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Newspaper
Georgetown American
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1839
Page
3
A moral lament condemns the traffic that fuels drinking and death. It denounces venders and distillers as agents of sin, urging repentance before divine judgment and warning that unrepented sin leads to fiery wrath.
A historical note argues that the Grand Jury failed to convict improprieties involving wild fowl and state income, urging the Legislature to pass effective laws. It warns that continued harassment could drive away rice planters and resettle the region, while acknowledging proposed measures to curb alcohol abuse.
A printing mishap caused an insufficient number of copies of the last issue to be produced leaving many readers without their paper.
The Mercury comments on the governor's remarks about the recent bank developments. It commends the warm and touching portion and expects it will prompt a suitable response in the Legislature. Credit is given to Messrs Ruerr and Seymour for copies of the passage.
Reports nominate Mr. Ritchie of the Richmond Enquirer as a candidate for Governor of Virginia. The Bank of Upper Canada resumes specie payments at 25 cents, debasing Canadian currency about 10 percent. News from Mexico notes tranquility with highway robberies, a near empty treasury, and ongoing mine activity. Indications of frontier conflicts near St Augustine, and various financial and political updates across the United States.
A reader argues against embanking the North Tolet channel to deepen Georgetown Bar. He contends currents are minimal and salinity remains, that stone banks would be costly and fragile, and that a public works halt could affect private interests and local health. He notes litigation and public notice will resume upon the editor's return.
The exports of cotton from Egypt for the current year total sixty five hundred bales of three hundred and fifty pounds each. Five hundred bales are from Se Tela de Cote On as favored by the Pacha who has introduced two Eoyyt. The maha cotton from a perennial tree yields long staple fiber commanding high prices. Cyptan cotton follows in staple length and fineness and fetches the next highest prices in the market.
Curren reports a small cotton shipment last week sold quickly at fair prices. Groceries of all kinds are plentiful and sold at reasonable rates. The note highlights steady demand for cotton and broad supply of groceries in the market.
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