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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1845
Page
6
Postmasters are authorized to remit money to periodical publishers for subscriptions. Subscribers to the Washingtonian may pay their subscriptions to the Post Master who will remit the amount to the publisher, saving postage for both parties.
The correspondence piece notes the editor’s decision to reject Charcoal Sketches Nos. 1 and 2. Sketch No. 2 centers on Mr Seitler’s wife wanting a frying pan, his purchase of liquor influenced by companions, and a pan theft leading to a home return and a pledge signing. Sketch No. 1 is deemed barren of interest.
Proceedings report the Washington Total Abstinence Society meeting at City Hall on the 2d inst. Markee and Bell from the Literary Society spoke, a debate question on temperate use versus total abstinence was proposed, six names joined the pledge, and the secretary was WM Haines Jr. An Augusta ladies’ meeting is announced to plan a fundraiser for the Temperance Society at the Presbyterian Church Monday at 4 pm.
The Temperance Society meeting at City Hall, postponed from the adjourned Thursday night, is rescheduled to Thursday night following the 24th inst due to unavoidable circumstances.
Theologian and Bethany College president Alexander Cammett with R L Coneman from Virginia deliver Christian Religion discourses at Reynoldst Church. The forenoon discourse today covers Education and the series concludes tomorrow night.
The Temperance Society announces its next meeting at City Hall on Thursday night at 74 o'clock. The notice urges faithful attendance from members and appeals to citizens, especially women, to aid the moral reform and emphasizes harmony and concerted action as essential to the cause.
The notice urges attendance at a discussion evening, promising speeches on the issue and noting expected strong rhetoric. It invites readers to hear voices likened to Cicero and Demosthenes, Calhoun or Clay, while acknowledging that even lesser orators may reveal budding talent.
In a House of Lords session the Bishop of Norwich presented fourteen temperance petitions signed by about two thousand supporters. He argued for measures to promote temperance on Sundays, citing 1841 census data showing one beer shop per 32 families and noting many shops opened on Sundays and rising drunkenness. He urged government attention to the issue.
In Freetown Massachusetts a group of unmarried women publish a preamble and resolutions pledging not to associate with any gentleman known to visit grog shops drink intoxicants or refuse the temperance pledge. They warn that love may test their resolve and express hope for honorable retreat if needed.
The Morgan Superior Court March Term presentment expresses deep regret that the Georgia Rail Road and Banking Company frequently ran their trains on the Sabbath. It urges stockholders to uphold good order and law to prevent future desecration.
The Mecklenburg Jeffersonian reports preparations for a railroad from Mecklenburg to Camden. The Columbia branch of the North Carolina Railroad would terminate there and connect Charlotte with Columbia, boosting North Carolina inland trade to the seaport.
Silas Bell officiates a Cass County wedding between John Guyton aged 72 and Ruth Layton aged 70. The prose reflects a playful plea against aging as the couple contemplates marriage and declares the heart keeps one young despite aging.
The piece denounces swearing as unacceptable in any discourse and a violation of politeness. It argues it is a sin without excuse, offense to sober-minded people, and a poor standard for refined society. It urges quieting the habit and regards loud swearing as a hallmark of a vulgar mind.
In this essay style piece the author argues parents err by hoarding wealth for sons and urges guiding wealth use through education and prudent choices. It warns that merely leaving an estate can fail to ensure happiness or durability of fortune and promotes framing wealth as a tool for moral and practical formation.
The article urges parents to study a son’s natural gifts before choosing a career, warning that forcing youths into mismatched trades leads to wasted talent, idle youth, and misery. It condemns chasing status by choice of profession and calls for thoughtful, individual guidance to avoid ruin.
A stern reflection argues parents should stop forcing sons into favored professions. Bright youths tempt fate with law or medicine, while dull ones are steered into similar vocations or commerce, risking failure. The piece urges choosing honest work suited to each temperament and warns against prideful mismatches.
A Char les Marsh address in The Odd Fellow's Symbol urges Odd Fellows to lead the Total Abstinence cause. It warns that intemperance rots communities, harms families, and devastates workers, urging steadfast piety and public action against alcohol as a moral blight.
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