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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1833
Page
4
Georgia citizens publish a pro South Carolina address denouncing the Presidents proclamation and urging defense of state sovereignty. The letter warns of tyranny, praises independence, and calls for unified action by Georgia and Carolinians against federal overreach.
A Georgia advocate urges immediate county by county action to resist President Jacksons proclamation and the supremacy of the Supreme Court. He calls for a Milledgeville convention on February 2 and a public push to preserve state sovereignty and oppose federal consolidation.
A reader letter from December 1832 discusses public anger over the dismissal of several officers who served under the United States for political reasons. It cites Major Lavan a Pensacola wounded veteran and grandson of a loyalist as among those affected, noting family links to Revolutionary figures and urging public awareness.
A critical examine of secession arguments, arguing States lack right to secede and warning that coercion would fuel civil wars. The piece emphasizes moral influence over force and the risk of binding future generations to oppression in the Union’s fate.
The article notes volunteers rising across districts to form full companies of 100 men each. In Fairfield about 1200, Edgefield 1200, Laurens 1000, and nearby areas show strong enlistment. The Washington correspondent reports a forthcoming presidential supplementary proclamation clarifying origins of government and state rights amid Virginia objections. A Reading Battalion of 150 volunteers offers to aid the President in suppressing the rebellion.
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