Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-12-20
Mr. LEWIS L. BARNES,

Dir. Banks and Kendall -Mr Henry Banks keeps
up the fire in the Kentucky Commentaries, and has
proceeded to disclose of the rcssous for that
Message which he desired Mr.. r. P Blair 20 hear to
Amos Kendall-nainely, that he desmssitiss said
Amos "a scoundrel," and when he got 10 Washing
ton, should tell the President 80. In the last Com
mentator, we find the following:
So it has been with ma in regard to Mr. Henry
Clay conceived that Mr Clay had uttered severe
fulminotons against me in the Federal Court. I
knew that MIR. Amos Kendall had been a jealous and
confidential friend and supporter Of Mr. Henri CLAW
had been Jealous friend of Gen. Jackson, and bo
lieyed that Mr. Kendall could unfold things which
would be prrndical to Mr. Clay. | urged him to de
Fcrt or betray Mr. Clay and to espouse the election
he should do so. Although he appeared to listen. yo
he wavered At length proposed, that tcould eiu.
him one hundred dollars. and letter ofreconmsnda
lion to Jackson. He consented TO n,y proposifion.
and paid HIM, in money $50. and the residue IN cord
wood, and on order on Mr.. Charles Miles, merchant
ofFrsnkfort for store goods Kendall then gave an
acknowledgment for thn amount. to be satisfied in
printing, meaning that should publish in the Argus,
TO support General JacksOn's election. what chose
Soon after, thought il necessary to publish ,ome
replies to questions which had been propounded TO m.
by hr. Thomas Smith, editor of the Reporter: which
prepared. and because wrote at the time q had
haaJ, caused the answers to be fairly copied and Of
iered them to Kendall for publication; in the mean
time, he had re modelled my account which had ex
'sted for printing pamphlets Of Pho- Jackson and
therein absorbed the whole ofthe payment which T
had made to him, an induccnenf 10 b.trau md J.
Sert Mr.. Henry Cidv
This justified in my own mind, as a r,tort couy,e.
Gus against Mr.. Clay, for the long and severe Win
F2raon which he had uttered against me in the r..
dera Court, in the capitol, by which, had been
greatly annoyed and much injured
Kendall refused the publication as hsd pren,ro
it, and said that Mr. Robert Johnson then his M r.
neF III The Argus had refused to publish any thing
Tor me, unless would assume and sntsfy tho nccoupt
which he had presented to publish any thing for
me without that preliminary; and therefore nv 20
ply TO Mr. Thomas Smith was refused Inv him. al
though ii was very evident that ought 10 renlv in
order that Gen. Jackson might he exculpated som
charge that had resided at the HERMITAGE and
was devoted 10 writing for his benefit N
This refusal Of Kendall 10 publish an ox,onua,;o,
Tor General Jackson. convinced me that Kendall ~
the time osclllated between Clay aud Jackson. anj
that Kendall could ut thnt time have been soc,rni
by Mr.. Clay for douceur Of $500 wear which be
had required from Mr.. Clay, nor has INV on;nion ~
Kendalls turpitude, and time serving oronons;,;e.
ever subsidized from that day 10 this nor bove nm,
hesitation in saying, that he be induced "a Le,
and desert General Jackson. though he has s;ncs
received the appointment Of Fourth Auditor nndo,
the Administration of General Jackson Shonld iii,
statement be seen by Gen. Jackson IL NAV ;ndoo
him To treat the Heauen-Jorn Amos no n ,ynIr :;
Sleeps cloathng "
j reiterate that the said .1ros Kendall never w,o,o
polished, advised in any way aided in the wri,;no
ana printing OF Philo jackson but that those mn me
phlets wero written, published ond circulated soIeI,
by myself, and at my sole expense that I did an,
p'oy Mr.. Benjamin Waller Of Frankfort ne n conv.
ist, and that the pamphlets were sent to the pre,
ses where they were published, in bis hand wr;,o
ofthIs foct Dir. Waller is reques ed to speak.
HENRY BANKS.