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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1833
Page
6
The text rallies Virginia and the South to prepare for a possible federal push. It warns against underestimating threats, denounces abolitionist rhetoric, and urges unity in defense of states rights led by wary Virginia voices amid national political waves.
A Savannah Georgian excerpt surveys national tensions over slavery and the tariff, criticizing abolitionist attacks and urging Southern unity. It quotes debates from New York to Virginia, critiques foreign publications, and warns that secession pressures and the Jackson era threaten liberty, urging a firm State Rights stance and a united Southern convention. The piece includes commentary from the Columbia Telescope and reflects Southern alarm about federal overreach and emancipation talk.
Fire at the City Hotel in New York damaged the upper and attic stories on May 25 due to a defective chimney. The blaze consumed furniture and other contents, with losses estimated at $20,000. The incident was reported in the Saturday edition dated May 4, 1833.
The U S Telegraph quotes a reply denying authority to speak for Mr Calhoun on renewing the U S Bank charter. It states Calhoun’s opposition to all banks and suggests any renewal by him would be an anti bank measure.
Market notes say receipts this week exceed any month in memory, with prices at warehouse levels. Estimated 1832 U S cotton production around 1 025 000 bales plus prior stock yields a 1 223 000 bale supply to meet at least 1 109 000 bale consumption, leaving only about 123 000 bales on hand as six weeks of demand remain. Exchange at 60 days sight 1 percent discount. checks at sight and U S Bank notes command premiums. freight to Savannah scarce. to Charleston scarce.
A miscellany of 19th century notices and commentary describes new stage coaches, evolving transport, and public discourse. It references recent drawings and sales of locomotives, engineers Reesing & Poll, and the millinggovilie line, alongside political polemics on slavery and colonial policy, with letters on Cherokee affairs and government actions.
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