undtr
to that gentleman. l he vanity which he felt