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Augusta Chronicle

Location

Augusta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1835

Page

2

Debates over Irish Church surplus spark British ministerial crisis

From London to Havre dispatches describe Lord John Russell's motion on Irish Church surplus funds and the ministry's defeat by 32 votes. London Standard reports Canopus fight with three Russian ships near the Dardanelles, while May updates note Peel's resignation and Wellington's cabinet shift amid indemnity debates and royal announcements.

New York England St. Andrew Riverpool Cork London House of Commons John Brassell United Kingdom London Standard Canopus Devonport Falmouth Percy Dardanelles France Princeps of Portugal Duke de Leuchtenburg Havre Poland Paris Chamber of Deputies Lord Amherst Canada Beu Lord Canterbury Lord Mahon Lord Elliott Spain Don Carlos Commodore Eliott Elliott Livingston Albany Constitution United States R. Peel John Russell Duke of Wellington House of Lords Home Office Gulignani Prince Augustus of Port &al Prince Augustus Charles Eugens Napoleon de Leuchten

Latest from England and New York ships arrival notices

News from the May 8 issue reports British political maneuvering with Earl Grey and Lord Melbourne over a possible coalition government and cabinet reshuffles. It notes Manchester, London, and Irish politics as well as Portuguese and Spanish affairs, with details of the new cabinet list and market reactions in London. It also covers American shipping news from New York, flour prices, bank stock, racing results, a steam boat accident, and voyage routes improving inland passage prospects.

N. S. Mercantile Advertiser England United States Holdinge Liverpool London Peel Earl Grey Lord Melbourne Sun House of Incurables Lords House of Commons Loxnon Robert Peel Lord Stanley Portugal Mina Lord Elliot Spain France Don Carlos Lonney O’connell Lod Grey Hume Ward S. Whalley J. Russell the Treasury Viscount Melbourne John Russell Spring Rice Home Department Lord Duncanson Ellice Ireland Lord Mulgrave John Cam Hobhouse Board of Trade Warburton Bickersteth Woods and Forests Mr. Littleton Charleston Courier Prom New-Eyork Cianurstoy Saluda Hamilton New-York Courier & Lugnirer Baltimore Howard Street Georgetown New York Richmond City Mills U. S Union Course Stockton Morris Stevens Ton Moore Botw Tyrant Awful Rail Road Courier and Enquirer Advocate North River Albany Coeyman’s Landing

New York and Liverpool War News Reported at Length

The Charleston Mercury details late New York paper arrivals through May 9 and Liverpool dates to the 11th. It notes U S Bank stock sales in May and cites Washington Globe speculation from France on indemnity legislation and a pending treaty. Also mentioned is the Detroit Free Press item on Ohio and Michigan authorities clashing, with about 600 Ohio troops at Maumee.

Maumee Ohio Michigan United States House of Representatives Rhode Island H Y. Cranston William Sprague Charleston Mercury BROM New York Cuantestox William Gibbons Wright Liverpool Holdredge Saes United States Bank Washington Globe France Livingston Congress Buffalo Whig Detroit Free Press Detroit

Forsyth Secretary of State Arrives in City

On Thursday afternoon Mr. Forsyth, Secretary of State, arrived from Washington and lodged at the Planter's Hotel. The notice also urges debtors to pay by the fourth of next month ahead of a large payment.

Forsyth Washington Planter’s Hotel

Steamboat Company Directors Elected in Georgia

The Steamboat Company of Georgia elected directors for the coming year in Savannah and Augusta. Names include W. Tarton B. Burnovons C. Dongine Wm R. Wantina A. Porter C.H. Camprreco H. Fay Tuos. Ponsz R. Hutchison R. M. Goopwin P. M. Kottocq Ax. Drew W. Hanpen. Mr. Wm. Tartar was unanimously re-elected President.

Augusta Wm. Tartar

Turf warfare between the North and the South settles superiority

The May issue of American Turf Register and Sporting Magazine includes an article arguing the South’s superiority in turf warfare and features an engraving titled the Death of the Fox. The table of contents is listed in the advertising columns.

Sporting Magazine Death of the

Nomination in Columbia County State Rights meeting

A public State Rights party gathering in Appling on the 18th inst named Ancazn Avarr for the Senate and James F Hamitroy Rosert Gunor and Apxrer P Rossursox Esquires for the House. The nominees are praised as good men whose election will honor the county and the cause.

Columbia Columbia County State Rights Party Appling Senate Ancazn Avarr House of Representatives James F. Hamitroy Rosert Gunor Apxrer P. Rossursox Esquires

Athenian and the Nullification Debate

The Athenian editor disapproves of nullification doctrines and is urged to explain his shift after issuing a Mobile prospectus for a Nullification paper. The writer seeks clarification on what caused his stance and whether rationale could sway others to reexamine their views.

Mobile

May Number of Foreign Literature Periodical Highlighted

The May issue of the Foreign Literature Science and Art periodical arrives with a table of contents shown in ads. The edition is praised for taste and judgment by its editor. It features a full length engraving of Comte D On sax, son in law of Lady Blessington, said to be Bulwer’s Pelham’s original and the handsomest man in Europe.

Comte D’onsax Comte D’onsax, Son-In-Law of Lady Blessington Bulwer Pelham Europe

Small Pox In Mobile Reports Decline In May

Extract of a letter dated Monts May 2 1835 notes the Small Pox outbreak in Mobile during spring, starting late February and ending May 1. It was mostly among the city's Black population with a few white cases and a low death rate, and locals say modern treatment lessens severity despite the disease being loathsome and painful.

Mobile

South Carolina denounces Judge White for Presidency

The Charleston Mercury declines to support Judge White, arguing he defends coercion and unconstitutional federal power. The piece laments South Carolina joining an ally of usurpation and opposes backing a politician who would threaten state independence and republican principles.

South Carolina Charleston Mercury Judge White State Rights Party White Congress

Harsh warning on slavery and South rights in South Carolina

The article argues that abolition and federal enforcement could force Union arms against the South. It warns the Mercury to reconsider its State Rights stance, urging mature reflection to avoid ruin as opponents gain influence and the South risks losing its cause. It emphasizes vigilance against concessions to federal power and the peril to Southern institutions.

South Hugh L. White Congress Union South Carolina Mercury Foo State Rights Party Jord

Public dinner for Judge White in Granville stirs adulation

The Granville dinner honored Judge White with Barter Perron as guest of honor. Peyton praised White’s presidential prospects, prompting praise of Jacksonian virtue and a dig at opposition. Delegates Martin, Stanford and Lyman left for Baltimore on Monday.

Andrew Jackson Judge White Granville N.C Barter Perron Tennessee Peyton Granvillites Mr. P Che Jam Sayis Jackson State Rights Party T.T. Hunt Martin van Buren Gen. Jackson Hugh L. White Amos Kendall Whitney Lewis Tom Moore Pope White Martin Stanford Lyman Baltimore

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