The Washingtonian Abstenionist Reveries and Debates
An 1844 Washingtonian piece reflects on afterlife beliefs in a spiritual world, the veil between worlds, and the fate of souls. It discusses burial warnings, the need for holiness, and heaven's promise, citing Miss D and biblical passages. It concludes with temperance notes and subscription appeals from Augusta.
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Stephen
Jesus
God
Arraham
Lazarus
Jesus ‘Christ
Miss D
Fate of the enterprise to be decided soon
Friends of the cause and the paper urged prompt action to determine on an early day the fate of the enterprise.
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Friends of the Cause
Election Results and Editorial Jabs in a Legacy Issue
A city election yields Mayor M M Dye and council members across four wards. The issue also laments the Rambler’s suspension and chides a correspondent while praising editors and temperance advocacy in a nostalgic Washingtonian era notice.
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Crump
Garvin
Readers defend poetry in Washingtonian remarks
A reader responds to last week editors on poets, agreeing Milton to Shakespeare remain unmatched yet defending lighter verse as long as it follows sense and grammar. The writer enjoys occasional poetical pieces in the Washingtonian and notes a lingering literary spirit.
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Milton
Cowper
Pope
Shakspeare
Editorial critique on poetry and editors in periodicals
A long critical letter laments editors self praised genius and warns against overbearing criticism of contributors. It contrasts theology and law with poetry and muses on the need for accessible verse and moral sentiment in literary columns. The writer pleads for readers to enjoy approachable, verdant poetic content amid a vast sea of rum and editorial snobbery.
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Washingtonian
Pope
Fair
Temperance Celebration and Courtroom Sermon in Savannah
The Savannah Star reports a large temperance procession through city streets ending at the Methodist Church with speakers and a choir. It also covers a murder case where Judge O’Neal delivers a compassionate yet stern manslaughter sentence urging abstinence from intoxicating drinks and urging reform for the condemned man.
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Savannah Star
Washingtonians
Marshalls Staley
Davies
Washington and Mechanics’ Temperance Societies
Catholic Temperance Society
Oglethorpe Barrack
Temperance Society
J. McBerrien Millen
Morel
Broughton Street
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O’neaxt
Cmesk Geniendorsit Benner Dozier
Sinai
Heaven
Pettigra
Cain
Church of God
Pettigru
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