Washingtonian pledge and temperance notes from Augusta
August 1843 Washingtonian pledge page notes a society formed for mutual benefit to avoid spirits malt liquors wine and cider. Editorial committee members listed. Postmasters may remit subscriptions via the Augusta Post Office. Treasurer Jesse Walton to receive society funds. Advertises Temperance Lecturer and Almanac as a useful manual from the American Temperance Union office.
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Augusta Washingtonian Society
Jesse Walton
American Remstance Union
Phish
Worthy of Imitation A friend funds copies for publisher
A generous reader gave four dollars to the publisher saying the paper has treated him badly and that he has paid for four copies. He did the same last year and hopes others will follow his example to support the paper.
A fit subject for the Penitentiary
A subscriber to the Christian Advocate is denounced for refusing to pay for his paper. The piece argues the subscriber lies about orders and payments and deserves exclusion from the newspaper. The Advocate asserts there is no other equal on their subscription list.
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Christian Advocate
Valley of Knaves
Experience Meetings urged to bolster temperance pledge
The speaker argues experience meetings are key to strengthening temperance efforts. Augusta Society reports steady pledge subscriptions, with about 20 new names last month as reformers push for momentum and officers are urged to intensify outreach. Sabbath watchers are urged to support the cause and realize society’s claims.
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Augusta Society
Sabbath moral power and temperance reform in Augusta
A sermon on keeping the Sabbath emphasizes social morality, pulpit influence, and personal restraint. It argues against hypocrisy in temperance advocacy and calls for broader support for the Washingtonian movement and its newspaper. The piece urges citizens and candidates to back temperance efforts with advertising patronage.
Temperance appeal calls for Washingtonian support
A plea urges readers to patronize the Washingtonian newspaper to fund the temperance cause. The writer claims no publisher influence, stresses cheap family readings, and warns that the paper’s survival impacts efforts to curb drunkenness and vice in the community. The message ends with a pledge to revisit the subject later.
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Washingtonian
Princeton Temperance Society and SC report shape
A note from Princeton Georgia dated December 7 1842 describes the Princeton Academy Temperance Society with 135 members including 52 women. It cites a South Carolina Temperance Society report urging cautious peaceful methods, avoiding coercion or legislation and stressing friendly relations to advance reform. The text warns against popular prejudice and urges measured, experience based strategies.
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Princeton Academy ‘Temperance Society
Muscogee County
Jno. W. Thomison
State Temperance Society of
South Carolina
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