Washingtonian Abstinence Pledge Promotes Gentlemen’s Restraint
In Augusta on March 23 1844 the Washingtonian announces a pledge by members of a society to abstain from all spirits malt liquors wine and cider. The editorial committee includes Rev W T Banbury Dr F M Reveatson W J Harn and others urging mutual benefit and guard against harmful drinking. The notice also mentions postal remittance rights for subscribers to the Washingtonian.
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W. T. Baantuy
F.M. Reveatson
Harn
Hoox
Dop
T Chapman
Geo. F. Pierce
Jan Buarer
Joan Millienee
Sunscalpens
Ingtonian
Hawkins Denies Rumored Role With Temperance Body
In a Charleston letter from March 19, 1844, Mr. Hawkins refutes a report that Mr. Ef was named general agent of the temperance convention and would receive a salary. He requests editors to publish corrections and denies leaving any South Carolina appointment.
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Charleston
Friends of South
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South Carolina
Joan H. W. Hawkins
Duel near Hamburg sparks moral outcry over bloodshed
The Chronicle and Sentinel report a Saturday morning duel near Hamburg between Mr. Cunningham and Mr. Gowan of South Carolina. Gowan was wounded. Cunningham uninjured. The piece denounces dueling, urges harsher laws, and condemns the practice as barbaric and murderous. It cites temperance progress in Charleston and Augusta, calling for reform.
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Chronicle & Sentiel
Hamburg
Cunningham
Gowan
South Car Ba
Galry
McGowan
G Mann
District of Columbia
Stion
Weorgne
Relief for the Poor Amid Liquor Sales
The passage urges sober messengers to aid the sick and proposes halting nonessential drais and rubbing of the ill. It argues funds saved for messengers should instead buy medicines or nourishment ordered by physicians, condemning liquor sales as causing society’s strained state.
Washingtonian Letter Proposes Mock Procession Plan
A letter to Greg Sellers imagines a public procession to praise his influence, likening it to Washington and Clay. It details a provocative march led by a grog seller with whiskey, followed by drunkards, widows, and orphans, urging the crowd to admire a spectacle of supposed harm.
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Mr. Clay
Greg
Augusta
Clay
Royal
Counsil
Plgrims
Greg Sellers
Mr Clay
Gen. Washington
United States
Europe
America
Editorial advocates temperance and moral duty beyond reason
The writer endorses a prior editorial and argues that humans are accountable beings who must resist perverting their faculties. Temperance is essential for individual and societal welfare, guided by revelation beyond reason. Duty includes loyalty to country and adherence to moral obligations.
Temperance in Politics and Religion Urged for Public Good
The author argues temperance in political debate and religious discourse promotes national welfare. He warns mislabeling opponents as dishonest harms governance and urges restraint in speech, expenditure, and social judgment to prevent demagogues and social ruin.
Garden Soil Preparation and Deep Turning Tips
A gardening note discusses soil turning with spades and long handled tools, stressing trenching to three feet in some beds. It explains spreading topsoil to paths, loosening subsoil, and applying manure before returning earth, with emphasis on promoting root penetration and reducing watering needs.
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Messie
Nature’s operation and its simple chemistry
The letter argues that understanding nature’s operation is crucial and that applying basic chemistry requires skill and steady effort. It emphasizes early rising and practical application as key to mastering the principles governing nature.
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