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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1840
Page
2
The committee announces Louis C. Pender and Henry T. Clark as candidates for the office of Clerk of the County Court. The authorization comes from the governing body and signals their bid for the county post.
We publish Judge Saunders response to the inquiry about his views on abolition. The able letter appears on our first page and offers a concise explanation of his stance for readers.
The Globe praises Judge Strange for a powerful Senate speech against state debts and a national debt. It also highlights J A Bynum’s House speech on abolition, urging readers to consider the North South political alliance and constitutional preservation under Democratic ascendancy.
In the Senate on the 11th, the Vice President presented resolutions from the Florida Territory legislature seeking admission to the Union and opposing division of the territory. In the House on March 6, many resolutions were offered, including Mr. Pope’s for a National Bank. On the 11th, the Independent Treasury Bill was considered. a motion to refer to the committee of the whole on the state of the Union failed by 77 to 115, a motion to refer to Ways and Means passed without division, and the bill was ordered printed.
Washington City report dated March 1 1840 notes Whig and Democratic shifts in the House. New Jersey Democratic claimants win seats by IL to SO margin, shaping majority. Mention of Stanly and Monroe of New York amid voting delays and Adams in a tense political moment.
A fragment from a historical column discusses political rifts among Whigs and Tories. It claims Mr M avoided voting due to a heavy bet and mentions New Jersey’s standing. The Salt Treasury bill sits unresolved on the table and heads to the Ways and Means Committee without instructions.
A letter from Springfield dated February 17 1839 circulated by five Democrats details the circulation of Old Hickory materials. It argues abolitionists and anti masonic factions pushed Harrison's nomination at Harrisburg, with Albany abolitionists guiding delegates. Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee references follow, noting debate over sub treasury and a rebuke of Harrison's honor in Niles Register.
At the Beaufort county Republican meeting held in Washington on March 4 1840 Gen William A Blount presided with John W Lathan and George Houson as secretaries A five member nominating committee was chosen to select delegates to the District Convention and report resolutions The delegates named were Henry J Toole John W Williams Lodowick Reddit James Waters Benjamin M Selby Jr
The committee reported resolutions upholding assembly rights, opposing tariffs and banking limits, and supporting Republican principles. Delegates from Tranter's Creek to North Creek, Bath, Goose Creek and other areas were named to represent Beaufort county in the District Convention for nominating a delegate to the Baltimore Republican Convention and an elector on the district ticket.
The meeting added William A Blount as a Delegate from Washington and heard Gen Blount speak on republican institutions. It ordered minutes published in the Republican and copied by other Democratic papers. A pledge to support the Republican press of Washington was adopted and the meeting adjourned.
The Wilmington and Weldon Rail Road opened with the first engine traversing 161 miles from Weldon to Wilmington. One hundred sixty one guns fired for each mile. A depot gathering mixed waters of the Roanoke Tar Neuse and Cape Fear. Town illuminated. festivities greeted the event with revelry at night.
Elder P J Pucket from Ashe county will preach on March 23 at Hardaway's. March 24 at Sheil bank. March 25 at Pills To River. March 26 at Nashville. March 27 at Sappony. March 23 and 29 at Sandy Grove. March 27 at Con eggpea m h. March 28 Potsnot. March 29 Union. April 1 Lawrence's. April 2 Warbara. April 3 Old Town Creek. April 4 rest. April 5 White Oak. April 6 Autrey's Creek. April 7 Tison's. April 8 Meidow. April 9 Col. Jones's.
A dated advertisement extols Brandreth's Vegetable Universal Pills as a superior purgative for disease prevention and relief. It argues against mercury and bloodletting, insisting inflammation signals a need for cleansing. The piece promotes the pills as easy to use with printed directions and urges readers to learn their value.
An 1840 notice extols Brandreth’s Pills as superior to all others with wide U S distribution. The ad claims cures for dysentery and chronic rheumatism and asserts safety when used as directed. It lists office locations in New York and Virginia and appoints regional agents across North Carolina with price 25 cents per box.
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