Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1831-05-11
WHOLE NO. 5S.

age ol the departments was To sustain
and build up their press. They knew
that | was acquainted with their pas
hIstory; their support of Mr.. Clay, and
their opposition to General jackson; they
wanted ny letter of recommendation t.
introduce them to the confidence of ia
party; hence, IN addition to the letter
written to me by himself and Mr.. keE-
daii, Mr.. Blair procured letters to Le
written to me by Other gentlemen, known
to have NY confidence, giving the stron-
gest assurances of his friendship and Ct
operation. These letters were intended
to lull all suspicion, and to draw from NJ,
an expression OF appreciation, and an en-
dorsemcnt of his character, to be uscu
against me, when, in the progress Of the
plot, the time for denouncirg the Tee-
graph should arrive. 1t is unnecessary
to quote extracts lromthesc letters. Those
Of Mr.. Blair and of MIR. Kendall SPEAK
a language which cannot be misunder-
stood Mr.. Kendall had persuaded the
President, in the spring Of 1880, that
was too much the friend of Mr.. Calhoun.
to be any longer considered as the friend
of the administration; this he commun-
Gated at the time to Mr.. Blair. Accor-
dinghy, although Mr.. Kendall had I.}
Spri.g communicated his views, which h.
now admits embraced Il belief that h@.i
been for eighteen months engaged in l,,.
trlgucs hostile to General Jdcksod hin
self, yet MIR. Blair, on the 18th of Oct
ber, 1880, writes to me, 81 have suppos.
ed 1t might be vantagcous To- you IL
dIvldualy, as well as to the interests C..
the great cause which YOU have SO abr
served, that another Jackson press shouH
management ofone who would provo rat
er IA -adjmGni than a competitor.
The rigoro0S support lrhich you hare ga
en- to tie administration, demands mn hig.
est respect"
Under these circumstances | have S..
posed political atty would not be unoc.
ceptablc to YOU" And mr.. Kendall, ou
closing this letter, on the 7th of Ncy
1880, says, "Nlany are meditating upc.
the mean, ofestahlishing themselves he.
some Of whom are every way your ea
m,ts. SaoUia .nr. BlQu come, YOU WI:
HAVE FRIEND, Personal AND roLIT.
CAL, VINO, INSTEAD OF OCCUPYING YOU -
INDIVIDUAL AND INTESTINE DRolLs, WI
UNITE IN TIE SUPPORT o. THE GREAt
PRINCIPLES WHICH GEN. JACKSON 10 Al
TEMPTING TO INTRODUCE INTo OUR GOV
ERNMENT, OR RATHER To REVIVE IN lIa
ADMINISTRATIONS. ."
Mr.. kcndaIl, IN n Subsequent numhCr '
OF the GLOBE. asserts, that he, at the tins
that he was thas protesting friendship f.;
me, considered me as hostile to Genera.
jackson, and that he hoped Mr.. Blai.
would hold me in check! a precious
confession Did he suppose that !:
would stand quietly by, and pormit m
mouth to he gagged hy few patry a.,
ycrtiscmcuto, whilst he and Mr. Blair, .
the Counter and Albany Argus, killed ol.
one by one, those generous friends wi,
with me had pcIillcd all for Gen. Jacksua
and the country; Did he believe tha,
would become accessory, by my silence
to the saCrtCc olthoSc upon whom a ,,.,
| wouId rely for help when my hour og
trial comes! Instinct impels the native
OF the !orcst 10 rescue their fellows; AM
| should be traitorto every manly linz
] should have been unworthy of the geo,
crous symputhics my fellows, if couH
have been checked. No, Mr.. Kendall,
neither the calumnv Of your pen the pom
dcrouS weight Of the "Globc," nor the
powers united to uphold it, can chech tho
Telegraph. II is no Ioirpcoihcr friend
II was not crgcndcred in the hot bed Of
Executive patronage. Itsprang into life
to redress the violated rights of an injur,
ed people; to them, and to them alone, il
owes allegiance, and il dares to speak
whatever and whenever duty bids.
II there had been any room to doubt
the object for which the Globe was es-
tablishcd, the course which it has pursu.
ed has dIssipated it. What else has il
done, but aSsall the friends of the admin
istratlon: Has not It's batteries been di,
rected almost exclusively against tho
known and devoted friends of Gen Jack.
SOM That pint on the 10Th of March,
asserts, cit is not, and never has been
pledged to the ultimate support of Nlr
Van Buren, Wen may the editor Of
the Jefiersonian Republican say, tho
Globe has contributed to do more lasting
injury to the republican party, than any
ten papers Of the federal party have been
able to effect for the last ten years" Ono
thing is certain, that, il not pledged To
support Mr.. Van Bursn, it is efficiently
Mr. Clay; who could adopt
no plan so well calculated to break down
the republican party And who 20 like.
ly to be chosen for bis instrument as Mr.
Blair, his tried confidential friend and a,
rnnti Mr. Rair wns so much deyoted