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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1844
Page
6
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A report from Forsyth on the State Temperance Convention shows a small delegation and limited proceedings. The writer critiques temperance publications and pricing amid distrust of the Banner publisher and suggests the conventions are a failure and better discontinued.
A North reform ed gambler Mr Green draws public attention with lectures exposing common gambling deceptions. The piece praises public focus on the vice, notes his card tricks revealability, and urges stricter laws to curb gambling and protect neighbors from theft.
The piece laments widespread gambling near the canvass and notes large sums changing hands. It argues both sides crave win chances, making arrest unlikely without effective controls, and calls for measures to curb the vice.
The piece argues that betting on elections is as iniquitous as gambling on cards and should be left to those who practice it, urging friends of law and order to oppose the habit.
The article argues for a single five cent rate for mailing a letter nationwide, citing outdated postage tied to slow transport. It notes public opinion favors postal reform and critiques current charges borne by merchants and individuals. The piece cites English practice as a model and urges justice through a unified rate to boost mail business and cover government costs.
The Augusta Insurance and Banking Company elected five directors on Monday: Wm. W. D Antignac, Wm. Harper, T. J. Parmelee, H. Bowdre, and James Hope. Wm. M. D Antignac was unanimously re elected president at the board meeting.
The paper advertises Mr Rus SELL the Aeronaut offering a Christmas balloon ascent. Wisx, noted for fifty three successful trial flights, will perform, promising a rare, wondrous exhibition of science and human achievement.
In a May ocean voyage a French sailor named Cora battles delirium tremens aboard a Southern city bound ship. When urged toward alcohol to calm him, he rejects aid, turns violent, and leaps overboard after a struggle with the steward, ending in his apparent death at sea.
A Saturday American piece extols music as a powerful temperance aid arguing that engaging melodies calm the senses, curb intemperance, and foster contentment. It urges public concerts at low cost and even musical education in schools as safeguards against vice and crime.
A call to replace rum houses with music as a moral reform. Music, seen as a natural joy, should temper temperance and uplift society. The piece cites singing from youth to farmers and even tavernkeepers, urging music to curb vice and cultivate virtue. It evokes the Juzat mythic shell moment to illustrate music’s elevating power.
A man of wealth dies after heavy drinking. The funeral features a hearse, mourning coaches, and tradesmen, doctors, and clergy. The writer laments not warning him and warns that fashionable drinking fuels ruin, with six hundred thousand countrymen at risk of alcohol murder.
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