Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1840-06-20
KENDALL'S ADDRESS. GREENS
REPLY,

scrptons of dollars and half dollars for h,s ertro
lies, endorses the ISLANDERS of Felix Grundy upon
Gen. Harrison, thus showing his contempt for the
intelligence of the people from whom he is asking
aims. He says:
81 "a candidate for the Presidency is asking the
suffrages of our people and at the sane time re-
fuses to answer the questions they put to him for
the purpose Of satisfying themselves us to the
principles and policy by which he will be governed
if elected. With his own consent, IL committee is
interposed between him and his countrymen, not
to aid him in giving frank replies to their nquir-
les, but to cut off direct communication, and keep
his opinions from the public. A free and inte-
gent people, whose precious right it is to ask and
obtain the views of every man who seeks their
sufirages, upon every topic appertaining to their
government, bluntlv told that they shall not en-
Joy this right, but shall take candidate for the
presidency upon trust They are asked 20 relax
that 'eternal vigilance, which is truly 'the price
Of liberty" and blindly submit themselves if not to
a king who can do no wrong" to Chief Mag
istrate who assumes the attributes of irresponsi-
billty, aud surrounds himself with ministers, even
before the crown of power has beer placed on his
head"
The annexed comments of Gen. Green, of the
Baltimore Pilot, sets the matter in its true light,
and puts the reviers of Gen. Harrison to utter and
overwhelming shame:
The object OF this is to create a belief that Gen
Harrison is unknown; that he has been nomina.
ted by those who are afraid to let his opinions be
known, and tina: the committee of his friends will
not permit him 10 answer enquiries relative TO his
opinions on public questions, and that IN this he
sirinks from the public scrutiny.
Now what was the course adopted BY Gen. Jack
son under similar circumstances! He not only re-
fused to answer interrogatories intended TO draw
has name ioto the angry discussions connected with
the Presidential question, but he resigned his seat
in the Senate Of the United States. expressly upon
the ground that the Legislature of his State having
put him in nomination, he could not subject him
self to the imputation of improper motives, by par
tcipating in any of the questions agitated before
the country, and expected to come before Congress-
He was assailed then, as General Harrison now is
and it was charged that he declined TO answer in
terrogatores put to him because he was afraid to
commit himself either side of pending cues.
tions, and especially of the tariff. This objection
to General Jackson became prominent, that,
notwithstanding committee of his friends, con-
sistng of John Overflow R. c. Foster, John Catron,
q. w. Campbell, 7. II. Claiborne, F. Robertson,
Jno. Phillips, Jno. Shelby, Daniel Graham, Jesse
Wharton, Isaiah NIchol, Edward Ward, VIM. S.
Lewis, VIM. White, Alfred Ball, had placed them
selves between him and his interrogators, Gov
ernor Ray of Indiana. and the Senate of that State
resolved to bring him out on the subject, and ad-
dressed him a letter. to which he replied us fol-
lows:
"HERMlTAGE, February %, 1928.
SiR-I have had the honor to receive your excel
lencys letter of the Both ultnio, enclosing resolu-
tons Of the Senate of Indiana, adopted, as it ap-
pears, with view of ascertaining nv opinions on
certain political topics.
The respect which ascertain for the Executive
and Senate of your State, excludes from my mind
the idea that unfriendly disposition dictated the
lnterrogatories which are proposed.-But | will
confess my regret at being forced by this scnt-
ment to depart in the smallest degree from that de-
termination on which,, have always acted Not,
sir, that l would wish to conceal my opinions on
any political or national subjects but they were
in various ways promulgated in eighteen hundred
and twenty-four, | am apprehensive that my ap-
pearance before the public, at this time, may be at
trbuted as has already been the case, to improper
motives"
He then refers the Governor to his former votes
and his letter to DR.. Coleman, that were already
before the public, for his opinions. Now what is
the case of General Harrison! A convention of
the people of offce-holders, had placed his
name before the country a candidate. Upon con-
sultation, they deemed it expedien that the issue
should be made On the measures of the admnstra
ton Gen. Harrison's opinions and public services
were known, and they resolved that it was best to
make no new issue. An individual opposed TO the
nomination, knowing that such had been the ad-
vice of the Convention and foreseeng that he
would get no reply, addressed him a letter which
was answered by u committee of his friends,
frankly stating that General Harrison was before
the country, in his opinions and character as
known to the country, and that there was no occa-
sion to reply to the nterrogatories propounded to
him, as they were already fully answered, and his
opinion fully expressed What is this but the case
of General Jackson In the one case, Mr.. Ken
dali lauds General Jackson as the examplar, and
in the other, he denounces General Harrison be-
cause, under like circumstances, he, too has done
as General Jackson had done before him.
Who can read these extracts from General Jack
sons letter, and compare the gross adulation of
the parasite Kendall, in speaking of him, with his
denunciation of General Harrison under like cir
cumstances, and not feel indignant at the gross
ness Of the attempt to mislead the public judgment,
and the fragrant contempt for the public intelligence
manifested in making such charge in the face of
such facts
But again, we call upon the people to vindcate
their own Intelligence, to spurn with the indigna-
ton 1t deserves, this attempt to misead their judg
ment' Is it proper that General Harrison should
answer the impairment nterrogatories of every
pretender who assumes to question him Upon
what occasion, when it was proper that he should
speak, has he withheld his opinion Upon what
question that the public desired to be informed, has