The North-Carolina standard., 1844-10-09
From the. NashEille Union.

! OOteS IN fdvor- OF Re00tHt10nGfyS rem
siomersz- Nzilfatl 5falsehoods proved home
upon their authors.
We understand that General Cheatham, of Ro-
bertson has lately asserted in a speech made at
Springfield, that Gov. Polk not only voted a.
gainst all the pension laws up to. 1882, but he
voted against that law, which is now the law OF
the land.
On Monday, of last week, Col Coe, Hon
Cave Johnson and l.. P. Cheatham, esq ad-
dressed the citizens of Springfield, at,which time
and place they denied that Governor Polk voted
Eagainst the existing pension law, which was pass
ed in 1882, and promised the proofs.
The Senate Bill Of 1882.
Having the journals of 1912 in our Office,
where itlnay he seen by any person who desire TO
examine it, we copy as follows from page 79s: -
In The House, Mag "A, 1881.
"The House then proceeded to the considera
ton of the bill from the Senate No ~ supple
mentary to the act for thereief of certain surviv-
ing officers and soldiers of the revolution; when
A motion was made by Mr.. Williams to
amend the said bill, by reducing the period of
service from si1 to three months
+ f." And after debate thereon,
"The previous question was moved by Mr.
Doddridge, and being demanded by majority OF
the members present, - -..
Shall the main question be now put
"And p0sstd nthe 6farmatire !.
The main question was then put, viz: Shall
the bill be read third time go
{" And passed IN the aDErmotire." ..-.-.
The Journal says-and it is an authority Of
the most unquestonable charactcr-that Gov
POLK VOTED FOR THE MAIN CUES
TION, as also did the following members of the
Tennessee delegation, viz: Thomas d. Arnold,
John Blair, TVns. Hall and James Standyer
The only members ofthc Tennessee delegation
that voted in the negative, and against the bill,
was JOHN BELL. q
So says the official record.
Again we copy as follows from the same
Journal, page 82O to wit @
H.: "In tie House, Mag 81, 1882.
" The bill from the Senate, mo H. entitled an
act supplementary to the act for the relief OF GER
tain surviving officers and soldiers Of the revolu
tion was read third time, and after debate there
on,
( "The previous question was moved by Mr.
Boon, and being demanded by majority of the
members present,
"The said previous question was put viz: Shall
the main question be now put?"
The main question was ordered, and the bill
accordingly passed-Gov. Polk voting in the af-
frmative.
This act was approved and signed by the Pre-
sldent and is now the pension law Of the country.
. 1t seems, then, that Gen. Cheatham, (as we'll as
Gen Caruthers, who repeated the charge at
Spring6eld) mistooL the man., The records
show, and the records prove, that it was tier
friend, Col. Bell, and not our friend, Col. Polk,
who voted against the old pensioners. Fiat jus
ttiG
The House Bill of 1882.
But these gentlemen, who are so anxious to
hunt up something against Governor Polk, or
some of his ancestors which shall have tenden-
cy to check the generous tide of American pat
riotism which is sweeping him on to the
presidency, have intimated that he voted against
the pension bill, which originated in the House
at that session, and thus manifested an unwilling
to do justice to the heroes of the revolution.
Did he vote against the, House bill? So did
John Bell and every other member of the TenneS.
see delegation, with the exception Of TIA vul gar
fraction, Thomas D. Arnold.
And why did Governor Polk vote against the
House bill? Because did not embrace all the
old soldiers who deserved pensions. Because it
did not embrace so many Of those deserving vet
Grams as did the bill of the Senate which he pre-
terred and rOted for.
While this House bill was under discussion,
Governor Polk roted Jour, p 679) TO amend
1t By including all those aoho defended the from
tiers in the Indian qcors, from l776 up TO the
IfeNtY OITS|ceN CCCCe GU - w III tLC Guns VI
the old pioneers says he was not the friend of
their fathers?
He also voted to amend said bill of the House,
Jour, p 680) by including these militia
who, ,tou CHI IN tie battle Of Kings Mountain and
GuiLford .CourthouSe, IN North Carolina, aoith-
ont proof Of further sere5ce: VIII the descend
antsof these veterans of his native State not ap-
prove of this vote? ~ z-~-.
He also voted to amend it so that the euidoacs of
all acho acre either killed IN battle fighting ont
the side of the States, or the t0idoaos Of such as
died during The serUiee, Should receire for sepen
gears tie same prOvisiOn tbatthe deceased, II liz
ing g, a0o3ld noW receive under the provisiots Of
this act.sz. zs- p, - -,
Wfithe sIanderers of Governor Polk, who
manifested so much newborn zeal for the heroes
of the revolution, complain at this vote for the
relief the widows of those who g brayey fought
and nobfy fell2p -
Such was Governor Poik's course on the House
bIL with which the modern Wings find so much
fault Had that bill been amended according to
his wishes,zhe would no doubt have voted for it.
but inasmuch as it embraced only a portion of
those who deserved PENSIONS he voted against 1t,
and gave his vote instead to the law which has
been in force ever since.s,
This aplain tale" will "put down those
who have attempted to deceive and misleads the
honest men of old Robertson *
Governor Polk svote iaa Congress IN favor
Of the american Pensioners, prior to
the Session Of 1892
We shall now see whether Governor Polk