The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-08-11
To Hon. Amos Kendall.
ANOTHER.

ANOTHER
Reply Of Mr.. II. Fohi, r. NJ al Rocky Spring,
Frankiin CO., Pa, 10 KendaiPs Circular,
Rocky SPRING, July, 1910.
Amos Kendall, Esq
SlR-Your letter dated 2Sth May, enclosing
"an address and prospectus for the Extra Globe"
has been received, in which you express a hope
that il may be compatible with my inclination
and sense Of duty 10 use them Tor the purpose
Of procuring and returning subscribers"
| regret that candor obllges me 10 inform you
that the task you would impose upon me neither
harmonizes with my inclination nor compoHs
with my sense of duty. II is contrary-to my IN
clinaton, because one of the last things OF which
could be guilty would be TO aid in traducing
and defaming, with all the ferocity of hyena,
a man who has done as much for his country as
Gen Harrson-and who is so well suited TO the
wants of people who are seeking 10 regain
the blessings Of good government. IL Is further
opposed To my inclination, because | recognize
in you, sir, man whose character cannot ad-
mire, and whose interest | am not inclined TO
promote. The very first page OF your history
that ever came under my observation, stamps
your name with the crime Of black treachery and
ngratitude towards your ''trend in need, MI
Clay-and in every chapter and verse OF the
record of your somewhat conspicuous progress
since are 10 be discovered signals and beacon
lights, warning all honest and honorable" men
not TO ''follow in your footsteps" and admonish-
ing the people of the danger of placing power IN
the hands Of men who are influenced entirely by
the seren principles, whose only graspis Tor the
'.loaves and fshes,o or the "spoils of victory"
also find reason for declining 10 contribute to
your charity box, in my utter disbelief that you
speak the truth when you say, in your address,
that you are not rich-for | cannot see how
man as fond of money as you evidently are,
could let SIR thousand dollars gear (and
hard money, too) slip through his fingers with
out laying up some for "a rainy day." such as
will be upon You and the rest of the herd about
the 4th of March next. Besides your ffty
thousand dollars interest in the stock OF ''the
American Land Company" | should think
ought, itself TO save you from the humiliation of
begging upon 50 extensive scale. And in adj
dtion to this, cannot help doubling your state
mentin your address" where you talk about your
'childrenn being frightened out of their beds at
the noise made near your house by the Wings
This every body about Rocky Spring laugh at
they all believe that il was you, and not your
that was frightened They all know
that children are fond of noise, whilst old men
are not, and consider it childish in you TO at
tempt TO throw the panic of your own mind
produced by n ghost-like shadow of coming
events, upon your innocent children.
So much in regard to my inclination, my
sense Of duty in connection with your request,
still more imperatively enjoins upon me the ne
cessity OF declining TO comply with your wishes.
find in the instructions issued from the Post
Office Department but three days previous to
the date of your handful that deputy post mas
tiers are required not to permit any person TO ad-
dress ''handbIs" 10 Post Masters, the object of
which is to obtain for them an extensive circu-
lation free of postage" This practice Is pro
nounced an ''abuse which must be corrected
by the deputy post masters putting such hdnd-
bills in netD enrelope and returning ii 10 The
person ,rho sent 1t, charged 1riM letter postage.
This, sir, | hold to be sufficient to govern my
conduct in reference TO your handful" and
feel the more ready to obey the legal instruc-
tons" of the Department in this instance, as /
am in principle opposed TO any one enjoying
exclusive privileges" in this country, whether
he be citizen in the common walks OF HE, or
one grown proud, arrogant, prcsumptuous, lnso-
lent and daring by long career Of public plum
der and conspiracy, ''unwhipt of justice"
am, sir, one of your late deputies,
But not your "hireling,"
b. FOIL, p. NJ
N. b. If you not satisfied with the can
dor of this letter, and my aversion 10 making
the Post Office an instrument TO subserve the
interests of the party, hereby inform you that
my office is at your command but you must
first direct Mr. Niles to "hand il over to some
friend of the Administration, who may be in
clined to it for that purpose, though in
making the charge, some difficulty will be expe-
rienced IN finding person upon whom to be
stow the office, as the people hereabouts are,
mostly substantially farmers, who want no
office, who but seldom turn out at elections, but
who are now satisfied that there is something
lrroRg, and are determined TO do their part to-
wards etfecting change in the hope that Old
Tip, who delivered the West from the scourge
of British and Indian warfare, will be able to
rescue the country from the far more in furious
warfare of an army of ofhce-holders who, in
stead OF being the servants of the people, have
become their masters. know of but one indi-
vldual within two miles of Rocky Spring, who
still passes for loco foco, and who might, per
haps, answer TO supercede me though, (as | do
not wish TO deceive you,) | must add that he
has said he will not vote for Mr.. Van Buren,
b. +.
PoruLArroS OF MASSACHUSETTS, The following
is the population of the several counties in this State
on the ST of May last according to the census lately
taken by order of the State government