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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1842
Page
2
The county is informed that Gen Louis D. Wilson is a candidate for the Senate in the upcoming General Assembly. The announcement signals his bid to represent the county in the next session.
The committee announces Col Joshua Barnes as a candidate to represent the county in the next General Assembly House of Commons. Also declared as a candidate is Ralph E MacNair.
Howard thanks Grand Jury and county supporters for approving his bid for a seat in the House of Commons. He signs with gratitude and pledges to uphold Democratic principles, noting the May Term approval and regional backing. Dated June 1, 1842.
Citizens of Tarborough gathered June 2 1842 at the Court House to arrange a July 4 celebration. George Howard chaired. Russell Chapman was secretary. A committee of correspondence and a reader of the Declaration of Independence were named, with other organizing committees appointed. The proceedings were ordered published in the Tarboro Press.
The Halifax Advocate editor, mocked for his recent paper, is warned to be more circumspect in his “Rights” or risk becoming a notoriety. Congress actions include an apportioned House reduction and the Army Appropriation bill taking prominence. Domestic friction between Messrs. Wise and Stanly is noted as publicized by the Baltimore American.
Details reveal Stanly blamed horse mismanagement for a race course collision. Hon. Wm Cost Johnson spoke for Wise and suggested withdrawing the challenge to allow explanations. Wise issued a written apology, and both sides agreed no further prosecution seemed necessary.
Mr. Stanly appeared before a District of Columbia circuit judge on the 22nd alt on the same charge as Mr. Wise. The dispute between Wise and Stanly was found to be amicably settled and Stanly was discharged, resuming his seat in the House.
The article details a massive gathering in North Carolina on May 20 with over 2000 attendees, 400 delegates plus visitors, and strong speeches fueling patriotism. It notes Henry’s health limits but praises the convention’s bold resolutions and renewed zeal for equal rights, ending with a note on counterfeit $30 notes reported by the Richmond Compiler.
An old engraved plate bearing signatures of President Nicho las and cashier Nekervis is examined. The engraving appears rough and careless, and a surge of recent forgeries suggests someone is trying to pass off a plentiful supply of these pieces.
An adjourned meeting of officers at the Court House on April 25 discussed sending delegates to Raleigh for a July 4 military convention. The Major General and Brigadier Generals would be delegates, with each regiment to elect four more. A five member committee named McRae, Marsteller, Miller, Rochelle, and Filyan to nominate delegates. McRae, Rankin, Howard, and Lamont favored as delegates. It was urged delegates appear in uniform and notices published.
Four days after leaving England the British Queen arrives in New York with latest advices to the 71st ult. From Britain, news is dull. money market remains easy with funds down on the 6th and 7th. cotton market prices show no change.
A satirical verse from Tarboro's Tarbry Press sketches a bleak town scene where cash is scarce yet daily bread and drink persist. It extols local rural nymphs from Conetoe to Devil's Ferry, praising their harvests and charm while lamenting slow trade, monotony, and the longing for a café and urban comforts.
A letter from TERRACEOUS at Washington Market laments scarce cash and the few feasible trades. It contrasts barter for cape truck and trash with a distant lunar world, praising silver yet noting it harms the poor. Market items follow: corn wholesale 2.50 to 2.60, bacon 6 to 64 cents, lard 6 to 64 cents, naval stores and fish prices listed.
In this county, on Sunday last, at an advanced age, Mrs. Catharine Johnson. Local obituaries note her passing and reference a long life in the community. Her survivors and funeral arrangements are not detailed in the fragment.
ANN JOHNSON announces Shocco Springs in Warren County North Carolina will open early June with accommodations a fine ice, barrel fuel, wines and liquors, a well supplied table and liberal board reductions for early applicants. The notice touts waters for liver complaints debility and fevers and mentions a superior female teacher for children.
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