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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1834
Page
2
The Charleston Mercury reviews two judges' arguments against State sovereignty following an adjourned Congress. It warns of dangers to liberty from dual allegiance and asserts the State’s sovereignty remains intact despite judicial claims.
Contested view that sovereignty resides in government fuels arguments by Judges O NeaI and Johnsen, while reports from New York describe mob action against abolitionists and a broader crisis over slavery, nullification, and state rights as observers weigh federal and state power. Public opinion in Virginia shows opposition to the administration with Jeffersonian toasts and state rights rhetoric dominating the anniversary.
Augusta July 26 1834 the State Rights Congressional ticket named Gen Robert A Beall of Bibb Absalom H Chappel Esq of Monroe Dr William C Daniell of Chatham Col Thomas F Foster of Greene Col Roger L Gamble of Jefferson George R Gilmer Esq of Ozlethorpe Mirabeau B Lamar Esq of Muscogee Gen Daniel Newnan of Walker Richard H Wilde Esq of Richmond announced for the ticket
Gen. Ronent Avoverus Beart accepts nomination to fill a vacancy on the State Rights Congressional ticket. Dated Macon July 14 1834 the letter to Chairman Mircuett of Milledgeville pledges fidelity to State Rights doctrine and echoes Jeffersonian democracy.
A tribute gathering in Augusta for the memory of General Lifayelley announces a 11 o clock procession from the United States Hotel to the Presbyterian Church. The order includes volunteer corps, US Army officers, state officers, Revolutionary War soldiers, Masonic societies, clergy, civil authorities, and citizens. Citizens urged to wear mourning badges and toll bells. business paused for forenoon.
A July 1834 New York letter describes days of riot and destruction amid abolitionist tensions. Mob violence targets churches, theaters, and property as factions debate colonization versus immediate abolition and public order fractures.
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