The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-06-09
Communications.
FOR THE MADIsoNIAN
EX-PoSTMASTER KENDALL.

The grandiloquent and exclusive boosters Of /" PRN-
cIPLRs not MEN" are often found be entirely dssf-
tute Of principle, and often devoted to equally
void of all pretensons TO correct principles except
such show of them as are found in their detected
| counterfets.
The celebrated John Randolph, Of Roanoke in one
of his laconic and whitening invectiycs, once well
said Of the editor of the Richmond Enquirer that he
was "a Of seren principles which consisted Of
TWO LoAvEs AND rive FISHES"
| To the lore Of pe!f thus imputed to Mr.. Richie in
this mastery paraphrasis, Amos Kendall has added
two other loves to make it descriptive Of himself,
viz the love of power, and the love Of worldly noto
riety thereby combining in the affections of his heart
4 the triple loves Of PEIr, POWER, VANITY 1!
20 compass his voracious cravings for these luxu-
ries of sordd heart, Kendall has never scrupled 10
make free of that talent he Possesses in precm
nent degree for double dealing hypocrisy, and even
counereting the most orthodox principles, to disguise
his ultra selfish ard wicked practices hoping thereby
to deceive the democracy, for whom he processes so
much vencration withal but to whose good sense
his has been continual insult, by supposing
them weak enough to be forever duped by him. 1t
| HdpItnS HoWtNcf, Oi all
counercits Is to carry with them their ultimate and
ineritabie defector, in their inherent baseness
| Accordingly, when this PARASITE" had failed TO
his efforts to attach himself to the political for
tunes of Mr. Clay, by reward Of his mercenary Gu
logies, with the price he claimed of fifteen hundred
dollar salary in the State Department (the refu sal
Of which, truly, patriotic and disntcrestcd
than polite in Mr. Clay he the said Kendall turned
his deceptive paper Nominations against his former
idol, and like thorough political Spectator, who is
not to be disheartened at disappointment became
equally assiduous in his eulogies Of Gen Jackson to-
wards whom he had before been as lavish in his de-
fractions
Having, at length by this new direction of his ma
ny-barreled ordnance, succeeded likewise in this
cond campaign of President making with the aid OF
the disciplined forces of the party press and organized
party committees throughout the country among
whom he was regarded Captain General, Kendall
now made il convenient TO lay down his delightful
editorial rccreatons in the Kentucky Argus to resort
! to Washington, with the rest of his conederates,
like prairie wolves attracted from all quarters Of the
compass to common centre by the blood Of dying
buffalo to participate in the spoils of the inundated
| victim.
Grown more sanguinc and presumptuous than he
was in his former demands account of the greater
elasticity of moral appliances in him whom ne now
had to deal with he accordingly found Gen Jackson
less scupuous Of rcwarding his services out of the
public Treasury nth liberal hand, without offset
on account of former deractions practised towards
hm--fecling as he, the General must have done at
the same time, that those injuries were amply atoned
for by the overlooking measure of his new obligations
though he had like to have unintcntionally given
umbrage to this tesy sturdy beggar for not awarding
This claims instanter, on their first presentation
No sooner had Kendall been installed in the Office
of 9TH Auditor, by majority of single vote in the
Senate on his nomination. than he resumed the same
double game by which he had succeeded to obtain
that fat slice of the "spols which, as trophy Of
corruption, affords memorable and instructive con-
trast with the praiseworthy refusal of Mr. Clay to re-
ward his less questionable services.
Having now attained platform of considerable Gle
walton, with powerful lever in his hand he had still
higher aspirations yet TO accomplish by the same arts
| that have long remained nscrutblc to common
comprehension; and straightway his first act Of du-
pcty was to issue official edict against the editors
of partizan newspapers which he cut off from the sub
scripton of his office, because" said he "thev arc
unnecessary to the performance of my official duties
Here good show of principle antagonstic Of the
demon party until its hypocrisy was discovered by
his aiding to establish the vruent of party pres
scs, the Globe, and to edit the same and his patroni
zng other partzan presses at the public expense with
little no public benefit.
His next movement was, to dismiss many of tho
clerks he found in his Office for having exercised III,
freedom Of opinion in the political affairs of thei
country, because, said he :" win have no babblinu
politicians in my office" This was also a show a
principle, after manner, but rather a questionable,
one, 10 suficicncy of cansc, and would have. a,
once received the of Jcacrsonian Republicans
and Democratic Wings, but was, by instinct, acccpta
bic 10 the spoilsmen, it actually turned out to be
conceamcnt OF the spirit of prescription for, he has
since notoriously countenanced and ENCOURAGED the
most jealous of his clerks and deputies, as babblnp
politicians, in various ways and particularly in making
partlan communications to partzan presses abusive OF
the legislative and judicial departments of the Govern
ment, and all the valuable, the indispensable institu-
IONS of the country of which the direct tendency is
reroiutioni
tie also dismissed two brothers from his office because
family monopoly in office was olious in his sight
This was likewise questionable show of pr;ncinle
for however plausible first is every alleua,ion q,
monopoly to the ear, reflection could mec, The
probation of none but thorough Jacobin Loco f,co
spoilers and ofhce-seekers and it proved to be CON
cealment OF the same spirit of prescription as the dis
missal Of but would have destroyed the monopov
yet that would not have met the concealed object MS
there would then be but half the spols to distribute
and yet this professor of democratic principles has pro-
cured pm ofbce-monopoly in his own family, consist