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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1833
Page
5
The notice outlines advertisement and payment terms for estate sales, including advance and post payments, insertion fees, and schedule requirements. It specifies responsibilities of administrators and guardians, and sets timelines for public sale notices and creditor claims. It mentions land and Negroes sales must follow court approval and four months notification.
The piece cites new publications and changes in editorial leadership, praising the Forewn Quarterly and West Reviews, Despindl? Carolinian, and other papers. It also discusses Southern state rights sentiment, Union tensions, and reflections from Convention attenders on the South’s prospects and political alignments.
The piece argues that trials and dangers are divine means to test the faithful and warns that doubting is a grave violation of allegiance. It notes the Merchants and Planters Bank and corrects a claim about other banks’ role, saying they hoarded few notes before the bank failed.
The 1052 prize in the Giyld Lottery was claimed by Ayah of Green county, identified as Mr. Joan Avversey, a man of limited means. He reportedly bore poverty quietly, while the drawing was expected to close yesterday, with remarks on happiness tied to rising fortunes.
The Savannah column promotes Wm Robertson Esq as editor of the Georgian era and announces the establishment of an Exchange Brokerage General Agency and Lottery Office in Savannah. It also discusses a Southern Convention proposal attributed to A Friend of State Rights and speculates on authorship, urging union among Southern states and warning of imminent threats to Southern liberties.
The fragment cites propositions urging strong government action and Union coercion, plus secession if Union harms outweighs benefits. It notes state conventions and the fear that lawmakers will abandon the law and proscribe harsh doctrines, ending with a hostile, clipped judgment.
The piece accuses a Northern abolitionist aligned leader of betraying Southern interests and provoking conflict over slavery. It likens him to Judas and denounces calls for federal enforcement at the bayonet, urging staunch state sovereignty and resistance to perceived federal encroachment. The article cites John Randolph and stresses allegiance to individual states over a national union.
The speaker argues that if the Constitution is fairly construed by the North, the South may contest the bargain. He warns that if the General Government interferes with the Southern system of labor or oversteps its powers, secession becomes possible and discord may deepen. He urges reflection on recent Northern actions. Other notes include a nineteenth century gold specimen find near Filoc ton and a ten dwts gold piece report from Altuna Mines.
A Justice's Court reprimands a lawyer for vulgar language calling the court names. The presiding justice warns that repeating such slurs will be treated as high contempt, with punishment. Related letters discuss military orders, nullification, and praise of General Jackson.
The Catharine arrived from Matanzas with letters noting cholera fading in Havana by April 19. Matanzas messages say the disease is subsiding but has disrupted business and sugar production while the city health outlook improves.
The Courier notes brisk demand for Uplands with about 4000 bales sold. prices advance and sales brisk. Dull flour with ample quotations. corn scarce at 80 cents retail. Freight rates vary to Liverpool, New York, Providence, and Boston. rice, molasses, sugar, coffee, and bacon trade with mixed activity. strong cotton receipts later in the week, overall brisk market conditions.
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