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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1842
Page
1
The Tarborough Press lists weekly publication at two dollars and fifty cents, or three dollars annually if paid later. Monthly options, advance payment requirements for distant subscribers, ad rates by size, and court notices priced higher. Letters to the editor must be postpaid.
A reflective verse urges trust in the starting tear over gold and beauty. It describes tears rising involuntarily from sorrow, seen in bright rooms and soft music, as the heart’s tribute across years. The poem emphasizes inner truth beyond artful smiles and flares of happiness.
A verse urging gentle speech to others to prevent harm and ease their burdens. It counsels tenderness to a brother, acknowledging shared pain and the need for reverent, faithful words that may guide a wayward soul away from death.
The Globe reports the debt trajectory from the Herald figures that the year’s accumulative debt may exceed twenty six million dollars. The proposed loan bill expands borrowing by seven million for a twenty year term and adds five million more. It also contemplates keeping treasury notes unpaid at six percent interest to defer repayment, totaling about eleven million in notes. The bill thus would bring total debt to roughly thirty nine million when combined with funded debt.
The passage notes that Whigs support a large national debt to keep tariffs high, citing the Boston Courier as the voice of protectionist interests. It argues the debt would serve as a tax on the Treasury to prop up tariff policy, framing the plan as designed to sustain protectionist aims.
The text discusses Treasury notes, funded debt, and revenue shortfalls, arguing credit collapse could ruin state and national finance. It cites a congressional faction's land giveaway as folly. It also reports the New Orleans Bee confirmation of a Mexican invasion sweep into Texas, with 9,000 troops near Matamoros and 12,000 on the upper road, threatening San Antonio.
General Duff Green reports on state indebtedness, citing Mississippi at 156,928,730 and opposing distribution. He predicts opposition from New York New Hampshire and other Democratic states to a proposed distribution law and tariff increase. He warns Congress or the President may be blocked if finances remain strained.
The Wilmington Gazette notes Delaware banks have quickly resumed specie payments, asserting that the financial institutions retain their ability and credit despite interference. The piece emphasizes resilience of monied institutions and steady credit in the state.
In modest language the article praises Delaware’s lawmakers for restraint and effective governance. It extols a debt free status and a million dollar surplus as signs of safety economy and prosperity amid depression, lauding the wisdom of the state’s legislative action.
Reports from Mobile and Augusta describe enthusiastic gatherings supporting Texas emigration. In Mobile over 1000 dollars was collected in two days with a large turnout including Mrs. Sarah Barnes who contributed 200 dollars. Augusta, Ga meetings also formed committees to collect further funds.
From Florida comes the report that Major Belknap has forwarded 27 more Indians to Tampa Bay for westward emigration. The move is viewed as signaling the near end of the hunt for Indians in the territory.
In Williamsburg a large lump of crystallized arsenic, found by M N Rowe and taken to a North Second Street res idence, was shared by two young Buckmaster children. The six year old daughter and four year old son died within days despite medical aid. Two nearby children who tasted the poison recovered. The arsenic was tied to a recent chalk cargo at the wharf.
The New Orleans four mile dash on the 19th saw Sarah Bladen contest Jim Bell. Bell won the purse in two heats with times 737 and 740. The Picayune notes this was the fastest consecutive time recorded in the country.
In Haverhill Massachusetts some petition signers for dissolving the Union are said to believe Miller’s prophecy that the world ends in 1843 They have withdrawn their children from school deeming education useless for so short a life Balt Clipperand
A large city menagerie elephant confined in Mobile jail reportedly broke through the wall during a fierce storm last Friday night and wandered off, leaving authorities unable to confirm the exact reason for imprisonment. The animal’s bold escape echoes legendary four-legged defiance.
A large elephant in a jail yard broke into a store and devoured breads and cakes, toppled a morning bread cart onto a horse, then calmly returned to the yard to await examination before the Recorder. The incident, described as most inhumane, was reported by the N. O. Picayune.
The Philadelphia Gazette reports the booksellers trade sale terminated on Saturday with a large crowd and spirited buildings. Sales were heavy and prices satisfactory, totaling about $200,000. A second trade sale began yesterday morning in New York.
From published statistics the whale fishery has grown since 1832 and reaches an astonishing total of 650 ships and 190 374 tons, nearly one eleventh of the United States tonnage. It employs at least 13 500 men in voyages, and the speaker asserts America should be proud of its enterprise and independence from foreign competition.
Summary of a heated exchange between Gen Hamilton and Santa Anna after Hamilton offered five million dollars and secret funds to Mexico for a peace treaty with Texas. Santa Anna published Hamilton’s confidential note in Mexican papers and warned of retaliation. Hamilton replied in Charleston papers defying the threat, vowing steel not silver and predicting the neighing of a war steed on the Rio Bravo. Santa Anna recalls past Texan captivity and vows revenge, blaming Austin and Houston for his peril.
The article notes population and military gains from 1736 to now with 10,000 riflemen ready. It reports Houston’s cotton trade rising from 800 to 5,000 bales, harbor traffic in Galveston with British ships, and a shift to total abstinence. It calls the government poor but the people strong and moving toward independence, citing 1841 cotton export total at 61,000 bales.
The Globe portrays Santa Anna as hypocritical and unreliable in his Mexican authority over Texas. It recalls a private interview with General Jackson where Santa Anna spoke of an everlasting separation between Mexico and Texas, suggesting his views have shifted or concealed.
In a reflective recounting, the speaker recalls a Texas Mexico rift likened to a broken limb. He cites a warning that amputation seemed necessary, yet personal honor and public sentiment would shape any future push for Texas independence, suggesting hidden motives and shifting loyalties.
The New York Journal of Commerce reports about seven thousand applications for bankrupt law benefits in the United States. Heavy debtors have recently filed in New York, including one claiming debts over a million. Massachusetts leads in total filings, Rhode Island leads by proportion, and South Carolina reports around fifty applications. Charleston Mercury.
The applicants under the bankrupt law in this district total about 1,700 people with aggregate debts likely exceeding 10 million dollars, while assets appear minimal, perhaps 80 to 100 thousand dollars. Debts listed reach into millions for some, while assets are mostly unimpressive items owned by impoverished individuals, highlighting moral and societal strains.
Justice Story has decided that a wife's jewelry must be surrendered in case of bankruptcy per a Sun report. The decision clarifies asset treatment in marital property during the bankruptcy process.
The Selma Press reports a 10 to 12 year old case of a Methodist minister's wife in Jefferson County Alabama who vanished after asking her husband to care for their child. Though bones were later found near his home and he was acquitted for lack of evidence, he faced persecution. A Texas affair revealed on her deathbed exonerates the minister from the earlier suspicion.
The late state census shows slave shares in several Northern states with New Hampshire reporting 1, Rhode Island 5, Connecticut 17, New York 4, New Jersey 674, Pennsylvania 60, and Delaware 2005, followed by the Southern States as the next group.
The Pennsylvania Legislature passed a law confirming Miss Croghan's property to her father and, after his death, to trustees. They must pay enough for her support at their discretion. The case concerns the elopement with Captain Shinley and the control of the schoolgirl's property.
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