Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-10-19
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RooRBACK oUT.RpoRBAckED.
Roorbnck's last conspicuous performance was
the columns of the Tribune; or rather be-
tween it and the Louisville Journal, kindred
print
"Arcadians both.
Equal in song, still equal in response
The two papers are upon the yet uncxhaus-
ted theme of Mr.. Poks grandfather, whose
honored bones portion Of the whig press are
not ashamed to dig up, to toss them about as
the sport Of party malignity.
Finding nothing in Mr.. Polk's own personal
life and character to furnish food for their de-
prayed taste to prey upon, they fall back on the
memory of his brave and patriotic old grandh-
ther-somewhat like the ghoule Of the Ara
bian Nights, who would eat but single grains
uf rice with her bodkin III the open day, but
fcas,cd her monstrous appetite in the grave yard
by night.
There is curious similarity in the modes
OF proceeding adopted by them against both.
Against the grandson, we have the forged
branding story cody quoted from a pretended
book, which the author ofthe fraud best knew
wonld not be one easily found at the bookstores,
for vercation. Against the grandfather, we
!,avc forgery not less fragrant, fathereG On
book in few persons hands, having been pub.
shed in two volumes quar,o fifty year ago, in
Eugland-and never Ito our knewledge) repub-
lshcd in this country-Stedmsn's History Of
the American War. They pretend TO quote
from that ,Uork, in so many uoords the fol-
'oping form ofan oath they pretend Mr..
Folks grandfather TO have taken as the price
Of "pro,ection" from the British when that
part oCthe country was oyerruH by CorRuai.
lis army
81 Ezekiel Polk, Of the state of North Car
olina, hereby make oath, on the holy Evange-
lists of Almighty God, that will adhere to the
cause Of my lawful sovereign, his majesty,
George the ILL.,, king Of the united kingdom of
Great Britain and ireland, acknowledging that
be is the true and lawful sovereign OF these
American colonies, in state Of revolt, and
throwing up my commission in the rebel
army and will give no aid, projection or
countenance to the rebels now bearing arms a.
gainst their lawful sovereign, but will faith
fully fulfil in all things the duty which !, as a
good subject, owe 10 his majesty, George the
III. aforesaid, king &c, and which all the peo.
p'o of these colonies owe to said George the
III. their lawful sovereign, so help me God"
When the reader is informed that no such
quotation, no such oath, is 10 be found ia Sicd
mans History on n thorough and dIigcn
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ton and forgery-wil he not confess tina
Roorback No. l must hide his diminished heat
before Roorback No.2!
What can the Tribune say for tsclfon this
Will it fall back on an "exchange paper" anC
seek shelter under the following words, il
which it introduces this pretended, fabricated
and forged oath OF Ezekiel Polk
"The Louisville journal copies from Sted
mans History Of the American War, the fol
lowing oath, which was required to be taken b.
all who applied for British protection"
But the Louisville journal does not thu
copy" nor even profess to copy from Stcd
man. With disgraceful perverslon and ia
siication of the history as Stedman gives it, th
.j6urnGt chooses, oil It's own mere motion, 20 a;
sumo that such an oath was probably taken, an
on that assumption, TO put 1t on the lips OF NJ
rolk's grandfather The Tribune does mol
it fasifies its own authority the Journal,
as TO stretch the matter still further, and gv'
the oath as "copied" by that paper from Ste
man! This was probably tha design o: II
Journal, that its fabricated "oath" should th
go the rounds of the whg press 1t probab
knew that instruments fit for such work won
be tound-we confess that we did NOT eXpe
that the editor OF the Tribune would be Il
frs,--and we still look up with a regret lit
less than our lndIgnation.-N. \. Morn. Neu
ALLEGED Outrage on THE AMERICAN FL
ny A BRITIsH OrrICER-The Journal of Coz
nerce of Rio Janeiro contains a protest trc
Capt. p. c. Dumas, of the brig Cyrus, of NJ
Orleans, from which it appears that his yes;
was boarded off Cabinda June %, 1874,
Captain Bosanquet os Her Britannia Majes'
Brig Albert, Captain Bosanquet accompani
by one of his officers and a negro attendant, {
ced his way into the cabin Of the Cyrus, ,
three tramplng under foot the flag Of the u
ted States after searching the cabin for
briggs papers, they came on deck and attempt
toobtain forclbe possession of the log book,
gave way when Captain Dumas ordered
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