The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-07-21
AMOS KENDALL.
TO THE ORIGINAL JACKSON MEN
CHAPTER TWELVE

CHAPTER TWELVE.
The reIation which Mr.. Kendall bears to the
contest now before you, the fact that he has re-
signed salary of $1,000 per annum, and an Of
flee of great power and influence in the govern
ment, that he may address you the editor of
the Globe; the great interests known to be in
voved in the questions TO be decided by the Pre-
sidential election, and the influence which the
extensive circulation of that paper will necesss-
rily have,n forming your opinions, fully warrant
the labor have undertaken to demonstrate, by
a review of his past life, that he is a prohigste
and corrupt partizan, and entireay unworthy of
credit. II happens, fortunately for the country,
that the relation which MIR. Calhoun now bears
to Mr.. Van Buren,, and that which | have al
ways borne to Mr.. Calhoun, are such as that
there can be no room TO doubt the sincerity or
truth of my assertions. If, as Mr.. Kendall
would persuade you, through the Globe, Mr.. Van
Buren, is to be reelected, there can be no assign.
able motive for the course which | feel it NV
duty to take, but an honest conviction that the
reelection of Mr.. Van Buren, would involve the
country in irremediable evil. / have no partizan
feelings TO CRAFTY; have no hope of preferment,
no prospect of gain,to stimulate me to make false
charges against Mr.. Van Buren,, or those in pow
l make this statement, not by way of vain
bOasting but in justice to myself and to you, that
by inviting the closest scrutiny and comparison
OF motives, l may challenge your confidence
when my statements or opinions ara opposed by
those of MIR. Kendall; and that YOU may be left
without apology, If, with the proofs OF corruption
AMI falsehood which shall place before you,
you nevertheless give your support to corrupt,
designing, and unfaithful politicians, and thus
forfeit the liberty won by the blood of your fa-
theirs. Wisely was it said by the great head of
the Christian church, ''WLat doth it profit man
if he should gain the whole world, and lose his
own SOULS
And l would say TO you, what viii it profit
you, or the great body of the American people,
if to crafty your feelings of party, you surren-
der into the hands of dcspotic rulers, the iber-
ties of your country:
In the progress of these numbers, have estab-
lished beyond question the intimate relation be-
tween Mr.. Crawford and Mr.. Van Buren,. |
have identified Mr.. Van Buren, with the efforts
ON the part of Mr. Crawford, as far back as 1928,
to produce mlsunderstandirg between General
jackson and Mr.. Calhoun, and to enlist Genera
Jacllson's influence to defeat MIR. Calhoun's poll
teal advancement.
I have demonstrated that, in the first plac,
the charge made by MIR. Crawford, and relied VI
on by him to ALLEVIATE Gen. jackson from Mr.. Ca
houn, was that Mr. Calhoun's personal fricnc
n Al
tain' that finding that that would not do, NJ
Hamilton, enc Of Mr.. Van Buren's political mi
sionarics, visited Georgia TO consult Mr.. GRAY
ford, the subject Of proposition said to ha'
been made in Mr.. Monroe's cabinet, to ARE
General Jackson; that through Mr.. Forsyth, NJ
Hamilton received statement from Mr.. GRAY
ford, charging directly that Mr.. Calhoun ha
made proposition to arrest and punish Gener
jackson; that that charge had been commun
Gated to Gen jackson before he was elected Pr
sident; and yet all this could not prevail upo
him TO risk the consequences of misunderstood
ing with Mr.. Calhoun 1t is easy to see, how
ever, that it had its influence in the organization
of Gen. Jackson's cabinet; and there is no doub
that to that cause may be attributed the inluenc
which Mr.. Van Buren, exercised from the com
mencement of his administration. Yet, even at
ter his election General Jackson either disbeliev
ed the statement, or was unwilling, upon suci
grounds, TO dissolve the friendly relations exist
ing between himself and Mr.. Calhoun, and Mr.
Calhonn's political friends, until Mr.. Van Buren,
acting through Mrs Eaton, had prepared tin
way; ana, at length, having irritated his feel
ings and excited an apprehension that Mr.. Cal
houn would be candidate in opposition to hi
reelection, another letter was obtained from Mr.
Craw ford varying the charge and introducing
false statement in relation to the Johnny Ia;
letter.
wish to impress these facts strongly on YOU
minds, because they have most important bear
ing on the question now before you, and explain
atory Of Mr.. Kendalfs course. Gen. jackson
had written to MIR. Monroe that if it was tn,
wish of the Government that he should invade
Florida, and Mr.. Monroe unwilling to as
sumo the responsibility, it was only necessar
that the President should give him a hint, thrt
Johnny Ray, and that he Gen Jackson) woul
assume the responsibility. In his letter, openin
the correspondence with MIR. Calhoun, he said
as is known to you, 'sI was but executing tn
aoishes Of the Government, and clothed with au
therity to conduct the war in the manner judg
ed best" The word ,oishes being italicise
in the original manuscript-referring to thi
confidential letter
Those who are familiar with Gen. jackson
have heard him frequently speak Of this letter
and take great credit TO himself, not only tina
he had assumed responsibility which Mr.. Mon
roe was unwilling to take; but that, with view