[C++][Python] Converting string to timestamp silently overflows
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Description
### Description:
When using the `pa.compute.cast` function to cast a string representation of a timestamp to a timestamp data type with a specified unit (e.g., "ns"), the function does not raise an overflow exception when the input string represents a timestamp that is out of bounds.
### Steps to Reproduce:
```python
import pyarrow as pa
result = pa.compute.cast("0001-01-01T00:00:00.0000000", pa.timestamp("ns"))
print(result)
```
### Expected Behavior:
I expect the pa.compute.cast function to raise an overflow exception when attempting to parse a timestamp that is out of bounds, indicating that the provided timestamp is invalid.
### Actual Behavior:
The pa.compute.cast function does not raise an overflow exception and returns a TimestampScalar object with a value that appears to be incorrect: Timestamp('1754-08-30 22:43:41.128654848').
### Additional Information:
Python version: 3.11.2
pyarrow version: 13.0.0
Operating System: Windows 11
### Component(s)
Python
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