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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1836
Page
2
Jons J Dantes Janes Grange Jas Jo Pippen are listed as participants in a general assembly and senate related to Taos. The brief item names the assembly members and their roles across local government structures.
Citizens marked the national holiday with display of the star-spangled banner and cannon fire at intervals, joined by popping of squibs, evidencing a determined effort not to let the day pass unnoticed.
A note to the editor from John P. Todd announcing the death of the venerable Ex-President Madison on the 28th alt. The Petersburg Constellation records the event as a painful duty and notes Madison’s deeds and enduring civil history. It laments the approaching anniversary of independence and compares him to Adams Jefferson and Monroe.
Congress met on the 27th ult to decide the fate of a bill returned with presidential objections. The action fixes the time for Congress sessions and specifies timing for a tournament at the close of each first session. Two-thirds vote may be involved.
The report notes Madison death and calls for mourning. Resolutions urge blacked chairs, badge of mourning for thirty days, crepe on left arm, and reaching Mrs. Madison with condolences from Senate and House. President to transmit resolutions to Mrs Madison.
Report circulates charging Nash County Sheriff S W W Vick with announcing W W Beyant as a candidate. The paper states the report is incorrect and that Vick gave no communication on the subject either verbally or in writing.
The Republican ticket is complete except for a vacancy in the 12th district believed filled after a Hertford convention on the 30th. The Whig ticket lists 15 Electoral Districts with names such as Webb, Alutehell, Morehead, Manly, and Williams. A Warren county meeting endorsed Martin Van Buren for President and Richard Johnson for Vice President, with Henry Fits as Chairman and Weldon N Edwards and Edwin D Drake named as officers.
The meeting unanimously adopted seven resolutions praising Martin Van Buren as a candidate of the Republican Party, opposing Whig aims to force a House election, and defending his record on abolitionist charges. It pledges to support Van Buren in North Carolina, upholds Southern rights, commends his anti incendiary mail bill vote, and condemns regional discrimination in party lines.
A Warrenton gathering condemns local animosity toward Van Buren, praises Southern support, and pledges union loyalty. It endorses R. M. Johnson of Kentucky for Vice President, forms a 15 member vigilance committee per Captain's District, and directs publication in multiple North Carolina papers.
Tennessee and North Carolina recover from the White fever as Whig candidate status fades. Reports say Judge White is no ally to the current administration. Georgia to Louisiana show no place for him. Brevet Brigadier Wool is ordered by the War Department to seek militia quotas from several states for three months and volunteers for one year, with discretionary calls based on affairs.
The Globe of the 25th carries the Report of the Board of Visitors invited by the Secretary of War to attend the General Examination of the cadets at the United States Military Academy. It notes the committee chairs E Her rich Lewis Marshall John Mushat G F Davis Morgan L Smith and others find a favorable view of the academy’s management and prosperity.
George Wolf of Pennsylvania named First Comptroller of the Treasury to replace Joseph Anderson who resigned. Louis D. Henry of North Carolina named Commissioner. John J. Manford of New York named Secretary. Cornelius Van Ness of the District of Columbia named Clerk. Effective July 1, 1836 under the act to carry into effect.
A brief report notes the effect of the convention between Spain and the United States as presented in Globe. The article highlights diplomatic implications and potential shifts in policy or trade arising from the accord.
Major Julius F Heileman who distinguished himself in the action of Micanopy Florida June 9 is breveted by the President to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Heileman’s feat noted as a key cavalry action in the Florida campaign.
Col Read, commander at Withlacooche Blockhouse, challenges Gen Scott over cowardice accusations. A duel is anticipated amid the escalating dispute.
The piece asserts the surplus revenue plan is praised by Whig papers and condemned by Democratic ones. It argues the scheme aimed to seize public money and claims it has succeeded quickly, with comments attributed to the Central Journal.
Petersburg market notes July 1 quote cotton in good demand with about 80 bales sold daily this week. Ordinary cotton bringing 15 to 16 cents and good to prime 16 to 16 1/3 cents per pound according to Jefferson Consulate report.
A letter from New Orleans dated the 12th reports a gentleman arriving from Matamoros who said a Mexican city envoy has full authority to settle with the Texian Government and recognize the Del Norte as the boundary. The source is NV. VY. Star.
Reports from Mobile and Velasco detail Texian diplomats P W Grayson and James Collingsworth seeking recognition in Washington, with a 13 gun salute from the Texian schooner Independence. Armistice with Santa Anna’s forces is noted, while Mexico readies for renewed war as Gen Ortoza’s expedition of 5000 marches toward Saltillo and Matamoros dispatches arrive.
Fragmentary report describes Texian activities near Matamoros, Santa Anna's downfall, and proclamations from Jose Justo Coro dated May 19 1836. It notes recruitment efforts, American and Texian tensions, and references to Urrea and Fanning’s surrender amid ongoing Texas conflict. Also mentions Cotton Factories and translations in New Orleans bell.
A partially readable 19th century fragment notes a troubling incident involving a Black boy in Salisbury. The text references Dr Mitchell and individuals Burns and Tunewell, with unclear actions or outcomes and no clear dates or locations beyond the town name.
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