The North-Carolina standard., 1844-10-02

+ 0o'S e"o 'ne pension laws tb.
force embraced none but the officers and .U1 'Itn
ofthe regular army. Others who fopnh. tc"'le'
Revolution. were unprovided for. AT t6oH H
of Congress in 1856, a bill was befo,s S'<SN
gress to extend the pension laws. and ronJ:, W.
consideration motion was made "that rba ~
bill be re-commited to the committee bv ,,,t.1%
was reported, with instructions so to ar,.~,f ,lf
same as7to make provision for all the ofHcors
soldiers who served in the revoIutionarv a ,,.. a
SIX months or more at any one time, and wbn
not now on the pension list; and also for tbe ,''
oa0s of such officers or soldiers as were sl.;n %
IN service or have since died" For tbio 1u'
ment Co<. Polk voted. At the session of 1ooo
Col. Polk voted for another bill in f,vor Nv
old soldiers; in 1828-9 he voted for ono,LS. '4
l829-3O he voted for another: at tbo a'
SION ne voted for an amendment TO ipcIu5s%
maIaIs@ who served in the revolution and ,,~ '
session OF l83l-32 there were two pension IaI
before Congress, the one Senate and tho o,L'
House bill, and COL Polk voted for ,bo sss
bill, which passed, and is now the law Of tboIS'
tie voted for the Senate bill because i mad. I.
ter provisions for all the old soldiers tb.n%
House bill did; and he voted against ,be Ill.,,
bill because, among other omissions it did MT NV
vide for those militia who fought at tbo h.nT r'V
Kings Mountain and Guilford Corr, It's '.N' ~
North Carolina, without proof Of fnrtbor s: s.ss !"
But in addition to these facts hear COL poIl b;@
self upon this subject. In letter to his cors;.
ents in 1888 he snys:
My opinion has always been that tho ma.
IONS OF the pension laws should be extended eN"I
ly and alike to all the soldiers Of the revoIG:I
VINO were poor, or IN such INDECENT circumsan"4u
IN lie as to make it acceptable and comfortsIJs1
them in their old age, and that it malterpJ W.
whether they belonged to the Continental a,
Militia Stale troops, or Volunteers if thev nprfah
ed service, equally mertorious and of eGuaD d
tlon-all should be equally provided for. Not orI
0y my eotes but an debate also, IhQpe adrocg:
me me eTtenston OF the pension taW to all qhF,
UPON ALL OCCASIONS | HAVE RFFT
FOUND so VOTING" ---'
The sixth and last charge noticed by Us is bs
Col. Polk was rejected by the people of Tep1s
see when candidate for Governor. We admit
that he was defeated twice. but what are the hc,
IN connection with these defeats2 In 1886 Te
nessee voted for Judge White by nearly loom
and the next year the Wing or Whe
candidate for Governor obtained more than 19OnE
majority over his democratic competitor. Agans
this tremendous majority Col. Polk run for Cor
ernor IN 1889, and was elected by nearly 300
votes over his competitor He was again car
1idate in l841 and l843, and was defeated h "A
he majority against him was extremely small
Fhe vote against him was a party one, and be
vas defeated, not because he was believed bh
unqualified for the Office, but simply because then
we're more Wings than democrats. The "Set'
If Tennessee did not d" reject" him. This every
'ody knows But the federal whig party did,
hey would do again, provided they had,he power
He IS too honest II man TO amS1Oer The purposes Of
he corrupt federal leaders, But if this charge
gainst Col, Polk be of any force, what becoms
I Mr.. Clay2 Answer US that, Mr.. Hines HI y
as been rejected not less than three times for l
'residency-once in the person of Mr.. Adams
nd twice in his own-and it is more than prOta
lie that another rejection awaits him in the future
The Address concludes by a comparison
Veen Col. Polk and Mr.. Clay. The writer
elcome to all the advantages his candidate may
&
:. Polk invite the closest and strictest examine
On into his whole career and character Asa
1blic man his talents are Of the first order; his
tegrlty IS alike unquestioned and unquesonabe
ID his patriotism has exhibited ITSELF not in TEN.
rary flashes nor romantic efforts, but in steady
ID constant fame, diffusing warmth, and light
ID public benefits on all about him. He never
rtered the vote and interests of his State for base
rsonal rewards, nor assumed the character
travelling speeeh-naker to beg for the higha
noFs OF the country. He never advocated'
INK at one time and went for it al another, under
e suspicion of having been convinced of isG Il
dlency and conStitutonality by arguments inth d
ape OF fees as its Attorney He hasneVer shA I
upon the Tariff as Mr.. Clay has, nor does be
", as Mr.. Clay does, contend that decrease o.
public taxes would be "great national I'll
mitg" lie has never presented two faces on
} Texas question as some men have, nor WlI
yield an inch in this great matter, though Eng
I'd herself should curse him through the mouths d
Clay and Webster He never advocated
nkrupt Law, to defraud honest men and ennn
rufffed spendthrif He has no sugared lad
age, as Mr. Clay has, for the respectable
atlcs of the North, nor has any principle Oth'
r been framed or changed under the dictaaon
such men as Slade and Webster. He ls~
nbler, nor does has tongue bIaspheme the nan
Heaven. There is 10 blood upon his garmen1
the contrary his character rrivate ss well 81 IA