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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1840
Page
1
The Traborough Ledger, by George Wowre, is a weekly paper priced at ten dollars per year. Subscriptions may be canceled with five days notice and refunds are described. Advertisements under a square are one dollar for first insertion and twenty five cents for continuance. other ads priced at twenty five percent higher. Letters to the editor must be mailed for consideration.
An advertisement extols De William Evans soothing syrup as a safe effective teething remedy. It claims to ease gum pain open pores prevent convulsions and even save infants thought past recovery. The letter from a grateful parent describes rapid relief after application and urges purchase from 100 Chatham Street New York and named agents.
Haywood apologizes for publishing a political speech and disavows personal remarks while blaming modern Whigs for party inconsistency. He argues Republicans have not seized offices and Whigs remain office-holders, urging readers to examine state legislative journals from 1834 to present to judge the accusations. He urges receivers to read, hear, and decide for themselves.
A Democrat speaker assails Whig records from 1834 to 1840, citing proscription of officers, Senate and Commons actions, Mangum Instructions, Rayner Resolutions, and Whig Convention picks Henry Clay for President with John M. Morehead for Governor, accusing leaders of inconsistency and political betrayal.
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