The North-Carolina standard., 1844-10-02
EzEsKIEI. POLK.

1le uelence recently made Tor EZekleI HolksJ
by Senator Haywood, is SO perfectly satisfactory
and conclusive, that nothing from any source
could add to its strength. Even MIR. Richard
Hines & Co. in their late Address, do not charge
him with absolute Toryism, but only argue that
taking protection in the days of the Revolution
amounted to treason to the country. If this argu-
ment be correct who are we to regard as true
Wings. Are Col. Hayne, and Major Lyle and
his men, together with hundreds of as true Wings
as ever drew sword, to be marked down as To-
res, in order that mongrel Wings of the present
day may succeed in biackening the reputation of
Ezekiel Poll12
1t is almost too late now, even if it wore neces-
sary, to go at length into this matter. But II is
not necessary. All the evidence brought forward
in the late Whig Address is to be found In
parcel of certificates, which were examined by
Mr. Haywood in his Yindicaton, and completely
scattered to the winds We fearlessly challenge
a comparison between the two papers-the defence
of Ezekiel Polk, and the late attack upon him.
Let anv farsminded man read them both carefully,
and the result must be clear and permanent con-
viction on his mind that Ezekiel Polk was a true
whig, and that those who now seek to deprive him
Of that proud title slGmderers and cGI~nan1ators
| The late 'Whign Address says owe now
come to the second assertion made by the demo-
cratic party, that James K. Polk has claims on
the score of the faithful services of his grandath
er as a soldier of the Revolution" The writer
most certainly "comes" to what never existed
Like a skilfuI special pleader, as he is, he has
made up the issue to suit himself but we intend TO
see that no such issue goes before the jury OF the
country. The democratic party hGre a'erer claim
ed any thing for James X. Polk on the score OF
tte services of any ofAis ancestors. kmay have
been urged, and very properly too, that as his an
cestors were, astrue Wings instrumental in achlev-
ing our common lbertes so he would very natu-
rally consider himself under the highest obGga-
tions to follow in their footsteps, and to assist IN
preserving to his children andto thecountry what
they had acquired and transmitted to him. But
the democratic party take him as they found him !;
and no matter what blood flows in his veins, they
are zoiLLin TO see him stand jail upom has oaom
merits Suppose for example, that his grandfuth-
er had been a Tory; suppose he had never fought
against the British, but the contrary had fought
for them and aided them suppose that, like Ar
| nold he had broken his sword and sold hmseltto
crafty his revenge and avarice, like Hull, had
surrendered to the enemy at moment when VIC
tory was about to perch upon his standard; sup
pose all this, and more too, against his memory
and would there be in it any thing to affect InJn-
riousy the reputation of his ofspring2 No.
Both reason and common sense cry out against
holding the son responsible for the transgressions
Iirrr fo6o oinNi nns
Col James K Polk be responsible for the con-
duct of his ancestors surely the picture be re-
versed and the father be made responsible for the
conduct of the son and Ao1O terribly acOuld this
fall upon the head of Henry Clay! But we for
bear.
AT late session of Congress the modern Wings
uoted to giUe portion Of the public moneys to
the heirs of the traitor Hull, and now these very
men turn round and charge TOryisns upon true
Whig of the Revolutionl Such facts need no
comment.
! The little filings made at Senator Haywood by
the writer of the late 4" Whig" Address, are un-
worthy of serious notice. Coming as they do
from one who long since adopted the doctrine of
90 final perseverance," in politics, las we'll as the
theory of dancing in 1eigion) who has been the
willing, but sometimes unseen, and always IRE
sponsibie servant of all parties since 1912, and
who, in that long sweep of years, has succeeded
| in getting only one prominent. place, which he
held only for one short month and then surrender
ed, to save-what he never had much of-hiS
honor; such efforts, we say, directed from such
source against our most consistent patriotic, and
! able Senator, can excite no other emotions than
those of derision and contempt We pass them
all over.
- Mr.. Register, have you heard the news
from Maine? What do you think of New
York. Do you give itup2 What of Pennsyl-
vania2 ~ - NJ
~ The Fayetteville Observer came out a
week or two since in favor of reducing the pre-,
sent tariff: What will the Editor say, now that
Mr. Clay has avowed his discrimination TO oppose
the repeal or the modification of that law2
/ ~ Remember that Thomas Wilson Dorr
was convicted by packed Jury of Federalists of
treason to the Charter of Charles the Second; J;
that he is now confined in dungeon in Rhode
Island with thieves and murderers; and that
Henry CLAW and the Coon party approve his SEN