Oath of Allegiance Debated in South Carolina Committee Report
The Joint Committee on Federal Relations reports that oaths tied to the 4th article of the South Carolina Constitution do not conflict with federal obligations. It argues the oath preserves allegiance to the United States while honoring state sovereignty and denies perjury implications, urging unity and restraint in the state’s political disputes.
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Carobana Legis
Charon
St. Luke's Parish
Orange Paris
Prince George Winyow
St. George's Dorchester
Edgefield
Greenville
Union
Abbeville
Pendleton
Kersnaw
Lancaster
York and
Spartanburg
Christ Church
South Carolina
United States
Court of Appeals
James Hamilton
Senate
Columbia
U.S
Committee On Federal Relations
John P. Richardson
Philips
Chesterfield
House of Representatives
Hamilton
Entlensan
McDuffie
Charleston Courier
Joint Committee of Federal Religions
The
Georgia Journal
Supreme Court
Federal Union
Supreme Jourt Enu
Hooper
Georgia
Gass
Graves
Gov. Taarwkrt
Virginia
Confederacy
Commonwealth
General Assembly
Maryland
State of
Congress
Court of the
Legislature Adopts Allegiance Oath Amid Division
On Tuesday the Legislature passed a State allegiance measure to the Constitution with 32 Yeas and 28 Nays in the Renie. The House approved 90 to 28. Supporters say the move seeks conciliation while critics vow to oppose the Treason Bill and threaten renewed sectional strife.
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United States
Renie
New Periodicals Highlighted in December Issue
The Augustas register notes the December number of American Turf Register and Sporting Magazine with varied contents and an engraved Canvass-back Ducks plate. It also reviews the New York Literary Gazette a new semi monthly periodical edited by A D Parensoy and invites readers to see it in the Reading Room.
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Ind Sporting Magazine
NEW York Literary Gazette
Journal of Belles Lettres, Arts, & Sciences
A. D. Parensoy
M'Durrix Elected Governor and Treason Bill Debate
Extract from an 1834 letter discusses South Carolina politics after the Legislature. It notes M'Durrix elected Governor, a proposed treason definition bill, and a plan to abolish the Appeal Court. It mentions party tensions cooling and a report on federal relations amid amended constitution protests. Legislative elections listed include Canon, Exons, Saxon, and Sel nuss.
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Texas
Columbus
Enquirer
Georgia
Santa Anna
Constitutional Party
Xin
Constitutional Congress
Mexico
S. Carolina
M‘durrix
Cotvania
8. C
Union
House of Representatives
Joint Committee On Federal Relations
J. C. Canon
Us 8
F. H. Exons
Southern Circuit
B. H. Saxon
J. T. Selnuss
State treason and high crime definitions in revived statute
The article restates treason and high crime definitions for attempts to form a separate government without legislative assent. It warns penalties not extending to life or limb and notes a referenced report with gratifying intelligence from the Columbia Telescope.
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Columbia Telescope
Indian Offender Punishment Bill Stirs Georgia Senate
A Georgia Senate debate centers on a bill to punish Indians and descendants of Indians with death or whipping, designating them in indictments and speeding executions. The measure seeks to remove jury delays, allow rapid appeals to a final arbiter, and authorize Governor to commute sentences to the punishments specified.
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Supreme Court
Pipe
Georgia
Senate
McDonaxl
Indiana
House of Representatives
State of Georgia
General Assembly
Debates and Bills in Mistenceville House December Proceedings
Correspondence from Mistenceville reports House actions on a Female Seminary funding bill failing, port access to Brunswick passed, canal and railroad venture planning with 500 shares and directors, and loans to Georgia Lumbering and the Athens Rail Road. Several appropriation measures were debated or tabled, and a committee investigation issue was resolved with a discharge.
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Brunswick
Jnck Rawls
H. H. Tarver
Canal and Rail Road Company
Alatamaha
Turtle River
Georgia Lumbering Company
The
Marine Association
Hannis
Athens Rail Road Company
Augusta Common
Georgia House Debates Rail Road Grants and Indian Policies
The legislature wrestles with a navigation bill and bonds for a Georgia Rail Road project. Debates cut $1000 agent pay to $500 and censures of a state manager. Emancipation and flogging proposals stall. a road grant from St Marys to Columbus passes. Civil and military bills, education and asylum funding advance, while two executions of Native Americans are reported.
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W. G. Springer
W. B. Davis
Brunswick
House
Senate
Seld Lim
Glynn
Athens
M‘allister
Sam
State House
Hooper
Supreme Court
St. Marys
Columbus
Dumls
Georgia
Murrily County
Hog Smith
Walker County
A Critical View of the President and His Pledges
The writer denounces the President as having falsified professions and misled a loyal following. It laments the loss of confidence, warns of political destruction, and foreshadows future critique of the President’s message and Franco-American relations.
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Huzza
Jackson
Altosgether
Teader
France
Washington
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