The Weekly register., 1843-09-02
SCRAPS FROM HISTORY,
or a few Incidents in the life of

~Or few incidents in the life of
ScOundrel.
In accordance with our promise, w,
now proceed to give few incidents
showing the character of TFi1ziam G.
Kendall, who PROCESSES to be candidate
for CONGRESS-! The first time we ever
saw him wasin the Spring of 1889, and
the first opinion we ever heard express
ed of him was about that time, that he
was contemplate scoundrel'' But,
having some share Of the milk of human
Kindness, and not knowing but a proper
education might have made him what il
was plain nature never intended he
should be-a gentleman-we did not
then indulge in the harshness ofsuch crit,
icism. The sequel will show how mis-
placed was even that partial confidence
he having first rewarded it by selling
tous as his own, and receiving our mo-
ney therefor, house and lot in Gren-
ada, to which he had, and then knew ne
had no legal title. The next thing we
saw of him was violation of that conf
dence usually reposed by gentlemen in
each other He occasionally called at
our Office in Grenada we being then re-
cently'from Vicksburg, conversed famil-
iarly, and was received in correspond
ing spirit. He was full Of enquiries rel
ative to the character Of Mr.. Prentiss,
and obtained, as we suppose, (for we do
not distinctly recollectit) from our un-
suspecting frankness an allusion to ru-
NOR relative to certain remark said to
have been made by Mr.. Prentiss, as illus
trative of the boldness Of character Of
Mr.. P. In short time. this very ru-
NOR was bruited about by him through
the country, with reference 10 US as a
gentleman of character and good whig,
who would vouch for the truth Of i'll
Our surprise and astonishment on learn.
ing this fact may be Judged We went
10 him Immediately, without friend or
weapon, believing, although it was
plain he had acted meanly, that he
would not have the brazen impudence 10
assert to our face that we had told him
the story as fact or authorised any use
OF it whatsoever. At first he equivo- |
Gated, but being pushed by us to the wall,
he finally owned it. We then gave him,
(without refecting that we were unarm- |
ed) the lie i'll the usual polite way. He
struck and missed US, and being man
of three times our physical strength |
succeeded to hold US almost rnotionless
until separated from him by the by
standers; his cowardice prevented his
injuring US during the time. He then
vent off and got loaded whip, and at
the same instant he was winding the
lash around his hand preparatory to a
blow, we told him what we had said as
to his being liar, was the simple truth.
the opinion we. deliberately entertained
Of him, and that he was welcome to and
should receive any satisfaction which
one gentleman would demand Of ano-
ther. He replied, 81 will.take satisfac-
tlon sir" at the same time raising his
whlpj being prevented by Maj. J. Y. +
bayllss from using it. As to that trans
action, it here ended, and this is the
whole story, as will be altested by
hundred or more of the citizens of Yal-
0busha county.
Acting under the advice of Geo. w
Coffee, 5. s. Prentiss, and E.s. Fisher.
Esqrs, who considered theinsuIt we had .
given such as must disgrace him. III !
measures for redress did not come from,
nim, we let the matter drop here-excep,
hat from that time forward, fSep,,r
l859,) for several months, we declared I
very where we went that he was dest;-
ute ofmofal principle, wodFd certainly :