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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1844
Page
2
In a pointed missive to Moses Dawson Andrew Jackson reflects on a 1819 misstep regarding territorial dismemberment and foreign footholds. He argues Providence preserves us from dismemberment and warns against surrender to British policy, expressing hope his views aid future defense of the republic.
The piece lists vice presidential electors for Pennsylvania Democrats and mentions an 1844 election held on Monday November 4. It reports the execution of Harry Lane near the locality for the murder of John Bedford. A large crowd attended the event, with Lane appearing contrite, noted as the county’s first white man hanged.
A local quarrel over a supposed $5,000 bet on Polk and Dallas triggers a public protest against gambling in politics. A group challenged the agent behind the claim, exposing it as brag and asserting democracy should not be swayed by large wagers. The piece condemns betting as immoral and warns against using such bets to influence elections.
A local advocate denounces a plan to bet on an election outcome. He argues honest funds were earned by toil and should not be squandered on wagers. He asserts confidence in local candidates and warns bettors they will regret their loss of money and support.
The piece notes Mr Clay as "the complete letter writer" with a flood of letters across the county. It claims his Salt River journey in November will mark a new era in epistolary performances, as he exits the public stage at that headwaters location.
In calculations, Maryland is deemed a certain Clay State yet early returns hint Baltimore voting Democratic by about 1300. If confirmed, Maryland joins the Polk States despite Clay's hopes. The piece notes Vermont and Kentucky as prior gains and fears another Jackson defeat for Clay similar to 1832.
Report from Tarboro shows a Tuesday gathering hosted by Spencer L Hart Robert Wimberley Neary Hyman and Richard Harrison Esqs. The Fox Hunt drew 56 men and 52 dogs plus deer hunters, two foxes were captured. The group comprised 54 Democrats and 3 Whigs, Whigs leading the cheers and Harriss narrowly outpolled by four.
Letter from Smithfield North Carolina dated October 2 1844 urges Polk and Dallas backer efforts for the Johnston County Senate seat to fill the Saunders vacancy. It calls Johnston a true Democrat and presses voters to work hard, noting the outcome would influence the broader party in Raleigh.
Texas reports no certainty on a Mexican invasion though the prospect looms. Death is causing havoc in some Texas areas. Mr. Howard, U.S. chargé d’affaires, has died, the fourth U.S. minister to fall there. Crops are very fine in Newhernian.
A Norfolk bound suspect, identified as dares Cox who broke jail in Richmond for kidnapping and selling a free negro, fled town after word of his arrest, evading a posse with deft dodging. His trunk contained a knife pistol rope and a self authored confession.
A Flemingsburg Kentucky woman nears seven feet four inches in height, a rarity for a young lady. About twenty years ago a Washington negro woman, nicknamed the Devil’s Darling Needle, matched a similar extraordinary stature.
A letter to the Charleston Mercury reports a congestive disease and scarlet fever that have caused more deaths in the past six months than in years. In the vicinity of Jonesboro about 400 deaths occurred in five months.
Davin Fulton announces the Wilmington Journal a Democratic weekly to oppose Whig measures including the Bank and Internal Improvements. The paper, to be issued Friday mornings from Wilmington, pledges support for constitutional strict construction and Democratic men and policy while serving farmers merchants and mechanics.
In a 1844 Wilmington notice David Fulton urges Democrats to subscribe and recruit others to back the Journal. He contrasts Federal and Democratic policies and stresses printers need patronage to sustain the press. The appeal invites party readers to bolster the newspaper and the Democratic cause.
The Raleigh Register editor forecasts Clay victories in many states and Polk in a list of others, then offers staged bets on state outcomes and electoral results. The note includes a Texas item and a brief British Liverpool update arriving in Boston with little local impact.
A marriage was solemnized at the residence of Mr. Jacob Higgs in Halifax County on a Wednesday evening, the 25th, by Whitmill Hill, Esq. Spier Pitman to Miss Harret Wiley Higgs, daughter of the deceased Wiley Higgs, were the contracting parties in a quiet family ceremony.
Notices record the deaths of John Dancy aged 15 and David Baker aged 31 in the county. John Dancy died Sunday and David Baker died Wednesday. Baker left a widow and five children. The report notes Baker’s calm last moments and belief in a joyful afterlife, while neighbors honored his memory. Also recorded is the death of three year old Speight, son of Edwin G. Speight, who died Wednesday and is hoped to be in a better world.
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