The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-06-06

he believed that MIR. Clay wished him to go to
washington, to defend his vote for Mr. Adams,
and saws, that he wrote to MIR. Clay, that he had
written so much against Mr. Adams, that he
could not defend him, bat in relation to yO,t,
Mr.. Clay, (says he) nsyJeelinss are 'OhOily diff
fsrent. II teo,sld giee pleasure to defend you
AGAINST the ISLANDERS that are circulated
against you. What ISLANDERS, Pray' What was
the stslandersn? 1t was the charge of BAR
GAIN-of a corrupt motive in voting for MIR.
Adams. Who could have believed that this same
Amos Kendall was afterwards to be the witness
on whose testimony that charge was urged upon
the countryo The issue before the country, and
that upon which we, who were opposed to MIR
CLAY, most relied, was the charge that he had
violated the will of his constituents. MIR. Ken
dali knew what means had been takent to assure
Mr.. Clay that the Legislature did not express the
sense of the people, and MIR. Kendall urged MIR.
CLAY to disregard these instructions, pledging
that the Argus would not complain. That il
Mr.. Clay did vote for Mr.. Adams, he would
have in his old friends certain stay to vindi-
cate him. He knew whether the charge OF bar
gain was true, and he denounced it as Islander,
and was prepared, if Mr.. Clay would give him
an office, to go to Washington, and defend him
against 1t.
But hear Kendall himself-He says:
esWitness heard nothing more from Mr. Clay,
in relation to this subject, until he came out to
Kentucky, he thinks, in the following June, call
ing upon Mr.. Clay at hisroom at Weiseger's, one
of the first remarks made to him, By that gentle
man, ,cas. that toitleSS had totally disconnected
his object; that he did not ,cish him to go to
Washington for t6e purpose Of engaging IN poll.
tes. bit to secure his services in the Department
of State"
That is, you are mistal..s,alll, mr. Kendall; do
not wish you to .'defendn me against these
ISLANDERS" do not wish to bride you with
the public money. l wish to employ you as a
clerk to perform the public duty, not to defend
me. Little did MIR. Clay expect that his old
friend was to become his accuser.-For mark the
sequel. 1t appears that Kendall, declined taking
salary of $1,000, and preferredto borrow money
from Mr.. Clay, which he loaned hun, after the
election. Time is here important, as we will
presently see. The following is Mr.. Clay's
statement of this transaction, which MIR. Kendall
has not impeached, MIR. Clay saps:
Among the other modes of Mr.. Kendall's appeal
to me for aid in his embarrassed circumstances,
was that OF his endeavor to prevail on me to eff
feet or make a loan of money to him. | had
sum of Commonwealth bank paper, belonging
to the estate of Colonel Morrison, of which /
could not use in the course of its administration.
resolved not to sacrifice it by conversion OF
it into specie, at an enormous discount, foresee-
ing that it would certainly appreciate in value,
if our state should not be afflicted with unwise
legislation. Mr. Kendall applied to me to bor-
part of that paper. l loaned him In
1925, for one year, $500, and took mortgage
for the reimbursement of the loan, with legal
interests in the same paper medium. The
mortgage was committed to record, thereby de-
moustratnIS that had no wish to throw any
niysters or eoncealment around the transaction.
At the end of he wear, MIR. Kendall expressed
himself unable to paw the debt, and gave him
another year, on the condition of his paying the
arrear of interest. At the termination Of this
other year, he was still unable to pay. l inform
ed him that the matter must be closed, but /
instructed my agent to extend to him every in
diligence, consistent with the security of the
debt, about which entertained some apprehen-
sions. He has paid part of it, by the sale of
some of the mortgaged property; and, at the date
of my last advices, a considerable balance re-
manned undischarged. If / had retained the
paper unappropriated in my possession, as / did
retain large sum, the estate would have de-
rived all the benefit of the anticipated apprecia-
ton IN its value, which has, in fact, been reali
zed, without risk of the loss of capital. The
sole effect produced by the Joan, (on the suppo-
sition of its Ultimate reimbursement will be,
that the estate will acquire interest upon the
loened This innocent pecuniary affair has been
represented as disposition on my own part to
bride Ai1os Kendall; and have been held up,
at the same time, as bankrupt and gripping
creditor, seekins to compel my unfortunate debt
or TO pay in specie, dollar for dollar, that which
he had borrowed in parer; and robbing the es-
ate of deceased friend of the psi,eft of the
Speration
We have said that time is important, and re
quote below letters to show this.
After the election on the Goth February, 1928
after he had heard these SANDERS agains |
his patron and friend, Mr. Kendall wrote to Mr..
Clay, as follows =
FRANKFORT, Feb Goth, 1926.
DEAR SIR;-Since the enclosed was written
we have received the news of the result of the
Presidential election 1t creates very little SEN
saton here. In Frankfort, probably half, or
nearly so, approve the course of our representa-
-&" caehSoh ollpindl trlefluS are loud IN their
complaints, and several who were for YOU ioin
'hem think in some sections of the country,
here will be a considerable stir; but if the ad.
Is prudent, it will die away. 4
peak OF Kentucky only. There is much inquiry
whether you will be offered or will accept the
of State, and much diversity of
Hnion as to what you ought to do f it is offer
d. L. seems to me, that no man here can tell
THAT you oIght to do, because it is impossible ,
Or us to know al the circumstances.
Is there not probability that jackson may
elected by the people at the end of four years.
Will not Clinton unite his interests with jack !
on's, with the expectation that he will succeed i,
i'm in the Presidency; and will not such COM
nation be too powerful to withstand VIII !
OF Adams, for his own safety, retain Crawford,
nd thereby conciliate his interest? I know I
othing Of these matters; but on viewing at this ,
istance, the posture Of men and parties, indi-
atcd by these queries, have fitted through my
hind. Your friend, &c, Ii
AMOS KENDALL
He afterwards, as we have seen wrote to him,