The Arkansas banner., 1844-08-07


 eesssssssssssszsssnss 1seszssszsssS GOV. FOLKS ANcEsfoRs-REFUgATroN
 OF A VILE ISLANDER
 Every good man, without distinction of party, has seenswith indignation and regret a vile slandcp, circulated through the whig papers-the Richmond (Va) Whig, Louis vile (Ky.) Journal, Mobile (Ala.) Whig pa per, and other kindred prints charging thai Gov Polk's grandfather, the late Col Ezekiel Polk, of North Carolina, was t0yy ia ase feoolHion A basef libel on q deceased patriot never issued from q licentious press However the fact might have been, no chari- table orhonorable man would believe for . moment, that the moral or political standing of toy. golkought to De effected by it. But ! the charge, n every possible sense. is a vile 1 iaoncatlon The writer of this naraoraph l has seen full, clear, conclusive. and den,of- strative proof of the high, honorable. and manly course pursued By Col. Ezekiel Polk. as citizen of North Carolina, before and during the revolutionary struggle for inde- peadeaee, showing that he was a true wfle Of l77G, and gallantly bore arms as such by the side of his kinsmen of the same family name, and his noble Whig felow-citizens- How unllzeAhe characteristics of ths whiqs of l775 and l776, and oi 1840 and 1844i
 Itis proper that 1t should be stated here, that at an earIy day, under the authority of i distinguished citizens of \ orth Carolina, Gof. Folks native Staie, who have taken thanat. ter ID hand as being due to their Stale and l tue honorable name of Polk-gnd in vindi- cation ol deceased patriot of the regolu- tion--a full and perfect refutaton of this siander will be given 10 the world from i proofs heretofore taken, and now being col lecled--a great portion Of them procured from permanent State records and highly credltable living men. The writer of these remarks speaks of these things as perfectly certain, aud within his personal knowledge and information, as to the existence Of the proofs and the intended course of Gov. r ok 5 friends ill his native State. That the refuta- ton will put the propaeators ef the slaader to open shame, vindieata the reputation of l the dead, and bring new honors to the living, are facts upon winch all Gov Folks friends may repose win perfect confidence, To sey more II this place, aspuid be forestaling the hpraiseworthy labors of the honorable and distinguished citizens who have fhis mates now in hand elsewhere. aud whose 7eesk. when done. will De annie. HaEfses xH.l thorough
 The Nashville wing papers. HIsa all tssiT raGcour towards Gov Polk, have moi s4rea to propagate or repablisls tilis libel. They dare not now do 5t--or even insinGate that | is true. .fashrific Union.
 aIR. MeDUrErE Ar RicHMoNp.-T'he En- l qairer in giving an aeeohnt of Mr. McDailie's i late speech at Richmond, Va. says.
 "0n the Texas question he presented some beautiful and conclusive views. lie refuted the argument that the ratification of the trea- ty would produce war with Mexico--proved that Texas was independent and would re- main so; as he had the authority of Gen. Thompson for saying that Santa Aanua, in his oWn. tottering tyranny, could not afford all army of 900 men to send into Texas. lie deprecated the rejection of the treaty, as IL was well established that Sana Anna, when ] he heard of the negotiation, was atheart ip fa- ] Yor ofit and in his aYaricious spirit had coolly asked llow much he fHas to get3 Pul when, | faw days afterwards, the dispatches of Al monte arrived, he (Sauia Anna was bound i to yield to the views of the old Spaniards around him, and to refuse his assent to the treaty--tliough he was really anxious hm- self to get rid of Texas on any terms. It was feared (said Mr. 4IcD.1 that through the intefvc-.tion oi France and England this fine country would belost forever; and this agrees with our information from Washington. He contrasled beautifully the moral and physical qualities, customs and habits of the Mexicans and Texans, aud satisfied the most sceptcal that the former never could subjugate the lat- ter. He treated the whole subiect i.i a master l ly manner, and, we doubt not, shook the ob- stinate resolves of many Of the anti Texans presently
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