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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1839
Page
2
A critical letter targets Mr. Stanly and Dr. Duncan in a clash over political conduct. It accuses Stanly of adding slander to office seeking while contrasting Dr. Duncan’s sharp tongue with his measured restraint. The writer, calling himself a true Democrat, urges accountability and scorches both figures for party integrity.
Citizens confront Edward Sanly's Washington Whig letter debate flagging the Treasury regulation, government bank claims, and his protest. He defends his stance on party names, explains surplus funds, and cites 1822 1825 1837 revenue figures and land sales to show taxes and duties fund government operations.
A 1839 political pamphlet excerpt discusses using Federal revenue via equalization, criticizing misallocation of public money and Treasury Notes. Levi Woodbury's figures are cited, noting redeemed versus outstanding notes and state use for internal improvements, railroads, and canals, with calls to fiscal restraint and scrutiny of state banking and investment. The piece ends by contrasting views on governance and urging informed citizen judgment.
The notice urges Republicans to vote on the upcoming election for Congress with Van Buren and Hale named. It cites the Raleigh Register reporting a Supreme Court decision in Roder vs Cannon, defining voter residence as twelve months in state with domicile in the county, clarifying eligibility and inspectors’ duties.
The Washington Whig prints Mr Stanly’s response to Dr Hall’s circular. Stanly denounces slander saying in Edgecombe he is called a conqueror a monster and an abolitionist. The paper disputes the monster label and condemns the Whig Gazette for biased truth.
A garbled circular links Mr Sta cy and Edgecombe in a text criticizing derision by politicians. It condemns democracy, progress, and public abuse while lamenting lost civility and the perils of political rhetoric. The fragment mentions Bani and Cager in a vague critique context.
The letter argues that a proposed North Carolina internal improvement near a coast region should be state led or ceded to federal jurisdiction like lighthouses or forts. It critiques Congress control and urges using surplus funds or forming a company to advance the project, warning of constitutional conflict and political inaction. It questions legislative use of public money and cites 1839, prior representatives, and treasury policies.
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