Our Advantages for the Republican Cause in North Carolina
The Wilmington Post argues the Republican party, allied with supporters nationwide, holds a superior record and broad support. It praises President Arthur's administration, cites stable domestic affairs, and warns Democrats offer only spoils without a solid platform.
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Republican Party
Democratic Party
Euch
Reputlican Party
Ohio
North Carolina
Washington City
North State
Republicans Stand On Record For Presidential Campaign
The Republicans refuse to shape issues for the coming campaign, arguing their twenty three years of governance speak for themselves. They acknowledge past missteps but insist the public will judge their completed record. The piece notes the current political climate shows no urge to alter that history.
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Republican Party
Boch
New York City
Washington
New York Tribune
Amazing Letter From Judah P. Benjamin
A secret history item presents a letter from Judah P. Benjamin dated August 11, 1860, to the British Consul in New York. It discusses resuming allegiance to Britain and an aristocratic tone, noting caution and avoidance of intermediaries. The document is excerpted from Weed family memoirs in progress.
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Judah P. Benjamin
South
Great Britain
Judah
Benjamin
United States
Louisiana
New York
Thurlow Weeds
Thurlow Weed Barnes
Ste
Congress
Jas
Brother Shotwell Makes a Start Ling Discovery
North Carolina is displayed as a noble state on the map and a notable figure named Vanley is connected with a peace effort. The piece critiques North Carolina as an underwhelming example, praising no one while accusing a service veteran of ongoing effort and waste.
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Brother Shotwell
North Carolina
Vanley
Carolina
Tariff Foe Clamp on South and the Rise of Home Industry
The piece argues against free trade, warning it would drain Southern cotton profits to English manufacturers. It urges protective duties to sustain home labor, wool and iron interests, and a diversified Southern industrial base. It predicts the South becoming a major cotton manufacturing region if protections persist. It also calls for a united opposition in North Carolina politics to defeat the Bourbon influence and elect an honest, pro-labor slate.
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England
Europe
South
New England
Massachusetts
Texas
Nashville
Pre
National Republicsin Party
United States
North Carolina
Buxton
Menas Price
Leach
Edwards
Darby
Cooke
Murray
Day
Col. Wi
Johnson
Mar
Republican Party
Grissom
Russell
Winston
Price
North State
Maconeorgia
Telegraph
Georgia
Theatre clash ends with boos at Hative play
A chaotic scene erupted as a different troupe performed a play by Hative. Patriots jeered Schonthan's work, which concluded amid loud hissed disapproval from the audience.
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Hative
Schonthan
Ohio Democrats in turmoil after Pendleton defeat
A critical crossfire erupts within Ohio Democrats as Pendleton’s loss is denounced, with charges of betrayal and corruption. A prominent editor cites bribery and “rotten” leadership, while Thurman cites political violence, casting the party in disarray amid internal strife and finger pointing.
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Pendleton
Ohio
Judas
Paine
Onio
Mobey
Thurman
Republicanus
Gilmer County Distillery Sweep Linked to Scout McMin
In Gilmer county a government raid led Deputy Marshal Gaston to seize three illicit distilleries and arrest seven men after Scout McMin traced operations to the area. Lazarus Shadwick’s sons James and Edward, 18 and 16, were suspected as informants, and their disappearance after being sent to a mill sparked fear they were murdered. The Shadwicks and anxious neighbors search rivers and creeks as McMin and his companion escorted the inspector and boy away from the district.
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McMin
Gilmer County
Lazarus Shadwick
Kilijay
Shadwick
Marrietta and North Georgia
Gaston
Gilmer
James
Edward
Scout McMin
Mrs. Sha
McMill
Would be Historian of North Carolina Sparks Local Pride
Wilmineton N C January 16 1884 A Western Sentinel correspondent questions Kingsburys birthplace and NC origins praising North Carolina history and Sir Walter Raleigh references while criticizing a rival remarker and defending state heritage.
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North Carolina
The
Western Sentinel
Wilmineton
N. C
Kingsbury
Jacy
Walter Raleigh
Mecklenburg
King’s Mountain
Strange Graveyard Beast Reported in Ohio Town
A bizarre creature described as white on the neck and chest with a black body is said to roam Perry Township Wood County Ohio. Its eight inch long front footprints and sharp claws, three feet long three feet high impression and coffin devouring behavior alarm locals as it supposedly advances toward Toledo.
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Perry Township
Wood County
Yoledo
Political rage and calls against Bourbon Democracy quoted
The piece rails at illegal ballots and mob rule, labeling mobs as mobocrats and condemning tax oppression and labor laws. It cites debt and surplus fears, forecasting heavy federal spending if Democrats win, and attacks Bourbon Democracy as the source of oppression.
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Wilmington, N. C
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Lincoln
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Tribune
Pilot
Raleigh News
Wheeler
Revenue Service
Dr. Wheeler
Pitcé
Union Republican
Ohio Democrats
Sentinel
Raleigh
Rand
Nat Rep
Bourbon Democracy
Lawa
Statesville
Treasury
Democrata
Dr, Dio Lewis
Callas
Sreok
Wilmington
Bro’s
Rocky Point
Deo
Ting
J. D. Slocum
E. BR. Pelton & CO
Bond Street
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