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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1844
Page
5
August 11 1844 proposal from Washington town gentlemen forming a mutual benefit society. They pledge themselves to abstain from all spiritous or malt liquors wine or cider to guard health standing and families.
A lengthy temperance and moral reform discourse urges steadfast zeal amid dwindling attendance at City Hall meetings. The editorial cautions young Christians against pride and formalism, urging gratitude, charity, and active virtue as paths to true blessing and social reform.
The Augusta Washingtonian announces a new prospectus published by the current issue promoter. The pamphlet claims a strong appeal and lists a price of one dollar for the edition.
The publisher increases the subscription to two dollars and hopes for better success next year. True temperance supporters in Georgia and beyond pledge to sustain the publication as a tool for virtue and morality, and wish Washingtonian sustained progress in its temperance work.
A farmer narrates his descent from prosperity to poverty at fifty five. He recalls a frugal youth, rising farm wealth, and later excesses at home fueled by his wife and daughters purchases. Expansion and credit vanished into new clothes, trinkets, and tea tables, draining annual income of one hundred fifty dollars.
A letter from a farm family facing ruin due to hard times outlines a plan to cut all nonessential spending, return to self-sufficiency, and sell only salt and iron for repairs. The writer vows to raise more sheep and flax, reduce taxes, and set a frugal example for descendants, hoping the editor will publish their story.
A historic assertion declares the Bible a perfect, comprehensive code guiding rulers, magistrates, juries, households, and widows. It is praised as the oldest book with supreme laws, deepest mysteries, and the path to immortality and eternal glory.
A discussion on the primacy of family influence over law and government. It argues each family must uphold virtuous principles, maintain order, and ensure happiness within its sacred enclosure. Elihu Burritt replies to a critic of his views on marriage and the role of women, defending respect for the female character.
The remark emphasizes habitual conduct as the foundation for law and education, praising the law-giver and school master as key figures guiding society across generations.
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