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Tarboro Southerner

Location

Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Feb 26, 1875

Page

2

Usury Law Takes Effect In Thirty Days

The bill to regulate interest rates has become law and will take effect in thirty days. It fixes legal interest at six percent and allows eight percent for written contracts. Violators face misdemeanor charges with fines from one hundred to one thousand dollars. Farmers back the measure while bankers and merchants opposed it. Senator Ransom’s Southern peace speech drew praise from multiple papers, with calls for harmony and political realignment in the Senate and House.

Grange State Agricultural Journal Commission Merschants New York World Ransom North Carolina South Senate New York Herald

North Carolina News and Political Notes

Richmond and Davidson representatives Platt Walker and M H Pinnix gain praise for stance in the legislature. Commentary criticizes carpet baggers, Civil Rights debates, and the Wilmington Post. Mention of Fannie Fisher praised as Christian Reid. Pinchback case on table affects salary and pay. Southern congressmen urge moderation. North Carolina elites relocate to other states.

Pinnix Dortch Wayne East Carolina Tieieceatie United States Senate Goldthwaite Alabama Boston Stevenson Kentucky Thurman Ohio Virginia Boreman West Virginia Windsor Times John Glenn Oaksmith Wilmington Post Washington Chronicle W. B. Glenn Yadkin North Carolina Fannie Fisher Salisbury The Richmond Enquirer Fisher South Morton Friends of Right Bny Xecouine Tot Hsomest Mann Uttmost Whtlock & Abram

North Carolina Declaration and 1876 Celebrations Proposed

The Observer urges May 20 1775 independence ceremony in Charlotte and July 4 1876 events in Philadelphia to mark U S independence. It calls for apologies to King George and condemns current U S governance as corrupt, contrasting it with England. It notes Butler rumored to join cabinet and Third Term worries. It mentions usury taken care of and ongoing public debt discussions.

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