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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1836
Page
2
1836 report outlines seven presidential appointments to diplomatic posts including Fisher and Call, a Wilmington and Raleigh Rail Road meeting in Tarborough with officers elected, stock subscriptions re opened, and routes considered. The gathering set salaries, bye laws, and future stock meetings, with key figures Dudley Meares Lazarus Anderson Owen and Mosely.
Stockholders in the Wilmington and Raleigh Rail Road met at the Court House in Wilmington North Carolina on March 14 1836 and were organized by the appointment of Wm D Mosely as Chairman and Gen James as Secretary. Esq assisted.
The bill for an Arsenal in North Carolina would place the facility in Fayetteville and seeks a 135000 dollar appropriation for completion, with about 30000 dollars to be provided this session for site purchase and material collection. The contested election from this state remains undecided. Congress is expected to adjourn early in May.
The University of North Carolina has bought one hundred thousand dollars of the last Legislature’s loan at par with a premium equal to that for which the same amount of scrip would sell for residue. The Commissioner, Mr. Haywood, has not finalized disposal of the residue but is negotiating a sale, likely to benefit the State.
National Intelligencer reports Major General Macomb travels from Washington to Florida to assume command if needed while preserving Gen. Scott’s special authority. Jacksonville Courier notes Gaines fights Indians on the Withlacoochee frontier with reinforcements and Clinch supplying corn and cattle. Clinch later joins Gaines with Alachua militia as forces near one thousand. Petersburg market notes cotton demand and Abolition debates in Congress referencing Dr. Channing.
An extended defense of slavery argues abolitionists act from false religious and moral positions. It cites Egypt’s ancient hieroglyphs showing black rulers as slaves, notes racial distinctions, and claims blacks lack civilizational progress without white influence, warning Christian ministers against stirring discord and civil war.
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