The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1844-08-01


of truth.
GOV POLK AND THE PENSIONERS
REVOLUTIONARY HEROES.
The Federal editors have coined base
ISLANDERS relative to the votes of James X.
Polk, touching the compensation to revo-
lutonary soldiers and their widows. The
editor of the Ohio Statesman has taken
the trouble TO procure extracts from the
journal of the House of Representatives
showing the lalsity of the Federal charges.
The evidence which the editor of the
Statesman has collected is official and we
here subjoin it,
In the House of Representatives, April
-, lS2G-The House proceeded to the
consideration of the bill for the relief of
the surviving officers Of the Army of the
Revolution. Il motion was then made BY
MIR Mitchell, of Tennessee, that the fur
Their consideration of the said bill! be post-
poned until the first Monday in July next.
And the question thereupon being put, it
was decided in the negalive-yeas l0,nays
l24. James X. Polk voted with the mars
to sustain the bill.
See House journal, first Session, 10Th
Congress, page 40
In the House of Representatives, Mon
day, May |, lS2G,-On motion to amend
the above mentioned bill, so as to provide
Tor the widows OF officers and soldiers
who fell or died in the Revolutionary
war, James X. Polk voted in the aGrma-
Hrc.-Ibid, page 597.
In House of Representatives, Tuesday.
May 3, 1896,
Several leading Federalsts, whose names
are given, voted to lay the above bill on
the table-Iames X. Polk voted acains.
it.-iJid, page SOB.
In House of Representatives, Tuesday.
Jan. is, 1927,
The bill for the relief of the surviving
officers of the army of the Revolution be.
ing under consideration, John Woods, Of
the Ohio delegation, moved to lay it on the
table James X, Polk voted against it.
On the same day motion was made to
postpone the consideration of the bill un-
til the third of March, which was to de-
feat it. James X, Polk voted against it
See House Journal second session, 18th
congress, page lG7-S.
In the House of Representatives ,Wedns-
day, Feb. 25, 1920.
The question being on the passage of
bill to amend "An act to provide for
certain persons engaged in the land and
naval service of the United States in the
Revolutionary war; James X. Polk voted
in favor of the BILL
See House journal, second session Goth
congress, page 347.
In the House Of Representatives, Satur-
day, Feb. %, 1889.
The question being ON ordering to a
third reading bill to compensate Susan
Decatur, widow ofCapl. Stephen Decatur,
James H. Folk voted in the affirmative.
Ibid, page $50.
But later, viz in 1882, James X. Polk
succeeded in getting the law passed, lib
eraI and Just law, the one under which
the old soldiers now receive their lust
due.
In the House of Representatives, Tues
day, May /, 1892
On motion to grant pensions to those
who defended our frontiers in the Indian
wars from ING up to the treaty of Green
VILE, in 1905, james X. Polk voted in the
affirmative.
See House Journal, first session, ODD
congress, page G7S.
In the House of Representatives, Thurs.
day May "a, 1882.
The question being on ordering to
third reading the bill from the Senate, SUP.
Elementary to the act for the relief of GER
tain surviving officers and soldiers of the
Revolution, James X. Polk voted in the
ebymaticc.-Bid, page 792.
In the House of Representatives. Thurs.
day, May. 81, 1882.
James X. Polk voted for the prerious
question on the passage of the las, mention,
ed biIl.-!bidpage $50.
In connection with the above votes, the
editor of the Statesman gives the names of
several iederalsts who voted in opposition
to Col. Polk, and against the interests of
The Revolutionary soldiers, one of whom
is Mordecai BARLEY, present wing candi,
date for governor of Ohio.
So perishes another Infamous attemp, to
nJure the reputation of the candidate Of
he people. The coons had better leave
Dung Hickory alone! He's an ugly Gus
omer, and no mistake.
The coon papers in the State are lust
now screaching Locofocoism! Locofoco-
sm!! Ii wont amount to much The claws
ire pulled out of that animal-it don't look
'alf as frighliul as it did. Better get up
else.