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Newspaper
Wilmington Post
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1882
Page
2
The Wilmington Post urges peanut and Rice farmers in the Cape Fear district to oppose tariff reductions. It cites Senator Vance’s tariff speech and warns against free trade, urging petitions to Congress to protect local farmer interests and property from tariff cuts.
A North Carolina era column argues for maintaining duties on rice to protect Cape Fear rice and peanut interests. It decries repeal as inviting foreign imports, costing one million in invested mills and thousands of jobs, and urges continued or higher duties.
The article notes the Tuesday appointment of Hon. A B Seymour to the U S District Court creating a vacancy on the state Superior Court Bench to be filled by a Democrat. It praises Seymour as an able lawyer and hopes he will enforce the law impartially, ensuring rights for colored citizens in North Carolina and suggesting past judges were influenced by Democratic lawyers. It also speculates on partisan reactions and future outcomes.
The notice highlights Scientific American offices at 261 Broadway New York offering patent consultations and drawings via Munn Co with over thirty five years in business. It also urges a state convention of Colored Citizens of North Carolina in Goldsboro on March 29 to address jury rights and constitutional equality, listing delegates from counties and urging press and public involvement.
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