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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1840
Page
2
The county court held this week with no major events. On Monday eleven shares of the Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad, each with $100 paid in, sold at public auction for $45 per share on twelve months credit without interest.
The article reports unofficial figures for governors Morehead and Saunders in 1840 and Spaight and Dudley in 1836. Morehead leads by 5253, a sectional win reflected in western district tallies Graham about 4400 Fisher 3200 Williams 2700. It warns that rising votes may suggest northern Whig tactics influence.
In Buncombe Rutherford and Ashe counties and Lin Burke a Republican gain of 5 and a loss of 17 members give the Whigs a Senate majority of 4 and an 8 dollar edge in the Commons.
A day or two ago Mr. David Barlow of the county landed a fine sturgeon in Tar River using a trap. He caught 23 fish weighing about 1600 pounds in a single day and on another occasion 15 fish.
The speech attacks the Whig party and its banking policy, arguing that distress is caused by banks and political manipulation. It condemns monopolies, asserts agriculture suffers under banking oppression, and defends the administration against bank-driven price fluctuations, citing cotton and currency issues.
The document argues that to revive national prosperity and curb moral and economic decay, the bank capital must be reduced to the minimum compatible with a sound mixed currency. It urges strict subordination of banks to law so that even the poorest person can seek remedy against oppression, with continuation promised.
The New York State Whig Convention met at Utica on the 12th instant with a large attendance. Speakers included N P Tallmage and Hon Mr Stanly of North Carolina. The convention unanimously nominated Governor Seward and Lieut Gov Bradish for re election. Raleigh Stand comments on Mr Stanly joining abolitionist supporters and criticizes the Whigs for courting abolitionist cooperation.
Mrs Brooks wife of the Rev Warren Brooks of Chatham county is said to have hanged herself on Friday last according to ud Reg.
Judge Toomer resigns his seat on the Superior Court bench due to continued ill health. The Governor and Council will meet on the 27th to fill the vacancy. Wilmington Chronicle.
A Friday evening storm struck Combahee causing nine deaths among twenty enslaved people seeking refuge with four uninjured, five stunned, and two severely shocked. Regional telegrams note European tensions, potential Anglo French war, and a private Egypt Turkish treaty dispute. Additional items include Atlantic crossings in ten and a half days and local market prices.
Mrs Harriet Battle consort of Jas 8 Bari of Nashville NC died at the residence of Mr Davis Greenville county Virginia on Thursday the 16th after a long illness. Her death leaves a bereaved husband and extended family in deep sorrow and grief. Her gentle life and amiable manners are praised, and she is remembered as a loving mother and devoted spouse. The family notes a Virginia Springs trip hoped to aid her recovery, but fate ordained otherwise. The community offers sympathy and faith in divine mercy.
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