The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-07-27

G. Polk is the son of the late Col. William Polk,
of Raleigh one of the firmest patriots of the Re-
yolution, and grandson of Col. Thomas Polk, of
Mecklenburg who was the most prominent actor
in the county convention which declared indepen-
dence The Tennessee Wings, therefore, when
they heard Gen. Polk thus assailed, promptly gave
the lie to the asperson the falsity of which could
be demonstrated by ten thousand men in Ten
nessee, backed by every man, woman, and child,
in North Carolina. They not only dsproved
the charge Of Toryism made against Gen. L. G.
Folks father, but under the provocation which had
been given them, they "carried the war into
Africa" They charged that the grandfather of
james X. Polk was Tory-and they proved it.
They adduced the evidence OF living witness
REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER, Thomas
Alexander. The old scar-worn veteran, upon the
brink of the grave, testified that he served under
Ezekiel Polk in fisby sort of foray he made
against the Indians in the beginning of the war ;
in all which the said Ezekiel took good care to
keep out of danger: deponent further saith, that
the said Ezekiel afterwards refused to obey the
rolina to protect the whites against the negroes
and last, though not least, the said Revolutionary
soldier, Thomas Alexander swears, that when
Lord CORVALLIS arrived in Mecklenburg, " Eze
kel Polk went in and took British protection. !"
All this the Tennessee Wings proved in 1910 !;
to the utter confusion and disgrace of their oppo-
nents who had made the attack.
To counteract this most untoward development
which they had brought upon themselves and Mr..
James K. Polk, the Locofocos published an ed-
ton of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Indepen-
dence, in which they interpolated the name Of
Ezekiel Polk. They published the list of dole
gates as signers to the Observation-Disclosures none
of them signed it-and they stuck in the name of
Ezekiel Polk without shadow of authority, and
against all authority. Such is the spurious in
Jeffersonian claims to have in his possession, and
upon which the Globe relied to contradict the
charge of Toryism against Ezekiel Polk. The
foundation being removed, therefore, the super
structure of falsehood fabricated by the Jefferso-
man and the Nashville Union, with the endorse
ment of the Globe, falls to the ground.
We may here add that the responsibility and
veracity of the Revolutionary soldier, Thomas
Alexander, who SUGARS that Ezekiel Polk took
British protection, is attested by magistrate of
his county and the Clerk of the Court. His evil
dence is also corroborated by the admissions of
the Jeffersonian. That paper says, Eve copy the
article as it appeared in the Globe of Tuesday,
as follows:
1--WE say that Ezekiel Polk was not Tory
during the ,ohole of the Revolutionary war that
he did fight for independence; that he did sign the
Declaration Of Independence made at Charlotte
On the Goth May, IT'S; and that we can prove
by as good evidence as our opponents can prove
the reverse, that at the time CORVALLIS was in
Ezekiel Polk was in Pennsylvania,
and therefore did not take protection under the
Crown. We Of ourself kno,o nothing Of these mat
tiers, but we stand ready TO prove them.' Again
the Jeffersonian SAYS: "If Ezskel Polk pas
TORY, ii ,0as only thus far. lie was actively
engaged in two campaigns fighting for indepen-
dence, and afterwards resigned his commission Of
Captain in the Continental army. lie never did
aid the enemies of his country in any shape or
form"
In this cautiously worded, and very lame de-
fence of Mr.. Folks revolutionary services, there
is not syllable to contradict the old revolution
airy soldiers sworn testimony; and let it be re-
marked that the editor has not presumed to con-
tradict him; on the contrary, it is quite appa-
rent, that with all his flourish of words, he was
hampered with the superintendent weight of
that testimony, and dared not assail it where its
author was so we'll known.
The editor denies that Ezekiel Polk was a
Tory during the "whole' of the war. Certainly
not, because it is admitted that he held cap
tain's commission. But the denial of his tory.
ism for the whole, clearly admits it for part In
the next place occurs the statement, that his
name is signed to the Mecklenburg Declaration !;
this we have disposed of above and besides,
the Globe admits it to be false. What the ed-
tor says of his fighting for independence, will
very well pass under the head of his military
operations against the Indians end negroes
Next, the editor says "If Ezekiel Polk aoas