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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1836
Page
8
Commentary in Washington and Richmond on political corruption and sectional strife. The piece laments decay in liberty, cites a controversial Senate bill admitting a new territory and voting rights for aliens and enslaved people, and reports on North Carolina contestation and depositions related to Graham’s election.
A fragment from a political chronicle describes the Arkansas Statehood bill passing to a third reading as the Senate adjourns at seven. It recounts Calhoun, Buchanan, and others debating motives, fears of territorial expansion, and calls for public vigor against perceived power vices in a tense session.
The account describes Peyton of Tennessee delivering a powerful 15 minute oration that moved the audience, toppled Beardsley with irony, and drew tears from many in attendance. Bynum and Wise clash as the House descends into confusion before order is restored, with press accounts from The Telegraph, Baltimore Mercury, and New York Commercial Advertiser cited. The piece also notes plans for a North Atlantic steam packet line, naming directors, capital, ports, and land grants in detail.
The Court of Peers condemned Fieschi Morey and Pepin to death and Boireau to twenty years hard labor, while Bescher was acquitted. Pepin and Morey faced the scaffold with calm resignation, Fieschi remained composed, and the details describe the executions and public reactions alongside further notes on royal social events and a medical croup remedy.
The condemned man spoke in a clear firm voice declaring truth before God and country. He said he had aided by exposing accomplices, expressed happiness, requested forgiveness, and lamented his victims more than his life before surrendering to the executioners. The ceremony lasted exactly five minutes, ending at eight o'clock when the axe fell.
The piece discusses comparative longevity by age for married versus unmarried men and women with figures at ages 60 70 and 80 and cites M Caspar claiming marriage aids longevity. It then reports on the Washington Treasury Office fire case with arrests linked to Judge Temple and paradoxes of secrecy prior reports, promising fuller detail later.
The speaker recalls a Saturday night to Sunday morning fracas between Mr. Wise and Mr. Bynum triggered by a Jackson Van Buren majority. He asserts a decree of expulsion against Mr. Graham aimed to annihilate him, risking a violent confrontation if the House adjourned without proper form.
A lengthy political fragment reports on House conduct during a tense session, remarks by Richard M Johnson and Mason, and objections to quoting authorities. It covers indictments of personal insults, press vitriol, and calls for free speech against oppression, plus notes on expunging resolutions, a horse race challenge, and the Darien Bank branch closure and wind-up agency as a precursor to reorganization and bank resumption.
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