Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-10-22
From the Giooe.
OF WHlGGERY-LYING
OUTRIGHT, AND FORGERY TO SUS-

ucnry Clay, nN MS agent aI.u DoihHdii III .ti9
CITY, the Hon. Wills Green, Of hcaiuclr, has
caused 10 be prepared and published" little
pamphlet, which he calls "Ihc Toicc ii Yarn
ing addressed "to the independent rpters Of tie
United SAFES
This document "out- nerois Herol, both in the
holiness of its falsehood and the rillainy oil It's
design /, libels alike the living and the dead
picks up notorious forSerics 10 prove It's iaise,
HOOKS bellies even It's forged testimony, and all
this for the trai,orous purpose OF cheating Inc IN
dependent voters in giving their sufrases and I'M
posing on them National Bank, owned, and III
fact con,rolled-as such Bank always Will be
= by lords and bankers Of England.
CAV" SAYS Henry Clay through his agent,
"Br;ish gold has been sent here 10 corrupt the
bao,-box of freemen, and insure, il possible The
election Of James h. Polk to the Presidency. -
He then goes on as follows, viz
''Thc free trade party in England has rallied 10
the assistance OF the Locotoco leaders, The oARy
advocates of free trade on this side OF the Allan
tic: and all their efforts TO defeat HENRY CLAY and
break down the protective policy, are united and
Identical! A solemn league and covenant have
been concluded between the enemies OF inanulac-
tues in the United States and the arlStocracv oil
England 20 effect the repeal OF the Tariff OF 1872.
ffof q nrtHlon N poands sicriin9-nearly two mil
lions OF dular>-have been subscribed Tor that
purpose; and this enormous corruption func. iur-
nShed by British Lords and British Manuiaciur-
crS. is 70 be expended 10 promote the triumph OF
locorocoisM and secure the election OF FREE
TRADE CONGRESS american mea"f0ctnrcs mra
be Spoihered IN ticir cradic was the cuphaiic de-
clara,ion of Lord Brou.lam. in Westminster
Hall With this great end in view. this hall NH
lion oil British gold has been raised; and JAMES
X Polk, the descendant Of Tory is the chosen
instrument of British capitalists 10 smother Anne
rcan manufactures Ills t0d:Rg parit-ans IN
this country are the a<ttRS agents 10 MtSc Bft'$a
rapiialtas whose money has been sent here 10
pri,, free trade documents and hire free trade
speakers. Who can doubt, in the face of these
facts. that numbers Of the Locoioco stump speak
crs, who are now traversinS the country, Cenounc-
in" Henry Clay and the protective policy, are
the pcnsioncd hirelings OF The British Capitalists
fed and clothed out of this British fund
'You should remember, too, felIow-cizens,
That this is not the llTS. lime that foreigners have
attempted 10 exert moncyed influence over us
In the DAYS oi the revolution, il was successfully
used against our fathers. BENEDICT ARNOLD
was too weak to resist it-and lie betrayed his
country. Ii touched The itching palms OF EzE
KEEL Polk the srandsre OF The Presidential cam
.ilate of The Loco rocos-and he took Br-
fish protection and pio,cd Conwalliss army
through the piney woodS oil North Carona.-
And rs England has always shown herself CRATE
jul for pas, favols, is il al all unlikely that graft
ludc for the services OF EZEKIEL Polk has, 10
some extent moved her bankers and capitalists 10
contribute their money without stint 10 advance
The cause of his grandson in the present canvass?
But be tha, as il NAV one thing Is ccr.ain-lhat
British god is now being freely used 10 dcfcat
lie eltction of UeHrg Chg."
Could there be deeper inIamy than that
which belongs 10 the author and publisher Of this
pamphlet, who seeks, by the iouest OF charges
ayains, a man long in his srave-charses which
h.know, 10 b. as false as foul 10 faint the blood
al one ofour best and most patriotic citizens who
happens 10 Nc his descendant? Mr.. Clay LaorS,
and Willis Green kN0tcS, that Ezekiel Polk was
mol a tory they both know that he was a revolu
iiunary Whi., not a tory under the name Of
Wing, as are some of his villiicrs; they know
that he commanded company of Wings. and
fought the tories; they know that the charge OF
plotting Cornwas'S army, OF taking British
gold 10 betray his country, are as gross ial>choos
as the "laihcr Of lies ever invented. An au-
,hcnlic copy of Ezekiel Poks commission Is ii
pa,fio: captain OF the revolution has been given
10 the public; il has been proved that he pdfticipd
led in the Mecllenburg Declaration 81 lncrcn
dcnce, lluis running ahead Of the continental Com
cress in his devotion 10 hi, country, liberty; ii |
as been proved that he remained true 10 his
country, III principle and feeling, during the |
whole revolutionary struggle. All this i well |
known To Mr. Clay and his agent here and yet |
thew circulate and repeat this infamous libel on
The honored dead, We only wonder ,lat they |
have no, copied into this pamphlet, the forged
oath OF ailee lance 10 the British King. falsely
serted 10 have been taken by Ezekiel Polk, and /
rs falsely purporting 10 be copied from Sicdnan's
history Of the American revolution, no fancy |
work, like Roorback's travels, bn: real British |
production never. we believe, reprinted in this |
country s;nch Il document would have been |
in perfect character with the entire pamphlet.
T. sustain The ''Briiish gold" story, Mr. Clay. |
~ his agent. uses as evidence a real forgery ri
The Genuine Roorback school. We quote rom the |
pamphlet as follows, viz:
"Such are the leading features in the Dcmocra |
81 Of James X Polk. the Presidential candidate
Of American free traders, backed ana sustained
- the gold British manufacturers and BIiti>h.ca
litalis>, Therefore il is that we are enabled TO
copy the following paragraph
From he London Times.
"a subscription was recently opened TO raise
fund; to circulate free trade tracts in foreign |
countries About four hundred and forty thousand |
pounds were subscribed. Some OF these tracts
arc 10 b. printed in New York for circulation in
Tie u. States.
These subscriptions, it appears were procured
in different parts OF England. Manchester one OF
the greatest manufacturing towns, has subscribed
100000, nearly 100000. A late Manchester
paper saws of meeting there:
''Mr Murray read the following list already re-
oeivcd The announcement of the respective sums
being received with loud and hearty cheering by
the audience:
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