23 May 1835
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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1835
Page
1
A brief local notice states publication occurs each Saturday morning at the Globe Hotel located on Broad Street. The item records the regular publishing schedule and place without additional details.
The notice outlines semi weekly and weekly subscription rates in advance or at year end, with prices for newspapers and ads. It sets minimum charges, insertion counts, and deadlines for notices of land or negro sales, executors and guardians, and estate debtors, requiring public gazette publication 40 to 60 days and four months for certain orders.
Postal schedule lists Nortusix Western and Savannah marts with daily cutoffs and closing times. Athens and Greensvirus marts operate on specific days with morning and evening closes. The Post Office hours run 7 am to 7 pm with short mid day breaks. Sundays have limited morning and evening hours.
The Tallahassee Floridian predicts James White will win re election by a large margin in the recent congressional race with opponents Gadsden Wyatt and Nuttall. In Alabama Russell county residents appoint a committee to inform the governor and request military aid to support civil authorities in enforcing laws amid Indian relations concerns.
The Union prints praise for Kendall since his move to the Cabinet, portraying him as a persecuted man. Amos is expected to echo this sentiment, even if quietly, aligning with a Benedictine spirit. They suggest Amos is not an honest man and may not live to become one.
A reflective passage favors applause for consistency over conscience dictated reproach. It questions the wisdom of siding with the fox and warns against promoting risky ideas, likening it to a fox selling cheese and losing his tail. The author ridicules attempts to rationalize wrongdoing and suggests restraint in endorsing policy errors.
An unmanly outburst in Philadelphia’s Chesnut Street Theatre drew praise for defending women’s dignity. Mrs. Pierce Butler and her husband Pierce Butler, along with others, faced hisses as the audience shouted turn out the book, though the actress paid no attention and order was restored during the performance.
Muscogee county appointees Mansristo Torrance Jas Raxpaut Jonas and Tuacker B Howann named delegates to the State Rights Convention in June. Putnam county selects Insx Hunsey Dr Henry Braxam Jaz Hunt and Col Avex 8 Ren as delegates for Milledgeville. Forsyth county meeting appoints Beventr Austex and Ax prew J Haxsenr as delegates to the Milledgeville convention.
A letter dated May 14 1835 argues Gruen faces strong backing to run for Governor but faces opposition from county loyalties and Union party shifts. It urges State Rights unity, condemns Columbia resolutions, and calls for an uncompromising, broad front to conquer with principled devotion.
The Union party is accused of aiming to replace Governor Schley with a more suitable candidate as a decoy to split the State Rights faction. The writer claims Schley is weak and unfit, notes odd convention timing and lack of Congress nomination, and predicts a Troop Union shift to Jackson or another nominee to counter Schley. The piece urges State Rights adherents to stay true to principles to avoid being misled.
A Georgia State Rights Party issue centers on nominations for state and Congressional offices. The piece argues for reconciling factions, proposes pairing a Nullifier with an Anti-Nullifier, and predicts Nullifier withdrawal if not represented. It denounces the Sentinel and defends equal rights of Nullifiers, urging unity and adherence to principles amid factional pressure.
The text argues that nullification is the right of a state to judge constitutional infractions and determine redress, insisting Georgia and Carolina share this principle. It challenges anti nullifiers to acknowledge state sovereignty, denounces exclusiveness, and calls for nominees who uphold the core resolutions while deferring mode of action to future state decisions.
A reader asks how much effort is needed to operate a pump with a lever fivefold the usual, given a 25 foot pump barrel and a 6 foot piston rod. The reply clarifies a lever of the first order, illustrating with a fulcrum six inches from the weight yielding a 30 inch handle. Also notes bank notes under five dollars to stop circulating in Alabama on June 1.
Post Jaince Charleston 8 C 27th April 1835. Mr Huger letter explains mail delays due to steamer arrival, promise to facilitate mail transmission by steamer and boat. Augusta citizens assured of accommodation efforts. Also includes Ohio government dispatch dated May 7 1835 about boundary line dispute between Michigan and a survey plan, governor planning June legislature session to request funds for force to enforce boundary resurvey and jurisdiction, facing opposition.
To the Editor of the U S Telegraph dated May 9 1835 the writer reports informal election results by the Rhode Island legislature Whigs gain four senate seats Jacksonians hold two and a Whig lieutenant governor creating a large majority The writer notes Francis has a 106 vote majority and will act with the Whigs predicting a complete state government once governor lieutenant governor and five senators are chosen
A long, garbled notice reports a Convention of Judges in Milledmneville on Wednesday after the second Monday in duane izing. Heard county site and post office changes noted. rail data show 956 passengers and 1067 bales of cotton moved from the Rail Bowl with $5,668.46 in receipts. It also includes a home remedy for toothache, a humor piece about a bedstead cargo, and a long, non-graphic recounting of coroner verdicts and juries with a humorous tub-theft exchange from the Derby Juries.
From Havre and Paris reports dated April 1835, the Chambre des Deputes debates a twelve million franc grant to open new negotiations while seeking the rest. Admiral de Rigny is indisposed, and envoys Soublette and O’Leary arrive in Madrid to press Spain for recognition of South American independence. A Belga Queen’s delivery is reported, with ministers hopeful the twelve million measure may sustain France’s credit. A fatal pre-1849 fire at Front Street destroys a home. P Mooney family perishes, father injured escaping.
The Philadelphia Gazette notes no confirmation in recent New York papers about a rumor that when the 10 o'clock boat left New York yesterday Canadians were in open rebellion and had sent home officers appointed by the King.
Fragmentary note lists April 1 and April 12 dates for cows and menstrual event. Mentions Siberpoo and Havre as reference points, but details are unclear and no specific events or entities are fully specified.
Market updates show cotton improving by four cents with strong demand for prime to fine grades at 20 cents for choice and 18 to 18.4 for good and prime. Savannah freight 50 cents per bale, Charleston 75 cents. Havre week to April 11 reports 8,933 bales traded with varied regional prices and a quiet finish despite earlier activity.
Across Charleston and New Orleans districts, Upland cotton arrivals surged while sales remained tepid amid higher asking prices. Reports show a brisk export load to Europe with 117 vessels bound for Liverpool and Havre, yet New Orleans and Mobile markets see subdued demand. prices for inferior to prime uplands rise modestly, with stock on hand around 100,000 bales and weekly sales near 10,000 bales.
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