The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-07-26

SUPREME COURT OF THE U. STATES.
THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES,
persus
JAMES X. Polk, alias LITTLE JENNY.
Continued
General Crab, take the stand.
II the Court please, shall require this witness
to be sworn. | think his statement under oath
would be more satisfactory to both parties.
BY the Court:
We think this distinction between witnesses
rather invidious, and should be dispensed with !;
let the gentleman make his statement, and it may
60 to the jury for what it is worth.
@. General Crabb, in what relationship, social,
political, or otherwise, do you now stand to the
accused?
A. l am his political friend and ardent sup
porter for the Presidency.
u. Were you not once member of the Wing
party
A. was, or rather | protested to be, and voted
with that party so long as they retained the as
cendancy in my district and gave me Office; but
never believed in the principles or measures of
the party.
@. You candidy admit then that you have for
years been playing the hypocrite for the sake of
Office Ha
A. am lawyer, sir, and know that am not
bound TO answer any question that will crimnate
myself.
@. Did you not, as Wing member of Con-
gress, vote to take the appointing of committee
from Col. Polk as Speaker, on account Of his no.
torious party servility; and did you not vote
against allowing him the customary compliment
of vote of thanks at the close of the session!
A. can not testify to anything respecting COL
Polk without eliminating myself, and besides
have so recently put on his luery that it does not
yet set easy upon me, and would prefer to say
nothing against my new master, lest lose the
anticipated reward of my-my-please excuse
me. 'r
John C. Calhoun, you will please take the
stand.
@. Will you have the goodness to state, sir,
whether or not Colonel Polk, now on trial, was
leading member of the Locofoco party when you
denounced them all as 'rogues and royasts,"
and held together as party only by "the cohe-
sive power of public plumber e.
A. He was, but have taken that all back SO
far as it relates to him, since he has mounted my
free trade hobby, helped me to break down Van
Bursn and his :" old hunkers," and rendered me
and my "chivalry" other essential service in aid
ing us to bring about dissolution of the Union,
and the establishment of my favorite " Southern
Confederacy." 1t is true, as can be proved by
the g Madsonian," that he stole from Captain
Tyler the Texan poney that gave him to amuse
nmSelI with while atteDQeQ To more important
matters; and John Jones says he stole some of
Captain Tyler's thunder also; but as he rides the
poney SO gracefully, and quite as much to my sa-
tisfaction as the Captain could have done l shall
not quarrel with him about that, but leave him to
settle the matter with Mr.. John Jones and Capt.
Tyler per Sc. 1880
@. 1t appears, then, that your attachment to the
Locofoco party is only nominal, or rather conven-
tional, and that you still adhere to your former
opinion!
A. Certainly; have no use for them any fur
Their than they adopt my views and advocate my
measures. still believe all that | ever said of
them party, and only retract SO far as it re-
lates to those who come out and swear allegiance
to me and my "chivalry." have given the "old
hunkers' poke in the ribs that they will not
soon forget, and if can manage to keep my "ch-
valry'' quiet until my plans are matured, | will
soon have my Southern Confederacy" on wheels
The OLD LION has retired to his cave, blind with
age. and his roar no longer alarms me /; and if
Clay be elected President, as expect he will be,
he will never dare to shake rope over my head
as Old Hickory did, and, Shy the eternal,'' be-
lieve he would have used it, too, if Clay had not
helped me out of the scrape, for which owe him
many thanks. | am ashamed to acknowledge it
before my "chivalry," but
By the Court: Marshal, adjourn the Court un.
til tomorrow morning.