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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1845
Page
2
Postmasters are authorized to remit postage for periodical subscriptions and readers may hand papers to the Post Master for remittance. The Washingtonian may be discontinued in a few weeks, so new subscriptions are not accepted and any money sent will be returned.
The Washingtonian plans to discontinue at end of the present volume due to patronage shortfalls. Editors note they labored without money and without price while promoting virtue and morality, and acknowledge the financial deficit and moral aim behind the publication.
At Macon the Friends of Temperance appointed Rev. James O. Andrew N Hoyt J C Postell W T Brantly Dr L D Ford and Hon E A Nesbet and D C Campbell to represent the state at the Temperance Convention in Pendleton on August 6. Delegates were named at the in-
The stance of Judge O Neall of South Carolina is reported as extending the invitation to the Georgia Society on behalf of his Carolina brethren.
The Georgia Constitutionalist, long edited by P. C. Gurev, passes to James Gardiner Jr. The paper supports the Democratic party. Gardiner pledges to live up to the paper’s reputation and aims for temperate, elevating editorials. The Chronicle & Sentinel welcomes the change.
Mr. Jesse Johnson has brought in clever water melons from his county farm. He is a thorough going tee totaller and aims to supply fellow citizens with fruit cheaper and less pernicious than some city confections.
One or two showers since last note with slight heat reduction. Currently very sultry. Glad reports indicate abundant rain in the vicinity improving conditions.
An observer notes rowdies in Philadelphia calling for a drink named after a recently deposed Episcopal Bishop. The piece contrasts the fallen prelate with successor Bishop Potter, praising abstinence and predicting less wine drinking among Pennsylvania clergy if Potter upholds sobriety.
A late temperance meeting prompted young men to consider reform. A young gentleman stepped forward, signed the pledge, and spoke in an impressive, touching manner about the cause.
A man recounts his decline from a $30 weekly Tremont boarding life to near poverty after heavy wine consumption. He recalls a noble fiancée and a divorced wife, attributes his ruin to wine and bad company, and claims to have signed the temperance pledge while praying for restraint.
In Cincinnati hotel keeper Robert Bland was shot and killed by Samuel Pownil, a fellow Englishman and storekeeper. The men, heavily intoxicated, boasted of duel skills, chose loaded pistols, and Bland was killed after Pownil fired. Pownil showed remorse in court, convulsing as he faced the deed. The incident serves as a stern warning against drinking.
A Richmond Enquirer piece recalls Uncle William urging boys to form a Cold Water Army to resist King Alcohol, pledging to independence on July 4. It includes a satirical 1845 letter from Satan to a lawyer praising liquor trade and a preacher whose drinking undermines temperance efforts.
A proclamation exhorts communities to stage a peaceful procession and picnicking event to deter liquor sellers from driving people to ruin, promoting abstinence and caution against intoxication.
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