The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-07-01
OFT AT LAST.

OUT AT LAST.
The following from the Charlotte journal,
printed in the county which gave birth to Mr.
Polk, will settle the question of his pedigree; and
when the Bay State Democrat speaks of the Re-
evolutionary services of Mr.. Folks grandfather,
in future, his readers will understand that the
editor alludes to Mr. Ezekiel Polk, who kindly
"piloted Lord CORVALLIS about the neighbor-
hood" while he enjoyed the protection of his
Lordship from the Wing signers of the Mechlen-
burg Declaration.
1t is rather the misfortune than the fault of Mr.
Locofocos will abandon their shame full lies for the
future, about "Brtish Wings" and "British gold,"
together with the other vallainous calumnies to
which they have resorted, we are willing for this
incontrovertible fact, as to Mr.. Folks ancestry,
to be laid out of the question. But Mr.. Polk is
the grandson of Tory and we shall not cease to
remind the people of the fact, until his friends
retract their falsehoods upon the Wings Their
failing to do so will lead us to suspect that they
are acting upon the tactics of the crafty old Rey-
nard, who cried, wolf wolf! in order to throw
the flock off their guard and that while they call
the Wings British Wings it is only to steal
a march upon the people, and elect BRITISH
TORY. 1t would be natural to expect, in such
state of things that the pension laws will be so
remoddled, as to include provision for Mr. Folks
Tory grandfather, the friend of CORVALLIS, as
well as for the old Tories generally. Such con-
summation would be the climax of the Progress
sive Democracy" after which, we presume, their
leader, instead of being styled "young Hickory"
will assume the lordly title of "young Corn
wallis" in memory of his grandfather's patron
and friend But, we repeat, we are willing to
forget the channel through which Mr.. Folks pa
triotic blood has been transmitted to him, if the
Locofocos will cease to belle and SANDER the
Wings. We say this in a spirit of compassion to
MIR. Polk, in order that he may not hear the word
TORY. ringing in his ears for the remainder of
his days. Without affectation we pity him, for
the word has damning import in this great Re-
publican land of ours
From the Charlotte IN. CO. Journal.
JAMES X. POLK.
The last paper issued from the "Joint Stock
Concern" contains letter from Judge Saunders
in which occurs the following extract:
In voting for such man, the descendant of Colonel
Thomas Polk, OF those bold patriots who signed the
first Declaration of American Independence Charlotte
Mecklenbug county, N c., the 2Oh of May IT'S, felt
was dischargng proud duty in behalf of the eemen
ofthe Second Congressional DISTINCT
The publishing of such statement shows
what appliances the Locoiocos intend to resort to,
if possible, to insure the election oil their candi-
dates. And the editor cannot plead ignorance OF
the want of truth in the extract, for we are in-
formed the letter was shown 10 several, who no.
tilted him that the statement was FALSE; but
notwithstanding, he could send it to the world as
the truth, to aid in building up sinking party.
1t was not our intention. 70 drag into the present
contest any other argument than what might
spring from the examination and comparison OF
the principles advocated by the two parties; but
an attempt is made to deck the candidate OF
the Locofoco party in plumage "hooked" from
deceased worthless aud patriots OF l7Io, we have
no other CHOICE but either to let the ialsehood 60
TO the world as truth, or deny it.
IL is well known to many OF our cltzens that
James X. Polk is not descendant of Col Tho
mas Polk, the Chairman of the Mecklenburg Con-
ventIon but is grandson of Ezekiel Polk, bro
Their of the Colonel, who WAS A TORY during
our Revolutionary struggle, or what is considered
the same thing, he took protection from Lord
CORVALLIS, and had no part or lot in forwarding
the MeckIenburg Declaration of Independence.
This transaction made the Wings believe that he