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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1844
Page
2
A historic assertion of triumph voices victory for Pelk and Dallas by large majorities. Yet North Carolina remains solitary among Southern states as it resists bank tariffs and distribution favors while railing against modern Whig ideas and federalist aliases.
The article notes that no full statewide returns are yet in and promises to publish results in tabular form. It shows Polk's lead as 2688 for Clay electors, with six counties remaining to report. It suggests Graham led by 703 in August and predicts Clay's final majority may reach up to 3500 at most, likely less.
The state has voted for Clay and Frelinghuysen with the majority not yet certain but likely larger than Graham's August gubernatorial margin. Toole's Electoral district shows a sizable gain, suggesting if other districts matched it, Polk and Dallas could have carried the state. The passage compares gubernatorial and presidential results for this district.
It recalls Mr. Gra ham's August statewide majority of 3153 votes and explains that with 11 electoral districts each needed 287 vote gain to overturn. The district shown exceeds its share by 24 votes, with gains in every county except Beaufort and Tyrrell. A Beaufort return error is noted, but Beaufort’s resilience against federalist pressure is praised.
The Raleigh Register exults over its Guilford thunder while mocking Edgecombe votes as a mere pop gun. It claims Edgecombe sent the honest, taxed voters, while denying fraud and accusing the editor Gales of slander and conspiracy. The piece urges scrutiny of Guilford polls and exposes alleged secret slander circles.
A Halifax Roanoke Republican piece on Polk's election is denounced as offensive and vulgar. The writer derides the editor as uncouth, calling the administration hostile and predicting turmoil under Polk. The critique laments waning decency in local Whig coverage and mocks future rhetoric.
The writer notes a county vote claim tied to Edgecombe or Halifax and questions where Mr. D. voted. They recount a split between the Central Committee at Raleigh and the Editor over the residence honor, implying a contested political alignment.
The whig press in North Carolina condemns the Secret Slander Circular and says no public sentiment supports it. It argues honesty prevails, noting many Whigs publicly reject the circular and claim it influenced the state’s lean majority.
The Raleigh Standard proclaims James K. Polk, native North Carolinian and statesman, elected President with thanks to Virginia, Pennsylvania, and New York. It outlines the official electoral process, joint meeting procedures, and succession rules if no candidate wins a majority, including inauguration details.
The New York News reports opponents plan to adopt a new name and drop Whiggism, calling themselves American Republicans with General Scott named as their 1848 candidate. The piece notes rising fatigue with historic aliases and predicts continued name churn.
George H. Proffit former Minister to Brazil publicly offered a $5000 bet on Polk’s election, a wager taken up by Senator Barrow of Louisiana according to the Raleigh Reg.
The body of electors totals 275 requiring 138 to elect the President and Vice President. Electors meet on the first Wednesday in December at designated state sites to ballot on separate tickets. Certificates of votes, district lists, and sealed endorsements are prepared and sent to the President of the Senate by January. One courier is paid 25 cents per mile, another sent by mail, and a third to the District Judge. failure to deliver triggers secretary of state action.
In this county on Thursday evening the 14th instant, by Jos. Jno. Pippen, Esq., Thomas Taylor of Haywood County Tennessee wed Jane Aleoring Mooring, youngest daughter of John Mooring.
Cornelia V Daney aged about twenty died Friday morning in her home town. She was the eldest daughter of James S Battle and wife of John Daney. The piece laments the loss of a young, virtuous woman, notes her many fine qualities, and mourns the impact on her family including her father and husband.
A damaged fragment notes someone placing a garland on an urn in memory. It mentions sorrow over a loss and requests a copy of Raleigh papers for something unnamed.
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