The Arkansas banner., 1844-10-23
cIAyZ THE CONTRAST

O'N tbe Wings have falsely and meanly noaS 4a+ T.urs K Polk has ''tory blood in his la as Z. matter of authentic, and indisputable sst his ancestors, eue7y one qf thep, were 7, ,a.rv Patriots being among the very first aaYI l.. ba of Revolution in motion, and the most l's J devoted to the achievement of our na- md s5 what may have been the ancestors ol o'sa a they have never condescended to make ''as sgd Democrats have had too much respect gure to inquire. ,rS;as have, also, had the unblushing efFron- " '.r.i5 forth Mr CIay, as the peculiar friend @ .abo have rendered patriotic services to our .nd suffered in her cause. And, yet, mark ...s s toward the destitute widows of those Pa u, ta having spent the vigor of their life in "4 sbe battles of our country, and achieving our asnce had died without being able to pro @ tbe support of their aged wives. Read the Eng r% rrroNARY P PATMoTs.--When MT. Clay r member of the Senate, in 1832, he vo- m,nst ms, q motion to give pensions to the gs % If such officers and soldiers of the % ,I"tion as had died. See Senate Journal Ia,, s 1892 2-Ihin0is 'State Registern <, he whigs, with that incorrigible propen Misrepresentation and islander. which marks 
 aoEcv. have charged that Mir. Polk was in- to tbe interests of the Revolutionary pension- And yet, the h7th Is he has ever been fore a attention to them, and seeing that they were .rlv cared for by the Government. As the fol- wiIl show, he provided not only for the old ss,, themselves; but for Metr Viao,cs and or 1 likewise. Mark the contrast, in this, be- Lp polt ard Ctay! !, ,,d the following. |ouNT OF MONEY VOTED BY GOV. EEK TO REVOLUTIONARY AND OTH- |R PENSIONERS. Er Polk introduced bills for paying the |soners, the amount paid them being as |bws ES33-Forrevolutlonary pen sioners, S901,656 For invalid pension CTS, 3o6,l25 For widows and or phans, 7,500 |S3lF lForrevolutionary pen sioners, 458,999 For invalid pension
 CTS, 24l,2l9 For widows and or
 phans, 3,584 sddltion to the above, Gov
 Polk sustained the
 following gappropria-
 tons for the same
 objects lS26-Fo precautionary pen
 sioners, I,352, ,79o For invalid and half
 pay pensioners, 67,500 For widows and or
 phans, l2,900 @7-Forrevolutionary pen
 sioners, 1,260,785 For invalid and half
 pay pensioners, 12,055 For widows and or
 phans, 12,000 S2S-For revolutionary pen-
 pensioners ill addi-
 ton to an unexpend-
 ed balance of for
 mer appropriations
 of S564,000 S236,-
 oo0 total, 8o0,0O0 Invalid and half-pay
 pensioners in addi-
 ton to an unexpect-
 ed balance of for
 mer appropriations
 of S141,000, $160,-
 095, total, 30l,095 9-Forreyolutionary pen
 sioners, exclusive of
 balance on hand of
 $110,615,75, S4S9-
 3S4, total, r 5o9,o99 For invalid and half
 pay pensioners, ex-
 elusive of balance
 on hand of $751;
 9S0,0S, $42,113,-
 %, total, 224,O98 '5O-For arrearages due the
 revolutionary pen
 sioners for 1929, 10l,700 For revolutionary pen
 sioners for current
 year, 966,490 For invalid pension-
 CTS, ditto, $l9l,-
 4S4, in addition to
 balance in the trea-
 sury of S107,849,- . 96, total, 299,330 'Sl-For Forrevolutionary peu-
 sioners, l,011,100 For invalid pension
 CTS, S266, ,720, in
 addition to all lmex-
 pected balance of
 appropriation for in-
 valid pensioners of
 $29,246,95, total, 305,966 For widows and or ,,. plans, 5000 -Forrevolutionary pea-
 sioners, 9S7,504 For invalid do. in ad-
 dltion to the sum of
 Sl40,432 in the
 treasury, Sl65, ,839,
 total, 3o6,75l For widows and or
 phans, 5000