davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The North-Carolina standard., 1844-09-18

The first blood shed in the southern war Of the
revolution, flowed from the veins Of the PoLks in
the battle where Captain Ezekiel Polk, and the
late COL William Polk, an officer under him,
with their Mecklenburg volunteers, met in hostile
array the enemies of America. That company
formed part of Col. IHompson's regiment,
which received a vote of thanks from the same
national Congress that declared the INDEPEN-
DENCE OF THE UNITED STATES
See Congress Journals goth July, 1776
And yet it is pretended that Ezekiel Polk was
"a TORY The tories of the revolution did not
carry certificates like this commission, nor win
the special thanks of the Congress of 1776.
Again: it has not been denied, but. on the con-
traTy, admired to be true, that shortly after the
revolution, or just before its closenost certainly
after Lord Corna0dllis had left Charlotte, and
North Carolina, too, torever-Ezekiet Polk was
appointed a Colonel of MECKLENBURG
county. He must have received his appointment
from the legislature, as, by the North Carolina
constitution of 1776, that body alone had power
to elect I" field officers of the militia" Now,
there is no instance in which the North Carolina
assembiyslsoon after the revolution) conferred
such an appointment upon one who was suspect
ed Of toryism
The feeling and the practice were so much the
other way, that without any clear authority for it
under the constitution, the Legislators of those
days actually eIpetted members OF TIE body from
their seats, If they had been tories in the reuOtu-
ton, as unscortky to sat toitk patriots! -
The journals of our assembly show that this
practice prevailed at all times up to the beginning
of the present century And who can believe
that the very same men who expelled tories from
theirow body would have appointed Ezekiel
Polk So field officer of the militia" had he been
guilty Of toryisns suspected of il, in that day.
L cannot be creditedl5 ea.- =.
{ Again: remember that Mecklenburg county
received from the British commander the distin-
gushing epithet of "the. hornets nest" and is it
probable that the '76 wings of Mecklenburg
would have mustered quietly under the command
of a tory cokoael? No--neverl This libel up
The North-Carolina standard., 1844-09-18

SuDScrIDeu PTISenC5
}. W. Hampton" .-.s
4. Col. Augustus Alexander, another reyolu-
tiary whig, makes his statement as follows:
Statement of Col. augustus Alexander.
MecKLsNBURG COuNTY, N. c., Aug. I, 1914.
CT was acquainted with Col. Ezekiel Polk from
The North-Carolina standard., 1844-09-18

HEN K 7 LA WRENS,
RAWS. LOWNDES.
THOMAS FURGISON,
BENZ. ELLIOT,
M. BREWTON,
ARTHUR MIDDLETON,
THOMAS, HEYWARD, Jr.
WILLIAM Fl. DRAI TON,
i JAMES PARSONS,
WILLIAM WILLIAMSON,
J HARRIS,
THOMAS BEE,
CHARLES G. PINCKNEY,
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-08-01

Mr. Cilley be reduced to writing, to euard ..
gainsl future difficulty. This was MOI ONLY
pacific but a necessary precau'ion. The al.
fair was certain 10 become public, ~ rather IN
ne whispered about, with mlsapprehensluns and
perversions which would be sure TO breed G,,
tnre difficulty. The only way lo guard again,,
evil was TO put the conversation III writing BE-.
fore malicious tongues could get bold Of IT..
II al this been done, the deplorable issue would
have been aveted. UnhappiIy, there wers
those pretending To be friends OF CIIIev who
prevented this, and FASTENED on the CALAMITY
which followed What was Iher purpose -
The letIer from Hon Reuel W llIiams (who was
an intimate friend of CiIIey) explains: "Ca.
lev is confident Of success, and il he Is success.
ful, it tciH giUe him Snch standing IN Coagres,
as no other New- Highlander eUer enjoged." TIN,
was the fatal vision Of ambition winch deluI,j
the martyr Cdlsy' TO an untimely grave
As to the foul charge tha, Mr.. Clay "lnsrig,
ted" or in any way promoted The duel let us
appeal to the testimony Of Henry A. Wise. the
only witness produced against him. Mr. Wise.
before the Committee ofInvestigaiion, made
statement on 0ath of lhe mole matter, in which
he sum, up he causes and incidents oil lhe tu-
ell as follows:
FIRST. Mr. ClIley, as Mr.. Graves affirmed
and still affirms, denied in writing, a saslac
tory answer which he had made 10 Mr.. Graves
verbally.
Second III made this written denial in an
swer to a letter of Mr.. Graves, which he hai
himself requested 10 be addressed 10 him win
view to form a pretext for written adms.
sion of The very facts which he denied.
THIRD. He impeached the honor of one whom.
az gentleman, Mr.. Graves undertook, by the
very act of bearing his note, to vouch
For those causes MIR. Graves challenged hin
to mortal combat; and
Fourth When Mr. Graves called on him for
"that sat faction which is recognized among
gentlemen" he prescribed harbarous AMI sarag-
terms; an unusual weapon, the most deadly, az
The distance selected, III The hands of gool
shot
Fifth. He precipiaed The time Of merrins.
when the second of Mr.. Graves was aeowlus
want of preparation and desire for delay.
Sirth. weapon, not one ol pair, was 'ea-
dered for the use of Mr.. Graves, IN manner
that was considered haunting.
SeUenth. In the second exchange of shots.
Mr.. CilIey fred deliberately at MIR. Graves,
life, after the rI1e of MIR. Graves had gone oT
accidentally, and without effect.
Here, on The testimony of our adveIsarys
sole witness, we rest the Investigation
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-08-01

stead of being in favor of protection 10 Amera.
can Industry; we prove him by his own words,
to be The advocate of the blighining doctrines
Of Free Trade. Truly, the editors and leaders
of the loco foco party must have very poor
opinion of the intelligence and patriotism of the
American people, thus TO endeavor TO cram a
falsehood SO notorious as this, down their
lhroats
In The South, the battles of Polk, are fought
under the banners of f" Free Trade and T'eraS'
The Whig Tariff of lS42, is there denounced
by them, "as the most Odious and abominable
Tariff tha, was ever enacted" and it is boldly
asserted by his neishbors, that Mr.. Polk is ia
vorable TO lis repeal. Wha, difference is this,
between the party a, the South and the North
-professing exactly The opposite doctrines.
But the deception will avail them nothing
The people at the South know that Polk is op-
posed TO protection, and proclaim i,-and the
people at the North will no, be gulled and de-
ceised by different cry.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-08-01
Polk and The Tariff.

The Loco FOco editors and party-leaders in
Pennsylvania, and some Of the adjoining States,
are SO well convinced of The popularity OF our
excellent Protective Tariff, rha, they are stead
lily Iaboring TO gel up the impression, that their
mushroom candidate, James X Polk, is in favor
Of The measure, aud that if elected President,
he will do nothing 10 disturb any of its features.
This they do in The face of well-known facts to
the contrary. But acting upon their fayore
principle thai all IS fair in politics, and he
,oeA stuck TO rs as good as the truth, they do not
hesitate knowingly, wlfully, and deliberately
TO deceive Their own friends into The belief that
IN Young Gor James K. Polk, they are voting
for good protecIionist.
To prove. that this gross and unprncipled
attempt at deception, We have only TO refer 10
he published letters and speeches Of James
X Polk, and we will at once have abund-
AM evidence OF all we assert. He has uni
iormly, and on all occasions, expressed his hos
'lIiy 10 protection and TO the present Tariff. In
l643, whilst he was candidate for Governor,
he emphalicaly declared.
"ihe Wings are in faror Of DlSTRIBU
TION md a PROTECTIVE TARIFFIha
sfead,iy and al all times, OPPOSED BOTH"
AID again in his letter 10 The people Of Ten
nessee, dated, Winchester, May 29, ls43, he
says
la The presen, canvass for Governor, have
avowed my opposition 10 the Tariff act If the
tate Wig Congress, because il is highly PRO-
TEcTIvE IN us character. | have also gwen il
as my opinion that The interests OF The country
,squue ats repeal, and The restoration of the
principles Of The compromise tariff acl Of S33. I"
Here, then we have the free and unlram-
meied expressions of Mr.. Polk's opinions on
this vilally important subject, and We see that
they are exactly The reverse Of what his friends
in these paris are representing them 10 be. In
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-08-01
4 i i i t i i {
Locofoco Constituency.

For long time The locos have kept before
their readers the exploded falsebood that Hem
ry Clay s,a gambler The cry Of :. stop thief''
will not answer nowadays, however the
trick is too well understood We copy the
following article from the " Berks and Schuyl-
kill Journal of Saturday last,
"We understand there was quite row some
days since, al card table, in certain tavern
in this place, between the Rev Henry A. Muh-
lenberg and Mr.. Henry Blnkley, late Sheriff of
this county. |. l.appears by inquiry, that one of
the gentlemen playing acre al he time, was
suddenly called for, and ;ha, he repeatedly de-
sired MIR. Binkley TO take his sea, for few
moments, and that when Mr. Binkley, after re-
peated solicitations, consented 10 do so, Mr.
Muhlenberg refused to recognize him as fiji
partner, and made some remarks amounting To
an insult. Mr.. Bnkley was much grleved and
made The thing public. Doubtless many will
say this is " Damned Whig le," bur ii it is
at all doubted, il can be satisfactorily proved
that Mr.. Muhlenberg is in the daily habit of
playing cards and drinking whiskey; if any pi-
Gus locoloco questions the matter. lei him crowd
us, and it shall be proved by Witnesses Of the
first resDectahjljty"
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-08-01
A Poke Pole.

The Locos of Monroe had Poke Pole rails
ing a, Middle Smirh6eld, on Saturday last
Great efforts had been made to secure large
attendance. For several days expresses had
been sen. into every quarter inviting the faith
ful TO come and participate in the fun. But the
call was unanswered. When the time arrived,
but few presented themselves. A small dele
ga'lon from Stroudsburg, however, made It's ap-
pearance, during the afternoon, with a disfgured
piece of old muslin al the end of pine stick,
or poke-berry bush, we could no, rightly as
certain which, on which was inscribed in black
characters, Polk, Dallas and Muhlenberg-
Dor and Teras" J. II. Walton and c. B.
Shaw, the modern DemosthentS and Cicero, ac-
companied Them; and after a little Hickory had
been raised, made kind of speech piece
The company soon after separated, heartily
sick of the farce they had been enacling.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-08-01
The Louisiana Victory.

AS we inima,ed in our las, The Wing VIC
tory in Louisiana is complete, and under the
circumstances one Of the mos, astonishing po-
litcal results which has happened in years
The Wings, notwithstanding the Texas ques-
lion, which the Locos thought would sweep
The Stale for them, have gained in every thing.
They have gaired one Congressman over last
maitland several thousand on The popular vote
The Whig majority on joint ballot in the Le-
gislature will be seren. Las. year it was only
one No one doubts now but that Louisiana
will 60 for Clay by handsome majority.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-08-01
Going! Gone:

The Lncofncos in This region are in had
box. Their fears will not permit them Ia r.
main quiel-and if they move, they are sure Ia
loose votes. Such is their unfortunate >IIua-
ton, and the people are so mattcloasiy inclined,
that they absolutely tdunt them with their ms
fortunes Capt Weaver, of Minersvilie, gave
orders that meeting must be held at hi hnu,e
For eight or ten days the faithful throughout
this part of the region were drunmed up, and
word sen, GU, that at least 200 might be exprci-
ed from This Borough aud neighborh3ud. Lat
Saturday arrived-Ca Mills marshailed The
Band through the srreeis-he maltitade ican
this Borough, Port Carbon, Mill Creek, and 'hr
surrounding region assembled IN Centre sire.
the procession moved--when 10, and behnd.
The number consisted of torty- eight, indepeniea'
Of The Band Several Locolocos, when lEry
saw the complexion Of the procession, refused
10 90 with ihem--and we have the Names o
three. who Immediately declared their detefmI-
nation tn vote for Clay and Markle.
The Locufoco leaders looked bLte ol eoHr>',
but thai is a tint which seems natural 10 'hef
counenances al least ever since the uohIal'
tions were made Miners Journal
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-08-01
SENATORIAL ELECTORS.

SENATORIAL ELECTORS.
CHESTER BUTLER, of Luzerne.
TOWNSEND HAINES, of Chester
Districts
Joseph G. GARRISON. Philadelphia
. John Price Wetherill, do.
s John d. NineSteel, Go.
q John 5. Liltell. Germantown, Phia CO.
8 Eleazer t. MDowell, Doylestown, Bucks CO
6 Benz Frick, Limerick, p. o. Montgomery CO.
Samuel Shafer, Chester county
William Hester, New Holland, Lancaster CO
9 John ). Hester, Reading. Berks CO.
10 Alex. f Brown, Easion, Northampton co.
ii John Kineer, AWHILE, Lebanon co.
II Jonathan J. Slocum, Wilkesbarre. Luzerne CO.
l3 James Pollock, Milton, Northumberland CO.
ii Henry Drinker, Montrose, Susquehanna co.
Is Frederick Waits, Carlisle, Cumberland CO.
l6 Daniel NJ. Smyser, Gettysburg, Adams co.
u James Mathers, Mifflintown, Juniata CO.
IS Andrew J. Ogie, Somerset, Somerset CO.
10 Daniel Washabaugh, Bedford, Bedford CO.
90 Johq L. Cow. Washington, Washington CO.
81 Andrew W. Loomis, Pittsburg, Allegheny CO.
- James NJ Power, Greenfield, Mercer CO.
23 William A. Irvine, Irvine, Warren CO.
"a Benz Hartshorn. Curwensville, Clearfed CO.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-08-01
Prcn,ice's las, and best.

We clip the following from lhe Louls''
journal:
MIR. Wentworth, the member of Congfe'
from Chicago district, Illinois, Is So tall I'd
when he addresses the people. instead
mounting stump, as is usual In The West '2'
have TO dig hole for him TO stand IN - u
change Paper. =;
They dig hole for him, not because 10
tall, but because he never feels al home exe'I
when he is up 10 his chin in dir.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-08-01
State Elections.

The State Election in North Carolina will
be held to-day. A Governor and members of
the Stale Legislature are to be chosen. Look
out for Wing thunder from them parts.
The elections in Indiana Kentucky, Illinois,
Alabama and Missouri, will take place on Mon
day next The result, no doubt, will show that
the Wing spirit is alive within their borders.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-08-01

Some people seem to be surprised at NJ
Pok's uniform votes in Congress, TO deprive i0
old revolutionary soldiers of their pensions
We don't think il at all strange that he pufN"e
this course, for we presume that he hnds hun
self in predicament similar to That IN wIie
the Cincinnati Atlas says jealous loco Ii i1'
Stale was placed, when asked a few days sln'-
if he intended 10 vote The Whg licker next Ia.
he replied No .--coniound the Whiss =
they hnng my grandfather IN the ReSolat'1aal
War p
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-08-01
Prenfice's very last.

The editor Of the Albany Argus mentions
The name Of some person, who. he says, has
deserted the Wing party, and adds thai slraws
show which way The wind blows" Prentice,
of The Louisville Journal. says that this seems
to be an admission that the pretended deserer
is man OF slraw.--New Bedford Bulletin.
Some scare-croW we presume. This image
is usually formed by siufling old clothes with
straw and, Of course, has no principles
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-08-01
First Page.

We call the attention of our readers 10 the
feast we have served up for them on the frs,
page. There is an excellent article on The
prospects, qualifications, &c. of Gen. Markle,
also chapter relative TO the unfortunate
Cilley duel. They will both amply repay the
labor OF an attentive perusal.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-08-01
A CAPTURE.

Messrs. J. Scott and w. H. White, of S,rouds-
burg, whilst out on fishing excursion along
Brodhead's Creek, on Friday morning last, sue
ceeded in capturing magnificent Bald Eagle,
which measured six feet and six inches from
the tip of one wing 10 that of the other. These
birds are scarce, and very rarely met with in
this part of the country.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-08-01
A Military Visit.

The National Guards, fine and well disc-
plined Volunteer Company from Trenton New
Jersey, will visit our neighbors Of Easton on
Tuesday nexi, and spend several days with
them. They will no doubl be entertained in
first rate military style-for the Easlonians
know how to wall upon strangers.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-08-01
Sale of the Delaware Canal.

On Tomorrow, the Commissioners, appointed
by The lasi Legislature, will offer the Delaware
Division Of The Pennsylvania Canal, for sale al
the Philadelphia Exchange. The stock is d-
yided into 25 900 shares, and each share must
bring at least 500. The stock will be dis
posed Of a, auction.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-08-01
Mass Meeting.

We have seen accounts of about fifty Mass
Meetings of the Wings, since our last, the
The fire is sweeping all over the country; and
will insure an unparalleled Wing victory.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-08-01
"STFEL THEY COME.o
More Changes.


The following communication appeared in
the Millonian" Of Friday last The Mtoni-
an is published weekly a! Milton, Northumber-
land county. Pa.
Messrs. Edstors.-The subscribers. citizens
of Northumberland Borough and Point town.
ship, heretofore acting with The Locoloco parry,
and as many Of us as were old enough, suppor-
lers of Mr.. Van Buren, in 1910, hereby public
ly renounce our adherence 10 that parry, and
what we consider, lis destructive policy. We
do this, not through caprice or the idle whir,
of moment, but from settled conviction, that
upon the election of CLAY and Frelinshuysen'
and the permanent establishment of their great
leading measure, the Protective Tariff, depend
the welfare and prosperity of The Union, and
most especially of Pennsylvania
And being convinced, by evidence The mos,
inconteslable, that James K. Polk, and the great
mass Of his party are fercely and bitterly OPP
posed 10 the Tariff of 1912, we hereby mos,
fearlessly avow our determination, calmly and
deliberately formed, to oppose the aforesaid
James X. Polk and his party, and to support
with our might, the lIusrious advocate OF
American Industry HENRY CLAY.
And further believing that a change in the
Administration of The State government is es-
senlial 10 the wel-being of this Commonwealth
and melted by spirit of gratitude towards one
who in the hour of need and danger, risked his
life and pledged his fortune for his country, we
are also resolved TO give our support TO The hon
es, farmer, and brave old soldler-GENERAL L
MARKLE.
And TO save the leaders of the parry we have
abandoned, any further trouble on our account,
we would admonsh them, that all their efforts
,chip back into the traces must prove utterly
vain and lruilless. Our fathers fought for their
country in '76--we strike for ours in "A
ABRAHAM HAMER,
THOMAS JOHNSON,
NICHOLAS PAUL
THOS. PURSEL,
JACOB PHILLIPS,
JOHN ARMSTRONG;,
JOHN RAKE,
GEO w. HOFFMAN,,
JOSEPH MARTIN,
WILLIAM LEIGHOU,
ABM. TROXELL,
WIN. NEWBERRY,
JOSEPH PURSELL,
CORNELIUS B SMITH,
JAS. p. MANLY,
CHARLES PAUL,
p MOYER,
DANIEL SNYDER,
ISAAC H. JARRETT,
JAS. PARK,
S. J. JOHNSON
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-08-01
Or, the SfEfu1D,

The Hon. VIM c. Rlves and VIM. S: Arch
er, U. S. Senators from Virginia, have taken
the Stump in their own Stale, and intend doing
good service to the Wing cause from now until
The election. None are better able
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-08-01
II Y. B. Palmer. ESQ. at bis Resl Estat,

0FS Y. b. Palmer. Esq, at his Iesl Estate
and Coal Office. No 50 Pineetfeet, below Third,
Two squares 5. the Merchants Exchange. Phila-
and No. l60 Nassau street, Crrieune buildingS,)
\. Y. is authorised tQ receive subscriptions and
advertisements fgr tie JeFersoaian Republican,
and give receipts for the same. Merchants, Me-
chanics, and tradeSmen generally, may extend
their business by-availing themselves of the op-
poruniies for advertising in country papers which
his agency Affords =
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-08-01

The New York Republic, an ably condaet
paper which has heretofore been neutral IN :.
iics, has raised the Wing Banner. Al J."
close of an article announcing the change, I'd
editor says
From this time henceforward, then, lha
Journal will give a steady. zealnES. and homes
support to The Democratic Wing party, aud u'
its bes, endeavors to prcmoie the election
Henry Clay, whose prlAciPle> claim The Conn
dence of the people. and whose services en'"
him to this highest of all earthly rewards
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-08-01
JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN
StroudsbEIrS. August 4, 1874.

Terms, 200 N advance: S225 haf yearly and So
pad 5eio,e the cad Of the wear.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-08-01

STILL ANOTHER !---The PORTLAND ExPRSSl
hitherto neutral, has come out for Clay aud n
linshuysea. Ii is an excellent paper.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-02-01
From the Tsosinn Recorder.
UNIVERSITY OF NDRTn CAROLINA.

In North Carolina. IRON tie Jayspring
nj lis settlement TO the American Revo
.a,ion. circumstances strangely multiplied
10 check ar avert the purposes Of sducs-
ton. Tile noted CONSTITUTIONS Of Juhn
Locke da notso mncis ne mention the sub
lett. Si,ty.s,K wears, ffe region was
claimed By Lords Pr"prietars, patentees;
Sir " lillian Berkeley governor Of v rgin-
Ia, being one ~ ,hesB. He aseamed 10
cont.ol the desiinies OF the original plan
,s,iop about the Albemsrle. lis regard fur
popular education wasIevesled IN 1871 /.
BIS Characterization Of his" thank God
there sreBoIree schools, and no printing,
and | hope We shall not have them there
hundred yesrr: for learning has brought
disohrdencs, heresy. and secis iA'o the
world. and printing his divulged them.
and libel. against The beet governments ;"
The other pfoprietors, whose absorbing
otiee, was wealth. espoused similar sent'-
mrni.; and thus the future late OF learn
inc was readily fnreseeu. Rel gi"n, the
handmaid &c Education. at length. ava
kene! in the Sutherland. q compassionate
spirit fer The planters; aud w.lh'n the fret
Ten or IL wears II the las, century, there
appeared Rev. Messrs. BLAIR. Adams aud
Gordon, Ulnse p,ous missionaries fr"m
England. who engaged in The Difficult. On.
~ If inslruciing SIX or seven sbousand
sonts. spread over an ares, equal tn a
hundred miles square. Al that period
:. few al those who were born or had
grown up 10 manhood 'nthe colony. could
read; fever even of the better sort could
wr.le;" aid tiey :. ~ete almost ulte'
-ir,neefs 10 any public Worship 81 ,It
| Deny" The people wire noIninall,
preshy,riian.. Lati,ersns. Frencl, Calvin
ais, II man G lholics. Ql.kers and EP's'