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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1840
Page
2
A notice invites readers to view Col Johnson's able and patriotic letter featured on the newspaper's front page urging support and attention to his message for readers.
Election returns list 1840 and 1836 governor races with Saunders and Morehead name, Dudley majority 5007, noting Republican gains. County tallies include Edgecombe Pitt Beaufort Washington Hyde Nash Franklin Granville Warren Halifax Northampton Bertie Martin Wayne Johnston Craven Camden Nash from Arrington Joyner and Gee led contests. Fall Riding judges named for 1849 with locations Edenton Newbern Raleigh Hillsboro Nash Wilmington Salisbury Mountains Raleigh.
Fragment recounts a 1830 era critique of the National Bank and its alleged political campaign to renew its charter. It cites Jackson's 1829 message, banking figures, and asserts the bank pursued a political war using lawyers and influence to push for a charter renewal.
A critical historic analysis details the Bank of the United States as a coercive force against Congress and public opinion. It chronicles the bank's influence on loans, discounts, and depressions, and credits President Jackson with vetoing the charter renewal. The narrative covers 1830 to 1835 including bank expansions, currency pressures, and depositor removals.
The text reviews a period of over banking and over trading from 1835 to 1840, detailing growing commercial debt, rising paper circulation, and the impact of the Deposit Law. It cites Bank of England actions, the Bank of U S suspension, and the great regulator’s role in triggering a market crash, with claims of substantial losses to American society and the cotton trade.
The speech denounces bank power and paper money schemes, warning that large bank profits come as a tax on Americans. It argues Whig plans threaten national debt and state financial autonomy, urging voters to hold Whig measures to account at the ballot box and defend Van Buren against abolitionist and Whig pressures.
A garbled excerpt shows a political address railing at government expense and pensions. It references rights of conscience and equal laws, criticizes a whig government, and mentions pay and pensions. The fragment hints at a continued discussion in a future number.
Readable fragments show prices for bacon and hams and naval stores, with Old and New dip figures. Mentions fish sales, with various unit prices and totals, in a rough 19th-century market listing style. Detailing is incomplete and uncertain due to OCR damage.
A brief death notice records the passing of Joseph J. M. Barn at nine days old after a brief illness. The infant resided near Cooksville with nearby family and is noted in local records among area residents. The notice omits full dates and parents, reflecting fragmentary OCR data from the era.
Harrison is expected to preach at Kehokee meeting house on Saturday and Sunday August 15 and 16, at Conoho on Monday, at Crag Roads on Tuesday, at Codetce on Wednesday, at Gum Swamp on Thursday, and at Tarbory Swurday and Sunday August 22 and 23, Lawrence's Com.
A cloth coat with a handkerchief shirt bosom collar and a small sum of money was found on the road between Logsborough and William S. Biker Ensq s on Tuesday last. The owner may claim it on application at this office. August 13, 1840.
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