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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1836
Page
6
Governor McDuffie warns against unequal control in the Louisville Cincinnati and Charleston Rail Road charter. He endorses central, surveyed routes, favors Charleston start, and opposes banking rights for the company amid South Carolina’s stock dominance.
Report from the Army via the steamboat Florida details movements from Black Creek to Withlacoochee and Volusia. It describes skirmishes near Panasoka and Wahoo Swamp, towns burnt, prisoners taken, and heavy fighting with Indians and Negroes, including Major Moniac wounded and several killed. Detachments march toward Topkalaga while Gen. Jesup remains unreported.
The House rejected a bill to raise 30000 by lottery for a Columbus Masonic Hall. Bills to increase Augusta Mechanics Bank capital and to form The Citizens Bank in Augusta were introduced. The Senate rejected a ban on circulating bank notes under $20. The House tabled the endowment bill for the Georgia Female College at Macon.
Judge Shly of the Middle District of Georgia calls for penal code amendments. He seeks a 24 juror pool to ensure impartial trials and harsher punishment for interracial fornication, urging removal of offenders to penitentiary. He also notes legislature should address adultery with negro partners and race-based legal gaps.
The Charleston Board of Health states twelve deaths in Charleston for the week ending the 4th instant. Five were white and seven were Black.
The Hon. Wm. C. Preston was re-elected by the South Carolina Legislature on the 3rd instant to represent the state in the United States Senate for six years beginning March 4 next.
The Milledgeville correspondent reports that Georgia’s eleven electors met in the Senate chamber at 10 o clock and cast their votes for Hugh L. Burns for President and Joltye Tyson for Vice President.
The match between Hickory John and Time is to be set by backers by January first with 24 hours notice. A $5000 wager dominates, more bets ride on the result. Two four mile heats at Lafayette course aim for an average 7m52s. current lame condition may push trial to around the 27th if ground is suitable. Forfeit of $2000 exists, friends intend larger backing if possible.
The Georgia Journal reports a proposed bill to organize volunteer units into Battalions and Brigades, exempt them from annual reviews, require four yearly drills, and permit camp duty for five years to gain peace-time exemption. It warns Augusta’s needs and urges legislative amendments to exempt the city.
A New England Spectator report details American Anti Slavery Society actions with fifty agents in field soon to meet in New York for strategy. Proposals include two West Indies missionaries and Dr Beman to Europe, while 12 000 monthly copies circulate. The piece urges Southern vigilance and legislative action to defend institutions.
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