Washingtonian Editorial on Post Masters and Moral Taste
The August 16 1845 Washingtonian editorial argues postmasters may remit publisher subscriptions, urges public discretion over scandalous publications, and condemns a dirty bishop scandal. It calls for suppression or limited publication of trials and for the house of bishops to render verdict without broader inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beanrty
D. Hoox
W. J. Hare
James Harrgr
J .C
Don
A. W. Nott
Hein
Susscareens
D . Sussenvnens
Washingtonian
House of Bishops
Augusta Washingtonian praised as strong temperance paper
The Protestant Unionist note corrects Rev. W T Brantley as son of the former Columbian Star editor and endorses The Augusta Washingtonian a weekly temperance paper from Augusta Georgia. It praises its editorial committee six professionals led by Rev Brantley and urges temperance readers to inspect the publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Brantly
Columbian Star
Augusta Washingtonian
Augusta
Georgia
W. T. Brantley
Regular Baptist Church
Philadelphia
Provisions Advancing As Butchers Seek Higher BeefPrices
Butchers seek a 20 to 25 cent rise on former beef prices in recent days. The public may bear these higher costs, and sellers say an article is worth what it will bring.
Fire destroys exchange building in Columbia
The Columbia Chronicle notes a fire in the Exchange building run by Baker and Beard that consumed most of its interior. Firemen’s efforts kept the flames from spreading to adjacent properties, and investigators question whether carelessness or arson caused the blaze.
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Columbia
8. C
Exchange
Messrs. Baker & Beard
The Love of Scandal and a Reformer's Plea
A reader laments the public appetite for sensational crime tales and defends moral reform efforts. The author denounces Rum-sellers and their victims, explains personal reasons for silence, and urges readers to support Washingtonian style temperance and public virtue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rewarder
Tangiak
Washingtonian
Fragmentary Opinion on Liberty and Society Tone
A partial civic meditation argues that civil and religious liberty and public safety rely on the moral tone of society, urging reflection on the responsibilities of individuals within a community.
A Never Dying Name In Verse From Augusta 1845
A marble-lined meditation on fame contrasts earthly praise with spiritual glory. The speaker urges Marcus to seek the Lamb for sinners slain rather than mortal renown, promising a never dying name beyond human reach. January 8, 1845 Augusta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcus
From Youth to Manhood and a Wasted Life
A portrait of Andrew L plus a failed physician's rise and fall. After indulging in drink and vice, he loses wealth and status, as his wife Eliza battles consumption and their children witness hardship. The text closes with a Bishop's sermon on education and parental discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew L
Esq. L
Andrew
Andrew and Eliza T. A Bride’s Tragic Political Downfall
The narrative follows Andrew, a young physician and hopeful political candidate, married to Eliza T. They share domestic happiness until election defeat shatters his ambitions. He seeks solace in drink at a tavern, darkening a promising life as the story hints at a looming tragedy involving his wife that night.
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Andrew
Eliza T
Eliza
Mans
Fragment of a sorrowful wife in a midnight scene
After the hour of midnight, she beheld her once happy and noble-spirited husband now a wretched sot. Tears tracked her youthful cheeks as she tried to imagine the scene, now presented, all a dream.
Temperance tale of Dr L and his wife in Shrewsbury
Ten years after the last chapter the Dr L is reformed from drink to respectability but his hope fades as his wife dies of a broken heart. He vows to abstain, prosperity returns, and praise is given to temperance lecturers for restoring the degraded to society in Shrewsbury Massachusetts.
Ship Charles W. Morgan Returns to New Bedford with Full Oil Cargo
The Charles W. Morgan, owned by Charles W. Morgan of New Bedford and commanded by Thomas A. Norton of Edgartown, arrived after a three to four year absence with a full cargo of oil. The crew signed a teetotal pledge on boarding, discipline remained firm, and Captain Norton aided nineteen or twenty seamen learning navigation. Twenty three crew members hailed from Martha's Vineyard, reflecting well on the island's mariners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Morgan
New Bedford
Thomas A. Norton
Edgartown
Norton
Martha’s Vineyard
Island
What Education should be
A speaker warns that education without moral training is a dangerous tool. He laments the focus on prestigious schools and wealthy colleges while neglecting moral education shaping children. He argues it is better for youths to lack worldly accomplishments than absorb immorality and infidelity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishop Elliot
Husband and Wife in a Pecuniary Ruin Tale
A Philadelphia Inquirer item recounts a young couple where the husband concealed mounting debts from a wife famed for elegance and social standing. After repeated failures, the sheriff intervened, and the wife showed fidelity and remorse, while the husband lamented his deceit and learned a harsh lesson about true enjoyment versus display.
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the Washingtonian
Magdalen Society
Eugene Sue
The
Lecay
Massachusetts
Shrewsbury, Mass
Philadelphia Inquirer
Husband and Wife
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