Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-06-06
A SCATHING EPIsTLE.
LEXINGTON, (Ky.) April g. is,

from heretofore noticing a call in your paper
on me 10 become a candidate TO represent this
district in Congress- In declining. as do. the
coll on me. made no doubt BY nv friends.
some Of whom have long known nc, & whose
support | have had in the political scenes
through which our State has passed, but which
| trust are TO return 10 her no more, confess
iecl some reluctance. But my private afr.i,s
demand it OF mr, and feel well ossui ed that
nothing that could do will be left undonc by
any ono whom the district may select, 10 re-.
deem and degenerate ihio alton from its pros
cnt and fallen condition.
For the last eight years Amos endaIl (who.
before he was driven from Kentucky by public
Indignation, had reduced this State TO almost
utter ruin,) has been enpha,cally the Presi-
dent of the United States. Translated from,
Frankfort, where he had abused both public e.
private confidence, and Tor while had burri, ~
tie legislation of the country in the downward
road 10 ruin, and where he had mislod and n.
buNcd the confidence Of the Executive Of the
State, to Washington, he has for eight years.
through an nluriated and imbecilc old man.
ruled and ruined this nation and such has \
been the deep root which this mnion has Ia
ken, that he is, il seems, 10 be continued in
the plenitude Of power by the present incum-
bent OF the Executive chair. One who will I
draw a parallel between the misiortuncs Of /
hehiucky from 1917 10 1924, Vhe period when
Amos held me conscience Of our Executlves,(
ana me condilon OF tnese united states, since
he has been the conscIence-keeper OF the Pres
idents, may readily account for the alarming
prospects wnich now threaten the lose oil pub
lie credit and the bankruptcy~of thousands of
our citizens. When Amos Kendall became
Governor de fucto Of Kentucky, public credit [
was high, and the people were never more
prosperous ine State hau sustained her char
acter ana iaIh IN contracts un'arnished; her
bank paper was equal 10 gold or silver; but
ms dema gogue ana SPECTATOR raised the cryI
| against 'ne oank Oh henlucky ana It's STOCK.
holders-ortayeu ,he money borrowers anc
| spcndthrlit spectators oil the country against
her labor and lndustry-and hnolly, at the head
Of the profiigate and unprincipled, trlumphedI
over public morals, and The laws and The con. /
stitution.
The hrst ACT OF MS party was In lSl6-lS, TO |
destroy the Bank oil Kentucky, and 10 grand
charters 10 forty odd spurious banks, with a.
view 10 flood the State with paper sufficient TO |
meet the demands OF himself and Part0ans:,--I
This accomplished, IN two short years this de-
magoeue ana partizan reduced The labor and
credit oil thc o'ate 10 mVer Ptos'ration' IheI
whole departments oil labor were visited by
wide spread rum Inc banks oankrupled, ana
the means OF paying de1is destroyed. Amos
| relief Tor all these mischieiS oron9ht upon TIE
country, was an opon violation OF pubic faith
by repeal oil Inc charters oil an Tie banks IN F
existence-those that had faithfully redeemed
their paper and iulhlled their corporate powers
sharing the common late oil lhose thal had botliy
cheated and swindled the country
This breach Of ia'tn any OF tne CONSTITUTION
the first measure OF rehei Tor 'he disease crea
ted by Amos, and winch ne promised 10 cure
was found 10 increase Ia'ne' .'lah apa'e 'he
malady., Amos then iennd ou' mat me iaui
was in the courts, not III the banks OF inc STATE
His next prescription ior relie' against MS owl
acts or evils brought upon inc country, was re-
plevin and property laws, ana 'his iaiiing alsoU
he prescribed the pan ior .ne eAP.osloh VI
metallic currency, anu Tue SUBSTITUTION, 10 ~
place, o, paper .htouSn 'ne Oo"'t'U =, eu'.i
Bank. HIS party; sun VICTORIOUS 'ono"eo I'M /
prescription a.so, ou' l''e o'sea.e sot w1lse'
The courts OF Justice were no, os ia'.'iess
the eohsuu''o'l W.: as hos auu n' Pd."1ans
ana ms law OIL ieIe, was W ',use VIC
, .a'eq 'o,' M. .",a,o MI, KonJom aI"
? lhe y. o. ms Tboa ;nn;anhnd no 80.
Paf'y ne" 'e H.. yaI
me Iuusos, anu "nan} p",io ~"
, 'heiI' OUT cr y, oniuo' a"u r,JnoJ ap
Peais' nheu WIN po.'A"na p';' ea.
Amos re'ie' iams my ~" Gn. VI
. people 'eouNeu 'ile "',' od; n 49, .ac.
the whole party, oy lePeJ'ns NJ ,"e" Le'oin."
, 80 r., e ~. Randall i, R.n,,oL
dylhs eior' =" n .nN - 80 ,hn S. =,
was 10 VII i thev ware M, ,viIl;n
peal the'r cons srt ,"e 49, Nv. %,,'..
10 Dreak y! nv Pop pa liz 1912. ~,
eSpelnhs mt 'hn Id az h. Io,lowars ovo ro
: once anI ne ' nn mossn ne hi" !, a, rsr,a
Gen' JACKSON GU m"ss, ~. "'t te,us
from se9rn So men o, usu hy So
received WIN h op tho ,r,;,or md b;s ,easo,
seems, ioVea po." u.o H. ?au ",S ~"
All KNOW sna' I aU, u'.I tbo, 10Th hs ,ho
o were OPPOSE =, ~ o "Iso,on Of Ci,v Ru,