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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1844
Page
2
A political letter condemns a candidate who swore to avoid murder while acknowledging shared Whig beliefs. It denounces Sabbath breakers and profane swearers amid a clash over propriety, morality, and allegiance, referencing a public New Jersey meeting and Theodore Frelinghuysen.
A fiery call by the Federal Central Committee urges Freemen of Edgecombe to rally, go to polls early, and mobilize voters. The notice lists active district leaders for ten districts, urging guardians for the aged and infirm and stressing vigilance against alleged federal slander in a November election.
The fragment lists groups of individuals by numbers eleven through seventeen, including Jos J Pippen and Wm Thigpen, Kenneth Thigpen, Frederick D Little, Harman Ward, William R Cherry, Wilson Howard, Roderick Staton, Calvin Jones, and other sets such as Benjamin Batts Simmons Staton Arthur K Barlow William Biggs Patrick McDowell Hugh B Bryan Robert D Hart Harry Foxhall John F Speight William E Bellamy Lunsford R Cherry Wm D Bryan Thomas L Maner Henry Bryan Charles Harrison Ely Cutchin John P Sharpe Turner Bynun Lamon S Dunn John R Pitt.
A Raleigh mailed circular from the Whig Central Committee accuses Democrats of deceit and fraud to secure a Polk and Dallas victory. It calls for immediate measures to counteract opposition, urging precinct leaders to mobilize voters, challenge dubious ballots, warn of falsehoods, and ensure Edgecombe and other counties deliver Whig majorities. Richard Hines and George E Badger sign as chairs.
A printed political circular from the Raleigh area advocates revolutionary rhetoric if Polk and Dallas lose. It accuses Whigs of treason, warns of abolitionist and disunion alliances, and urges immediate, wide distribution before the election while painting the opposition as corrupt and plotting overthrow of laws. The piece condemns the circular’s language and calls for vigilance at the ballot box.
The Roanoke Advocate prints several ticket designs for election use urging plain options without party mottoes or democracy terms to avoid voter delusion. Six specimens are shown, none mention whig, yet the word whig seems absent while appealing to voters.
A Raleigh Signal correspondent reported a Halifax Whig mass meeting where a vice president wore a long iron sword claimed as Sir William Wallace's. The Vice President confirmed the tale, noting his ten years as surgeon of Halifax militia and his privilege to wear the sword. The column condemns weapon display at political events and questions the propriety of equipping surgeons with such arms.
The piece notes Pennsylvania and Ohio spearheading voting momentum on Friday and predicts a broader roll out by Monday week. It also presents a verse about Henry Clay, suggesting his political fate could hinge on Kentucky and potential neck-saving luck.
The office announces that electoral tickets can be obtained here. Voters may secure ballots and related election materials during business hours. This notice prompts timely retrieval ahead of the upcoming polls.
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