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Published every Saturday morning at No 261 Broad Street opposite Masonic Hall.
19 Nov 1836
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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1836
Page
1
Published every Saturday morning at No 261 Broad Street opposite Masonic Hall.
Semi weekly and weekly paper subscriptions priced in advance or at year end. Advertisements charged by square and frequency with minimum one square. Notices for land or negro sales by administrators or guardians require public gazette announcements 60 days prior and 40 days for personal property. Court of Ordinary leave to sell must be four months notice.
The Augusta report on election returns from 53 counties shows the White Ticket and Dawson ahead by margins in several counties. A legislator notes Dawson and the White Ticket are likely to win, with specific county majorities cited in Henry Newton Cass Cobb DeKalb Twiggs Coweta and others.
The Charleston Mercury urges attention to the Prospectus of Messrs Bunkr and Midten for The Coronal. It notes the light literary aim, predicts no clash with The Literary Journal and Southern Rose, and stresses careful Editor selection and the value of skilled writing. The Mercury hints the editorial staff will be excellently supplied and wishes them success despite prior losses by fire.
Publication notes an inscription stating Anis coronat opus and a ceremonial phrase So mote it be. The line appears as a ceremonial or mystical motto accompanying a project or work. It presents no broader context or named entities beyond the Latin phrases.
The National Intelligencer reports an express left the city to Florida to relieve Governor Catt from command and assign it to General Jesus. A Philadelphia Gazette correspondent adds that Gen Catt has resigned the Florida army command.
The November issues of the Farmer's Register and the Southern Agriculturist feature tables of contents in the advertising columns. Readers are urged to consider these works for their useful, investing content and public-minded focus.
A temperance paper defends its zealous stance while differing with Temperance Society policy. The editors note open discussions at Athens and yet refrain from pressuring change, hoping later to address readers with a dispassionate critique when time permits.
The late Knoxville Convention met in Macon from Monday to Wednesday with 107 delegates from counties and two railway companies. Judge James M. Warne was elected president, a committee from each county and company was formed, and a 40 member committee instructed to study internal improvements and harmonize state railway efforts. A report by Judge Clarence Fox was promised in the next column, with 500 copies ordered.
The Augusta temperance discourse urges action by the Richmond County Society to oppose grog shops and seek licensing reform. The piece questions members’ zeal and real effort, urging legislative push and higher license costs. Presidential race updates cover Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Maryland, and Ohio with Whig and Democratic leads and discrepancies between papers.
Election notes indicate Harnison 291 majority and a likely Whig gain in several Virginia counties. Ohio results suggest a substantial Whig increase, but no firm conclusion can be drawn from the current materials. Charleston City Council designates Thursday the 17th as a day of thanksgiving.
A long list of lawyers and firms appears in this November entry, naming many attorneys including Cooke Simmons Benedict Collier Hill Boggs Hobby McTier Latimer Setze Guedron Cumming Bald Walker Frederick Bee Gibson Johnson Womack Houghton Smith Barber Kirtland Kerrs Cress Catlin Beall Wil son Clark Turpin Knee land Rathbone Bones Turrentine Griener Bustin Truman Baird Wray Cos kery Benson Urquhart Mayson Jeffers Young Greene Parrott Smith Richards Yarborough Meriwether Sullivan Perritt Wade Oliver Winding.
Extensive cotton market notes cover Liverpool New York and other centers. Upland and Orleans prices, stock levels, and weekly sales range from 15 to 20 cents with varying demand. Obituaries note Groner W H son of H Byne and Mrs Louisa Wellborn, both in Burke and Columbia counties respectively.
Reports show slight rise in total cotton stock at ports with American imports down about 44,000 bales from last year while East India stocks rise by about 45,000. A brisk but steady market persists as holders resist forced sales and public auctions set for Friday include 4000 bales East India, 100 clean do, and 200 stained Sea Island.
The monthly Southern Agriculturist and Register of Rural Affairs adapted to the Southern United States announces its new series volume nine for November 1836. Editor B R Carroll, E Miller publisher, terms five dollars yearly, payable in advance.
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