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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1834
Page
3
A heated debate accuses Colonizationists and gradual abolitionists of conflicting aims. The piece cites violent opposition to moves for immediate abolition in the District of Columbia and questions the motives behind delaying congressional action.
The writer notes uneasy observations of enslaved workers and white hotel staff in the South. He discusses race, emancipation talk, and Southern indifference to foreign meddling while recalling a drastic weather shift from Philadelphia to a cold, rainy spell.
A series of letters from J C Calhoun A S Clayton R H Wilde and R L Melee decline invitations to celebrate Independence Day in Scriven County Georgia and Georgia figures express fear of federal consolidation. The correspondents emphasize liberty civil government and opposition to the Constitution and force acts.
A flood of letters from Georgia delegates and allies in Scriven County express support for state rights and constitutional liberty. Figures include Roger L. Gamble, G R Gilmer, Thomas F. Foster, J M Berrien, Condy Raguel, and Mo. Macpherson Berrien. They decline or accept invitations to celebrate Independence with sentiment linking state sovereignty to liberty.
A local note mentions Mr. Editor’s witty verse as a brief jab at writers. An adjoining city report cites an open bole of Cotton as an early experimental variety. Col. G J 8 Walker delivered an eulogium on Lafayette in Mobile dated the 17th.
London reports extremely dull activity with 670 bales of Surat sold around 824 price. Liverpool notes strong demand and large weekly sales near 33,000 bales, with Upland, Mobile, Orleans, and Tennessee prices varying and little change to quotations. Charleston and River markets show steady to firm prices, while New York records fair demand and specific regional rates for Upland, Florida, Alabama, and New Orleans cotton.
Willi ve Clusty informs that persons with business with the Bani on that day should attend to it on the preceding day. The instruction emphasizes careful timing for dealings and attendance by involved parties.
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