The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-08-29

stands convicted of ioryisIn BY the testimony
of a Locofoco witness,
We could p oduce the certificates ofsev-
eral old Revolutionary soldiers, fiji were ne
'~cessary, all proving that Ezekiel Polk was i;
tory. that he did seek spsoteclian" withia the
B irish camp, thai he adop'edihe redliveey IF
the servinis ofueorge the Third. aud Thai he
went off 10 Pennsylvania, as Alexander ies-
tties. Ear the pu Pose of ge;iing away from
the vengeance OF his Wing neighbors who
had Threatened him. We will give only one
of these certificates. 1t is as follows.
sMEcKLENBuRG. June 10. lS4l.
AT the commencement of The w r ofthel
Revolution, Ezekiel Polk, al thai time a resi-
dent of North Carolina. received a C ,p,ain's
commiss on in the militia, and raised Il com
pany ON The frontiers of the State, agains! the
Cherokee InIi.ns. | was one of that com-
pay. After this, Ezekiel Polk was o.defed
10 proceed with his comp my inloSouih Car
In this he refused 10 de.
"rhe winter following. he proceeded within
his company on an EXPEDITION agiinst the to-
ries, Stationed ,Di fir from Naely-six unle,
/ Cunningham. Fem this lime he did nothing
"a favor the wings during the war. Wi,eul
Lofd CORVALLIS matched his army into his
.ceuntry, and e.ected his head ,uiriers in
Charlotte, Ezekiel Polk went in aud took
B iiisfl pgoieciion. One Jack Birneti, hav-
ing learned that Polk hid gone TO Cha. lntie
to avail himself of British protection, de err
mined 10 wayliy him as he returned an
kill him. From This course he was de 'erred
by his friends. | was in the war, and person
ally knew these facts 10 Ee true.
r. ALEXANDER.
"Snbscribed and sworn before me, one Of
The acting justices Of the peace for the sud
county of Mecklenbutg and sS,a,e of North
Carolina. TN. KERNS, J.P.
June 10, 1871.
WHO W II dare to question the testimony
of tn $ old soldier? 1t is explicit. 1t proves
that at the beginning of The war Ezekiel
Polk rece we'd 4 commission, and shortly af--
forwards refused 10 mlrch with his company
into Saatil Cafolina. Way did he refuse?
The s,aunch wings of the Revolution were
not in The habit of declining to serve the
country when called on. This certi6caie
also proves that fact that Ezekiel went into
the British camp and "iook British p oiec-
] tion.''
Avery distinguished gentlemen of this
Il ciiy, who does non wish hrs name nseGil COM
neclion with political controversies. can we're
fy ali the cIaiges against old Ezekiel Polk.
He was born in North Cuolina and went 20
school with the sons OF Thomas and William
Polk, who were az siaunchand icalless wings
as ii e Revolution Produced. He says that
| his father and uncle were engaged in the
a was with the Folks, and that they told HIM IA
: iuidsed times that Ezekiel was a ioIy and
$ did moi fight. He has heard, and he is old
n eTiough TO remember The facis himself, that
Ezekiel Polk did seek "proieciion" within
the BRUSH ines when CORVALLIS WAS ELL
camped ON Sugar creek and adep ed The red
y coat while there, and that his properly would
| have been confiscated had it not been for
/ the great respect entertained for Ezekiei's
G brother Thomas, who rendered good and i'm
poriant service 10 the American cause. We
regret we CANNOT overcome the reluctance oil
c our distinguished informant to g wing his tes-
n timony over his own Signature, Tor il he
e would consen, to do so, such would be lis
influence that it would settle The question 10
the satisfaction OF the whole country.
IS the Charlotte IN CO. journal. pulls shed
in the neighborhood where the Polk family
}. ! reslued, says:
k ..it is we'll known to many of our Citizens
that James K. Polk is not "a descendant %
Col. Thomas Polk, the chairman oflhe Mec.
h lcrburg convention, but is a grandson son o
Ezekiel Polk, who was a tory during on
u revolutionary struggle, ar what is consider
ed the same thing, he took protection ffon
ID Lord CORVALLIS, aud had no part or lM in
forwarding The Meckienburg Declaration o
ID Independence. This transaction made The
Wings believe that he was opposed to The
Ii struggle tor liberty, and he was carried b,
is them in cotnpany-with o.her tories to Greens
burg, where the army was then encarnpel
i If these f1c.s are denied, we can prove then
c. by the testimony of living witnesses. Anc
m We were informed The other day by a gen
l. ilenan OF unqnesiioned veraciiy-ths he re
N collects vefy well hearing the old people il
u his ne ighbori,ood state. years ago. thai Eze
kiet Polk not only took p election trom Corn
in walls hut he piloled The British aben
IS Will lie, in this neighboIhood, and no doub
I'd aided in o,her ways.
r. "Ne will mere sale another circumstance
in which was related 10 usa day or two ago,b,
II, two gentlemen, and SHOWS ia what estima
ton Ezekiel Polk W IS held by the people o
iii this counEy, s. IN years alter The Transaction a
*, bove referred 10; il is this: The coun v couT
%. appointed him 10 fill the office of s%leuff-
III tins So enraged the people of The coun y lha
rs he had TO sdca,e the once, The people no
re suffering him to transact business for then
Ter And this is the ancestor of the man VIII
ny has been nominated by the p,rty who take
u pleasure IN Calling Their opponents Brlils