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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1840
Page
1
Fragmentary notes describe camomile use as a mild tonic for debility and convalescence after fevers. It references nervous debility and stomach corroboration, with odd typos and a note on court orders and funeral advertisements pricing. Public notices warn ads must mark insertion counts and letters to the editor require postage.
A 1940 notice touts Dr Evans Celebrated Soothing Syrup for teething pain in infants. It claims to prevent convulsions, fevers, and distress by rubbing on gums, with testimonials and agent contacts in New York and North Carolina.
The act continues and amends pre-emption rights for settlers on public lands. It allows electing quarters, credits improvements rented to others, and permits entry at minimum price for unsurveyed lands. It extends the 1838 act to June 1842 and preserves rights despite later claims or contingencies. Also notes patent medicine copy in ad.
From the Tuesday meeting of the Washington Republican a selection was made designating Henry I Toole Esq as the county Republican candidate for a seat in the next Legislature. The paper lauds his political history, talents, legal experience, and commitment to Constitutional liberty and Southern institutions.
A notice from the Batesville land district states a vacant unappropriated pier quarter section in Izard County Arkansas is offered at one dollar and twenty five cents per acre in lieu of the land the bidder currently occupies. It covers part of the sixteenth section of township eighteen, range thirteen west. Approven June 1 1840.
A June 2 1840 Washington meeting chose Gen William A Blount to preside and George Houston as secretary. It nominated Samuel Clark Sen Hyde Beaufort for Senator, Henry J Toole for Commons, and four delegates from Beaufort for the State Convention in Raleigh July 6. Delegates named were George Slouston Henry J Toole Joseph Satchwell Thomas Barrow. Minutes to be published.
From the Globe and Richmond Enquirer May 1840 letters discuss the Democratic nomination for Vice President after Baltimore and Jackson’s stance on party unity. Andrew Jackson endorses restraint, warns against sectional and money power threats, urging adherence to Constitutional limits. James McDowell of Fincastle publishes a copy of Jackson's letter.
In a letter to Felix Grundy Polk urges Republicans not to oppose party unity or electing opponents, stressing loyalty to Republican principles and readiness to defend the party through the upcoming suffrage. He affirms continued ardor for main tenets and pledges to act with political friends while exercising his rights as a freeman.
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