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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1843
Page
2
August 1843 Washingtonian notice invites members to join a society for mutual benefit against a pernicious habit. The pledge emphasizes health and standing and calls gentlemen to annex and adopt the pledge as part of collective effort.
A partial OCR segment lists names such as J. Hanp, Dr. D. Hook, T. Chapman, EF Pierce, James Harpen, and others with titles like Esq. and pre Dep. The fragment hints at a formal roster or acknowledgment in a historical document.
A Georgia temperance meeting at the Methodist Church discusses engaging speakers and cites new subscribers from D. Maws of Valley Creek and J. A. Manpox of Canton. Editors urge wider circulation of the Washingtonian and support for sobriety efforts, with fund-raising methods and promised donations.
The article lauds the Temperance reform's broad social impact and notes a sharp drop in importations of brandy wine and gin in early 1843 versus 1842. It credits public opinion and pledge takers for the shift and urges continued effort to complete the victory in five years.
The article discusses Southern wheat culture and flour manufacture, noting Augusta merchants selling Goountry Flour nearly as white as Northern flour and bread made from it as light and sweet. It predicts Cherokee and the upper Lipslis will drive Northern flour from the market within years.
The Greenville Mountaineer reports a week of flour from wheat grown by Mr. McBee of the village. His mills are in top order and employ a patent smut machine, praised as a major improvement. Twelve acres yielded 2693 bushels at about 22 bushels per acre, weighing 65 pounds per bushel.
A new idea proposes a yearly manual of agriculture for all cultivators. It will be adapted to diverse regions in both astronomical and agricultural aspects, with broad circulation anticipated. Booksellers will provide copies upon publication and fuller notices will follow.
Foreign news notes Ireland with O Connell addressing large crowds at Ennis Athlone Galway Skibbereen and other towns signaling growing Repeal sentiment The Repeal fund exceeds 3000 pounds and O Connell promises further action Ireland to get a parliament Riots in Wales are quelled and US Minister Everett is insulted at Oxford over Unitarian beliefs Authorities later punish unruly students The commercial outlook is dampened with cotton prices down to 4. Boz Chuzzlewit is reviewed in America and targets editors abolitionists and military officers.
An editorials urges newspapers to back temperance by supporting the Washingtonian movement. It argues liberty hinges on reform, praises the society’s simplicity and frugality, and calls for local fundraising through small subscriptions to cover meeting costs and fuel. It proposes two resolutions to raise funds and strengthen the cause.
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