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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1834
Page
5
Public notice bulletin notes a hotel complex at Jackson and Ellis Grove as a published item. The fragment implies a property listing or event affecting the Rack area with local hotel mention and dates not clearly legible.
Notice from Administrators Guardians and others on sale of lands or slaves by court order. Sales set on first Tuesday of month between forenoon and afternoon at county courthouse. Public tags 60 days before sale. property sales require 40 days notice to debtors and creditors. applications to sell land or Negroes must be published for four months.
A critical piece claims political corruption around the Safety Fund and National Bank. It cites Gov. Marcy Dudley Buller Van Buren and Albany Regency lobbying for a New York Bank branch and alleges Jackson shifted from support to opposition after Albany pressure.
A reader letter praising female education and moral reform appeals to the press to honor a respected young lady’s color and virtue. The piece then reviews Col. Jones’s House speech on the Bank and Deposites, condemning presidential power and Treasury actions as arbitrary and tyrannical.
The text argues the Bank’s removal of deposits was improper and driven by personal animosity from the President. It contends Duane’s lawful removal would have been justified, rejects blame on the Bank, and warns that restoration implies a likely recharter. It critiques calls to reverse the action and urges consistent, legal handling.
A letter from Cuantxrston dated February 24 1894 describes local excitement over a planned Rail Road to Charleston. A merchant notes freight costs and safety advantages of river transport while acknowledging delays and uncertainty about the steam line and railroad timetable.
A country merchant recounts a rapid steam car journey from Hamburg to Charleston. He notes precise departure and arrival times, praise for speed, and comparisons to steam boats, asserting efficient service and growing passenger numbers. He promises further correspondence after returning to Augusta.
On Washington's Birthday the Richmond Hussars held a dinner at Turknett Springs after a morning parade. Licgut Bones presided with Lieut Stuart as VP, delivering regular and volunteer toasts praising liberty, patriotism, Washington, the Union, national defense, Georgia, Poland, Treland, and unity of the country.
The Richmond Hussars event featured invited guests including Mr Wm Frazer and private speakers celebrating universal suffrage, liberal principles, and the State’s patriotism. Toasts honored Gen George Washington, the Rich mond Hussars, and prominent local figures while noting the day’s social harmony and festive spirit.
A quoted extract from King James the First’s speeches to Parliament in 1603 and 1609 contrasts lawful kingship with tyranny. It notes that a just king serves the public good and upholds fundamental laws, unlike a tyrant who submits to his own will. The note, dated to SIALDRA, invites public reflection on governance.
The article notes Geonrce W Summers elected Assistant Clerk at the Branch of the State Bank after Henry Gorton’s death. It reports the British will fund Thames Tunnel completion, Alabama exempts women from debt prison, and New York City records 160 weekly deaths. It mentions Mr Bavaro declining a government director post, a Charleston duel with a fatal outcome, Webster likely to be Treasury secretary, threats to General Jackson, and South Carolina opposition to Jackson with a Unionist stance in Georgia and a debate over a test oath.
The Augusta cotton market reports very little incoming, few sales, and stable prices since the last note. Stocks are held in storage awaiting higher prices with quotations around 9 1/2 to 10 1/4 cents per pound.
Savannan Feb 22 Cotton reports show heavy business and prices advancing to 9 and 12 cents for choice. Sales about 2000 bales clear most lots. demand remains strong with gains of 1 to 2 cents per pound from prior rates. Rice demand active with 750 casks expected. flour priced cutting to 5 1 40 and per-court retail 80 to 95. Freight quotes to Liverpool 5 81. Havre and Providence rates listed. Georgia notes.
Charteston Marner reports mixed weather limited early demand but improved sales on Saturday. Upland bale totals reach about 5 000 with varied prices from 7 to 12-1/2 cents, while Rice shows sharp decline and scarce supply with limited forward sales around 1300 barrels. Other commodities including flour sugar copper and molasses quoted with small lots and modest shifts. exchange rates and freight figures listed for Atlantic routes.
From Levy's Feb 15 price list cotton sides near 12 000 bales with prices around 93 83 for grade selections. Sugar remains steady at plantations and city at 6 7 cents per lb. Molasses sells well at 20 2d to 23 cents with inclosed freight. near the levee supply is limited and distilleries have bought.
Feb 15 report shows improved demand and higher prices as Liverpool cues lift activity. About 2200 bales traded with 4100 bales Upland at 10 14 to 12 14 cents, 700 bales Florida at 10 2 to 2 cents, 300 Mobile at 11 to 12 cents, and 100 New Orleans at 12 to 13 cents. Havre advices indicate further advances of 2 to 3 cents on old Uplands.
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