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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1836
Page
5
An isolated catalog line notes a publication published each Saturday morning at No 261 Broad Street opposite Masonic Hall. The item records a periodical's street address and scheduling without further content.
The notice lists subscription rates: semi weekly five dollars per year or six dollars end of year. weekly three dollars in advance or four dollars end of year. Advertisements priced per insertion and per square, with rules on minimum charges and number of insertions. Public notices cover executors guardians land and negro sales, with sale dates on first Tuesday, and required publication timelines: sixty days for land sales, forty days for personal property and debtors notices, four months for leave to sell.
The notice explains two editors of a pauper newspaper are in Florida with one remaining to manage. It urges debtors in city and country to pay promptly to support the establishment during their absence. Pennsylvania Gov vetoes Gerard Bank capital increase bill. bill later becomes law by constitutional majority.
It is announced that Mr Hant, manager of the theatre here, has arrived. Several distinguished actors and actresses are engaged and the theatre will be opened tonight. For details see advertisement and today's bills.
A. M. Nisbet accepted the Discount Clerk position at the Central Bank though wages are unspecified. His withdrawal from the Southern Banner editorial staff is noted with concern for the party and civil liberty, while Tomy Haynes is credited as unable to avert party losses. Georgia Insurance & Trust stock changes hands at $45 to $50 as committees plan transfer books and bylaw reports.
The March number analyzes comparative merits of English and American racers and profiles famed horses Merman Felt Fancaster Walton and Ditto imported by Dr Mernirr. The issue publishes the Declaration of Independence by the Conventional Government of Texas and notes Col Hosox traveling through to raise donations from Georgia Alabama and Mississippi to support Texas in the war against Santa Anna with details provided.
A short oath of support praises a chivalric people in their war effort. It calls for provision to sustain their field operations and frames the choice as liberty versus despotism, urging a speedy and glorious victory under divine blessing.
The Courier and the Constitutionalist have arranged to share a later dated Courier with subscribers here in the same package, while the Chronology is withheld from us. The editor is accused of narrow minded conduct in withholding the paper dated for Charleston readers and local subscribers.
In Florida correspondence from March 1836 readers are told of deep party strains as Constitutionalist editors urge support for Van Buren while condemning his abolitionist ties. The writer defends Jackson’s honesty yet decries his reliance on others and argues van Buren would follow opposing principles, risking a politically dangerous mix of stances and abolitionist alignment.
From the Charleston Mercury yesterday an extract from letters dated Isopran Key March 7 reports a large number of hostile Indians embodied near Cape Sable within 30 miles. The inhabitants of Indian Key fear imminent attack as danger to the islanders grows.
From the north interior to the southern Keys, a Spaniard ship infers two Indians left behind while a party searches for them. Reports warn of Indian activity near Cape Sable and urge immediate protection along the Florida coast as settlers fear an attack, noting no revenue cutters are guarding the coast.
A Georgian letter asks if nine elected Democratic Union and Jeffersonian representatives reached Congress after last fall’s election. It jokes about where they may be and urges action before Congress adjourns, mocking pay for unproductive service and demanding accountability from Congress.
An editorial quarrels with a plan from Richmond to violently strike at the Senate Journal. It argues such actions would crown the President’s victory and insult constitutional dignity. The piece condemns partisan manipulation and likens attempts to burning or expunging records to treason against the Republic. It cites Richmond press and lampoons General Jackson, deeming the move a disgrace to the age. Separately, a Baltimore American note reports 308 passengers arriving from Philadelphia on the steamboat route. The Maine banking capital figure appears truncated.
A committee of the State Legislature has reported in favor of increasing the total to 7,050,000 dollars. The move aims to raise funding for the program under discussion, signaling bipartisan support and potential passage in the forthcoming sessions.
A historical listing shows multiple firms and individuals tied to dates March 23 and March 29. Names include Evers and Hope, W and Bryson, JW and IT Heard, Dortic, Rowe and Smith, E B Beall, A Gould, Rathbone and Baker, Collier, Hill and Labuzan, Kirtland and Son, Galliner, Cook, Allen and Bilis, Piatt, Pacnelee, Lovell, Cumming, Parrott and Co, and others listed with associated partners and co firms. The item reads as a directory-like schedule of names and partnerships for two dates.
Latest reports from Liverpool and HavVite indicate a flat cotton market with a reduction of about four cents from last week. Some sales completed at a full one cent decline, while quotes show 15 to 19 with most sales at 17 or 18 for good to fair lots.
Maritime listings from Savannah to Liverpool and local steamer movements appear alongside an open letter by Henry Shultz seeking information to administer the late Christian Breithaupt estate. The piece notes intent to travel to Europe in late April or May to advocate relatives in Germany.
A March notice offers fashionable drab hats for summer wear. Described as a light, pure Russia fur article, manufactured for subscribers and warranted superior. Sale by Price & Mallery.
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