The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-06-02
ron THE MADIsoNIAN.
EX-POSTMASTER KENDALL.
Like Master, like Man.

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NO.
Before entering upon the proper purpose of these
says as stated in the first number have there init
mated that the imposing manner in which Amos Ken
dali has been ushered before the public the election
eering trumpetcr Of the Executive, deemed snf
icient apology for promising the exposition proposed
with an exhibition of morbid moral anatomy as
that which pollutcs the atmosphere in which he
moves
The present number is Of course the suitable place
to comply with that design But, in order to dismiss
the nauseous subject with all practical DESPATCH cir
cumstantia details must necessarily be passed over
and many particulars be entirely omitted comprising
superfuous excess ofdisgusting testimony.
An Erotic, brought hither, and nurtured, in the
hobcd of party corruption, under the eye of him who
had pledged himself to exteminae the monster par
iy," Amos Kendall was unknown to fame anterior TO
1929 except in few characteristic incidents which
gave him considerable notorety at the period of their
occurrence As forerunners of his subsequent career
they TO eucidate the consummate arts of hypo-
crsy by which he has since attained his unenviablc
eminence coUSTERrEITEn OF TIE rnUTH-a vo-
cation infinitely mischicvous to society when
pursued by prolesscd discpnarian of corrupt fac
tion than that Of counterfeter Of the public curren-
Cyl aorger Of personal acceptances and therefore
may be introduced, in brief here, as key to the
rron,ira,. r.r,ra ,si.'s ish ,l.
arrogant and assembling course abounds subsequent
to 1929
Having departed, some twenty odd years ago from
the land of steady habits, probably because unconpc
NAL TO his aspirations and wendell his way, in ques,
of precarious fortune, TO the West this bold adycn
urer and successful articcr in his subsequent voca
ton of President making, found himself sick and pen
nyless in Kentucky, where he received the sympa
thisng hospitality and patronage of the highly estilna
BILE matron of OF the first families in the State
who miniscrcd to his necessities and the restoration
Of his th,-having also employed him as teacher
IN her family while her distinguished husband was on
foreign mission. Under these fortuitous. but pre-
possessing circumstances Kendall afterwards became
connected with weekly newspaper at Frankfort, and
aspired to be the prvy counsellor of that eminent
statesman, on his return to the United States making
assiduous efforts in the meantime, 10 increase his
claims 10 ms confidence by eulogising him in the
columns OF the paper with which he was connected
During this period, Kendall displayed all the vcrsa-
tiy OF talents peculiar to an astute hypocritc pro-
found disscmbler and artfu counterfe;ter or The
truth Among other modes of exercising these odious
talents which arc ever destined soon or late 70 curse
their possessor, he, occasion, sought the low
est and most dcpravcd Of all vacations, eto mould
and touch criminals confession under the gallows,
doubtless with view to infusc into guanfun suf
et of falsehood under the specious counterfeit Of
truth in the case Of Bcauchamp condemned to be
hung for the murder Of Colonel Sharp
During the same period, with these falsfying talents
|" command, Kendall launched largely into the con.