Literary Cadet, And Saturday Evening Bulletin

Amos Kendall, Esq. the Editor of the Kentucky Argus, has, in an address to his patrons, avowed his intention of opposing the election of Mr. Adams, and of advocating the cause of General Jackson. His address is a well written paper, and does much credit to his talents and his education.—Those who recollect the events of the late Presidential Election, will remember that the Argus was the devoted friend of Mr. Clay, and violently opposed to Mr. Adams.

Mr. Kendall, the Editor of the Argus, is a native of Massachusetts, and has been largely indebted to Mr. Clay for his success in Kentucky, and received many acts of kindness from the Secretary of State, long before that gentleman ever thought of being a candidate for the Presidency. It seems, however, that Mr. Kendall finds himself so situated, that he cannot any longer avoid attempting to injure the prospects of his early friend and patron. Monstrous ingratitude! Base hypocrisy!

"Freeze, freeze, thou bitter sky
That dost not bite so nigh
As benefits forgot:
Though thou the waters warp,
Thy sting is not so sharp
As friend remember'd not."

The annexed paragraph is extracted from Mr. Kendall's address, in which he lamely attempts to exculpate himself from the charge of ingratitude:—

"To the family of the Secretary of State, the writer of this article is under the strongest obligations of gratitude, and from Mr. Clay himself, he has received many acts of kindness. When sick and a stranger, he was treated under his roof with as much care and tenderness as if he had been a brother. To avoid this controversy, in which, if he took part at all, it must be directly in opposition to the hopes of his benefactors, he determined to sell his interest in this office, and quit, at least for a time, the editorial arena. But no opportunity has yet offered for the accomplishment of that object, and demands from all quarters, to know whether we intended to support Adams or Jackson, made necessary the declaration of our intentions. If our course shall ultimately injure the prospects of Mr. Clay, the writer will sincerely regret that consequence—but neither consistency or principle will permit him to support Mr. Adams, or approve the present course of the General Government. If compelled to remain at this post, he must endeavor to do what he thinks is right, and leave the consequences to time and Providence."