Richard M. Johnson for Vice President
A brief item noting Richard M. Johnson of Kentucky as a candidate for vice president.
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Richard M. Johnson
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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1836
Page
2
To the Polls Election Call Urges Civic Duty
The piece urges voters to participate in the Presidential Electors election on the 10th inst. It frames the contest as arduous and stresses Republicans must not forget their duty. The watchword is Democracy expects every man to do his duty.
Judge White Abandoned By Harrison Faction
An excerpt from the New York Evening Post criticizes Jo Seawell Jones of Shocco for exposing fellow North Carolina nullifiers and federalists. The Raleigh Standard notes Jones’s North Carolina ties and book defending state slander of Jefferson, while questioning the new-born whigs and their stance on Harrison and emancipation.
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Raleigh Standard
Judge White
New York
Gen
Harrison
Buckram
North Carolina
Seawell Jones
Stocco
New York Evening Post
Shocco
Nourfolk
Jones
Jefferson
Liberty
White
North Carolina Republicans face Whig shift in 1832 race
The piece argues that North Carolina Republicans who favored Judge White are wary of being driven into Harrison’s camp by Whig leaders. It accuses the Whigs of courting federalist and emancipationist stances, warns Republicans against betraying long held principles, and cites remarks from the New York Evening Post about NC Whigs backing Harrison if White is unavailable. It notes Jones of NC admitting Whigs would support Harrison, challenging the party’s stated stance.
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South
Judge White
Harrison
John Adams
Bankite
North Carolina
New York Evening Post
Jones
Niblo’s
White
Swink Convicted of Wife's Murder at Rowan Court
At the October term Henry Swink was convicted of murdering his wife and sentenced to the gallows on November 25. The prisoner’s counsel petitioned an appeal to the Supreme Court, granted by Judge Settle.
Tragedy on Yadkin River Drowns Man Crossing Canoe
Douglass Haden, aged husband and father of three, drowned while attempting to cross the Yadkin River in a canoe three miles above a known ford in Rowan County. His widow and three children are left to grieve.
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Douglass Haden
Yadkin River
Rowan County
Extract of a Letter to the Editors from Washington
Extract dated Washington October 24 1836 by Raleigh Register writer notes unusually high sickness and few deaths over 16 years of residence. Describes ongoing illness, many cases, and more sick than who have died, with emphasis on severity yet persistence.
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Washington, N
Raleigh Register
The Cotton Cultivator Demonstrated at the South
The Cotton Cultivator is a new early season cotton growing machine now exhibited in the South. It cultivates on both sides of the row and thins plants simultaneously. It can replace four to six hands of labor and be drawn by one horse, operated by one man. If it meets expectations, it could be a valuable asset to planters.
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John Perie
Jacob Horne
Wis
Tarbora
Halifax Superior Court Fall Term Held Before Judge Strange
Halifax Superior Court fell to a full State Docket with the term held here last week, Judge Strange presiding. the week’s sessions occupied the docket due to a crowded schedule.
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Halifax
Not Guilty Verdicts in State Cases at Halifax Jail Fire Trial
In Halifax County, a negro man named George, enslaved to Geo. W. Barnes, faced charges for burning the county jail. Prosecuted by Attorney General J. R. J. Daniel and defended by Iredell and Whitaker, the jury failed to agree, then returned not guilty after a recapitulation and legal guidance. Susan Slate stood trial for the murder of her infant. evidence was circumstantial and no proof the infant was born alive. Defended by Whitaker and Moore, she was found not guilty after a clear charge. Joshua Jones, charged with rape of Rebecca Morris, was defended by Edmund Wilkins. state witnesses were discredited by character rulings, the attorney general declined to urge a verdict, and Jones was discharged. Nuct Plumley, a man of color, was arraigned for the murder of Jacob Canady, an elderly man, and the trial was moved to Northampton County. Halifax Adv.
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George
Geo. W. Barnes
J. R. J. Daniel
Messrs. Iredell
Whitaker
Susan Slate
Messrs. Whitaker
Moore
Joshua Jones
Rebecca Morris
Edmund Wilkins
Nuct Plumley
Jacob Canady
Northampton
Halifax
Adv
Petersburg Market Cotton Prices Dip Slightly
Petersburg Market reports New Cotton at 174 cents, slight decline from prior. Old Cotton quoted 14 to 16 cents. Notes show price movement through Oct 28 and Oct 31 with continued indications of cotton values.
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Petersburg
Turpentine Market Improves Amid Higher Sales Notes
Washington Market report dated October 28 notes continued gains in turpentine. New material sold at 375 dollars and old at 350 dollars, with scrap at 150 dollars and tar at 160 dollars according to the Whig.
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Washington Market
Whig
Newbern Market Report on Cotton and Turpentine
Newbern market notes Oct 28 show cotton at 15 to 16 cents in current trade. New York reports a quiet week to Oct 19 with little price change. uplands at 14 to 19 cents. Turpentine sold in New York at 4 25 and 4 50 per 60 days, while local value stands at 3 60 per gallon.
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Newbern
New York
Uplands
North County
Wilmington Market Price Current Oct 28
The market report notes high prices across staples with advised country visits. Turpentine at 4 25, cotton 18.10 to 18.4 cents, corn 80 to 90 cents per bushel, and strong demand for provisions and fresh meats including poultry.
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Wilmington
Locomotive arrives for Wilmington and Raleigh Road
One locomotive contracted for by the Wilmington and Raleigh Rail Road Company has arrived. The road has procured 600 tons of iron on very favorable terms, strengthening preparations for construction.
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Wilmington and Raleigh Rail Road Company
Butler Authorized as War Secretary in Vacancy
The Office of Secretary of War is vacant. the President has authorized Benjamin F. Butler to perform the duties of the office until the vacancy is filled. The Globe reports the action as official.
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Secretary of
Benjamin F. Butler
Globe
Treasury Creator Panic Signals Financial Turmoil
A fragment reports a panic over money scarcity with warnings that speculators cannot meet engagements and great evils may follow, signaling rising distress in financial circles. The text notes treasury concerns and public anxiety about economic stability.
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Com
Over trading blamed for current financial pressure
The passage argues that the Treasury circular is not the cause of the strain. It blames over trading by banks and corporations for propping up land speculation, inflated town plots, and rising credit. It notes rapid bank expansion, widespread notes, and soaring land prices as drivers of a looming correction.
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Treasury
Maumee Bay
Death of Col Lane Precedes Withlacoochee Narrative
Private letter reports Col Lane, once leading Creeks and regulars with General Jesup, died by suicide near Fort Crane after joining Governor Call at the Withlacoochee. The expedition from Tampa Bay aimed to assist Call, who had moved to Fort Crane.
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Col. Lane
Florida
Charleston
Lane
Jesup
Withlahoochie
Tampa Bay
Governor Call
Fort Crane
Gen. Call
Light as to Cause of Distressing Occurrence
The report notes little to suggest the cause of the distressing event and offers no conjecture. Principal details remain sparse, with readers left awaiting fuller information from authorities and witnesses.
Florida Dispatch on Gov Call at Withlacoochy
From Jacksonville an express reaches Black Creek noting Gov Call moved toward the Withlacoochy but could not cross due to strong Indian forces. Indian Billy, his guide, was killed. Call captured six Indian women and three children, retreated to Fort Crane for provisions. A Black Creek volunteer group of about twenty went to intercept a small Indian party with hogs but was repulsed and returned without success.
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Florida
Place
Sehr
Jacksonville
Black Creek
Gov. Call
Withlacoochy
Indian Billy
Fort Crane
Charleston
Pat
Died in Greene County Noted Political Leader William Speight
Died at his Greene county residence List ultimo in the 68th year. William Vines Speight long served 15 years in the State Senate. He was an honest neighbor a tender father and humane master whose loss is deeply mourned by many connections.
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Greene County
William Vines Speight
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