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Newspaper
Tarboro Southerner
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1876
Page
2
The Watchows Patiication public edition edited by Rev Fila D Walsh and Jub T Wald & Co is issued in Kinston North Carolina. It is a well supported monthly journal devoted to the interests of Christian Baptists and features commentary from Father of Sir James Hi Bellol Tarburo.
In Murphy County a heated exchange questions Smith about voting for OVTLera and OTHara. The fragment hints at Tarvin and O’Hara as pros and cons with reference to a Republican ticket and colored voters in the state.
Fragmentary report from Jonesboro August 24 1875 describes Vance and Settle addressing about 3 000 attendees with Raleigh Fayetteville clubs marching behind brass, urging support for the Conservative line. Speakers criticized revenue measures and wartime bonds, praising party leaders and denouncing Republican corruption.
A narrator recalls violent Civil War era politics and civil rights debate as crowds react to racial prejudice and corruption scandals. The speaker, Vance Isfield, defends Settle while condemning harsh language and intoxication at a Joneslord gathering amid kuklux hostility.
A disputed critique targets Dr Duggan and county officials over twelve months of pauper maintenance expenses totaling 10,810.74 dollars. The writer alleges mismanagement, questions grocery spend of 4355.05 dollars, and urges officials to justify figures and settle tax payer concerns with names cited as supporters and dissenters.
The piece urges voters to verify claims by themselves and challenges Dr D against T. The statewide and national canvass advances with hopeful sentiment among Democrats. It notes Rocky Mount Township will not vote white for the radicals and that many whites may vote, signaling a shift. Colored voters also abandon longtime leaders, signaling changing dynamics in Edgecombe County.
A letter from C B Denson secretary of the North Carolina Cultural Society informs that the State Fair will be held in Raleigh from the seventeenth to the eighteenth of October. The management earns credit for pursuing a fair amid hard times and political heat. A special premium list will be available. Farming interests are paramount and should not be neglected.
Col Wm. E. Cameron writes Gov. Vance warning of a plan to colonize Negroes in North Carolina's Danville District amid a disputed district. The piece cites 1872 tactics, urges alertness and legal prosecution of rascals. The page heavily features Dr. R. V. Pierce and his Golden Medical Discovery with testimonials and claims of worldwide use.
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