09 May 1835
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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1835
Page
1
Published every Saturday morning no issue listed, printed on Broad Street under the Globe Hotel, indicating a regular publishing schedule and location.
The document lists subscription rates for SEML WEEKLY and WEEKLY PAPERS with annual, advance, and year-end options, enforcement of arrearage, and ad insertion charges. It also covers mail remittance risk by the publisher, and legal sale notice rules for executors, administrators, guardians, including timing, notice duration, and publication requirements for land or negro sales and debtor notices.
Postal schedules show daily due times and closing hours for several offices across towns, with exceptions on Sundays. It lists various marts with due times, closes, and a detailed window for Western and Savannah mail, plus Sunday morning and evening hours.
August 6 1835 readers are kept waiting for the continuation of a slavery reply and other original items. The French news reports France's Chambers adjourned without funding U S claims, stirring initial hoaxes then resuming normal expectations. The Hamburg Dinner section praises Mr Suurtz hospitality, describes a lavish grove retreat near local hills, Fort Independence embankment views, and Augusta’s garden city like setting with Summerville nearby.
A vivid account describes the Hamburg harbor and Darien River views from the bridge, praising the prospect and proposing a subscription for an artist. The Richmond Blues, led by Capt. Romirezson, receive a ceremonial salute as they cross the bridge and later dine together with toasts honoring Hamburg, the Governor, and local figures. The piece also quotes exchanges about Van Buren era politics and a correspondent’s clarification, ending with an apology for misattribution to the Georgian.
A lengthy 1835 letter from A B EveregaIe of New York urges Georgia State Rights delegates to reject Mr White as a presidential candidate. It argues for adherence to State Interposition and anti proclamation principles, condemns Clark and Union Troop factionalism, and urges keeping to core State Rights policies rather than pursuing office. The piece critiques support for Van Buren and stresses principled unity over personal advantage.
In a Georgia Courier excerpt, after Dr. Jonathan Barber's phrenology lectures, a nine member committee is formed to thank him. The committee includes T. G. Casey and notable figures like John P. King. Barber receives a warm letter praising his clear elucidation, scientific approach, and the science’s promise in mental philosophy, education, and care for the insane.
Mathias is acquitted of murder but found guilty of assault on his daughter and jailed for three months. He also receives one month for contempt of Court. The article notes shifts in Virginia politics toward a Van Buren majority and discusses Creeks murders causing town guard measures in Columbus. It mentions a novel London and Greenwich Rail Road idea with arches over cottages for passenger travel and gas-lit heated arches.
In Gerard Alabama on the 26th alt Mr Wannen P Cannon of Columbus Georgia to Miss Many J Mosexr of the former place announced a marriage.
The Augusta market notes dull cotton trade with small warehouse offerings and a need for price reductions. Receipts from Oct 1884 to May 1 1855 total 198,660 with stock on hand around 17,417 across Augusta and Hamburg. exports and shipping figures to Savannah and Charleston are detailed alongside crop and export projections for 1834-85.
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