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Newspaper
Western Sentinel
Location
Winston, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1879
Page
2
The piece rails against Radicalism, accusing it of infamy and deception. It laments the South’s suffering under alleged schemes to strip freedmen of property and dignity, claiming plantations and wealth were offered as a fraudulent paradise.
The piece argues that bayonets must not guard election precincts and forecasts intense cross-party struggle. It condemns threats to veto bills and warns Radicalism and a “fraudulent President” would halt government to curb citizen rights. The author appeals to patriotism to support Congress.
An 19th century analysis of a new state law creating guardians to manage estates of inebriates. It notes potential injustices and fears of misuse through lunacy or drunkenness charges, but asserts section 4 allows restoration of rights when the person becomes sober, potentially guiding wanderers back to credit and usefulness.
Gen James P Brownlow son of ex Gov William G Brownlow died at his mother's Knoxville Tennessee home last Saturday. He was gallant generous and noble hearted respected even by foes. Although loyal to the Union his death will be mourned by Confederate veterans of East Tennessee.
The Raleigh Observer reports the army appropriation bill cleared the Senate without amendments and awaits the President. Poindexter trial ends with involuntary manslaughter verdict and two years in prison. A telegraph note from Washington claims a veto is likely. Collins of Iowa dies suddenly in Washington. A Dix is dead.
Fragmented OCR notes reference General Scales and a mix of proposals on brandy taxes peaches and apples. Mentions include refunding tariffs, standard silver dollar value, Mexican and trade dollars, and land tax relief for citizens amid insurrectionary-state concerns.
The revised internal revenue regulations grant leaf tobacco dealers exemptions for growers selling their own production or rent tobacco. Executors, administrators, and guardians are exempt when selling tobacco produced by others in these chains. Direct-to-consumer sales or transfers beyond taxed buyers incur $500 retail tax and 50 cents per dollar over $1,000 in sales. North Carolina matters mention House bills and various proposed measures on finance, post offices, and tobacco taxes.
An out of state visitor recounts impressions of North Carolina towns Greensboro Reidsville and Wisston noting land sales values tobacco infrastructure and rising property valuations. He recalls a land sale at Reidsville for 125 and discusses new tobacco houses and a $90 000 Wisston valuation in 1872 rising to $90 000 in 1878.
Maj. Jas W Wilson, president, reports substantial progress on the Western North Carolina Railroad. Cars run to the eastern portal with rapid tunneling on the western slope. Soon passenger service will cross the Blue Ridge toward Asheville, enabling summer mountain trips by rail for the first time in the state.
In Statesville the Federal Court adjourned after a busy week with over twenty defendants convicted on fraud and illicit distilling charges. Sentences ranged to a year and a day, some to Albany penitentiary, but Judge Dick shortened many to confinement in local jails within Burke and McDowell counties. Additional amnesty recipients were jailed. The court also noted political and coinage debates and a large description of a turtle sighting on the Black Tish.
An election in Danville elects Mr Andersson to a leadership role amid regional railroad organizing, while a Charleston federal election-laws case collapses as Judge Bond orders not guilty verdicts reversing counts’ defects. The trials shift to the November term with no objections from defendants, easing political tensions nationwide.
An editorial argues that Northern agitation blames South migrants for moving to Kansas. It praises Southern safety and industry for Blacks, condemns speculators misrepresenting Kansas, and urges direct aid to Governor John P. St. John to assist displaced Black Kansans back home.
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