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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1844
Page
4
From the Newark Temperance Advocate a call to temperance men on the eve of the election. Leaders from both parties push claims to favor while reformers must resist political pressure and remain aligned with humane principles. The piece urges steadfastness, avoiding intoxication of zeal, and defending liberty and moral duties for the country.
A temperance tirade extols the reformer as a heroic conqueror who battled a raging drink habit. It contrasts the drunkard’s suffering with the martyrlike endurance required to embrace abstinence, and features a first person reminiscence of wealth, sea adventures, and a pledged reformer ready to tell his story for the cause.
A call urges temperance supporters to choose virtue over intoxication in national leadership. The editor warns that ruin and misery follow drunken power and stresses self restraint as the path to prosperity regardless of who is elected.
The excerpt cites humility and mercy, urging subduing the spirit and offering a brother's hand. It references heavenly mercy, the phrase he that subdueth his spirit is mightier than he that taketh a city, and ends with a call to "Come up higher" as a moral exhortation.
The piece is a burlesque from the New Haven Courier mocking the Captain and whaler’s hair breadth escapes. It notes local appreciation in New Haven and mixed reactions in Washingtonians who prefer truth over marvels.
The narrator recalls old times when drinking was fashionable and many women feared rum yet still forgave a charming drunkard. Mary Jewett stands out as a wise, lively girl who rejects a reckless suitor after he crashes a dance and injures her dress, prompting her to declare I had rather be excused.
The remarks praise Mary Jewett's wisdom over marrying for love. It argues that preferring to be excused from a rum suitor is better than becoming a drunkard's wife and dying of a broken heart. The passage urges restraint before marriage to avoid ruin.
The pledge is debated among temperance advocates and skeptics alike. It argues that public commitment strengthens resolve and safety, while opponents claim it unnecessary for strictly sober youths. The piece contends that a public vow reduces temptation and builds inward strength for a life of sobriety and virtue.
A reader questions bar keepers about the guilt of serving alcohol and the imagined harms to families. The piece urges abandoning the liquor trade to earn respect and be seen as a friend to the community.
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