25 Jul 1835
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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1835
Page
1
A garbled notice from Tarboronsh Press lists fee structures in dollars and cents per month and per year, with instructions on continuances and amendments. It mentions required timing for insertions and cautions about address handling and editor letters.
A long homey tribute letter recounts Johnson family history, his temperance, generosity to widow and orphan, and public service. The piece praises his patriotism, legal career, and leadership while noting slander over a private matter. The letter writer defends his character amid political controversy. The convention adjournment closes the snippet.
In a closing scene the members bid a last affectionate farewell to President Nathaniel Macon as he quits the Chair. Gov Swain presides briefly, Judge Gaston offers a unanimous tribute, and the President replies with thanks and a wish for safe travel and long, happy lives. He notes he may not return to public life and invites colleagues to visit if they pass through his county.
In the case Suite versus M Lemore for the murder of Col Myers a hung jury led to the court discharging them at term end. The prisoner was remanded to the sheriff and then refused discharge by the Court of Appeals, ordered to jail for another trial. A similar Aston county case had a reverse Supreme Court ruling.
The President of the United States arrives at Rip Raps in the Chesapeake Bay on the ninth in good health. He is accompanied by Andrew Jackson Jr. his adopted son his wife and children Mrs Donelson and children Mr and Mrs Blair and daughter the Secretary of the Navy and others. Sea bathing and bay breezes promise a welcome relaxation for the venerable chief executive.
An Eastern state visitor returns from travel to the West and South, finds land plentiful and money making easy, but health concerns and discontent among households. He notes widespread land speculation, constant sales, and a restless regional outlook, questioning suitability for families. Fay. Obs.
The Globe reports the Board of Visitors at West Point endorsing stronger measures and campus improvements, including a proposed new branch of military instruction and forty horses to aid artillery drills and Cavalry Tactics. Annual institute costs total about 118,566 dollars with 93,566 for pay and cadet subsistence and 25,000 for academic purposes. Mexico Great News From Vera Cruz says Mexico shifts to a limited Monarchy under Santa Anna, with Catholicism established as the state religion and Toluca as the reform start point.
The Franklin Republic report says a trouble between Mexican troops at Galveston and local U S citizens left six dead a detail not specifying whether the dead were Americans or Mexicans.
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