Republican slate in Tarborough June 22 1839
The Tarborough edition notes Republican candidates for president Martin Van Buren. An upcoming issue will feature the Investigator correction. It discusses Virginia party strength, predicting a Democratic governor and U S senator, and claims a larger Democratic majority in the current legislature and House membership rising from ten or eleven to fourteen or fifteen.
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Virginia
Portsmouth Old Dominion
U. S
Airteen
Political parties then and now in the United States
Thomas H Hall argues that the Federal and Republican parties originated in Washington's era over the national bank. He asserts those parties, with the same core principles, persist today, though some individuals deviate. He refuses current party nicknames and favors the long-standing Federalist designation to distinguish the two sides.
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Tarborough
Houston
Washington
Alexander Hamilton
Treasury
Thomas Jefferson
Hamilton
Jefferson
Psengaien
Thomas H. Hall
Thoughts on the approaching Congressional Election
A Tarboro editorial voices support for Republican ideals amid a looming District Three contest. It denounces a Washington Whig pamphlet as the work of a presumed author, defends a Countryman against slander, and urges unity to resist Federal bondage and Whig abolitionist factions. The piece attacks alleged cowardice and vanity while asserting the North State provenance of the Countryman and denying office-hunting motives.
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Stanly
Third Congressional District
Washington
Billingsgate
Federal Party
Turpentine Wisher
Coke
Littleton
North
State of
North Carolina
Edgecombe County
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
James G. Barnes
John Andrews
Richard Hawes
Cad. Hawes
James D. Barnes
Yarborough Press
Turpentine Wisher and A Countryman in Political Rhetoric
In a charged public exchange, A Countryman defends his poetic address against Turpentine Wisher’s attacks. The piece accuses unnamed rivals of office hunting, denounces insincerity, and laments the erosion of literary taste amid political quarrel, calling for restraint and peace.
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Turpentine
Mr. S
Congress
Quashipompo
Neddy Stanly
Earth
Arrangements for Commencement at Tarboro Press
The Tarboro'. Press notes a Committee of Arrangements for the forthcoming commencement. Ample accommodations will be offered. Miss Ann S. Hillyard, Miss Martha Bullock, and the Steward's Hall provide lodging. Dr Cane will host ladies. Students will vacate college buildings to avoid room shortages. The undersigned pledge gentility will be safe. Trenton Races report Boston winning a four mile day. rinting paper from Fayetteville destined for Texas.
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Ann S. Hillyard
Martha Bullock
Steward’s
Cane
Oliver H. Prince
William F. Dancy
William H. Dudley
A. W. Spaight
Thomas L. Avery
Cotton yarn shipments from North Carolina ports rise
About 250 bales of cotton yarn and goods have been shipped from North Carolina factories via Wilmington during the past ten days, proceeding north. The flow indicates steady activity in textile trade from coastal mills to northern markets.
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North
North Carolina
Wilmington
Michigan Legislature Bans Sunday Travel by Vehicle Statewide
A new Michigan law prohibits Sunday travel on public roads or railways with any vehicle under heavy penalty. Emergent cases may be allowed only when certified by a public officer. The measure imposes strict compliance and triggers penalties for violations.
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Michigan
The Chartists Rise in Britain and Government Proclamation
A new Chartist party in Great Britain pushes for wider suffrage and duties on goods. A national convention drew many supporters from across the kingdom. Blood was shed at a Bristol gathering as the Queen issues a proclamation to suppress meetings and arrest leaders.
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Great Britain
Bristol
Raleigh Reg
Petersburg Market Cotton Declines Quoted at 12 to 14 Cents
Petersburg Market reports minimal trading with manufacturers absorbing declines since last note. Only 1800 bales remain in first hands for sale, with quotations set at 12 to 14 cents per pound depending on quality.
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Petersburg
Washington Market Report June 18 Prices
Corn ample on hand with sales at 33 cents a bushel. Acorn-holders ask 12 cents. Lard scarce at 114 cents. Naval stores include turpentine new dip 83 00 to 3 05, old 2 25, scrape 1 10, tar 1 45. Fish shad small lot on hand quoted at 10, herrings 56 to 50. Rep. market news roundup.
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Washington
Tarboro
New York
Asthma cured by Evans Vegetable Medicine, Virginia note
Sirah Simmons of Prince George County Virginia declares a fifty four year asthma battle ended after using Dr Evans Vegetable Medicine. She reports daily relief within two packages and permanent cure, endorsing the remedy for others. Tarboro agent G J M Repaonn notes.
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Wm. Evans
Sirah Simmons
Prince George
Co. Va
G-J. M. Repaonn
Tarboro
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