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Newspaper

Augusta Chronicle

Location

Augusta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1836

Page

8

Farewell to the Southern Shore Welcome Home Message

A brief poetic farewell from a visitor to a southern shore. The speaker regrets the brief stay and hints at possible return. The verse ends with a hopeful “Welcome Home” and a final goodbye.

Senate Proceedings Mention Incendiary Publications and Smithson Legacy

The Senate debated substitutes to curb incendiary publications and rescinded a United States journal resolution. It also considered the Smithson Legacy for a District university, with debate on congressional power and trust duties, ending with an executive session and a State Department communication.

Senate Messrs Pursrox Warre Senate of the United States Public Revenue Journal of the Senate The Smithson Preston Great Britain Congress Committee of the Senate Linen Ile Clayton Southard Butchanan Calhoun Davis Walker Yeas Benton Black Buchanan Clay Crittenden Cuthbert Ewing Ohio Goldsborough Geundy Hendricks Hubbard Kent King Alabama Knight Leigh Linn Mangum Moore Naudain Nichols Porter Prentiss Rives Robbins Swift Talmadge Tomlinson St. Nays Messrs. Calhoun Hill King of Geo Robinson White

Public spending debates and harbor improvements in Congress

Congressional actions include salaries for clerks, reports on the Dry Tortugas, and a push to regulate foreign paupers with Massachusetts and England cited. Debates cover Cumberland Road, tobacco trade with France, the Smithson legacy, Vermont militia pay, and harbor enhancements near Boston and the Mississippi mouth.

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Virginia’s Decline and the Call for Vigilant People

The speaker laments Virginia’s loss of power and independence as central authority wanes. He warns that without citizen vigilance and virtue, state and federal governments risk dismemberment or dangerous consolidation, urging the people to defend liberty and uphold republic ideals. The piece ends with an apology for his lengthy address.

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