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by the notorious Rrownlow, with whom the SLAM
der originated. He now says he considers the
charge to be FALSE, that he never made such
charge against Colonel Ezekiel Polk, and never
heard it until lately. Thus are tho slanderers
lefi without solitary witness to sustain them.


Statement Of Thomas ALEXANDER.


MEcKLENBuRG Co.. N. CO.


August 5, 1914.


| was acquainted with Colonel Ezekiel Polk
during the Revolutionary War. 1 know that he
served Two campaigns as Captain, once against
the tories on Rayburn's Creek, where he dispersed
them, and one before that agaius, the Indians and
Others IN the neghborhood Of ninety six, in which
campaign ! served as soldier under him. The
seat OF war was then removed northward, and
do not know OF his being in the army afterwa rds.
lie nerer took sides in any SHAPE, manner or form
against his counfry-nor did | ever intend to
charge that he did, and now consider the charge
to be false I; nor did ever hear that charge made
until of late. | always considered that Ezekiel
Folk was The most talented of all the family.


THOMAS ALEXANDER.
MaJ. Alexander is member of the present
wing plrty.l


Introduction 10 tile " Nindication" mhicA has been
made blythe Democratic State Committee of North
Carolina.


TO THE PUBLIC.


JAMES X. Polk was born and educated in North
Carolina. He was nominated as the democratic
candidate for The President of the United States,
by the delegates of five and twenty States, assem-
bed in Convention at Baltimore, in Nav last
Between forty and fifty years of age. nearly one
half OF his life has been devoted TO the public
service. as legislator and Governor of the State
OF Tennessee, and as a member of Congress ::
and when member of Congress. exalted TO two
among the highest posts of duty in that boIy-
Speaker Of the House of Representatives, and
chairman on the committee of Ways and Means.
His politics, of the pure Jcfitrsonian and Jackson
stamp, have been marked by consistency rare
ana 'condertul IN this age of political ergivcrsa
lion, always the ii ut of an honest heart a sound
Ju"gmeni and patient Investigation of the TRUTH
HIS political enemies finding no bIemsh or spo,
IN his public private life, both ever distinguish
ed by good temper, pure morals and strict nteg-
rlty, have sought to invalldate his claims to the
IrrSldency, by slandcrng the character of his de-
ceased grandfather EZEKIEL Polk with the charge
that he was tory during the Of the Amcri-
can revolution.


Believing this charge to be false and calumni.
Gus, the offspring of the demon spirit of party
the relation IN which we stand as tho democratic ,c
Slate central committee of North Carolina to
James IA Folk, and the debt Of gratitude that we
all owe to the noble band of patriot soldiers of
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, who first declared
independence, and hrst shed their blood in It's sup.
port, (ior ingratitudo to such men would be "loui-
or than traitors army have constrained us to
cause mass OF testimony to be compiled in re-
lation 10 this charg", so voluminous, cogent and
authoritative, as mus! forever consyn it 10 intamy
and oJiiriOn.


Our Senator, tho Hon. VIM. H. Haywood. has
been appealed to to perform this task, because Of
our high confidence in his distinguished repula ton
and taions, as truthful, patIen, and accurate in
veslIgator of facts and evidence. The result OF
his labor in this behalf he has now submitted TO
US, III the document or report accompanying this
address, which we have ordered to be published.
lie who Will not read it because he is unwi lirr
to see justice done TO the memory Of leading pa
trot and soldier Of the revolution, would himself
have been traitor, had he lived in 70; no thai
reads to know the truth, will honor the memory
OF EZEKIEL Polk, and scorn the authors of the
ba sc caumny, who deemed i; no sacrilcgc to VIC.
iate the grave OF Il true Wig and soldier of the
American revolution.


RALEIGH, August %, 1874.


LOUIS ID. HENRY,


of Raleigh, Chairman.


JOSIAH w. WATSON, Johnston co.


WELDEN N. EDWARDS, Warren CO.


THOMAS N. CAMERON, Fayetteville.


PERRIN BUSBEE, Raleigh.


CHARLES FISHER. Rowan CO.


GABRIEL HOLMES. New Hanover.


JOSEPH ALLISON, Orange co.
" ILL. K. POOLE, Wake co.


LOUIS d. WILSON, Edsecomb co.


WILL. W. HOLDEN, Raleigh.


JAMES b. SHEPARD, Wake co.


B. b. SMITH, Raleigh.


GEO. w. WHITFIELD. Lcnoir co.


THOMAS BRAGG, Northampton co.


WILL. WHITE, Raleigh.


ALPHEUS JONES, v AXE CO.


WILSON WHITAKER, " axe CO.


BUTTON CRAIG, Cnlawba.