Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-08-08


men," but then our nvowcd " principles"
and The established usages of the party
are very different matters; one is for show,
the other for use.
You can stand aside, sir
The Hon. Baltic Peyton will take the
stand
q Are you acquainted with the accus.
ed2
A am; have lived his neighbor for
many wears.
q do you know any thing Of his perso.
nal courage2
A | was in Washington City when the
affair took place between himself and MIR.
Wise, as described by the witness last ex-
amined; and it was notorious that he was
personally insulted almost every day of the
session without resentng il.
@ What said the brave and gallant sons
of Tennessee to this2
A They turned from him in contempt,
and when he next canvassed hi, district for
Congress, he found il necessary to hush that
matter up, and for that purpose he read at
a large gathering ofthc people Of Shelby
vile, letter purporting TO have been writ
en- by Gen. jackson, declaring him to be
no coward, bu, behaved bravely and pru.
IDENTIFY in the affair with Wise.
q Did this satisfy the peeplc2
A 1t did for time, but j. coming TO the
cars of the old Genesal, he came out in the
Nashville Union, and declared " by the cter-
nal" he never wrote any such letter to Col
Polk or any one else.
q This then subjected him &c the charge
Of falsehood2
A 1t did, and one which he has never been
able to relieve himself from.
q Do you know of any other instance in
which he could be reasonably charged with
falsehood2
Al do; in 1886, he uncqivocnly pledged
himscf,o the support of the Hon. Hugh
l.. White, for Presidency. Yet withou,
cause or reason he abruptly broke that
pledge and prosecuted that good old man to
his grave.
@ You say you have lived some years
neighbor to Col. Polk; can you tell how he
came by this title of Colonel.
A Ican it was an honorary title confer.
red on him as nominal aid to one Of oul
Governors.
@ DO you know of his ever having mill
tary command of any body of'mon, or O
bis having ever fought any ba,tles2
A He has never had command of any
body of men, and have never heard of hi
! fighting but one battle, and that was witt
his Jr other at Columbia, who gave him ,
most unfraternal floggine, with a"yoUNt
HICKORY" from which he takes his pres
ent title
i @ is it generally understood that h
thus derived his title of" young hickory2"
A | think it is not 1t is supposed b,
many that he is really sprou, or " sucker,
that has sprung up BY the decayed body O
the old tree.
r @ VIVA, has been the general characte
and conduct Of the accused, IN the officia
stations that he has heretofore occupied
A As Speaker of the House of Repre-
sen,atives, which office was given him t
; mortify John Bell, whom General Jackson
hated, he was notorious for packing com
mittees, and so unscrupulously partial an
t servie were bis decisions TO party favorite
that the honest men of his own party 10;
: confidence in him, and on an important occa
sion the House suspended the rule, and too
the appointing OF a committee into its ow
: hands. Al the close of the session, ,h
customary unanimous vote of thanks TO tn
Speaker was Withheld from him, and afe
= considerable debate, in which, GEN
e CRABB, then member, from Alabama
). gave him several severe pokes, it was pas
cd by strict party vote
= q VIVA, was his conduct as Governor
r TENNESSEE
! All was so undignifed and unbecumin
his high station tina, the people ofthe Sta,
repudia,ed HIM and his acts, nor has b
! ever since held an office at their hands, a
:, though he has labored long and diligentl
p. fort On one occasion his conduct WI
d made the subject of presentmen, BY the gran
!. jury Of Sewer county, who directly charge
e him with ma practice in Office, and culp'
bic neglect of duty.
q Mr. Paylon it is made a part Of ii
r defence OF the accused that he is descent
e ant of one OF the patriots of the revolution
e and great efforts have been made to hii
e The minds oflhe jury in his favor on th
d account. Will you state TO the Court an
o jury what you know of his ancestry an
l. their revolutionary servicesl | would n
IS have introduced testimony on this point hs
't il not been pu, in issue by the defenda'
lie himself, as hold that man should be 7
snonsible only for his own acts.
d A have an accurate historical know
edge Of The whole Polk family. The al
cestors ofihe accused. except Ezekiel Pol
W were all WINGS and PATRIOTS oftl