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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1844
Page
6
Postmasters may remit subscription payments to publishers by request to the Post Master. The Washingtonian acknowledges receipt of an abstract from the Penfield Temperance Banner of the Forsyth Temperance Convention held on the 21st, to be printed in the next issue.
The writer welcomes Old Jones to a fireside gathering noting a pleasant mood during his sociable visit. A regret is expressed that he comes so seldom and a request for a real talk and an appointment to hear his temperance views is suggested.
The article argues that value hinges on demand and supply across domains including law medicine speech and temperance. It recites overproduction risks for cotton lawyers and speakers, notes a temperance surplus, and cites a Georgia nut grass misattribution. It also presents anecdotes of domestic violence and a fatal intemperance fire, ending with a temperance pledge anecdote.
The passage asserts a judgment that cannot be dislodged and notes it harms plant growth, while praising another Governor act, the introduction of cotton, as an opposing or offset honor. It claims the cotton introduction is the Governor’s rightful honor.
A distressed scene unfolds as a penniless mechanic, once respectable, is led into an eating room to receive a solid supper and bed at another's expense after spending much on rum. The passage highlights poverty and drink as the cause of his downfall.
Bloomingburg in Fayette County Ohio is described as a peaceful prosperous village with several churches stores mechanics shops and taverns and no place to obtain intoxicating drinks. The piece celebrates temperance and predicts more towns like Bloomingburg if the temperance movement continues.
A Boston Christian Watchman editor debates publishing bold editorials amid pressure from a subscriber and a farmer reader while pondering conscience versus expediency. A Charleston era reminiscence recalls the Mintire's Surprise during the Mecklenburg militia scene, detailing British dragoons converging on a North Carolina plantation and villagers rushing to defend their homes.
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