The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1844-10-02

AIhty hSthlSL "a ECNOAutAOI-
airy Patriot proved false by a witness
whose word nO man dare doubt
If any evidence was wanted to sustain the
proof afforded by the archives of the country, TO
put down the vile and infamous SANDER propaga-
ted by the federal party, that Ezekiel Polk and
other relatives of the democratic candidate for
President, we're tories in the Revolution-the
following would be sufficient. 1t comes from
one who participated in the Revolution, and who
to this day bears upon his cheek a scar received
in that memorable struggle. Ii comes from one
who has filled the highest stations in bis native
land, and is now preparing for an eternal rest. In
a word, ii comes from Andrew Jackson, a man
gard for truth, and he endorses, ofhis own knowl-
edge, the assertion to be false.
When a party is driven to ransack the grave to
injnre the living--to hang in eiigy a patriot of
the Revolution, 10 gain votes for one whose pri-
vate character is so base that even his friends
dare not deny the many charges against him, and
whose vindictive passions are so violent that even
now, in his old age, is under bonds to keep the
pcace-their cause must be rotten, indeed.
Such a course the wing party has pursued,
and such is the character of the man who, they
claim, is the very "cmbodimcnt Of their princi-
pIcs."
Democrats, when any Of the federal party again
dare TO SANDER the reputation of Ezekiel Polk
by breathing oven a suspicion against his patri-
otisIn, brand them at once as base f~alsifers, and
appeal to the history ofthe Mecklenburg Declar-
alton of independence, and the testimony of An
drew Jackson TO sustain your assertion.-StateS-
man,
"IIERMIrACE, July II, 1874.
Sir:-l have Just received your letter Of the
Doth uit., informing me that---- recently
declared that he travelled through Tennessee at
the time Gov. Polk was for the first time a can
didate for Governor, and that his opponents (the
whjgs) then brought the charge of his grandtah-
er's being a tory, against him, and that the dem-
ocrats Of Tennessee met the charge by throwing
it upon the North Carolina branch of the Polk
famiIy-that is, Col. Thomas Polk; and you de-
sire me TO state, for your information, and that OF
the people, what know of the facts.
In reply, | state with pleasure, that | know all
he old stock of the Polks--Col. Thomas Polk,
father of Col. William Polk, and E@ehiaI PoM.
grandfather of Col. James X. Polk. They arc
all good rs whigs. Old Col. Thomas Polk was
the first mover of independence in Meckienburg
county.--AH the PoMs then gromn wcrc good
rs ~rhigs-and Col. William Polk, son of Thorn,
as, was twice wounded in the war of the revolu,
ton, and | think he had a brother killed in battle,
never knew one branch of the family to be
; charged with toryism before. If such a rumol
was circulated during the canvass referred to, |
never heard of it.
| am gratiicd thus TO be able to give my testi
mony to the revolutionary services and patriotism
of the Polk family, with many of whose mem
|bers | have been intimate the greater part of my
life.
IL seems that in these times no character i:
; safe against the slanderer, for there never was
/, less excuse for it than in the case Of Col. Polk
have known him since he was a boy. A citi.
zen more exemplary in his moral department
more "punctual and exact in business, more ener
5 gotic and manly in the expression of his opinion
J and more patriotic, does not live.
| am, very respectfully, your ob't servant,
ANDREW JACKSON.