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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1834
Page
8
A poem praising Hell, South Carolina as a land of peace beauty and liberty. The author vows cheer and prayers for freedom, national service, and the virtue of its people including its sons and daughters.
The piece recounts the April 1834 Senate clash over the Presidents Manifesto, with Perspuxren and Wise opposing reception of the document. It cites protests by lawmakers that the executive oversteps constitutional powers and threatens Senate independence, plus press and public reactions across Washington and Carolina.
The President orders postponement of small items to record another violent step toward consolidating power. A private secretary’s 17th message to the Senate proclaims a protest against the Senate’s late resolution on removals, denouncing congressional interference as improper.
The piece denounces a political manifesto and presidential lecturing of Senators from New Jersey, Maine, and Ohio. It questions Van Buren’s responsibility for removals of deposits and warns of executive overreach. It laments threats and urges the people to respond, citing the New York Evening Star as the source.
The report itemizes the Columbus Races across multiple days with Silver Cup heats and purses, listing owners and horses such as S. R. Bonner's May Jane and Rattlesnake, plus details of time, distances, and disqualifications. It includes a Mechanics Bank Augusta financial statement dated April 12 1834 showing capital, bills in circulation, deposits, and notes. Also notes a Hexagon Quilt project and Audubon’s departure aboard the North America on April 16 1834.
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