Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-09-27
OUTRAGEOUS FORGERY,

| The following article from the Albany Argus
! Of Saturday last exposes the most shameless
! l:ard and in:aMou. !u:grr., which this whole
u Llaa;gn HAS cn..i1crld. !, appeared origin
! eagerly rcpubi>hei in tie =. i lmcrican-ant
with erc"l a,ijiry scized rGon Y tn Richmond
/ u n:e. 10 cast atu>n and disgrace uIca James Il.
! Polk We understand. through Nig. Thompson.
mo.E1cr Of Conerlss !.cm Mississippi, tat '.lr.
/ PU,a OWES i.rm n TIL. >tate-and that his
slaves ;..c 70 wcli i.el.tt ard hc Is % much be-
lovc! IS ;!l-n that he never .s;.s i, without his
/ ic.f9 received with JOY ana elacacsS The"
cru,r, aIoaM3 him, ~. express, ~ c:cry SPECIES
OF le!gCi..:a;t.l, their crcp aaclnGcn; 10 taeir
! l..oycd master. IL; i,I!s is ne man, who, for
the purpose Of inJnrins his political prospects,
and Promoting the election Of Hcnrr Clay, IS 10
be ir.Guca IN the following Infamous lhcl.--
Marx tic manner in which yesterdays Wing
halls this sl;.nie!.
Tn. wAr lar. l.. HoLE siAREs It's StsrEs
The .cc9 i!,r statement is taken from 'Eoo5.ck's
tonr ,hro&S;.ic Southern ana i|e>.en .;alc,. n
1855 when James *. POLK WAS Speaker ci The
ilousc Of representatives (hdo3N Roof
hack, bod; w..s Published Yeas before Polk
was nominated. o. even Gfeamci OF in his
own dccams, for the Presidency. (Ia&eeiN We
Sc no. the slightest reason Tor Questioning
The ru,h Of the statement; (Isdccf.9 and if tree,
know Lot Shareholder, thank heaven, in all ir-
oi:.i;. who il the Statement, IS tfGe, viii net hear
ti,v concur with lis in toe sentiment tit James
X Folk ougtt 10 te ,,ainneG to iai> cruel deed 10
pcrgc;na! ntamy !. brings inc;laccab.c repro@ch
on him. md it ;i:yc> Il stigma upon the country
rpon lie Southern States false and undc rserved'
l. hold rs up as people, To tie horror and 6e..s-
iation Of Ch!i.t.ndo.a. Give us Jackson again,
fiaf..W! ii,s'ec1!) %e >a:. with al his Gisre-
gard @. Law AMI CoG-t!tglioa--edyc u Van
Ruren with his I,osGc> Of de:do, cr>-r",i.e:
,:an his inhpman cowaEd. Shameless :
We aaye never seen l. 1foack's look: 5u, his
j. vouched ~ the New Yor., American. irIn;
Of ihc iighes; personal character. 70 tc true eN-
tract from il. Ii il is. wc cannot cue ion t1e
truth .. tie statement. Tor hefe "as 10 moNFe,
certainty 10 political noiire, % @i>icnfcscHi here
follows tic s'aciaeat iron i;oo:sac...
Mar; TOO tie second stroke Of yesterdays K.
Was II MIR Polk Such a spiri, Of gro.s abuse
can never succeed Lc.orc IN enlightened COMMIT
.iiv:
The iouisri:.e Journal 'hu~ descants upon
?1ik's cowan:,ce. Who will dout; ancr learn
.t= ,,.c Gis..;;:ace;ill iact. the very memefy Of
which on rs ts.i-bcd, ouga. 10 sink h. sJal ~
te.ratr. ,ha: with bot iron lie Lr2:tel he III
t:.:s Of his Bamc az tie shoulder. OF - Gn".-
;.:aIar >ares and .,i!ow-crea,g.e~- ia"tctr that
he. Ifoh.i-e known 10 he his il; thcr!an away
W. rs saca G;ahoical cruelty eve: sc?2iaieI
,I5.9 so.roarsiy, never never, never! W"
,rps, IL Providence. lk., the oliprs, - damna-
i, accu>. lion may be di>pro:ed, Ter We would
no. have sucba crin:e established on the head .!
arv h.man bein. But the charge cones IN an
iuuo.lnc share--d;rcs'cd Of al suspicion OF te-
ir.s contrvel for part? purposes: and po--., !nue:
dispro"e it. or he subjected 20 the adherence OF
The Christian world" (NoapPc0rGnc~ is being
con;rivesi Tor parry purposes! Oh. Of course not
Nor j. il eagerly circulated with any such &C.
.;,.n. o. q. co,,rs ot eom@9
%ow. herr the truih-and see AT car"riy
Po,h's enemies pounce upon the crosses cai0n'-
MES. 10 hunt tAei! victim down
(ffons The AAn'y Atgus)
ANOTHER BOLD AND INFAMOUS
FORGERY.
FROM THE ArBAsT EVENING jocR>ai. @iNT'
The Albany Evening Journal Of MONDAY pub
H,hcd IN lis editorial columns, al article heaced'
in capitals ,,-n
LANES X. POLK'S SLAVES SOLD AND
DRIVEN IN MANACLES.'
And beginning thus
~ he following IL extract from Eoorbacs 'ou'
Though The Southern and Western Siaios III is'o
Then followed an extract, purportin" 10 DC
from this tour Of Mr.. Roorback III ls3o-in ife
course Of which the writer vouches lof Inc iact
of his having met dining his tour. gang OF
slaves under the charge Of slave-drivers on lhcsf
way 10 the sugar plantations OF LOUISIANA some
of them manacled and ready TO Re driven Two
and two-torfy-tirIe Of Hem h0rtns me franc q