Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-08-21

tered hlm-Mr. Ciay's Carriage tina, ebay
him-M. Clay's domestics tia, arterS. 't.s
in sickness-M,. Clay's provisions tbs, ru sS .
Mr.. Clay's money that paid him rs =
ney len, him by Mr.. Clay says ht. v,, '%h.
ry. What usury? See how darkly ,a y
standing his ne".bcrn respect for pri RI, mss
ac,er, he would insinua.e the charo. =, 'Is
Clay being Usurer! Now what is IL.
MIR. Clay as the Executor of Col M".'M
lent Amos Kendall sum Of Commo0m"s
paper, TO be retursed in like medinr,
end oil one year, with SIR per GER, in,er.'
legal rate Of the country, and year ass, ~
when il became due indulged him. W.NI
lieve the whole OF i, is not sc, paid. H
The letter charges Mr.. Clay with n,,.
an attack upon his honor and yeraci,,
Kendall seeks TO make the Impress" ="
then, and not b. fore, in his own defence y. Ts
for the first time stepped forward and ,r,.y
that gentleman. Now the true history ~ 's
affair is this. Mr.. Kendall had been ,r"S
Mr.. Clay for months in the Argus. in rbr ..aF
est Terms; had violated their private , IVY
pondence had inslnuated That Sir. CI,r
Offer 10 engage him as Clerk in the D.,,
ment of State, all offer which he wa, uiIfr..
aceep, If he could have obtained CIe,I,r
of $500 per annum,) had Sought to w..
him had burnt or pretended 10 burn MrCr~,
letters, that I've might more securely rcuiE
against him in the Senate; and had en-.
testified falsely against him, referring ia Il,
letters which he alleged were con.amcd 4,
this stage, and no, before, Mr.. Clay pre,,,"
to the public some of The letters which b,ES
received from him, for the purpose Of poy,,
the lalsehood and contradictions Of Amos <,
dali and he accompanied he pubIic,ri,
with the declaration. that he would limr r.,
those letters only which Kendall himself hi
rendered necessary TO his vindicalion
The very letter under Consideration afford,
evidence of Kenda!l's ul,eE disregard Of .nrh
confidence wich ought 10 exist between nr
and man, if his own statemen, be true. Y.
says, that when Mr.. Clay and Mr. Adam, u,,
rival candidates for The Presidency, and VII,
he had professed TO embark with zeal in n,
Clay's cause, he w,oie series oil letters !,
eainst Mr.. Adams, which he Showed ton,
Clay, and of which he highly approved NJ,
Can it be doubled, tina, if he ever did ,Il
Them il was in confidence And what n,d
sense Of Justice or proprie'y can that man have
who would make candidate responsible d,
whatever might happen 10 be written and con.
6den,ially exhibited to him by jealous pan.
zan against rival?
Mr. Kendall speaks Of an unrelSn,ing nh
joriiy which domineered over Kentucky al
which he insinuates oppressed him. VIZ
was that majority? 1t was one opposed 4
The paper syslcms-the relief laws the voa
tons of private conIrac!s-the subyrrsior
the public tribunaIs-the overthrow Of sIv,
der, and the Introduction Of general corhssr
which Amos Kendall, during his perniciou,
bode in Kentucky, so perseseringly espOuat
1t was a majority on The side Of the COtal.
tuition, in favor Of the preservation Of COX
faith between man and man; against p,g
systems, in favor Of a sound circulating mtt
um, and in favor Of pure, intelligent, and IL
dependent Judiciary. That Was and tbat
God, ye, is the majority against which Ana
Kendall impo,ently rails. No one look, bia
upon thai dark period of our history, vhtbr
mong the editors Of newspapers engaged ma
unrighleous cause, he was the masler.spit+
Without modification and humiliation N
high minded Kentuckisn amongst US dosrs
rejoice at our escape, from systems Whit
would have driven our state to the loves pch
Of degradation. There is not one who wnl
now have the hardlhood TO propose the ,dor'
tio3 OF any one Of them
1lls true, that by dexterous retreat ari u
unprincipled abandonment and base attack
his benefactor, he ingraliated himself with lhh
majority which gave the vote Of This state TX
present Chief Magistrate. 1t is true, that h
was subsequently rewarded with the Office |:
public PRIMER, and by the Electors with 'ba'c
bearer OF .he electoral vote Of Ken'ucSy .
And tits likewise true, we bias
for our country in relating ~ that he wh'S
humble ambition under the Administralon d
Mr.. Adams did not aspire higher than to an H.
frrior Clerkship Of 8 500 per annum,wss sVos
quently further rewarded with The respor'lT,
office of Fourth Auditor, having a salary
$4,000 attached to it, and many other pri,I''ss.
Let him boast Of his III golteu Office and ho'0h
The day Of public indignation against hInr
fast coming;-that of just retribulion w'lIq'"'
|y follow.
Mr.. Kendall would enlist the sympalhs'. :
the people Of New England in favor o! n''m
son. Before they extend them, we invite '''"
careful perusal 1f the columns Of The ArS''
willis il was edited BY this whining anc w
grateful child Thev will then see that he I'D