Raleigh Prepares for Henry Clay Reception in 1844
In Raleigh a political festival gathers for Henry Clay with Col. Michael Hoke and George E. Badger leading the parade of speakers and officials. The Mock tribunal of Whig leaders mocks past loyalties while Clay seeks support, promising bargains and a presidency amid a cacophony of banners, rival offices, and street spectacles.
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Mr. Clay
Raleigh
Henry Clay
Oaks
George E. Badger
Jackson
Clay
Richard Hines
Central Committee
Congress
William Boylan, Esq
van Buren and
Cambreleng
Mr Clay
Van
Grimke Crenshaw
Col. John
Militia
Father Grimes
Party Nicknames and the Rise of Harristocracy
The Raleigh Register decries party duplicity calling the opposing faction LOCO FOCISM and asserts Whigs are the true Democrats. It accuses Har ristocracy of neutrality and condemns the use of Democrat labels by the Whigs as deceitful and monarchical.
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Raleigh Register
Bear
Loco Foco
Gales
Change in spirit and party names in the press
A citoyen laments a shift in political tone and manners as the editor of the Register embraces blackguardism and nicknames, urging a return to principles over aliases. The piece critiques the whig faction and Locofoco labels, calling for temperate rhetoric and honest dialogue. It cites Cervantes for moral guidance and defends the Democratic identity against name-changing attacks.
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Democratic Party
Register
Sall
New Democrats
Locofocos
Locofoco
The
Cervantes
Don Quixotte
Sancho Panza
Raleigh court showdowns spark criticism of council
The Raleigh Register and the Raleigh Standard rail at the council over the appointment of a Supreme Court judge. Weston R. Gales is named as rejected by the council, while Judge Badger is cast as the victim in a partisan dispute.
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Raleigh Register
Council
Raleigh Standard
North Carolinian
Supreme Court
Register
Badger
Gales
Weston R. Gales
Loco Foco
Orange Superior Court Convicts Two Men in Arson and Rape
At the Orange Superior Court the Recorder records the conviction of two Black men, one for arson and the other for rape, with the sentence to be carried out by hanging on Friday.
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Orange Superior
Hillsboro
Superior Court of
Orange
No. Carolina Laws Debate and Connecticut Election Notes
The excerpt discusses counterfeiting cases of Bradshaw Fuller and a critic’s claim that No Carolina had the bloodiest code of laws, with cautions on generalizing from individual cases. It also reports Connecticut election results, noting no governor chosen, Baldwin leading Cleveland by 468 votes, and speculation on Federalist gains in the Legislature. Additional items include the death of the Horse Marion at Rocky Mount and market prices for corn bacon lard naval stores and scrap.
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Bradshaw Fuller
Virginia
Carolina
Union
Superior Court
No. Carolina
Draco
Guilford County
Connecticut
Harrison
Baldwin
Cleveland
Gillette
Marion
Rocky Mount
Halifax
Ives by Appointment to Preach at Calvary Tarboro
Rt Rev Bishop Ives by appointment will preach on the 20th and the first Sunday after Easter at Calvary Church in Tarboro. The message will honor the church's parishioners and reflect liturgical timing.
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Ives
Calvary Church
Tarboro
Jacob Frieze
Stantonsburg
Ellis’s
Pitt's Cross Roads
Hardaway’s
Spencer L. Hart
Esq
Upper Down Creek
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Tarborough
Col
Michael Hoke
Lincoln
Iredell
Charles Hinton
Mangum
Watden
Tag
Ray
Bob
Adams
Justinet
Washington Market
Louis C. Pender
Sherif
Jesse Mercer
Jacob Turner
Patsey Lee
Alfred Turner
Tassey Joiner
Lawrence L. Boon
Esther Gay
Commodore Stephen Decatur Davis
Franklin
Rachel Gay
Moses Daughtridge
Rhoda Joiner
Moses Edwards
Margaret Varner
Jne R. Pittman
Annis Pritigen
Caswell H. Barnes
Nancy Bottoms
James Jackson
Mourning Smith
Nash County
Votice
Ars Howard
the Times
Washington
GEO Howarn Tarborn
Williamston
Croatan
Albemarle
Taryrough
Alford Lacy Jenkins Roberson Biren
M.o
Bunting
Richard Bryant
Wm D Ballack
Joshua Batile
Joseph S
Bennett Bliz
George N
Bradley Willie Brown
Jacobell Newcor
Wiliar Collen
Hak
Thos
Hen Cromwell
Eli
New Crockery Store
City of New York
Pearl Street
Fulton Street
Henry Stevenson
Pear Street
China
James P. Smith
Nail
John Caskie
Sycamore Street
Petersburg
James P Smith
Allen
Steers
Longtey
Ambler’s
Dunlop
Geo. Howard
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