Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-09-18
POLITICAL.
AMOS KENDALL.

ertract The |oiLomtag.
In June of 1925. Mr.. Clay visited kentucky
Kendall called upon him nbou, the situation at
Warrington MI Clay told him that he did not
wish hun 10 20 to Washington for the purpose of en-
gazing IN politics, bu, 10 secure his services in the
Dep rtmeat of State He then offered witness
cicrkshp, with a salary or Isl 900, Inch he deen.
ed but SAID hat he would accept II if the salary
had heen 81 500
1t Is proper to shy, that the State of Kentucky was
then easaSed in bitter local conflict; that Rlal1
hrniali. and their associates controlled .hr Relief
patty through the Afsns, and that Mr. John Pope
no had been for nany yeats the political optoaent
of Mr.. cly, was the prominent leader of the old
Court party. As MIR. Clay had many personal
friends in the Rcl'ef party, and especially Blur
and Kendall, 1t was forescen thai If Mr. Pope and
the Louisville Advertiser, who had supported Gen
cral Jackson in 1921, should remain frm, and the
Argos should become dSsatisif d. il must end in
ii cling Mr. Adams and Mr.. Clay in a minority in
the State. On the other hand Kendall saw the mn
porancc of his postion,hat il by his detection ne
could defeat the administration, his adhesion could
secure 1t triumph and hence, in October So
he hottie MIR. Clay that II WAS the intention II
some o:the Rellefphity to assall the Administrations
and especially Mr.. Clay No doubt he nreued ibus
~i'h himself Mr.. Pope, who is the lend. Of the
old Court party, Is the brother in law of Mr. Adams
That circumstance, and the pnt which Nh Clay
hrs taken in their favor, will carry many Of that
party for the administration MIR. Clay knows that
can " control The Relief party :" because beIng de.
tcnted they cannot get along without the Argus
and II he knows that some Of the leaders arcbecon,.
ing dissatisfied, and resolved 10 attack the a,lnin.
strat'on, am especially Mr. Clny,' he viii see the
necessity of taking care TO retain me, and surely
TO accomplish thai object he will give si,uallon
at Washington, worth s. 500 That such wns lIc,,-
dali S motive IN writing to Mr. Clay, appears by his
letter Of the lth OF oct 1896, more than tvolyc
months after he had m dc up his mud 20 attack
the administration, and especially Mr. Cla},9 # beI
refused 10 get a situation for HIM at Washington.
This letter is so important link in The cham Of cyl
dcncc which develops tho mercenary purpose that
governed all his conduct, that must asrG brng it
before thu reader. In it he says
To several who inquired Of mc, relative 10 the
rumors mentioned ma letter written by me 10 you
last year. have stated the simple facts, and gen
orally aded, that should have accepted the offer
had the salary been fifteen hundred dollars"
Whatever course mug be c0nSiraiHciko takc
m relaiih 10 the administration gcner0Hg. Hfpa|
shall MT be ttc nteatS or TIE occasion If casing
Hny iMrCrAT;oN upon YOUR INTEGRITY or HONOR.
| tg1in invite the ATTENTION of the reader TO the
dntc and matter of this letter i. was in October
1876 after the lighthouse MESA ealter the Pana-
ma mission IN fact, after the line between the ed
mInIsfraIon ard is opponents Ind been family and
fully drawn, Gen. Jackson had resigned his seat
IA Congress he had openly charged Mr.. cin,
with ba, ea,n. and the administration with corrup.
ton, yc, X 'ndall even tic, tells Nr. Clay -I,gM
90 b IraShtngtoa Ia Gctcnd you against Hcsc sun
dcrS u yoU rctH ire me Satarg At hfccn buaErcG
dollars al the same time, giving HIM distinctly 90
understand, that ne otherwise alb mt to usslh
the admnstr ,tion. Coui he have tod Mr.. clay
more plainly that 81 am prepared to defend you Ton
salary of 81 500, bu if you do not pay his sum
| will assar youl' His subsequent conduct proves
that his declaration to MIR. Clay that lie would
not be the means feasng any lmputatjon on your
(hIs) honor or integrity" was thrown in means
of keeping open a negotiation Tor TIC = 500. !
again call the readers attention 10 the date. Ii was
;hc h OF October, 1926.
The Telegraph established in the winter Of
1886 In a conversation with Wordcn Pope, of
Louisville, in September of tina, year, he told that
the part which Mr.. Clay had taken IN the local poll
ties of the State ha gwen great offence to many
Of he leading new court men that he had hal
conversation with Mr.. Kendall, and believed that
he much dissatisfied with Mr. Clay's conduct,
and could be induced to take decided stand asanst
the Administration. The result of this conversation
was, that instead of taking the steamboat fof C,u-
cinna,ll, took the stage for Frankfort. When
reached that place. Kendall was so SICK thGt could
not sec him. | however consul cd wi,h Judge PlbL
now of the Senate who told me that Ken5all was
much dissatisfied with Mr.. Clay, charged him with
ngrau3G, and that he believed that out for the
Circumstance that he indebted to Mr.. Clay,
and poor that he could no, pay the debt he woull
not hesitate 10 denouncc him As could rot see
Kcn1al, he advised that shoald go to Lexington
md cnleavour 10 bring about Il reconciliation be-
tween Mr. Barry and my relative MIR John Pope,
and thus pave the way for concert between the
Jackson Old court men and the relief purity; assuring
me that If Barry and Pope would act together, and
the sum necessary to pay kendalPs debt to Mr..
Clay could b. advanced, such was the state OF Ken
daIl's personal feelings towards Mr. Cluy, that the
Argus would take open ground asainstthc Admin
sIation.
didgo to Lexington. saw Mr.. Barry and
Mr.. Pope. | brought them together We agreed
upon the plan Of operations, and Mr.. Barry went
with me % Col. r. NJ. johnson, whose influence O.
vcr the Argus il was supposed would ee conc usve.
Col johnson entered into our views but his opinion
was TINT Kendall would require a. least t1b,iUe h1-
drcd dollars and authorized him % say 20 Kendall
hat would advance that sum IN short ttna after
[ reached Washington tie gave that assurance
to Kendall Kendall did thke grouni against the
! Administration. lie came on 10 Washng ton. J
advanced hlm the money, and was the means OF
obtainIng eighteen nun Ircd more for him.
| have used the names of Worden Pope, John
Pope, Judge Blbb, Mr.. Barry, and Colonel
johnson, withou, consulting eIthc,. know that
all these gentlemen, except Judge Bib, decided
parisans Of the administration and have
so much cqui Invocation and falsohood in men who
! h,I 6i.pcr thnt al br