The North-Carolina standard., 1844-06-12

fFrom<tke Denoe rafieE EGsRiebs, Nay. lSs9s
Mr. PoEK. Hhe is -the Oldest cfs ten children
was born III Meek EoEbAFE seoiHty, March lCatoIi
M, on the second day of; Nesemhef, 3795, and. i
consequently in The Rrty4hiId year af Usage
His ancestors. whose oFginat name, Puiisek, has
by obvious trahsitidH, assGn6d The present form,
enigfated more thaH-ae century, aeoyf from ireland
Il country 6om which many .of cur most distif-
GuiShed men are Epd =, derived their origin.
They established themselves 6ra N Msryiand;
where somef OF theft descendants still so;odrT:
The branch of the family from Rhfetii is st0da
the subject of this memoir, removed 10 ale neigh
borhood ef. Carlisle in Pennsylvania; ADD fbeaee
to The western frontier of Nofth Carolina. some
time before the commencemcgtA Af the repadatfoRaS
ry war. Its connections with that esentkkf SEf1T-
gle is one of rare ~distiactfan - On theza0Gh 81
May, 1775, consequently Eaofe thHFs ~ tVetSe.
month anterior to the declaration Of the &aEth %
July, the assembled inhahiiants Of Meek kienbuEg
county publicly absolFod themselves from theGf
allegiance to the British crown ana issHstf 4 foe
NAL manifesto of independence, ia terms Of sSaE-
ly eIoquence, which have b come g familiar as
household words y to The American pcople Col
Thomas Polk, the psApe mover IN this aetof no.
bic daring and one 81 heSigBefs Of this iTS decla-
ration of independence, Wasfbe gFeataRri Of the
present Speaker, who s'alse connected with the
Alexauders, cEfaiFmap andsecraaEF Of the. famoas
meeting, as we'll as With DR.. Ephfaim Breyard
the author of the declJptien ftsetE*
MIR. Jefferson having, sincerely, NO dau5t, but
upon merely negative grounds, qHestioned 4he aHs
lhenticity Of This Interesting pieee If hst6Gy, ts
legislature Of North: Carotiaa, With \ beeoming,
pride of patriotism, caHsed the eRidence esabIish
ing its validity to be coEected In complete shape
and drposited in The archives Of Jhe State. The
people of MeckleHburg were, als1ost to a. nan,
StaUnch in the oauuinn
cepation Of the term, and Have bFeh up to ti6E
entday remarkable for their tfiwavering adj
hereGce to the democratic principles. As IA ed
dcnce of the sturdy independepee which ehdEae-
terizes thema it is ofen pleasantly observed that
at The last war, they took up arms six nontbs be-
fore, and did noE lay them down Until twelve
months after, the government IL the caAsest I6e
Independence, several of Mr. Polk 's-TelatipesGsN
inguished themselves, seyeu 10 the peril Of life,
10 be allied to such people-and lineage is
fit subject for honorable pride. IiSerty does not
ffOwn upon the indaIgence.s a sentiment So ma 4
lural She does not reject the heritage of hoBox
while refusing to add % it sogiakqr politicai s
subyersise eEfqad Fighs. The AmeFt !
can people have always manifested an affect ionate
regard for those who bear the names Of Tie he
roes or martyrs of-the revolution Thes furnish !
moi proof of The alleged ingEaGusde of repab: !
lies : -. : =. |
The father Of Me- Poh xas.a aafmss of anass{E
snmmg pretensions.. but enterpEizing ehaFaeteEI
1 brown upon his own RESOURCES in eatIY life, he
brcame the architect Of tfis own fortunes. f4af
was warm SUPPORTER Of Mr. Jefsfsoa, and /
through life firna and consissem Fepoblieaa In |
Inc autumn Of 1906, he TsnoNsd 70 -Tenaessee,
where he was among the FIRST pioneers Of tbe fer
lhe valley of Duck river, thfb wilderness. but T
now the most fourishiae and populous portion of
lhe State. The magical growth ;ef.a -ceahtry I
which was butsvesteTday redeemed feen1 the ,seis4
dominion of nature, is a pbonouenon of greet
moral and political interest," and cannot faldo ina
press cbaIactero of strength pnd enteTprize upoq4
the aNhars and Partieipators efsthe wonderfufrr-
suit How-can amaa fanguisti or halt. when an /
around him Is expanding and advancing with is-