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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1838
Page
2
A series of measures propose educational centralization for teacher training, a potential university partnership, and an empowered Commissioner to modernize schooling. The executive seeks accurate crime data, calls for statewide court reports before executions, and notes completed bond settlements, land surveys, statute transcription, standard weights, and militia armament plans.
In a formal executive letter Edward B. Dudley presents the state’s surplus allocations from the previous year totaling 1,433,757.39 dollars, detailing redemptions and fund allocations to the Bank of Cape Fear, the Literary Fund, swamp drainage, and Tyternal Improvements. He proposes more reports from institutions with state financial interests, discusses partnerships and executive patronage, and lists incoming communications from other states on varied issues.
Fragmented remarks discuss the national bank and independent treasury, contrasting the 1814 and 1837 suspensions. Emphasizes restored specie payments, private capital sufficiency, and cautions against a national bank, noting likely benefits of constitutional value standards and exchange stability.
The passage argues that a national bank would threaten commerce agriculture and finances and warns against empowering government or private figures with its control. It asserts the need for legislative reforms to safeguard public money and its disbursement. The author invokes recent events to reinforce the call for safer monetary measures and continued scrutiny.
The Elizabeth City Phoenix office is offered for sale on one and two year credit. A potential buyer could continue publishing the existing paper which has a good subscription list and advertising. Proposals also issued for a Wilmington town weekly to be named the Wilmington Weekly Chronicle to support the Whig party. Terms £2.50 per year payable on delivery of the first issue.
A damaged OCR fragment reports a public sale where hogs sold at average prices around 650 dollars, noting small lots also moved at similar levels. The text references this sale occurring on Monday and mentions continued assettled pricing in the vicinity.
The piece reports on Congressional indifference and a Pennsylvania scare over an planned Whig surge in the state legislature. It details 17 Philadelphia election judges certifying Whig wins, a contested count, mobilization of the military, and مسئولity placed on Whig leadership. It also notes Senate moves on Southern Convention debate and bills on education funding and literary funds distribution.
A Virginia style debate reveals one dissenting voice. The assembly denounces Vermont abolition as a gross assault on Southern rights and refuses to engage on the issue. Adjournment and procedural votes follow as resolutions on public lands and governance are debated. several councilors candidates are named.
In Moore county a special election on the Su iu grant fills the Assembly vacancy caused by the death of Mr. 4.4. De McNeill. Daniel M Neill, Democrat Republican, is elected by an increased majority. In Anson, Col. 2. Myers, fed., is chosen to the Senate in place of Col. J. White, fed., resigned.
A fire at Rutherfordton on the 21st destroyed several stoves and dwelling horses, and consumed the public house of Mr. Logan along with all the papers and docket of the Court of Enquiry. Estimated loss about 15,000 with no insurance.
The Rutherfordton Gazette notes large droves of hogs from Kentucky passed through the village Priveland. It reports a scarcity of hogs in Kentucky this year compared with prior years.
In Cincinnati Petershure Market a pork packing operation runs full with favorable weather. Pork price remains secret to many buyers and wagon purchasers report ranges of 500 to 550 per hundred. Cotton market active with receipts lagging demand. prices quoted from 115 to 125 with extra quality at 12 ers and prime and crop around 104 rts. South short crop rumors spark speculation on cotton prices.
Washington Market dated December 11 notes turpentine at 3.25, new dip. old at 2.50, scrape at 1.00, tar at 1.50. Also mentions Whig.
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