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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1836
Page
1
Publication details show it is issued each Saturday morning from No 261 Broad Street opposite Mason ic Hall. The notice asserts a regular schedule and location for the newspaper, indicating a local printing operation serving the Broad Street area.
The notice outlines semi weekly and weekly newspaper rates, deadlines for advertising, and conditions for payments. It includes requirements for notices of land or slave sales by executors, administrators, or guardians with specific timing and publication rules. It also describes posting periods for sales of personal property and notices to debtors and creditors, and for applications to the Court of Ordinary to sell land or enslaved individuals.
Augusta April 5 1836 issue notes one editor abroad in Froerida and entrusts the paper to gentlemen in whom it and its subscribers have confidence. It urges debts to be paid immediately to aid the establishment during their absence.
Two wagons from Habersham county arrived Monday with 91,068 eggs. They sold at 14 cents a dozen, mainly to Grand Haven proprietors. The Match Race between ngye and Colonel Crowet's Stable will be run on the Lafayette Course Tuesday. The city hosts many strangers eager to witness the contest and bets on the race are already heavy.
Readers are urged to support a road passing through our state with emphasis on unity over party aims. The notice warns that prompt decisive action is needed to seize a valuable opportunity that may not return for years. The appeal stresses efficiency and nationwide support to obtain the desired route.
The paper publishes Hon William GC Preston's abolition speech and praises his oratorical gifts. Reporters admit they cannot fully convey the impact, comparing it to capturing lightning from the mind's sparks.
A Savannah reader reports from the Georgian about the Army of Florida under Brig. Gen. Eustis crossing the St Johns and marching to the war seat. Col Butler’s column, thought lost, has returned safely due to bad roads. Three guides arrived from St Augustine to aid the march. Pursuing mounted men clashed with Indians. cowardly retreat by a lieutenant nearly allowed surrender. Troop strength before movement was about fifteen hundred, including 750 horse. The clipping notes the next president and the paper's stance.
A southern editor denounces the presidential race as a disgraceful contest led by office seekers. It condemns Van Buren for abolitionist ties and criticizes Judge Warre, while noting the risk of a forceful federal influence on the South. The piece suggests State Rights and Union electors face a hard choice if rival tickets emerge. The author closes with a farmer’s quip about disliked birds, expressing firm political caution.
From Texas accounts a recent clash inflicted heavy Texan casualties including Col. Davin Crocker and companions Bowrey Bonham Bowie. The piece frames Texians resisting Santa Anna and religious oppression, calling for bread and aid from the U.S. public, and urges support for a liberty driven cause. It also lists newly elected directors of the Georgia Insurance and Trust Company and notes Thomas S. Metcalf as president with W T Gould as secretary.
From the St Augustine Herald dated March 25 records a clash as troops under Brisbane and Ashley, crossing the St Johns near Volusia, are fired upon by Indians. Three sentinels die and several are wounded. later accounts note additional casualties among Captain Ashley’s men. The line of march for Eustis, Clinch, and Lindsay is positioned to strike the Outer Horse region by the 25th.
Reports detail Capt. Dimic with 30 U S troops arriving from Picolata. Indian crossings on the St. Johns near Picolata, hidden boats, and Indian tracks around St. Joseph's are noted as troops depart. A court martial and expected cavalry arrivals frame a broader war outlook with emphasis on the Volusia Santee detachment news and ongoing Seminole actions. Also discusses cabinet shifts and Polk prospects amid wider political maneuvering.
Henry Hannum chares a Knoxville convention set for July 4 with delegates from Ohio Kentucky South Carolina and East Tennessee to discuss routing a Cincinnati to Charleston railroad. The letter argues Georgia should support a line via Knoxville to Athens Franklin and Augusta and asks for delegates names and local information to aid planning.
Correspondence from Washington dated March 19 1836 reports the Kitchen Cabinet’s changing moves and the expected reshuffles involving Secretary Cass Secretary of War Polk and Mason. The piece questions why pledges to appoint Cass to France Polk to War and Mason as Speaker have not been fulfilled and accuses opponents of scorning the men’s character.
A dramatic report from Texas details the fall of San Antonio and the massacre of Texian troops. It claims Col Bowie and Col Travis took their own lives to avoid enemy cruelties, praising the garrison's sacrifice and the brutal losses faced by defenders of the Texian cause.
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