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The Tarborough Press published weekly by George Howard offers two dollars and pipe doth per year if prepaid or three dollars at expiration. Subscriptions paid monthly at twenty five cents. Advertisements up to a square one dollar for first insertion and twenty six cents per continuation. Court orders and judicial notices twenty five percent higher. Letters to the editor must be postpaid or may not be attended to.
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Lam
Bam Seldon
Tam
England
Congress
Democratic Convention Address on Protective Tariff Debate
The document, dated Salisbury May 20, 1842, argues against protective tariffs as enriching manufacturers and oppressing farmers and mechanics. It cites English cases of wealth concentration and poverty, urging North Carolinians to oppose taxation favoring capitalists and to consider to change political leadership to curb tariffs.
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Salisbury
North Carolina
Committee of Manufactures
England
National Intelligencer
Duke of Cleveland
William Pawlett
Lord Harvey
Yorkshire
London
Durham
Llis Grace
Marquis of Hertford
Expenditures and debts under party rule in 1840s
The document argues that the Whigs raised government expenditures after gaining power, contradicting prior pledges to cut costs. It cites Senate documents on debt, critiques the Bankrupt Law, and condemns measures like public land fund grabs and a $25,000 payout to Mrs Jarrrison. It urges voters to oust Whig leadership and protect the Constitution and state finances.
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United States Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
van Buren
Senate
Treasury
Federal Party
Clay
Congless
Bethes
North Carolina
Henry Clay
Tiarrison
Jarrison
England
Harrison
Waies
N. Carolina
N. C
Congress
Questioning Whig pledges on government spending
The text challenges Whig promises, noting a year of increased expenditures by twelve million dollars beyond pledges, and questions future behavior if they remain in power, signaling a political editorial stance to be continued by the newspaper.
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Scircely
Mr. Clay
Committee of Finance
Whig Tariff Committee
Congress
Harrison
Whey
Gen. Harrison
Providence
Mangum
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