Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-09-05
From NE NIstr,He Uqfan.
James ia. E'Oih--EoI. Ezekiel Polk.

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Having. in our last piper, CON Thursday. tHc It
Int.) IN some remark. on the sunicct If the life.
character. and ancestry # Gov. Polk. gwen the rely
81 the Richmond Enquirer. and other facts, IN relation
~ the foul and da,t1rdly Charge invented by the wings
by Wh.ch II \ alleged that the late Col. Ezekiel Polk,
81 Mcckl"uhurg county. North Carolna. the grand
father Of Janr, h. pix. r0s atory a. ic Roo uijoa-
arg NGr, and having prom, I'D to continue tho Sub-
jet. we now proceed n perform that grateful duty.
We stated. some Wcct~ since. t4af the charge
agaIn,t GOV. Polk e~randfltl or va, q VIE slender.
forged ard proi1eatcd by Die ssh Q press. by authority
Of the wLi1 p9rtv. We stated that the proof. Of tie
SANDER were forthcoming. and would. a., We under
stood. be shortly published by authority If G>iiu-
gui>hed citi1cuS - North Carolina. The rrocf-for
there or" many and abuudint proof-have, in part,
boon iuil ~hrd u that State. But a. the sl1udcr still
cont mue, to b. repeated, and has been publ shed BIZ a
frN # tie moro >.rv.le and dcgrad, d wing papers in
thI, Stale. We deem Il due ~ truth. 20 Justice. and to
the character and fame Of the LIVING and dead. to
proceed io las bef re- eur readers the proof, flrmcrlv
collected hv some e the friend, If the Polk ftmily i'm
this state and IN North Carolina, and also the clear.
full and satisfactory r~,fttatiln Of Tie charge. con-
Ia ned IN tie subJolncd statements If Me-sr~. John
Smith an. Thomas Gribble. citizens of Warren coun-
". IN tI> state. who have voluntarily furnished their
statements. aud preceding them in ne order IF ar
rangcncnt, wc give the statement prct Iou~ly mado by
Nr. George Alexander. "a gentlemen of the highest
credit and r .peri1biltv. formerly Of North Car0lnl,
but now. We believe. of M.>i Sippi. 4 verified copy,
thn one here gwen, # Mc>~r-. Smith and Gribhlc
when they made their statements, on tic 2lst and
I'D of july last.
4 Mr.. Dui1 Alexander has lately. in Faycttc
county. gwen n statement substantially the same as
that If G-orec Alexander here GIVEN. HIS statement
and Other full and und lu5'cd additional proof, we VIII
hereafter lay before orr read r. IN the continuation OF
the subject. Tnc North Carolina Jcilcr>Onian, pub
li>hcd IN the county OIcrklenburg) where Col. Eze-
KEEL Polk lived, and IN which Gov. Polk was born. Ina,
taken up the charge and pronounced 1t to be wholly
fuse. the wl . c.arrc-as far "a it has been at
tempted To- be- supported by some vague color of proof
has lltely been madc or repeated in the Raleigl
q. g. Register, upon the ccrfiicats ola man named
Ttoway Alexander but eyCn that statement contain.
NJ avcrmcnt # ang distinct fict from which even 4
suspicion II Col. rols having been Il tory can flirl.
be- inferred. Ec that "a 1t may, however. the clear
credible. undoubtcd proofs now presented demonstrate
Tic totrl fil~ity of The accu alton.
The statements Of Aicssrs. Smith and Gr.bble ar,
accompanied by Il certificate. sustaining their cred
and character n gentlemen If tac highest rcSpecta
hilty. mad, bg M,s-rs. g.. L.. Smart and Thomas II
|IIopsin~. tie present and late members Of the Legs
llturc, from Warren county BIZ Mc>>rS. i. Lcck,
and l.. D.. Mercer. late surcc ~ivc CLERKS Of The cir
cunt court Of the same; hy Gen. alexander Slcld~
an old and respectable merchant Cf the same: and ~
Col. ". l.. bearing. the postmaster at NcAllnpyillc
tie seat &c Justice ,f the same county-all rentlemcl
of the highest character and standing. who hay,
known Smith and GrIbhlc long and Intimately.
This hasc aud unm,nly >lanlcr. wien thus d~
proved. VIII surely reroil uron tie heads of III -
who have ~p5aishcl It. Il VIII serve TO crown tn
memory e the honorable dead with now Laurel J.. an
must rebound to thr me ra~ed honor Of h~ po~terity
Without add NJ further remarks Of this time. We n
uucc submit the I FLOWING statements ard testimony
statement OF Mr. George Aicxan,'cr.
I was acquainted with Col. Ezekiel Polk from the tim
he came ro Mcekienturg county. from South Carolina.
always understood Ic was nu officer ~ the South Carol
ma Rangers. together with Col William Polk. who W.
IN officer under h. uncic. Col. Izck,cl Polk Til
the tories OF Ha,bun Geek. where Col. " llhim Pol
was wounded Ihis WIS called The Snow Campaigr
Aicr thu. Ixrkici Polls (and also Coi William POLK, a
soon as he could be brought with safety. not having rc
covered from his wound~l removed To- Mccklcnhrtg cour
", North Cirolina. | tI.nk about the ,car i77S. Their
ny personal acquaintance commenced with hun. It bcin
also an intimate one. From ~, Snowlcdge he sion
high among the ciifzeus of Mccklcnhurs county II
then frm,d IN Mcehlenhurg county, aud accumulate
property there. When tornwali> c,rrrun the country
IN l9-O,au came L. Charlotte. after Gaicss defeat. Their
were M regular ers infzed troops ia the field. aud ia
country was oyefrun. twas my understanding that then
IN order 10 save hs proPcff, from destruction, he. tosctl
- with others. took a protection from CornwulIs. he
tornwalls leii tor the South. he. Tzckicl Polk. remove
h> Ptopost, f,om CORVALLIS perfection, u part of who
WAS taken hN ColnWall>s troops whcn he. Ezekiel Polk
WAS 81. >>ing the Nadhip. lie went from there 10 rrnr
s,iNauia, aud returned ~ the summer of ISL. That h
was a tory. ~ acted "a any Wise with the Brush. cor
sti,r q slandcr ~ INST Inn. and Ia be hl>r lie stoo
high among the citizens Of Mcckleuburs cnuri,.
GEO ALEXANDER.