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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1833
Page
5
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a morning scene at the Globe Hotel with a figure named Rick and an event at Jackson Avenue. The readable words hint at a pie or cake and a morning gathering but lack clear action or outcome.
The speaker urges citizens to back a railway from Cherokee to Columbus then through Milledgeville to Savannah on the Georgia side of the Savannah River. He argues such a system would draw settlers and wealth to Georgia, benefit Alabama and Tennessee, and elevate Savannah to a major commercial hub of the state.
A Georgia letter attacks the Taou rized federal protection policy and urges voters to oppose the administration and party leaders. It laments district gerrymandering, praises state sovereignty, and warns that supporting central power could endanger liberties. The writer targets Clark party tactics and urges Georgians to resist what is termed unprincipled demagogues.
A fragment from the Augusta Chronicle includes a Five Thousand dollar bet proposal against a named Georgia politician to be judged at the Mighty Workshop. Also noted is a July Fourth toast and James M. Wayne references. Charles Neely faces a court martial for disobedience in Abbeville, suspended for one year. Pendleton Messenger announces a new weekly periodical The States Advocate in Philadelphia.
An authorized Herald statement outlines US Mint coinage from 1793 to 1830 totaling 27 million dollars, with 1831 figures around 5.99 million divided among gold, silver, and copper. 1832 coinage reached 3.49 million. Gold origins include Mexico, Africa, and Gulf regions. much gold was exported. Also notes about global gold production and cotton market activity with price movements and recent sales in Liverpool and local markets.
Rice stock 409 tierce prime sold at 3 remaining 131 208 tierces received Aug 1st stock on hand 2096 Harney Flour demand brisk ground 7a. Corn Baltimore car 29 at 75 cents. Groceries Coffie firm 250 bags prime green 13 14 cents. Sugars quiet no transactions. Molasses 32 33. Articles retail 84. Bacon scarce. Domestic spirits lively 90 barrels N O Whiskey 52 cents. French Mallow wine Teneriff 79 cents. Freight to Greenock for round dates and to New York 7 cents per bale cotton 50 cents per bbl rice. Vessel Lady Dunmore in port for Greenock. Mercury trace.
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