Verses and political notices from Southern papers
Excerpts from the Southern Literary Messenger and Edgefield Carolinian discuss hope against grief, then switch to Georgia politics with warnings about Judge White and party integrity. Grand Jury notes from Hancock County condemn executive interference, praise a Court for Errors, and publish Dr Rush’s 1798 letter. South Carolina travel ads praise mountain resorts and Buncombe routes, while Charleston Mercury urges southern travel and lists regional rail routes and hotels. Virginia and New York market notices round out this mixed column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgefield Carolinian
Judge White
Jackson
White
South Carolina
Judge W
Jose
Hancock County
Andrews
Georgia
Partizan
Charleston Mercury
North Carolina
Buncombe
Aiken
Pendleton
Greenville
Crittenden
Roland
Flat Rock
United States
Blue Ridge
Ashville
Guous
North
South
Troy
Greece
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New York
State Rights Meeting and May Court Dates
Augusta Saturday May 2 1835 State Rights meeting announced for Richmond County at City Hall on May 24 to appoint delegates for Milledgeville convention. Courts list May sessions for Burke Appling Ware Effingham Lowndes Jefferson Thomas Bibb Decatur Wilkes Meriwether Union Clark Randolph Gilmer Taliaferro Walton Crawford Marion Murray Wayne Upson Lee Floyd Heard. Constitutionalist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends of State Rights
Richmond County
Milledgeville
Congress
Burke and Appling
Ware
Effingham and Lowndes
Jefferson, Thomas
Bibb
Decatur
Wilkes, Meriwether
Union
Clark, Randolph
Gilmer
Taliaferro, Walton, Crawford
Marion
Murray
Wayne
Upson
Lee
Floyd
Heard
Gentleman’s Vade Mecum Prospectus and Intriguing Contents
The advertisement promotes Gentleman’s Vade Mecum or Sporting and Dramatic Companion. It highlights a finely printed paper filled with useful, entertaining, and instructional material. Each issue includes an entire Play or Farce and features notable cuts and articles on muscle anatomy and ladies’ exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau Margauz
Browne
Anti-Slavery in Kentucky Arrives in Olive Branch Extra
An Olive Branch extra from Danville Kentucky reports the formation of an Anti-Slavery Society in Kentucky aimed at abolishing slavery in the state. The society led by James M Buchanan with about 40 members, publishes a series titled Slaves and Emancipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
N. York Journal of Commerce
James M. Buchanan
Olive Branch
Savannah to Host Underwater Walk Exhibition by Mr Campbell
The Savannah Georgian reports Mr Campbell’s demonstration of underwater walking, showing safe bottom exploration and potential for raising sunken vessels. He arrives to give a public exhibition tomorrow at 4 PM from a river platform, viewable from the bridge. Tickets 25 cents, children and servants half price, available at local bookstores or gate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Campbell
Letter on sectional tensions and slavery in the press
An Augusta reader sends a dated critique dated April 29 1835 addressing a newspaper article titled Syfamous Fatstations. The writer denounces northern hostility toward slavery while praising editorial openness and honesty in assessing opposing views.
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Augusta
Eorror
New York
North
Northern fears on slavery fuel southern resolve and colonization fears
A southern writer decries northern exaggerations about slavery and abolitionists. He argues that colonizationists covertly undermine the South, spreading anti slavery sentiment via northern papers and clergy while northern travelers shape biased views. The piece warns that continued mischaracterizations threaten national harmony.
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Lin
Southern Literary Messenger
Philadelphia Gazette
Rush
Abercrombie
Boswell
Life of
Johnson
Benjamin Ruth
Sur
London
West
Joshua Reynolds
Dr. Johnson
Sir Joshua
Anders
Dr. Goldsmith
Goldsmith
E. W
St. George’s Fields
Benjamin Rush
John Patton
Patton
Table Mountain
Tallulah Falls
Cranteston
Wmn. Gibbons
Wright
U. S
N. O
N. Y. Journal of Commerce
Rhode Island
Providence Journal
Gov. Francis
Knight
U.S
Sloop of War
Peacock
Kennedy
E. Roberts
Siam
William Street
Wall Street
Stone Street
Mill Street
Virginia
Richmond Enquirer
House of Delegates
The
Enquirer
State Senate
J. H
District of Columbia
New York Commercial Advertiser
West Indies
N. Y
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