The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-08-09
slander against ~ v i'h zoe British. u CO.. y
&" among the, citizens n ALEXANDER

800
~, TOOK protection from Con~ahis Judge
Saunders says that the affidavit proving that Eze
kicl Polk took protection does not sustain the
charge ofToryisr He also says that in asking
nrotection for wife, children and property against
The savage assaults and the blood thirsty ravases
Of the tories themselves, was certainly not taken
SIDES aoainst the country he that is not for as
is against us Why DO Ne net boar of some OF
the Aloxanders taking protection 10 save their
properly who lived bat short distance from
Charlot,c. while Ezekiel Polk was living some
0mil. S of. Their wives, children and property
was as likely 10 be disturbed as Folks, and one
Amos A!exander) was actually swung up by the
Tones. Yet they never applied to Cornwa'hs
for nfotcction because they were true friends TO
tic cause Of liberty, and when danger appeared
thry either concealed themselves o. moved cii.--
Yet Ezekiel Polk, who was considered wealthy
Al tie fine could not move his family out OF the
,,v orthe British, tut must needs take protection
and in doinr SO he was not taking sides against
the country. 1.-The was a frend Why is there not
some evidence or tradiuonary isory' TO prove
that lie was aiding tie Cause. Eut MaJ. Thomas
Alexander states that from the time lie went to
meet tie Tories at Ninety.six lnder Gaming
ham, that he did nothing for tie cause Judge
Saunders in his remarks, referred 70 Col Haynes
taking protection There was material diier.
ence between the two il w. nave heard correctly
Col Uayne took protection and as sooa as he was
liberated took up arms agninst tho British and
wns taken with arms in lis hands AMI hung =
But we have never heard Of Ezekiel Folks taking
nm arms or doing tho least thing TO favor The
Wbirs Of the Revolution, butte the reverse.
we now come 10 Tic evidence ,ce > ~ produce
10 sustain the charges. In tic first place WI
shall give the affidavit of Moi. raomas Alexan
der. II would be useless for us 10 say any tbinl
relative to his character. He is well known an'
his character above suspicion, lie ies;fes tn"
, Ezkiol Polk refused TO 60 to South Carolina Il
protect The Whites from The Negroes. What d
tie People thi~k of that lie also estifes tha
lie took protection. Read Tie otiidavit
Mecklenburg, N. Carolina, !
June 10Th, lS4l.
Ai,6e commencement Of the War OF III
r Revolution, Ezekiel Polk, at that time
!, resident Of Sou,a Carolina, received Cap
d tain's Commission, in the Militia, and raIS
d ed company of frontiers of the State, a
!. rainst the Cherokee Indians. | was on
II orthat company. After this, E7rkiei Pol
10 was ordered to proceed with his compan
s. into South Carolina, to protect the W hlte
against the Negroes-this he refused to dc
The winter following, he proceeded vii
:, his company, on an expedition against IN
Tories, stationed not far from Namely Sia
70 under tho command Of Cunningham
&c From this time, he did nothing TO fave
. the Wings during the War. When Lon
a CORVALLIS marched his army into th
al County, and erected his Head Quarters
it, Charlotte, EsekieI Poll 'cent IN and To-
nd British Projection. One Jack Burnett
at having learned that Polk had gone TO Cha
n, lotte, 10 avail himself of British ProleetIo
determined to way LAY him as he retur
i, ed, aud kin him. From this course
was deferred by his friends. ! was IN u
war, and personally know these facts to
Is, true. THUS ALTA q ~ ~
'es snbsor;bcd and sworn to before mo, one Oft
'ur ,o,;nr Justices of the Peace for said county
ny Mecklenburg, and State of North Carolina
'nt THOMAS NJ. KERNS, ] p
Juno 9th, 1871
~ ~ State of North Carolina
'oS s Mecklenburg Coung' ~,
N 7 pralev Oates, Clerk of the Courp
on. and Quarter Sessions held Tor '"o 'o