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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1844
Page
2
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The real state of feeling shows many supporters will not attend meetings though they share the cause. Attendance hinges on encouragement and notice, with a strong push for a single well publicized gathering to unite temperance and anti temperance voices for a fruitful session.
A temperance piece argues against wine at weddings as corrupting youth and sparking crime. It urges young men to embrace temperance, duty, and ambition, citing Luther and the American Revolution to show youth as essential to reform and national progress.
A poem urging the lute to awaken in sorrow and comfort the speaker. It recalls past companionship and grief, then looks to singing of a happier home beyond the sky where loved ones reside. The speaker contrasts mournful memories with hopeful release through music.
A Scriven County correspondent laments lack of public spirit hindering temperance efforts. He recalls a prior license allowing a Drunkard Factory at Jacksonboro and details a man’s theft, arrest, and costly jail time in Savannah. He warns licensing such factories drains public funds and urges action before a convention.
One hundred ten signatures were collected for the temperance pledge during court week in Lancasterville. J. G. Bowman delivered a powerful address and Rev. Mr. Wumpex spoke on Saturday about a chaste and animated oration. The Society of Polén is praised for Mr. Waitpes’s efforts and hopes rise for renewed zeal. Columbia Comden.
The article notes a single, distinct method used to treat habitual drunkenness, shaping public discussion of temperance approaches and medical opinion on abstinence as a cure.
A Russian physician Dr Schreiber treats a drunkard by locking him in a room and supplying brandy diluted with water along with wine beer and coffee all containing brandy. Food is soaked in brandy and water. By the fifth day the patient develops a strong aversion to brandy and is cured of drunkenness.
A Boston Olive Branch writer argues London shows greater drunkenness than Liverpool. He visits a gin shop on a wet night to depict destitute customers, emaciated women, and crowds outside, all paying tribute to Rum, the deadly enemy.
During the present session a return shows annual custody figures for drunkenness and disorderly conduct by the metropolitan police from 1831 to 1843. The peak years are 1831–33, with a gradual decline to 1843, when drunkenness custody dropped to about 4 in 100 of the population. Similar gains are noted for the city of London implying temperance improving among laboring classes.
A poor drunkard is addressed by Fortune who urges abstinence. The goddess claims the wheel turns due to vice and offers rise through signing the pledge. The man pledges to stop drinking and seeks a path toward wealth and honor through total abstinence.
A temperance member in a Suffolk society chats with an infamous tippler known for frequent spirits visits. The old man claims the Bible condemns tototalism by forbidding strong drink in old bottles, prompting the teetotaler to admit he must reform himself and end the empty exchange.
The Pa Sun notes renewed vigor in temperance efforts as clergy merchants and professionals join the Unified Brothers of Temperance. Public meetings provide aid to reformed drinkers and the movement seeks wider cooperation to promote morality and national happiness.
A Bridgeton Cumberland County record notes the 1843 poisoning of Mr Seeley’s family led to Rosanna Kean’s execution. Clergy comforted her in cell from 11:30 AM to 1 PM before she met the gallows, tears breaking after the sheriff’s entrance, then she recovered composure with the clergy.
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