04 May 1833
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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1833
Page
1
The notice describes sale terms for real estate and enslaved people with advance and weekly insertions rates. It specifies publication costs, payment responsibilities, and conditions for administrators guardians and the court. It sets timetables and required periods of notice prior to sales and the need for court approval in certain cases.
A scattered OCR fragment reviews several 19th century papers and editors, noting changes in ownership, printing quality, and political alignments. It mentions the Examiner tri-journal plan, Forewn Quarterly and West Reviews, Despinld Carolina, and other titles with comments on typography, content, and republican principles, plus commentary on Union and Confederacy debates.
The text contends that trial and danger serve God’s means to test the faithful and rejects doubt as a violation of allegiance. It notes the Merchants and Planters’ Bank and corrects earlier statements about other banks’ role, claiming banks kept minimal notes before the bank’s failure.
The 1052 prize in the Giyld Lottery was won by Ayah, credited to Mr. Joan Avversey of Green county. The winner, described as of limited means, bore poverty cheerfully. The drawing was expected to close yesterday.
The column announces Wm Robertson Esq establishing an Exchange Brokerage General Agency and Lottery Office in Savannah and promotes a Southern Convention plan attributed to various authors. It urges union of Southern states and outlines eleven propositions on secession and federal power, citing aims to defend liberty and regional interests.
The text quotes propositions urging secession if Union benefits are outweighed by evils and calling for state conventions to oppose federal law. It reflects Radical arguments by Confederate sympathizers framed as questions of Union loyalty and constitutional authority.
A lengthy denunciation targets unnamed political figures and their stances on abolition and secession. It attacks a supposed hypocrite who shifts from abolition to defense of slaveholding, and critiques support for measures against abolitionists while denouncing such moves. The piece cites John Randolph and argues allegiance lies with states rather than a federal union, warning against centralized power and urging vigilance against tyrants.
A speaker urges a convention to prevent hostilities over constitutional interpretation and federal power. The argument warns that if the North undermines the Southern system of domestic labor or usurps powers, secession could be forced by grievance. The note closes with local scraps about gold findings and Altuna Mines.
A fragment from a historical paper recounts court rebukes for profane language in a Justice's Court, mentions General Jackson and military mobilization advice during a fire, and comments on nullification and obedience to U.S. laws with satirical references to Georgia, Kentucky, and Rome. The tone blends legal discipline with political opinion and international allusions.
The brig Catharine arrived from Matanzas bringing letters stating cholera has subsided in Havana while Matanzas remains heavily affected. Havana notes the disease retreating yet widespread disruption to commerce and sugar crop activity until relief is seen.
The April report notes brisk upland demand with 3009 bales sold this week and prices firm. Arrivals total 620 bales, exports 3104 bales. Rice, flour, corn, sugar, coffee, spirits, bacon show varied activity. freight rates to Liverpool, New York, Providence, and Boston are listed with exemptions and emerging port competition.
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