Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-10-12
The ssRoorback Forgery"

VIC sec, - Sopicu lhIO TIC IcucIal paper
Of this place, notwithstanding the United
States Gazette and other whig papers
which we believe exchange with the
Hawkeye, lrase come out and acknowl-
edged that the whole thing is base forge
ry. These papers Too, were received by
us, and must of course have been in pos
session Of the IIawkcye editor, tpo days
before his paper went to press.
The following from the Albany Argus,
is full expose Of the whole matter
When, alas! win the time come that fed
eralists will not "stoop 70 conquer?''
From the .alba.y .argxs.
Another BOLD and infamous For.
gerry, from the Evening Journal
Mint.
The Albany Evening Journal Of Mon
day published in its editorial columns an
article headed in capitals:
JAMES X. POLK'S SLAVES SOLD
ANDDRIVEN IN MANACLES."
And beginning thus:
"The following is an extract from Roor-
backs tour through the southern and west
ern States in 1886"
Then followed an extract, supporting 10
befrom this tour Of Mr.. Roorback in 1886
lin the course OF which the writer
vouches for the fact Of lis having met, du-
ring his tour, gang Of slaves, under the
charge of slave-drivers, on their way to tho
sugar plantations Of Louisiana, some Of
them manacled and ready to be driven two
and two-:torty three Of them Aaring the
brand Of J. K. p, the then Speaker Of The
H. Of r., on their backs, &C., &c.
This extract was followed mp with some
Of the Evening Journals choicest end Bit
terest filings at the Governor Polk. and his
political supporters.
We doubted the genuineness Of the ex-
tract. We doubted the existence of such
. tourist as Mr.. Roorback; and we yester-
day called upon the Evening Journal to
tell who he was, where his book was to
be had, and requesting the favor Of lean
of its copy. But the Evening Journal Of
yesterday had no reply to make. u scas
dumb. The secret Of its silence We have
fortunately the means Of solving, and ii
the conductor of that sheet is capable Of
1t, his cheek will Jingle with the blush OF
shame, under the exposure we are about 10
make.
As we suspected, s'Roor6ock" Is fcsi-
lious name. No such man ever travelled
or wrote book about this country. 1t is
a disguise assumed 10 cloak the real au-
thor Of as gross calumny upon the coun-
try and one Of its public men, and as bold
and disgraceful forgery Is was ever per-
trated. Tho pretended extract from Roor-
backs toM ~ Mniy-sir, when James X.
Polk was Speaker Of the House Of Repre-
sentatives, is in TACT partly gurbled EXTRACT
from Feafher~onkaugh's tour IN thirty-t0c
when John Bell was speaker, and in part
an OUT. AND OUT MANUFACTURE
OF the EVENING JOURNAL! Mr..
Featherstonhaugh ssnkss no nsention Of
Speaker Polk, fol- thcreason that when he
wrote, Gov. Polk was not speaker. To
make the extract euit its purpose, the
Evening Journal dates Mr.. F.'s tour two
years ahead, when Gov. Polk was speak
er. Mr.. Featherstonhaagh Gays nothing
about brands orahe initials ]. K. p. on the
backs Of his slave property. y The
E. J. supplies that ossissioa. Indeed, the
whole If the extract which has any APP
plicabi.ity TO Speaker Polk, and the part
displayed in capitals rs Tie important part