Democratic Republican State Rights Nominations May 1849
The Halporouge paper notes nominations for president and governor, with Van Buren the Democratic pick for president. It lists county clerk vacancy candidates Norfleet, Pender, Clark, Cotten and mentions Toss Not Depot new post office. It summarizes National Democratic Convention proceedings at Baltimore, naming officers and committees and endorsing Van Buren, while leaving vice presidency to electoral college results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jos. Bell, Esq
Messrs
John Norfleet
Louis C. Pender
Henry T. Clark
James L. Cotten
Convention endorses Van Buren for President and defers VP choice
Delegates formally nominate Martin Van Buren as the Democratic candidate for President and pledge full efforts for his election. They resolve not to pick among VP nominees but leave the decision to voters in the states, hoping opinions unite before the electoral college vote. The letter from the Vice President is promised for publication next, and the delegates adjourn sine die after spirited speeches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin van Buren
United States
Messrs
W. N. Edwards
Perrin Bushee
James S. Battle
Thomas T. Faydan
Sumner A. Williams
Robert M. Morgan
William Carroll
Tennessee
Wm. T. Rogers
Pennsyvania
C. P. van Ness
Vermont
Wm. N. Eldwarts
North Carolina
Charles Parry
Indiana
John Nelson
Maryland
Alex. Mouton
Louisiana
Geo. A. Starkweather
New York
C. J. McNulty
Ohio
G. B Adrian
New Jersey
Albert F. Baker
New Hampshire
Republican Party of the Union
Clay
Alabama
Republican Party
Union
Butler
Kentucky
Democratic Party
Howard
Dunean
Walker
Smith
Thompson
Nelson
Stoddard
Preston
Anderson
Maine
Kauffman
Brown
Mississippi
North Carolina Officials Appointments by the President
The President, with Senate advice and consent, appointed James B. Sheppard as United States Attorney for the district of North Carolina to replace I L Holmes who resigned. Robert M. Noxon was named Collector of the Customs at Edenton, succeeding William McNider who declined the post. Globe reports the changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
James B. Sheppard
North Carolina
United States
District of North Carolina
I. L. Holmes
Robert M. Noxon
Edenton
William McNider
Globe
Senate considers treasury report on government expenditures
In the Senate on the 7th, a treasury expenditures report covering 1824 to 1839 was submitted by the Vice President. Mr. Benton urged thirty thousand extra copies amid a lively debate with Brown, Uabbard, Calhoun, and Buchanan supporting the motion, while Preston, Southard, Clay of Kentucky, and Webster opposed. the measure was adopted. The House met on the 4th and adjourned to the 7th to clear the Hall for upcoming warm weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
Benton
Messrs
Brown
Uabbard
Calhoun
Buchanan
Preston
Southard
Clay
Kentucky
Webster
Waateh
House of Representatives
Southern Union in Danger Warned by Washington Republican
The Washington Republican reprints a Globe extract warning Whig hostility to Southern institutions. It urges Southern men to leave the Whig party for safety of the Union, asserting the South’s rights depend on Democratic success and citing Senate votes supporting Calhoun’s resolutions on American citizens’ rights against foreign influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
Senate
United States
Democratic Party
Whig unity breaks over naval rights defiantly urged
The passage notes a near unanimous opposition among Northern Whigs on defence of maritime rights, with Mr Dixon of Rhode Island as the lone abstainer. It implies a public vote is imminent and hints that Whigs will be branded enemies to the South for deserting national rights amid rapid developments.
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Dixon
Rhode Islands
Low Prices and Embarrassment in The Globe
The Globe notes that price declines and embarrassment are blamed on the Administra tion by the opposition, but bank contractions of about thirty million in a year are the main cause. It cites England where similar distress followed bank contractions, with Carlisle reporting wages spent on food and clothing as trade fell, echoing accusations against the Administration.
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England
Carlisle
Lord Melbourne
South
Cheaper political paper aims for wide Democratic reach
The Editor T Fisk of the Old Dominion announces a new weekly political paper called the Political Reformer to be published simultaneously in Washington Richmond and Portsmouth Va until the next Presidential election. Subscriptions are fifty cents per issue or five dollars for eleven papers with carrier service adding twelve and a half cents. The venture seeks broad reader involvement, urging Democratic support and prepaid subscriptions, with readers advised to send names to Democratic Congress members or to Richmond or Portsmouth.
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T. Fisk
South
Theophilus Fisk
Old Dominion
Portsmouth
Washington
Richmond
Congress
Mail robbery on Petersburg Railroad steals twenty five dollars
A mail bag from Petersburg Virginia destined for Augusta Georgia was robbed on the Petersburg Rail Road by a railroad worker described as a free yellow man. He secreted the bag and cut it open taking about twenty five dollars before being arrested and jailed in Petersburg.
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Petersburg
Augusta
Wilmington
Absconding Teller Dabney Passes Vicksburg on Steamboat
The War Bank teller Dabney fled by steamboat Great Western, reaching Vicksburg on April 18. Richmond reports add details of the large fraud, with deficits estimated between $540,000 and $570,000. Exact loss awaits governor-appointed commissioners’ final report.
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Dabney
War Bank
Vicksburg
Mississippi
Great Western
Richmond Papers
Bank scandal rocks Virginia bank as embezzlement charges rise
Teller W B Dabney and clerk B W Green are at the center of a bank embezzlement case. Green overdrawn funds, absconded, and later confessed to aiding Dabney. Green’s checks totaling 391,000 are found uncharged. Green is in custody awaiting further trials while the Bank of Virginia bolsters reserves and reassures stakeholders. Mallory faces related fraud allegations but is acquitted after testimony from multiple witnesses.
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W. B. Dabney
B. W. Green
Green
Hastings Court
Bank of Virginia
B. W. Mallory
Return of Dabney. Bank of Virginia teller returns to Richmond
Dabney the Teller of the Bank of Virginia returns to Richmond after an absence said to have reached Canada. Verbal authority states his motive was to shield overdrawn account holders, not to misappropriate funds himself.
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Dabney
Luck Favours the Brave Major Gaines Wins Suit
A New Orleans ruling grants Major General Edmund Pendleton Gaines a four million dollar estate via rights through his wife. The veteran is praised as a native of the mountain region and celebrated by his home county for a life spent in national service and defense.
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New Orleans
Edmund Pendleton Gaines
Gaines
Arrival of Arabian armed trading ship to New York
Novelty era arrives with an Arabian armed trading ship docking in New York. The vessel carries coffee from Mocha, dates, ivory, drugs, and other goods, signaling a notable addition to port commerce and exotic imports.
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Novelld
New York
Youth’s Mysterious Disappearance Ends in Chimney Find
A Philadelphia marble and stone cutter’s son, aged 17 or 18 and described as a simpleton, vanished weeks ago. His body was discovered Friday morning in the chimney of a fourth story house where his father worked, with no clear cause found for his entry. He likely died of starvation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KE. Brown
Philadelpia
Deficiencies in Revenue Abroad in 1840 Declared
The London and Paris rumors show England’s 1840 revenue deficit near 30,000,600 dollars and Exchequer bills of about 20,051,530 pounds. France also reports a large shortfall as Thiers Cabinet raises the 1840 budget by eighty million francs. The piece contrasts these with U.S. expenditures of twenty million dollars and a treasury-note deficiency of five million.
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England
London
France
Thiers
Chamber
Treasury
Government and Whigs Clash Over Economic Plans
Fragmentary note cites the Federal Whigs in a dispute with opponents about spending and policy. The text references British comparisons and broader political maneuvering, with scattered mentions of Globe and public sentiment.
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Gant
Globe
Emigration Report From Prussia Over Lutheran Persecution
Reports claim thousands more Lutherans in Prussia will emigrate this year due to ongoing state persecution for refusing to join the National Church. The movement follows decrees attributed to the King targeting dissenters and religious conformity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prussia
National Church of
Washington Market May 12 Prices Brief
Market price notes list Bacon side hams and fish products with several figures. Naval street entries show dips and old prices. Serane and Tar values appear with cents and dollar amounts. Herrings prices are listed for cut and whole, indicating mixed commodity quotes in a terse market summary.
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Washington Market
Naval St
Norfolk Market Prices Report May 8
Norfolk Market report lists cotton at 18 cents per pound, corn 45 to 50 cents, rice hog round 9 to 10 cents, and lard at 109 cents per pound. Herald.
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Norfolk Market
Herald
New York
Virginia preacher to speak at Williams and Lawrence meetings
Rev. Harrison of Virginia to preach at Williams's meeting house Tuesday May 18 at night in Tarboro and Wednesday May 20 at Lawrence's. Cop.
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Harrison
Virginia
Williams’s Meeting House
Tarbory
Lawrence’s
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