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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1832
Page
5
Saturday morning notices outline advertising rates for legal notices and auction terms. It references payments in advance or at sale, weekly insertion costs, and the need for proper posting and acknowledgments. It also mentions administrators guardians and legal steps to sell land or enslaved people under court order with forty days notice.
Local election notices report Aldermen chosen in three wards with names such as Samuel Half Crump Robt McCoombs and others. A separate county court election records Maj G B Mansnate winning by seven votes over Gro Warner. Medical Institute trustees and faculty appointments listed. A discussion notes nullification and cites a Revolutionary era Kentucky advocate. Supreme Court decision preview on state rights and historical constitutional context is referenced.
The article argues that states may veto unconstitutional federal acts until Congress resolves disputes. It questions private rights to immediate presidential veto and defends popular self government, citing Jefferson and the founders in defense of republicanism and democracy.
The piece argues for states rights and nullification as constitutional remedies against federal overreach. It defends the people’s capacity for self government and warns against disunion or revolution as worse outcomes. It cites constitutional compact theory, states as parties, and risks of a strong central government misusing power.
The piece argues that the North believes disunion unlikely and condemns harsh national measures. It cites Virginia’s past resistance to unconstitutional laws, praising restraint and warning that coercive tariffs could trigger state secession. It contrasts Southern nullifiers with loyal Unionists and predicts political shifts.
Citizens assembled at Waynesborough on Friday the 6th inst with Wiurenean in the chair and Eyward Hocus as secretary. Dr. Hancen spoke briefly and the meeting adopted a resolution calling for the appointment of a committee on a specified matter.
Citizens appoint a committee to weigh Worcester v Georgia effects, reduce Legislature size, equalize representation, and select Baltimore delegates for a Vice President nomination. Meeting at Waynesborough to report findings. editors asked to publish proceedings signed by Chairman John Witthead and Secretary Edward Hunties. The issue provokes a former editor’s critique of faction and nullification in the Union.
John Pope was fatally stabbed during a horse race quarrel when John Liel reportedly attacked him. Pope died within a day or two from the mortal wound. Bail was set for Liel as he awaits his trial. Washington News
Fragmentary historical notice mentions Rev Uriah the Mod Hill of Monroe Walton county and Miss Nalyn 4th daughter of Ehius Welburn of Polmabin county.
Livertoon reports steady demand in early February with no clear price decline seen while the Manchester market remains dull. The Liverpool trade notes 6,000 bales sold locally and 93,471 bales imported, with improvements seen in cotton and wool consumption though cholera fears weigh on sentiment. In Wayrr and New Orleans markets, arrivals include the Hellespont cargo and steady upland and Louisiana prices amid cautious selling and expected fresh supplies.
A large assortment of rich and staple dry goods received at 248 Broad Street. Includes Italian lustring, gren de Berlin, silks, muslins, laces, cambrics, Prints, ginghams, linens, linens cambric, table linens, cottons, and many seasonal fabrics. Also displays hats, gloves, parasols, silks, worsteds, and ready-to-wear accessories. Sales in march, with daily restocks.
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