The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-09-27
EZEKIEL. FOLK

Tho last STANDARD brings Us laboiei article
from tho pen Of he Hon. " illsm II lay wood,
ondeavorng 10 prove that Ezekiel ro!k ~, no
TORY Amer hoaring tho Hon. Senate, 10 h.s
speech hero say he no political pedIsr and
then deliver Of tho mos. bitter political tirads,
u'at was ever listened to BY lEteilgeng people,
va are not surprised 10 see tha, he accepts the
cliice Of trying 10 rAifs.rdsk" Ezekiel Polk
and make him appear true &c Whig" Pvt
We think the gentleman has signslly faiicd in his
labor Of love-" At least the people Or this Coun.
y v.ll not te satisfied with ell his proof. ,espe.
cially when some Of it Is forged a, we shall pre-.
sonily show that Ezekiel Polk vas no Tory.
Before Ne sttenplio no,ice the article in quss.
ton wo will relate shat Mr.. Sumnnah Smart
says relative 10 EIek,sl Polk. She - lady,
than whom, none stands fsiFer in thi, Couaty ~
Her mother wos living within about two nils. Or
;. Polk when Lord Corvallis came 70 this
County She hsd two brothers in tho war. VII.
liam and Jack Barnett and other relatives, end
she was at ono time ia the army with her uncle.
Col Tho. Polk she positirs!y qsssrb that ho
was aTORY-as pAs but Tofq sis remark.
ID, uosld Iei "a H. DID, She heard q from her
b,S'.1. and her uncle, aud she says hc Used 10
ride INTO Charlotte with pine ton in bis hat
which vas Tie mark Of Tory Sue also fcla,.
ed tho manner be adopted to hsyo limaelf taken
BY tie Wings. II Wao a, follows when Lord
cemWaa found ho had to lssve Charlotte lie
waited Ezekiel fo'k 10 60 with him to, Polk
having good deal of properly, 1iud. &c d,I
DOT lEr the idea Of !cstlg i al to tho mercy or
Tie Wbigs-'o be gets his s.io to 70 to william
hrneit' wife ahoy beng very intimate 10 est
her TO persuade her husband to select ehossn
band oni be near tho Camden road a, a certain
place on particular morning AID he would ID.
iivor himself uP,--thcy were to shoot 81, TO clio.
Fa'e tier guns 50 a. not 10 hn him. To TIL.
B-mott s.fsel at the persuasion " Lswifs. and
en- Tho appointed morning. Polk. who had been
to Charlotte, came riding up with a Bri,i,h sol
aier-shd when Near the place appointed he 80
preached the woods, when tho Wing. iirsd--,h.
British soldier Immediately fcd back 10 Chariot.
md brought The news Or rolk's capture 10 lord
sornwsllis. Mrs. Polk also came to Charlotte
md told Lord Cofnwaliis that the Wing, had IA.
zen her husband and y oul1 KIN him-.bs sepe,t.
ID to be gr's'ly distressed and Lord Cornasilis
gave Ter writing 10 protect her This IRE had
rom Mf'' smarl.'s own lips, in the presence Of
inoIher person, with her permission to usa. aud
! 'AeFo Is any one who has any DOUBTS they can
AL and soc her and she vii relate the s,mo TO
|Hm. Nov, VIC would ask the candid inquirer
Il J. Polk had been a coon WIG
''' 'o'eeu 10 take i-ateeiion. wonld tL.,. h...
'eoh necessity for Li. ooHn..;,..
o get back to the Whiga again. Wo.,;.t
Therefore NO think the charge Of To,y,,m ,r,n
mex as close to t. Polk as tho .bir, Of Ne..u,
II !" not our intention to notice no who'll Of
no article but only such parts a. shall reoaito
ointment
no attempt Is made, because Capt. Jack sad
'zski'l Polk appeared to toks The lead 10 ,Aenti.
nm with the Moeklcnbnrg Declaration Of In.
'p'ndsnee. II was matter altogether out Of
70 question for him to have had any moro hand
u Than many others who were present on ma,
~ The Rev. Mr.. Hunter says in hrs mann
Hp' Journal, that Col Thos. Polk issued ordor.
to tho several militia companies, that Two mon
!ec'cd from each corps. should meet NJ III.
ourl House on tho 18th May, l775, in orde, 10 !.
insult &c Gen. Graham says that these two Z
r'on' from each company were called Comm,
men, and that Tho Committee was org,niz.,, !.
'he appointment Of Abraham Alex,,dc. -. ).
ia'f"a' and John Mckni,, Alexander, secre Ia
~ and committee consisting Of d. i !,