Washingtonian Temperance Notes From Augusta 1844
The Washingtonian issue from Augusta on February 17 1844 discusses the temperance pledge and editorials by Rev W T Harp and others. It covers postmaster remittance, correspondence on Amicus Temperantia and college student disturbances, and a push for moral suasion laws. It reports on new temperance societies in Washington and efforts to reform public houses, hotels, and social life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Duartes Hopson
Mass
Robert P. Dunlap
Maine
L. E.C. Elmer
New Jersey
G. W. Summers
Virginia
Samuel C. Sample
Indiana
E. Deberry
N. Carolina
G. S. Catlin
Connecticut
James E. Belser
Alabama
James A. Black
Carolina
Daniel R. Tilden
Ohio
Amasa Dana
New York
Andrew Stewart
Pennsylvania
Canal
Potomac
Bacchus
Beers
Washington
Capitol
Old Alchy
Drumgoole
Names on Monday week to grace our Superior Court calendar
The excerpt notes that drunken youths riot at a theatre and profane sacred spaces with Ming and others making noise. It mentions that names are known and will be red when published, and that the criminal calendar of the Superior Court will list them next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of God
Ming
Congressional Temperance Society Gains Momentum
Correspondence from Washington dated January 27, 1844 notes a new impulse in temperance work with the addition of Hon. Mr. Dromgoole of Virginia to the cause and the formation of the Congressional Temperance Society. The writer expects the group to grow stronger and perform valuable service in the battle against vice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congressional ‘Temperance Society
N. Y
Washington
Rum and Religion in a New Haven temperance tale
A temperance meeting recounts the life of a Mr Dicker man who became a ruined mechanic due to rum. The account shows how drink unsettled his mind and conduct, reflecting the era’s moral warnings about alcohol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitneyville
Christ
Mily
Dicker
New Haven
Am. Temp. Union
Reflections on Death and Reform in a Temperance View
The author argues death is inevitable for all and urges temperance reform. He contrasts the fates of the penitent and impenitent, asserts biblical light illuminates the afterlife, and warns that drunkenness and vice sever life from God. He treats death as a call to immediate moral change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Washingtonian
Fragmentary Inquiry on Life and Friendship
A fragmented passage questions self destruction and the value of life. It contemplates who among us harms others and who will face a dying bed, hinting at fragile human bonds and the costs of deleterious conduct.
Maiden's steadfast love heals a wandering father
A young woman seeks divine aid to save her drunken father and, through prayer, moves him to remorse. The family joy returns as the daughter’s fidelity and mercy restore the broken home. Augusta Chronicle notes Burns captured in Memphis on the way to Augusta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope
The
Chronicle &Sentinel
New Orleans Picayune
Burns
Edward W. Collier
Augusta
Memphis
Tenn
Georgia
Hempstead
James Owens
Rev Mr Dutton Addresses New Temperance Hall Opening
The Fountain reports Rev Mr Dutton spoke at the new Temperance Hall in New Hives. He argued that humanity and divine law hold all responsible for aiding others, applying the rule to sale of intoxicating drinks and slow poison, urging active refusal of vice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Dutton
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the Washingtonian
Fito
W. T. On
W. J. Harp
Geo. F. Pierce
Joan Miviener
F. M. Roséarsox
Amicus Temperantie
Christian Church
Banner
Athens
Balidoz
Athens Whig
Rum and Religion
Faivaray Pauenter
Tam
India
Counbert
Ama
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