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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1843
Page
2
Augusta on September 16, 1843 announces a temperance pledge. Members pledge not to drink spirits, malt liquors, wine, or cider to benefit mutual health and social conduct.
A fragment lists names such as Rey W. T. Baantty Hap Geo Pimace Col Joan Mittebar and Dr P M Roseerson as part of an editorial committee. It mentions subscribers may remit payments to the Washingtonian by handing the Mastery with a request to remit, avoiding postage costs.
This week the Temperance Banner is reprinted in our columns with Statistical information collected by its editor. It traces the progress of the temperance cause in Georgia and may inform a fuller report to be published by the State Convention at an upcoming winter gathering in a central location.
A Norhern Georgia note on The Helicon newspaper from Marietta praises its neat typography and cautious editorials. It argues temperance reforms reduce crime and improve families, urging readers to consider evidence from past riots and present peaceful public gatherings as proof of the cause’s efficacy.
A fragment recalls a temperance gathering where a speaker jokes about coercing a reluctant man to join. The scene mocks religious zeal and alcohol, with a toast and a plea to resist the “fiend” and “spirit” of bacchus, ending on a marching call to join the noble standard.
A letter from the Augusta Washingtonian Society urges the Penfield Convention to consider Milledgeville as the central site for a state temperance gathering. The correspondence weighs central access, legislative attendance, and statistics collection against Eatonton, urging careful use of the pledge and vigilance against drunkenness and its social costs.
A dialogue contrasts fighting gambling with opposing intemperance. One speaker argues gambling is robbery and a crime, while the other resists nudging gamblers toward reform. They equate gambling to deliberate fraud and liken it to arson to justify moral condemnation.
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