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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1845
Page
7
The speaker argues for strict abstinence from alcohol, condemning lax temperance and urging unwavering commitment. He refutes deception and urges personal integrity, stressing that temperance protects society, family, and rising generations, and ends with a plea for virtue and divine blessing.
The Chronicle notes the Southern Baptist Convention met in the city with Rev. W. Brantly presiding. Delegates counted about 300 from Maryland to Kentucky and DC, with Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Florida represented by letter. Officers and a sixteen member committee were appointed for resolutions. A German paper reports a galvanism egg experiment and a featherless bird.
War drains wealth and attacks every business line. It deprives vigor and enterprise as fields lie untilled and factories idle. Trade slows, ships rot, capital withdraws, and the nation’s energies funnel into conflict.
Our market for this title is without change since last report. Little activity in the past week, remaining at former quotations. Groceries show firm prices with limited demand, last week’s quotations continued.
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