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Newspaper
Tarboro Southerner
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1875
Page
2
A Raleigh clergyman, Rev J M Atkinson, is urged as eminently fit for a vacant university chair. The piece argues the Board should select merit over sectarian bias, praising Atkinson as scholarly, eloquent, and of spotless Christian character to elevate the institution.
The Herald recounts Wendell Phillips arguing that the Force Bill failure leaves Grant as the only strong Republican choice. He says Grant is the man for the next presidency and cautions that without Grant the Democrats could win. He also cites Butler as a regional alternative and dismisses Blaine and Morton as unable to carry the nation. He questions Ohio and Pennsylvania Republicans about their political predicament.
Correspondent Hendrickson notes Gov. Vance as a strong popular figure whose eloquence draws crowds in North Carolina. He is described as tall, solid, handsome, literary, and shrewd in politics. Crosby the Vicksburg sheriff is wounded in a shooting with Deputy Gilmor. Crosby's affidavit against Gilmor filed, wound considered mortal.
A regional critique analyzes Gov. Vance’s papers from the Norfolk Landmark praising western North Carolina while disputing claims that eastern counties and Scotch Irish residents were lesser in revolutionary leadership. The piece weighs early state leadership, ethnicity, and population shifts through 1775 to 1789.
The piece quotes remarks from Masons on Masonry’s universal day and its global reach, highlighting unity across regions from Nova Scotia to Florida. It also notes editorials praising Masonry’s character and historic struggles, alongside reflections on political figures and regional loyalties in the era.
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