Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-10-03
THE 'ROORBACK' FORGERY,-LOCO-
FOCOISM IN COMMISSIONS.

The Albany Argus, and many of the more
INSCRIPTIONS of The Locoloco press through
out the country,a completely horror struck
and raise their pure and holy hands with vir-
tuous indignation, in view of the abuse
which has been visited upon their nonpaiiel
o! excellence, Mr.. Polk, by the recent publ
cation of v hat %pufported to be an extract
from the travels ofone Roor6ack,' and Which
II would no,c seem, was taken from The notes
of travel OF Mr.. FeiAerstonhaugh, and so a.
mended by some grace,ess scoundrel, as to
be made TO apply personally to the nominee
OF the Loco.oco party. This attempt to de-
pict tho Horrors ofSlavery,' with a view to
assail, unjusdy, the character of Mr. Polk, or
to bring, without evidence, specific charges
against him, in reference to his connection
with Til, unholy traffic, is what every high
minded and honorable man Of any party
wonld condemn and deprecate. Unlike the
Locoioco party are the Wings in this respett;
and no sooner has it been found that a decep-
ton in this case had been practiced upon the
Wing press probably by some loco-ihan
almost aN who have given publicity to it,
have, with 'one accord given full and per-
feet explanation in regard to il. But does
this satisfy the pure and immaculate organs
OF the l%ocoioco party! BY no means. Their
delicate sense of Justice and OF decency has
been outraged, and while thev are in the dali
ly' hourly! practice of dieei'g up from the
grave OF time the pulrid and cast off of,l of
the ~unclean herd who went before them
and while they are constantly engaged in the
dirty work of OBTAINING and blackening the
character of one, who in every respect is, to
jas 4. Pok, what the Lion is To the Jack.
ALIVE say, whilo they are thus engaged
themselves, nothing can exceed the abhor-
renee with which they view this uninteniion-
Al wrong done their chosen leader. Time
caa never eface from their recollection, the
crnel injustice done to Nh Polk in this mat
ter, and although explanation may follow
explanation, all is OF no avail. Tier feel.
irgs are wounded-and truly may it he said,
that no balm can heal corruption there.
iih great truth has it been said that none
are so suspicious Of others as those who are
themselves planning treason and we ask,
who are found more reldy lo condemn sin,
llan those who are hourly in the pra lice Of
il lfihere is a mo in the country who
have done more Than all others combined, to
lower the tone of the public press, bring
down the standard ofits usefulness, aud sink
II in the estimation of the pure and virtuous
I. roughout the land, that trio is composed
Of the names Of Amos Kendall. Francis p.
Mar and EdiriH CroSpeH. Look al the
recenls number Of the Argus, through the col.
umns Of which the last named gentleman @
pours out his lschrymous meanings, in view
Of what be sees iii 10 call the Gorgery Of the
Evening Journal in re ferencs this 'Roorback'
story; and YOU viii there find calumnies of
Henry Clay, Which If they were ne,s, and
there was a single drop Of homes, blood cours-
ing IN the vein OF Ned Croswell. would cause
that drop TO mantle'his brow wiih a blush Of
conscious shame, check the exhube rance OF
lis bitter den unciaiions Of others, and leave
him a trembling culprii before the eyes Of
That portion e tie community who are The
political and personal GieHcs u him whose
character he, ha5itually, 50 wilfully and wan.
ioHlY sssails.
A. Tor ourselves, we published il our last
weeks paper this famous 'Roorback extract. j
IN a.! honesty taking II from The New York