Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-06-18
AMOS Kendall.

-
IL proper tina, every crsoa la the Union srnl
know something e the history Of this eunriny. daring
ehan7oa. One VIII, know. him well-,no wh, for.
mrriy aeteI with him in his supr-r, of General Jack.
s2n-Duif Green. we'll known az the sprmer editor Of
'he Telegraph at Washington. but AT present editor OF
the Pilni OF Baltimore. has furnished a bret. bat gra.
phic. sketch af this Import mt pprsonagr. lie has 60.
'ahlrshcd every feet which hc states. by testimony
which caHn,' be doubted.
The evidence Is taken 0hiciiy from kcnillrs own
''uef" OF nun Ia testimony before the Ny. Lcgisia.
tire. We N0Ill transfer the documents entire. bu,
they are to- long sr our paper We promise. toyyey.
or 10 prove any portion OF th,S sketch all .nay be con
iroNcried by copying the evidence.
Kendall washOrn IN Nc~ lIamp~hirc-hc wen, To-
hcit"eAy. when he was a young man. M sueS, OF ha-
sinesS lie was ~cUlpuycd hy Mrs. Clay. during her
hu'hands absence from the Uni'ed States. on public
business. as tutor 10 her children. B,fh M. anal Mrs
LAY were pleased with the manner ia which lac dis.
charged hs duiy. After hc left the rmtly nr Mr.
: lay ne became sicA at some public tavern. She
hcart n AL bad hum brought 10 her houss. where he
was nursrJ Ur! kindly treated during a long sickness.
Mr. Clay. ON hrs return hume. became ms friend and
inir'n, hendall. ater trying various things. At length
became editor of the Argus. at FmnLf4i ky. N.
supported Mr.. Clay for the Presidency. Ulsh great
zeal. m the campaign Of 1924. IL will bc rccollccicd
10y all, that the contest was decided by the Hons. of
hFtAAia ~ ~ NNl fl INln
Quincy Adams. While the uncs:fsn was r-t,d;rr ~
ihe h'nse' heidall wrnIe To AIr. Clay. advising HIM To
N"ic ior adams, In 1875. aud after C1av had been
made Secretary. Kendall wrote t. him.. that il ne
would give hin q salary of Sl500. lac would go To-
Washington. and drieni him against the ISL
circulated against him. In tie summer of tsl; lao
renewed the proposition io Mr.. Clnv, in pcrson Fad.
nag To get the office. he borrowed $500 of him.
In August or September. lS26. Duff Green. nj tba;
unc eai'"' OF The Telegraph, the Jackson taper a;
N'sh ng'on' learned enough Of kcndalIs character Ia
convince hHn tilth he was a "pgrchaseablr cuiutnu linz "
lie went immediately io. Frankfr-he Cru,I him nm.
wel!-ion unwell 10 b. talked with on business lie
learned from Judge Bibh. that the beet Why ,n ono.
raie on kendall, was through MAJOR Barry aud Co!
johnson. lie had a meeting Niih those gentlemen
Col Johnson told them of kendall's having borrowed
Sl6oJ OF Mr.. Clay. AMI said lie would guarantee. If
This could be raiscd tor Kendall. THAT The Argus vould
go Tor yacksrn. Green Immediately authorized Co.
johnson i7 see Kendall and say 10 him thu; he, Green
Would accept hrs drait for that amount. Tins promo
silon was communicated To KendelltrHy IA Sctt M
Ter. Aiicr Tins. ON the .llih of October. 1926. nor,
hrH Is months after Clay had been made Sccre,,r.-,
State. Kendall again wrote iobim. and made a f,ev
tender OF his services, provided Mr.. {. vould secure
for him the $500 salary. a. was in tins Ieuer Thai bc
fFsi intimaied to Mr.. Clay, thar the ARGUS miel.t hc
auaycd against the administration N. oss,reJ NJ
C., however, th'thc world mover impcach hs "in,ec.
riiy or honor After all The changes that had hoe,
wrung upon tho bargain" aud corruption" charge n
CainsI Mr.. Clay for morc than a year-stU Kendall
was willing To defend him, If he would give him an
office worth $500 per year.
Mr. Clay did not give him the office, and in n short
time the Argus came out Tor Jackson, and NJ Zen
dali went on to Washington and received from Green
$1,000, instead ofSl5O0-port az N $ a lo1n. aud par
Of II as a donation. lie soOn Afterwards became
chIei witness, m prove the "hargain and intrigue
charge against Adams and Ciav.
Afer.Gen. Jackson was elected. he was made 1rI
Ardiinr-weni To Washington and became chief of m,
"Aiichcn Cabinet, n IL was called. After Hard.
he was made Postmaster General, and taken i.Ic the
Cabinet from that time has history is better rrcol
lccIed 10y us all. We ali know that he has tcrn "a ru.
ling spirit during Van Buren,s time.