Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-12-21
ar. LEWIS l.. BARNES

Amos Kendal-namely, that he deemed the said
Amos "a scoundrel,' and when he got to Washing
ton, should tell the President so. In the last Com
mentator, we find the following:
So it has been with in regard to Mr. Henry
Clay. conceived that Mr. Clay had uttered severe
fulminations against me in the Federal Court
knew that Mr. Amos Kendall had been jealous and
confidential friend and supporter of Mr. Henry CLAW
j had been Jealous friend of Gen. Jackson and be
lieved that Mr. Kendall could unfold things which
would be prejudlcal to Mr. Clay. | urged him to de-
ser beray Mr.. Clay, and to espouse the election
of Jackson and proposed upon several that
he should do So Although he appeared to listen vet
he wavered. At length proposed that ,coud e.iye
h'n one hundred dollars. and letter Of recommenda-
tion to Jackson. He consented to my propositions
and paid hum, in money $50, and The residue IN cord
wood, and an order on Mr.. Charles Miles, merchant
of Frankfort, for store goods Kendall then gave en-
acknowledgment for the amount to be satisfied in
printing meaning that should publish in the Arcus
to support General Jackson's election wha, T chose
Soon after, thought it necessary to publisb Some
replies to questions which had been propounded to
by Mr.. Thomas Smith editor of the Reporter; which
] prepared. and because | wrote at the time n had
hand caused the answers to be fairly copied and of
fered them to Kendall for publications in the mean
time, he had re.modeled my. account which had ex-
listed for printing pamphlets Of Phio Jackson and
therein absorbed the whole ofthe payment which |
had made to him, inducement to betray and DE-
sert mir. Henry Clay
Ths justified in my own mind as a r,tort cour,e
Gus against Mr. Clay, for the long and severe vitu
peration which he had uttered against me in the Pc
deral Court, in the capitol, by which, had been
greatly annoyed and much injured
Kendall refused the publication as had prepared
it, and SAID. that Mr. Robert Johnson, then his par-
in the Argus, had refused to publish anv thing
Tor me, unless Lwould assume and satisfy the account
which he had presented, to publish any thinr for
without that preliminary; and therefore nv re
ply to Mr. Thomas Smith was refused by him: al
though it was very evident that ought to replv in
order thai Gen. Jackson might be exculpal ed from
q charge that | had resided at the HERMITAGE and
was devoted 10 writing for his benefit
This refusal Of Kendall 10 publish an exteuuaton
for General Jackson. convinced me that Kendall at
the time osciated between Clay and Jackson and
that Kendall could at that time have been secured
by Mr.. Clay for douceIr Of $500 a year. which no
had required from Mr.. CLAW nor has my opinion IF
Kendas turpitude, md time serving propensities
subsided from that day to this; nor have I anv
hesitation in saying that he be induced to betrav
and desert General Jackson. thouph he has since
received the appointment of Fourth Auditor under
the administration Of General Jackson ShopId This
statement be seen nv Gen jackson, II NAV induce
him to treat The Henven-boTn limos as a wolf in
sbeeD's cloathinO
reIterae that thes1ii limos Kendall never wrote
polished, advised, or any way aided in the writing
and printing Ct Phi, Jackson but that those pam.
Phlets wore written, published and circulal ed, solely
by myself, and at sole expense. that did EN-
Pioy Mr. Benjamin Waller, Of frankfurt, as a COPY
lst' and that tie pamDhets were sent to the pres
ses Where they were published, in his hand wiring.
vi THIS TACT Mr. Waller is requested to sneak.
HENRY BANKS
Mr. Banks naiUsie in confessine that he had br
bed Kendall TO "desert or betray" Mr.. CLAW. is SIN
gplar and unprecedented-and his opinion the, ,