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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1837
Page
2
Election on Thursday 27 July lists Gen Louis V D Wilson as congressional candidate and Col Joseph Bean as Clerk of the County Court candidate. The county races include General Wilson and Bean in a contested slate. Voters are urged to consider the candidates' records and positions.
The Warrenton Reporter reports the veteran public servant Nathaniel Macon known as the Cate of Republicanism died at his Warrenton residence on the 29th in his 83rd year. He left a long, honored record in North Carolina history and public service.
A brief remark notes that Gen Wilson’s politics are unexceptionable as his manners, suggesting a stable character in the political history context. The line reflects a measured judgment of a military figure’s conduct and beliefs.
A Washington Whig pamphlet attacks the Republican congressional candidate for opposing the move to organize the state convention. It criticizes several Edgecombe and Hyde County delegates, defends Democratic principles, and commends Wilson’s manners while urging the editor to align politics with orthodoxy. The piece frames the debate as a political history lesson and notes reformulated lessons from the district.
The piece appeals to Pitt County readers to honor public servants and reflects on the 1817 1818 NC river charter debate. It praises L D Wilson of Edgecombe for saving the Tar River from monopolistic privatization and warns against a United States Bank as another form of national monopoly threatening citizens property and wealth.
Mr Mangum declined the congressional nomination in Wake district and William A Graham of Orange was selected as the wig candidate by a meeting held in Wake on the instant.
The Star reports Gen. Jesup is relieved of his command in Florida and Gen. Macomb is appointed in his stead. This leadership change reflects a shift in regional military command andStrategic posture in the Florida theater.
The Governor of Kentucky refused to convene lawmakers in response to a Louisville committee. He argued no good would come from such action, saying it would heighten alarm and that the public mood is opposed.
The text notes the Legislature cannot pass stop laws to end specie payments but may overlook the suspension as an unavoidable disaster. It suggests banks must curtail operations in response to the crisis.
Governor Clay urges four to five million dollars in state bonds payable over five years at eight percent. Bonds loaned to citizens at a half percent premium, secured by real estate, to fund debt repayment and public relief. He opposes any form of national bank as remedy. Clement Clay recently elected U.S. senator.
Mississippi Pontotoc Union reports land sales began on the Ist at this place with few buyers and most lands selling below expectations. It notes some superior tracts sold at 25 dollars in specie and adds a New York plan to pay interest in specie on July 1, with portions of principal also to follow, hoping other states will imitate to preserve credit.
Specie is selling at New Orleans for 15 and 2 1 2 per cent premium. Banks paid 14 per cent for $40,000 which arrived a few days since at Mexico New York.
Specie advances in New York push premiums to 13 percent as banks seek good paper while note-press mills stall. Banks offer heavy discounts to collect drafts from distant cities, with Virginia and Philadelphia banks appearing as creditors. A large influx of specie moved to London yesterday, traveling from across the nation to Europe and Canada.
A Georgia writer in a New York paper notes that about thirty thousand workmen are unemployed in the city, reflecting economic strain and job scarcity amid ongoing conditions.
An incident of gross fraud occurred at a local cotton factory where two bales had wet rotten cotton packed in the center and seed added to increase weight. The known culprit is urged to come forward and repair the damage or face exposure, as this is the second detected attempt at the facility. The act would net about ten dollars but ruined the man’s character and ruined about fifty dollars of his cotton.
On Friday evening the 23d instant a large fire broke out at Mr. E. Smallwood’s wood on East Front street. Citizens halted its spread after three hours of effort. several nearby dwellings were at risk. Smallwood’s loss ranged from four to five thousand dollars, Jarvis’s nearly the same. Incendiary suspicion looms, but no culprit fixed.
A Hartford Connecticut incident recounts a young girl resisting an attempted rape by leaping from a mill tower. She saved her honor but broke ribs after falling two stories. The assailant faced legal punishment, including a $3000 penalty, as reported by the World.
The Baltimore American Transcribe notes that the West Point cadets delivered performances at the latest examination that were respectable, though not as strong as in earlier years. The report emphasizes overall solid effort with some decline from prior years.
The President directs invitations to the Sacs and Foxes Winnebagoes Sioux and Missouri tribes to send deputations to the city to establish amicable permanent relations. They will likely arrive around October first. Principal chiefs of the bands will participate in the visit.
The Globe reports the most distinguished Braves will form deputations for a gathering likely to include at least fifty members. The event promises interest for observers of indigenous costume and habits and for listening to powerful native eloquence.
The Savannah Republican notes the steamboat Florida arrived from Black Creek. It reports hostilities may pause, Indians fled to the Everglades, corn planted, rations abundant, and fears renewed for a fall campaign. Texas news covers opposition to President Houston, impeachment talk, San Jacinto laurels disputed, Houston granting army furloughs, and frontier raids by 15000 Indians, with Nashville sacked.
From Vera Cruz reports through May 14 recount Gen. Montezuma's defeat and death on May 26, with his army routed by Gen. Paredes, a victory viewed as easing internal conflicts. Bustamante's message to Congress mentions Texas with scant detail, warning timely military readiness for the state.
Washington Market reports July 4 prices with turpentine at 150 dollars from old 140, tar at 100, and Whig in Petersburg Market July 3 shows no change. cotton prices unchanged as noted.
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