29 Nov 1834
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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1834
Page
1
The notice outlines subscription costs for semi weekly and weekly issues, arrearage rules, and rates for assorted notices. It also covers publication terms for land or negro sales by officials, and required public notices with timing limits for executors administrators guardians and estate actions.
Postal timetables show daily cutoffs and closing times for various carriers including Charleston, Athens, Northern Mail, Western Mail and routes. Entries list due times for daily processing and specific closing hours, with some days and modes indicated.
A torn notice outlines office hours with inconsistent timings. It shows open intervals from 8 to 10 AM and 11 AM to 1 PM, then 1:30 to 2:30 PM and 4 to 6 PM. It marks afternoon closures and Sunday partial hours with unclear minute marks.
Burke county State Rights Association appoints Jax Lewis William Bexnett Janes Grunns and T S Bonxe Esqrs as delegates to a Milledgeville convention to nominate a governor candidate. The policy debate stresses timing and separation from legislative affairs amid broader party tensions.
The article argues for removing Judge Hooper from the Cherokee circuit amid mob pressure and political maneuvering. It suggests impeachment or partitioning the circuit through a new district as possible solutions and questions the governor address route versus legislative action.
The article argues that emancipation in the West Indies has led to violent, brutal punishments and a shift from sympathetic masters to overseers and police. It claims public punishment by the state worsens the condition of enslaved people, likening it to child welfare and warning of greater cruelty under government control. The Augusta Chronicle notes a press and dress upgrade, detailing shipments from Philadelphia and praising Johnson & Smurrn Foundry.
The piece argues that universal suffrage fails where property is unequal and praises slavery as stabilizing, while warning of mob rule in the North. It condemns ignorance, praises monarchy as a safeguard, and cites mob violence such as burning a Seminary and bank attacks as signs of impending upheaval.
The speaker denounces Northern leaders for tyranny and forced conformity under Jacksonian rule. He castigates the Force Act and alleged minority oppression while urging reflection on past massacres and the hypocrisy of calling for constitutional liberty. He warns that Whigs must heed the wind they created.
A stranger in Augusta responds to a prior Fair Play notice denying charges of departing from political rectitude. He states he seeks fair sales to all buyers and claims he uses butter on only one side of his bread. Dated November 26 1834.
The Georgia House adopts a protest regarding the Supreme Court citation in Georgia v. Graves and Forbes. The document condemns the judiciary act as unconstitutional, criticizes the majority’s report, and defends state sovereignty. The protest names members and references the minority substitute report. In the Senate, Gov appoints counsel and a brigadier general is chosen for the militia. Speaker Day named pro tempore.
On Saturday night a fight at the Lafayette Hotel involved James Ball and Dr. Bennett. Ball attacked Bennett in Bennett s room on Sunday evening. Bennett defended himself and stabbed Ball leading to Ball s death. an inquest returned a verdict of justifiable homicide.
The Augusta market shows steady to higher cotton prices amid light imports and strong demand. Reports from Liverpool indicate buyers active, with forward expectations of further advances. Upland and Orleans grades show varied selling, and stock in port is reduced from prior year.
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