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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1838
Page
2
A fragment from a 1838 issue notes that questions were re inserted on Saturday, May 19 in Carborovce as part of a communication that had been omitted in a prior installment. The item preserves the period voice and focuses on the editorial note about re inserting content.
The Tarboro Press asks why Governor Dudley set aside 100000 from the people’s money for the Treasury Department and how taxes amounting to about 60000 were used. It asks if any prior governor held similar power over the Board of Public Works and whether pardons were signed before trials. It also probes his stance on Henry Clay, bank separation, and a National Bank, urging public answers before May Courts.
A Washington City correspondent writes on the Duelling Committee report with expulsions and censures against Graves, Wise, and Jones. Printing is likely to pass over opposition quibbles while expulsion and censure may fail. The writer notes Whigs fear public anger and seek to suppress printing. The piece also comments on banking shifts under a new Whig law, including speculation on Nick Biddle and large bank formations in New York and across cities, contrasting urban finance with rural labor.
The Senate received a written message from the President on the 10th inst through his private secretary Abraham Van Buren. The notice accompanies the ongoing congressional proceedings and signals executive communication to the upper chamber.
The Secretary of the Treasury warns Congress that twenty eight million dollars in state deposits and over eleven million from individuals and banks risk rendering the government unable to meet its obligations with prompt good faith. He urges immediate repeal of the prohibition on reissuing notes paid in before due, to restore full authorized benefits.
The Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad Company held its annual stockholders meeting in Wilmington with Col. Andrew Joyner presiding. Gen. James Owen was reelected president as directors were reaffirmed. About fifty delegates from multiple counties attended, representing 4,665 private shares and state stock, signaling optimism for rapid progress on the railroad project.
In this city the U S Circuit Court sits with Judges Barbour and Porter presiding. A J Lattis, dismissed previously for lack of evidence, was tried Tuesday for robbing the mail with false keys. The stage driver from Wadesboro to Charlotte to Lincoln was found guilty and sentenced to ten years.
The case of the United States against Capt Richard Sheridan of the Scr Aurora for feloniously wrecking the vessel ended with a hung jury and dismissal. Sheridan was remanded to await trial on a charge of larceny to proceed today, while Crocker the mate was dismissed from the indictment.
The Philanthropic and Dialectic Societies plan an Annual Address for the graduating class on Commencement night. Charles Manly, Esq. has agreed to deliver the first address to the luminaries and graduates, with plans for housing arrangement for attendees. The piece also notes political shifts in Orange District and Charleston relief efforts after the recent fire, including substantial donations and city measures restricting wooden structures.
At a Norfolk Borough meeting held April 19, 1535, Miles Ky. Esq chaired with J. H. Butler and William Tucker as secretaries. Col John S. Millson spoke for delegates to the Augusta Georgia Southern Commercial Convention, urging adoption of its proceedings. The assembly approved the delegates’ report and thanked them for their zeal.
A Norfolk Borough meeting adopted resolutions to appoint twenty five delegates to represent the borough in a State Convention to be held in Richmond on the second Wednesday in June. It also directed invitations to North Carolina counties and towns and sought editor support to publish these proceedings. A General Committee also named delegates and a seven member committee to prepare an address to fellow counties and North Carolina.
From Europe the packet ship England has arrived in New York with Liverpool dates to the 20th April. Political intelligence is not noted. Cotton markets are dull with a decline of 4d per pound for American descriptions. No other market changes reported.
In this county on Sunday night Mrs. Sarah Braddy aged about 62 died after self immolation. A longtime Baptist member her mind suffered with afflictions leading to a belief she caused misfortunes. Watched closely she set her clothes on fire early that fatal morning and died in the evening. She leaves many relatives and friends. Also noted in this county a few days earlier Mr George W Hopkins aged about 21 years.
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