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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1844
Page
5
The Washingtonian notes a Total Abstinence pledge with signatories and outlines temperance efforts. It records lectures by Hawkins and Mr. Baird at the Baptist Church, praising European support for temperance and noting travel to meet the South Carolina temperance convention.
A Georgia newspaper proposes forming a Temperance Society among the Medical students. The plan suggests the group be named The Medical College Temperance Society of Georgia and argues the campus should support temperance as a public interest measure.
The piece urges formation of a temperance society among students to address alcohol abuse. It argues that professors are largely supportive and that visibility in the community will reassure parents about the college. It suggests annual renewal with second-year students to sustain the effort and improve the college’s standing.
The essay discusses the Dom caste among Hindus who make bamboo goods and claim an odd debt cycle with the Sun and Moon. It contrasts their beliefs with a rum seller’s justification, arguing both reveal self interest and social harm, and ends noting excessive length.
The speaker rebuts critics who doubt temperance work due to fixed habits and low education. He argues humans are moral beings capable of improvement, driven by moral sentiments and reason, and that philanthropy seeks a brighter future through the new philosophy. He urges opponents to assist in human betterment or accept failure.
If we are the victims of a delusion, it is not harmless. Our failure limits plans, yet mischief can arise. Yet the reward is rich and consoling for those who assist this grand work. The dead may view these efforts with interest from heaven as future generations benefit humankind.
In the January 1844 Richmond Superior Court presentment the Grand Jury, led by Foreman Robert F. Pax, urges the city police to stop Sabbath trading, noting widespread selling of spirituous liquors to Black patrons, harming health and morals.
The December issue argues that moral and intellectual traits pass from ancestors to descendants, warning wives and daughters about temperance linked to parental drinking. A fire at Clarke and Carswell's store caused substantial loss, with Kent's property and the firm suffering major damage. The piece also lampoons quarrelsome coteries and declares imported fusses unwelcome.
A New York machine, described in city papers, is claimed to be the work of Austrian inventor Feber after about twenty years of effort. Col Webb of the Courier Enquirer says the inventor intends a public display and mentions conversing with the device in Latin and English, noting the machine appears masculine.
A tall handsome gentleman with oversized feet helps a muddy city woman cross a flooded street by stepping in her path and leaving a dry trace behind. The scene sparks humor and praise for his considerate act during a heavy rain.
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