Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-05-27
THE ENQUIRER.
Richmond, May 26.
HONOR To~TnE DEAD,

HONOR TO TIE DcAp'
One Of The worst features of The late PresIden-
,;al contest was the attempt Of The Wing press 10
acs,rov The Democratic candidate, by rakinS up
The ashes of The dead and by stigmatlzlns Coi.
Polk as The grandson of Tory. From one e'u
If lhe Union 10 The other the name oil Ezekiel
Polk was paraded as an enemy OF his country
and The people were invoked 10 put down '"e
prelensons Of man, IN whose veins cifcu'a'eu
The blood of a tory In vain did the Repuoii-
can press deny The foul charge-in VAN uiu ''e!
contend thai. even were the statement true, IL
would reflect more honor ON MIR. Polk, lha' ne
had, BY his own defence of Republican ns'lluluhS'
proved himself worthy of The confidence oil Tree
people. Fierce parry spritlisened not TO reason ho'
The voice Of truth. The charge was repeated III
every variety Of revolving form. II was ieI' -
The ballot.box, 10 sclc all difficulties and aliay
The spirit of defamation. The people took Inc
matter into their own hands, and crushed me
puny attacks upon The honor Of The President ana
his patriotic ancestor
Now that the excitement of party is compara-
lively calmed down, il is entirely proper lha'
lice 10 the dead rs we'll as The living, who have
been assaei wanionly in the heat OF violent
struggle.
We therefore rc-puhlish from that excellent
lule neutral paper, The Baltimore Sun, lew
extracts from a letter Of one OF lis correspond
ents lately returned from North Carolina. II
clears M the stain attempted 10 be cast upon The
memory OF Ezekiel Polk, and embraces other
matters of interest:
"The first thing of interest in Charlotte is the
rebuilding OF the mint, under The directions oi ).
W CoWell, Esq, who has contracted win Mr..
Fl. G.. Owens for The sum of $4,000; who has re-
Gently completed the Court House and Jail in that
place giving entire satisfaction 10 the COMMITTEE
of Inspectors appointed 10 examine The same; thus
giving evidence of his skill and ability 10 do
ample Justice 10 The Government in rebuilding
The Mint While in Charlotte, pallakinS OF The
friendly inequalities Of The warm-heared South
einers. and learning that was within eleven
miles OF the birth place ui President Polk, being
DESTROYS 10 visit the spot OF The birth OF man no
one seemed 10 know prior 10 the late election, /
was kindly conveyed there BY Major Davidson Of
Charlotte, who pointed uul, as we were passing,
much Of interest connected with The events ol The
Revolution: among those OF special interest was
the house where General Washington addressed
the citizens Of Mecklenburg county, Moth Ca
roliua: also. the residence OF Col Ezekiel Polk,
The grandfather Of the President, who was wan
lonly ,raduced and represented as Tory OF The
Revelation during The late contest. Col. Sloan,
of The above county, pronounced This base labrl-
cation, as his father fought shoulder 10 shoulder in
the struggle Tor Liberty in the days OF - and lG.
"While in Mccklenbnrg, being acquainted
with some OF the relations OF President Polk, and
they understanding that would return 10 the Dis
lrct, requested that ! should wait upon the Pre-
sienl with their respects. Arriving in Wash
inglun, and making my wants known 10 The page,
thai was not seeking office, was promptly ad-
mii,ed 10 The presence OF The President. | found
him all thai report had said OF hm--atlab!e, cour-
teous and urbane in his manneIS-all TIA, could
lie desired iroEi gentleman filling 81 dignled a
station. The fact is Messrs. Editors, that Mct IS
the change 81 feeling az The South, that heard bul
one individual who said aughl against The measures
pursued bp tie i'ftSidcGi, and the Merchants, a
lar as was able 10 ascertain, who were formerly
in favor of a United States Bank, have become
thoroughly convinced from The irlol,Some cOadi-
tion Of Tie currshey, and the precious metals that
are in the country that they can gel along 'r,idort
IT,
"Whilc in MecLlcnhurg, and not far from Char
lolte, was informed that one acre oi land was
sold for S5,000, Tor mining purposes. Such is
The value OF land i'll that section of country.
81 shall leave with You in lew days specimens
of gold ore, some in lis natural state when taken
from thai mine, and some IN the bar ready for
coming. a. H."