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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1840
Page
1
The Tarboroush Press shows weekly publication by George Howard with a yearly rate of two dollars and five cents paid in advance or three dollars at year end. Subscriptions can be discontinued with notice. misaddressed readers pay in advance or provide a local reference. Advertisements under square sizes priced at one dollar for the first insertion and 25 cents for each continuation. court and judicial ads marked 25 percent higher.
An 1840 advertisement touts Dr Evans' Soothing Syrup as a safe, effective remedy for teething pain and convulsions in infants. It claims rapid gum relief, open pores, and prevention of fever, with testimonials from grateful parents and instructions for proper use. The notice lists agents in New York and other towns and invites inquiries from consumers.
Senator Morecke Ab presents petitions signed by Ohio citizens protesting slavery in Washington, arguing Congress may abolish or regulate slavery in the District. He warns that petitions reflect general grievance but that state sovereignty and regional loyalties, especially Ohio and Maryland Virginia interests, constrain federal action. He condemns abolition agitation as hostile to union harmony and cites Ohio resolutions against federal interference in state institutions. He also comments on gender roles and domestic duties influencing public policy engagement.
A large Whig gathering in Chillicothe, Ohio, resolves that civil liberty and the nation’s unsettled institutions require unity. From this day, political labels such as Loco Foco, Democrat, Republican, and Whig are to be merged under the inclusive term Harrisonians.
The speaker thanks the Senior from Ohio for eloquence and patriotism as he notes abolitionist sentiment could inflame sectional tensions. He expresses personal pleasure and gratitude while addressing the Senate and the politics of the era.
Advices from Galveston report a splendid dinner at Tremont House on the 13th for Gen Henderson just back from France. He toasted, urging England not to recognize Texas and urging discriminating duties for all recognizing nations. A ball followed with seventy ladies in attendance and a reception for the general and his wife. Prices for common goods listed include coffee 51 perth, su wi 75 cents, whiskey 650 per gallon, flour 79 per bbl, corn 32 per bushel.
A Jackson Texas report via Nashville Tennessee states General Samuel Houston has been shot in a personal meeting with the Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives. No recovery expected. Llanston, a St Augustine county member, is noted as part of the report.
A Texas report claiming General Samuel Houston was shot by the Speaker of the Texas House proved false. The incident was not confirmed and authorities clarified there was no shooting involving Houston or the speaker.
A writer in the Express denounces Judge Tappan and protests Signor Ruiz's four months in the Egyptian catacombs after a Havana voyage. The piece claims Ruiz was robbed and nearly murdered by Amistad pirates, then jailed on a suit of false imprisonment, urging authorities to intervene and a public meeting to address the matter.
Report from Peekskill Republicans notes a man buried under a collapsed wooden curb and soil during a well shaft at Mills property. Neighbors and rescuers worked through the night, freeing him at dawn to find him uninjured with no broken bones, a remarkable survival.
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