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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1845
Page
5
Published every Saturday by James McCafferty at Macintosh Street opposite the post office. Paper costs two dollars a year for a single copy, ten dollars for six copies, twenty dollars for thirteen copies. Advertisements 50 cents per square for first insertion, 25 cents per continuation. twelve lines per square. No letters accepted from the post office unless postage free.
A historical pledge by members naming themselves as Gentlemen to abstain from spirituous or malt liquors wine or cider for mutual benefit and to guard against a pernicious practice harming health and families.
Officers of the Augusta 4% V. T. A Society are listed with Dr. Jos. A. Eve as President and Dr. Dantel Hook and Rev. Wm. J. Hard as Vice Presidents. James Harper and E. E. Scofield are among the managers.
From the Milledgeville gathering of farmers in 1845 a plan emerges for an agricultural convention on the 5th Monday in March with delegates from counties. The letter urges county clubs, regional associations, and a state society, arguing for reduced cotton output to raise prices and greater home production of goods. Richard Rowell Leroy and William Turner sign as committee members in February.
An observer recounts a visit to Mauch Chunk coal mines, noting open air work, a school scene with a poor orphan boy called Katy, and the boy's devotion to his mother. A miner and an African preacher discuss a Bible verse, underscoring humility and practical faith.
A devout layman seeks guidance from a minister while the preacher hoes in a sultry noon. The seeker confesses becoming a great sinner after starting to read the Bible to learn how to be saved. The exchange begins with the preacher listening attentively.
A Neal's Gazette excerpt urges cultivating hope as essential to happiness and vitality. It argues that pursuing successive hopes keeps spirit healthy, comparing hope to a childlike zest for simple pleasures and warning against indolence and despondency.
The writing describes the swaggerer as an impostor who courts attention while mistreating others. It notes that loud demands and fault finding betray insecurity, making such a person the least worthy despite his rank. It highlights manners and civility as social performance.
A Scotch writer with experience warns against becoming a newspaper editor. He urges readers to pursue a real career for humanity and personal well being, suggesting other paths over the life of a paper editor.
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