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THOS. II. HOPKINS,


w. l.. S. DEARNG.
Statement orthe Rev. SOLOMON REESE. Of Alabama
worthy minister OF the Cumberland Presbyte-
rian Church.


TuscUMBIA, Ala. July 24. 1914.
To the Editor Of The Frunkiin Democrat:


GENrLEMEN:-N hereas there is tale going
the rounds of the Wing papers, asserting that the
grandfather of the Hon. james X. Polk wns tory:
now. this is TO certify. that was intimately ac.
quain,ed with Ezekiel Polk the grandfather of
James X. Polk, during the revolutionary war. and
that neither hun nor any of his relations ever
had a drop OF tory blood in their veins: but on the
contrary. Ezekiel Polk was appointed TO. and held
the office of Colonel of the militia, vacated by the
promotion of Thomas Polk TO the Office of Brisn
der General. Any one who SAYS or publishes
th1t Ezekiel Polk was tory, says or plblishds
that which is utterly false.


SOLOMON REESE.
Statement OF Gen. MICHAEL M'LEARy. of Neck.
Icnburg county. North Carolina, Il soIdar of
the revolutions. who was present and per sonay
referred to by Gen. Saunders. in his speech at
MecklcEburg, herein before inserted.


MEcHLENByRG co.. Aug. 8. 1914.
wns personally acquainted with Cot. Ezekiel
Polk in the revolutionary war. knew him to
lie friend to his country. and an active whig.
mover heard any thing else than this until saw
the chlrge of torylSm IN the Chlrlotte Journal.
consider It an outrageous slander upon a patriot,
that deserves the rebuke Of every honest nan. |
was in Charlotte the day the Independence of
.MckienJurg was declared. II uus Notorious al
The Hme. that Ezekiel Pax acns actire in getting mp
NtH Declaration. and signed TINT instrument. OF
Ht,s there can be no douM. | never heard
IL. l. r. A.
perty and flmil v.and was acquainted with many
who took it. If any thing of the kind had have
happened. certainly would have heard il. lie
stool high always as n man Of business, Of strict
integrity and Of ine..taIent.


NJ. McLEARY.
In presence Of McAAEL NJ. MOORE.


Statement of GEorGE OLIVER. about eighty five
years old, of Lincoln County. n. c.


LINCOLN Co.. Aug 5. 1914.
| was born and raised in North Carolina q md
was soldier in tho revolutionary war, (which the
pension records will show.) was well acquaint
ed with Ezekiel Polk, Tho's. Polk and all the Polk
family that served in the Revolution in the Caro-.
lima States. and they all good and active
wings. and that the charge made against Ezekic
Polk at this late day. that he wns tory in tho
Olu,iOn, is u base SIunder and falsehood.
ltis truo that he was forced. from his residence
in South Carolina. BY CORVALLIS on his way fir IN
Camden to Cha arlO,te. TO take protection or leave
all his property TO tho rnvagos of the tories. Blu
left him the first chance, and headed scout.
ing party of patriots, who annoyed and fought the
! British tories in South Carolina. It was said thai
Cornwailis was so anxious to induce him to rails,
arms against his county. that he Offered him
commission of Colonel. | went to live with Cot.
| William Polk near the town of Charlotte, nt tn,
close of the war. and lived with him several years
and knew Ezekiel Polk and never hca rd the chm rgt
of tor yism against him. And the other hand
he was considered pntrio, and friend to his coun
try, and n useful citizen-being a talented anC
business man. GEORGE OLIVER.


Signed in presence Of Pleasant Oliver and S
c. Caldwell.


Statement Of ABRAM FoRNEY, eighty.fve years o
age.


| LINCOLN County,, N. c.,
| d.. August Sd, lS44. (
I served in the revolution undcr Col. l'ho's Polk
elder brother of Ezekiel Polk; knew all the Folks
was not in the army with Ezekial Po!k-but
j always understood he was a true friend to hi
+ country, mud was an active whig, and indeed
know that there no tory among any of tn
!. PoIks--and consider the charge that Ezekie
Polk was n tory to be false in every particular
u didhot hear even that he took protection unde
42ornwnlIis nor do believe that he did, And
n hea I'd al the time that Ezekiel Polk, was among IN
d foremost in getting up the Mccklenbrrg DecIarr