Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-08-06
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limos ke7dhH-This worthy las recently written
long letter to person in New England deG.r,.
ding himself against, and charging Mr. Clay NTH
The crime of ingratiiudc The letter is exceedingly
plausible, aud the story that Amos tells wants onlv
orc ingredient 10 make the desired impression -trul
namely. Were it true nay, if we did net feel CON
scious, that the parts of it material to The Ct;pcc
are false in fact, while they are with great inynpu;,v
blended with number OF mui1ieral but real details
Calculated to stamp their own impression OF fidelity
upon the portions that false, VIC for one should
feel our conscience called upon To make atonemen,
TO the writer. The important part of III. loitcr
S tie history ofihe relations between Mr. Ciay md
the writer, and as he knows that Mr.. Claw will no,
80 INTO the newspapers To bandy the charre of in
gratitude with Amos Kendall, or to establish tho
claims which his kindness had imposed upon him
claims rcqutcd by a stab under the fifth rib-as bo
well knows this, Amos feels secure in MAKING VIVA,
soever statements his ingenuity NAV devise But ,o
show what degree Of credit Amos Kendall is entitled
to- lot the following facts speak.
lie was an ardent Par,zan Of Mr.. Clay at the cleo
ton Of 1924.
Alter the election o. Mr.. Adams, in March 1925.
he defended the purity Of that proceedings repealed
The chorge of ''bargan," and indicated Messrs.
Adams and Clay.
THIS position he occupied and defended with more
or less zeal, until The year l227.
During these two years he was soliciting Office of
Mr.. Clay, then Secretary of State.
Mr.. Clay rendered him Office of 81 900 Der nm
mum III the Department of State. Kendall refused 70
take one under S 600 per unnum. MIR. CLAW had
none such vt his disposal, or il he had thought others
more worthy oft.
His expectation OF Office defeated, Amos began to
cool visi5ly iii his support of the administration He
hrst became a neural. Speedily ha run I'm tie
jackson flag, and bis progress to Jacksonism
was rapid lie became believer in, and a loud de-
caimer against the 'bargain;" that very bargain"
Which for t''o ycGrs, lie had Indignantly and vche-
mently secuted
In short time, the celebrated Investigation into
the Truth Of the "bargin, came on in the Senate of
Kentucky.
In that investigation, Amos was n principal wit
ness against Mcssrs. Adams and Clay.
In the course Of his evidence IL referred to some
letters which lac had received from Mr.. Clay, and
which he said, proved the "bOrgain"
These letters he said lie had desiroyed as soon as
they were read, without stoming them to any person
Being cross examined by Mr. BENZ Hardin, Amos
most unlucky, for the credit of his veracity admit
ted that he had shown these letters to one or f,co
PerSoRs-those letters which he had Just averred he
had destroyed without permitting to he seen.
Bat let us put the most charitable construction
upon this contradiction, and grant that Kendall was
confused, or had forgotten, any thing else hut that
the intended perjury. How then does his conduct
square by the rules Of integrity?
These letters from Mr.. Clay he SAYS proved the
"b:7gain' to the satisfaction Of his mind.
Notwithstanding lbs, he perseveres in giving his
support TO the administration from the time The letters
were received, which believe was even before the
election in February 1925, 1--WE may be mistaken in
our recollection Of the date, but it was during the
year 1880 until some time in the year 1927!
Now 1t Amo, be tn, religousy brought up, con
sclcnous and pati1tic individual that he represents
himself in his letter above referred to- ought he not
to have renowned Mr.. Clay as soon as ho was CON
vinccd of his unworthinesss
As 20 the charge Of his iggrafilade TO Mr.. CLAW.
that charge is founded upon Kondalls o,c, letters to
that injured man. His letters are full of the warmest
expressions Of affection, gratitude and confidence
To forfeit these good feelings towards him, Mr. Clay
had done nothing, but omit to give Amos the office
of $1,000, which he nodestly demanded.
Wa that sufficient cause for turning his affection
and confidence into implacable hatred against Mr.
Clay? To join IN the hue and cry against the man
whose friendship he had sought and enjoyed? To
vie with the vilcst, in hcaping opprobrious cptc's
upon him, and slandcring away reputation earned
by quarter Of n ccuturys cxcrion in the public
service
Kendall in dsclainng any gratitude to Mr. Clay,
acknowledges that he owes it to Mr.. Clays oDc "a
nice disincton.) She had brought him to her house
when III, and kindly nurscd him for three weeks into
good health. Does he prove his gratitude to the
wife, by slandciing The husband'
The string upon which Amos chiefly Ina rps, in his
letter to his New England friend, by way Of making
1t apparent that he owed very little gratitude either
Mr.. or Mrs. Clay. is that "thcy gave him money.
This hc repeats more than once. This fact seems
70 be quite conclusive with Amos in settling the
count OF gratitude lie seems to think that where
no money has been got, very little gratitude be
due. Tho Crovclling soul Of tho man, is manifest.
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