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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1844
Page
2
The Washingtonian pledge page notes a society formed to promote total abstinence for the benefit of individuals and families. It lists several signatories including Rev W T Branney Col J Os Hanv and Dr F C8, and mentions distant subscribers and postal remittance for subscriptions via the Post Master.
The Washingtonian warns the June deadline for five new subscribers at two dollars per year to continue publication. It laments losses, urges former subscribers to renew, and thanks supportive presses while signaling the paper may cease if funding fails.
An editor appeals to subscribers and friends to fund the Wagmineronian as printers warn of closure. The letter likens empty sympathy to a dying horse and urges five hundred paying subscribers by July 1 to avoid oblivion.
One Wasatheronian editor challenges seven colleagues to publish eighty copies for a year starting July, saying eight editors must each cover eighty copies by Saturday the eighth to keep the plan alive. The note asks brothers to join to help fund the paper and prevent financial collapse.
A Columbus friend, Mr Wa Boyp, encloses cash for a Washingtonian subscription list. He says the temperance paper is essential and notes five subscribers. The publisher warns of a possible final issue by July unless more support arrives and questions how many will contribute soon.
The first meaningful rain in two months fell Tuesday evening the 21st. Four members declined to attend due to rain and cold water. The planned speakers did not arrive and the writer hopes for better weather at the next meeting.
Proceedings of the Methodist Conference in New York hint at a possible division within the denomination over slavery. The article notes hopes for wise and pious North abolitionists to guide action on this issue.
Amid heated questions of slavery, Baptist gatherings in Philadelphia and nationwide fostered civil dialogue. Leaders stressed Christian pardon over political status, affirming slavery as a social evil while maintaining fraternal bonds and open debate among two hundred delegates across the North and South.
Brethren residing at distant settlements discuss slavery to foster acquaintance and union. They expect improved mutual understanding, strengthening bonds between regions and denominations, and a stabilizing influence on national politics amid disputes. The meetings are seen as a peaceful resolution from a fearful crisis.
A colonial-era critique of modern speech, criticizing phrases like being built and being done, and the misuse of talented and lengthy. The author opposes interlarding English with foreign terms such as en route and en passant, arguing these graftings obscure thought and plain speech.
The article notes Father Marven is anticipated to arrive in the United States within the coming month, with exact dates not specified.
The Washingtonians have faced dark days since raising the banner of Total Abstinence and sought to overthrow alcohol tyranny. They gained hope from notable figures like Marshall Catlin Moore Darrah and speakers such as Mr. Gough, signaling progress in their reform movement.
The new city council, led by Mayor Harper, shuts dens of iniquity on Sundays. Small dealers face fines of twenty five dollars per offence if they refuse to comply. The measure reduces drunken street disorder and promises stricter enforcement of existing laws. Washingtonians urged to keep faith that progress will continue.
A New York Organ report describes a recent interview with a gentleman from the Capitol who has not signed the pledge yet. He notes his diminished urge to drink and observes a social shift in Washington where drinking taints a man’s name, arguing temperance has broad impact beyond pledge signers.
A lecturer recalls meeting a boy with a coffee pot who reveals the jug held whiskey and that a reformer notes temperance progress. John Hopes, a reformed drunkard, advertises boots and shoes but refuses credit to rum drinkers citing debts and pockets shrinking.
A devotional appeal urges readers to forsake ardent spirits and live as examples of virtue. It stresses promoting the Redeemer’s kingdom, raising godly children, and helping others resist intemperance in society.
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