26 Feb 1834
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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1834
Page
1
A fragmented notice appears to describe a publishing row tied to the Rack of the Saturday Morning in Jackson and Ellis Grove Hotel. Details are unclear but indicate an event or item related to newspaper distribution at a local hostelry.
Notice from Guardians and Administrators of lands and negroes to be sold on the first Tuesday of the month between hours of nine in the forenoon and three in the afternoon at the county court house. Sales to be publicized sixty days prior. Property and estate sales follow forty days notice to debtors and creditors. Application to sell lands or negroes to be published for four months.
A political polemic denounces Jackson era corruption centering on the Safety Fund and Albany leaders. It asserts Gov. Marcy Dudley Buller and Van Buren pressured for bank branches and Jackson initially backed recharter before Albany Regency influenced him to oppose the Bank.
A letter-like piece extols female education and moral reform, praising a young writer and urging virtue in press and ballot box. It critiques centralized power and endorses Col. Jones on deposit issues, denouncing bank interference with government and editorials. It argues for reform and virtuous citizenship.
The text argues the President acted under personal motive, not lawful necessity, in removing Deposits from the Bank. It criticizes the use of power, cites Kendall and Duane, and warns that restoring deposits would likely lead to a Bank recharter and renewed political risk. The piece urges accountability and lawful process rather than arbitrary action.
A 1894 letter from Cuantxrston recounts local hopes for a state rail line to Charleston. The writer consults Augusta merchants about financing cotton and goods, hearing that freight to Augusta is feasible yet warning that river transport to Charleston is slow and uncertain. He notes delays and uncertainties about the railroad’s timeline and safety.
A country merchant recounts a Friday journey to Charleston by steam car, noting precise departure at 6 o clock and arrival before 5 30 pm. He logs stops for water and meals, claims overall transit 7 hours 36 minutes with about 100 passengers, praising speed and safety compared with steam boats.
On Washington's Birthday the Richmond Hussars held a dinner at Turknett Springs after a morning parade. The event featured regular and volunteer toasts honoring liberty, the Union, Washington, and Georgia, with invited guests and public sentiment expressed through patriotic remarks.
A Richmond Hussars gathering presented toasts from members including Wm. Frazer Tobin Cowling Clarke Burdell Cohen Pemberton McKeen Scott and others celebrating liberal principles and the nation’s anniversary. The event featured speeches and ample social joy with many toasts but some were not handed in.
A fragmentary letter attributes King James I's 1603 and 1609 speeches to a lesson for the public. It contrasts lawful kings who favor the wealth and welfare of the commonwealth with tyrants who rule for personal appetite. The writer signs as SIALDRA.
The article notes Geonrce W. Summers, Esq. elected Assistant Clerk at the Branch of the State Bank in the city, replacing the deceased Henry Gorton. It also mentions British funds for the Thames Tunnel, Alabama’s debt relief for women, a New York death toll, and various political notes from 1824 including figures from Charleston and Georgia. Also reports a duel near Charleston resulting in a death, and commentary on Union and Jackson era politics.
The Augusta cotton market reports very light arrivals and few sales with no price change since the last note. Most stock remains stored awaiting higher prices, with quotations around 9 1/2 to 10 1/4 cents per pound at principal sites.
Savannah February twenty second report notes Liverpool arrivals through December show heavy business and prices rising to 9 and 12 cents per pound for choice cotton. Sales total about 2000 bales clearing remaining lots as demand strengthens. Rice sales around 750 casks chiefly at 2 1 2 to 2 3 4 dollars per cask. Flours priced cutting at 8 5 1 40. Freight to Liverpool 5 8 1 to Havre none. News York Providence Boston rates listed. Georgian
In midweek storms limited offerings but Friday clear weather spurred brisk demand. Weekly upland sales near 5000 bales with varied prices. rice trades scant though a small forward deal was noted. other commodities such as flour sugar copper molasses and salt show modest activity and stable or slight price shifts. Freight and exchange rates listed for Atlantic routes and banks.
From Levy's New Orleans Price Current of Feb 15 cotton prices show week activity near 12 000 bales with various grades and regional movements. Sugar remains steady at plantation and city levels with prices around 6 1 2 to 6 1 4 cents per pound. molasses holds at 20 to 22 cents with notes on local availability within 50 miles of the levee and reports of distilleries purchasing within range.
Feb 15 Cotton market shows gains due to Liverpool advisories with about 2200 bales traded. Upland 10 14 to 20 cents, Florida 10 to 12 cents, Mobile 11 to 12, New Orleans 12 to 13 cents. Havre reports 2 to 3 cent gains on old uplands and totals near 600 bales today across Florida Georgia North Carolina and Mobile.
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