Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-07-25
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.If anv State deems the retail and informal trafs
in ardent spirits injurious 20 lis cissns and osica
lated 10 produce idenoss, vice, or debauohery soc
nothing In the Constitution Of tho United States 70
prevent it from regulating restraining the trAic
from prohibiting II altogether II thinks proper
Chief Jaasos fancy,
nN or before tho lat Of January, 1854, the Execu-
~ tive Committee Of the Now York State Temper
rance Society will issue the first number OF month
ly Temperance Journal, under the title Of IHE FRO
HIBITIoNIsT.n
Irs SIzR.-It will DO printed on double medium
sheet making eight quarto pages, OF four columns TO
page; and, excluding advertisements, each number
will contain amount Of reading matter equal nj
least to that furnished by largerszo daily jour
nails or to that Of ordinary duodecimo volume Of
$50 pages.
Irs 0BJEcT.-To advocate the Cause Of Temper
generally and especially tho Legislative frohioi-
ton Of the Traffic in Intoxicating beverages 70 pre-
pare the minds OF the for such Prohibition by
showing its expedicncy and Necessity and to secure
by all the influence it may legitimatcly exert, the
vigorous enforcement Of Prohibitory Laws when OBJ
tanned.
Irs FlELD.-Deang with general principles, with
arguments alike applicable to every community where
the traffic exists and with facts illustrative OF these
arguments and principles, the paper will be Natcna
in its spirit in its scope in its purpose, and we trust
it will be National in its circulation and influence
Such is our aim and expectation. We desire TO see
the Principle of Prohibition established in State after
State till it becomes the recognised policy OF the Ma
ton. 1t is ambition to boar part IN this great
work, and to this end The PRoHIBlTIoNIsT Is estab
lished, not the organ OF society merely but OF
GREAT REFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT.
Irs NEcEssrTY.-The existing Temperance jour
mails have little if any circulation outside OF Tenn
perance Ranks. Their price almost necessarily rc
stricts them to the friends Of the The PRo
HIBITIoNIsT is designed for circulation nstead OF
tracts among the indifferent and the hostile. For
this purpose it is put ut price SO low as to enable
the friends Of Temperance in every school district by
md Mt nm ina al
to place copy in each family that will consent to re-
ccive it.
ITs PRIcE.-one copy for one year 50 so
three three to one on address % one year ! 90 eS
And for each additional four copies, $l0O will be
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies.
For fifty copies to ono address s11 90
For 100 do. do. ~ w
No subscription received for less than one year,
and in every case the order must be accompanied by
the money.
The paper will be under the general direction Of
the Executive Committee, who have received ample
and most eminent writers in the temperance ranks
throughout the Union
The work will be stereotyped, and back nu nbers
be supplied to subscribers at any time during
the year.
All orders should be addressed to O. Scovill, Pub
fishing Agent, Albany.
mmunications for the paper in relation to the
interests of the generally should be directed to
VIM. III. Burlcigh Corresponding Secretary.
In behalf Of the New York State Temperance So
cety: EDWARD G. DELAVAN, President.
Ezecaaips Commifies-Honry Vaudeville, Reuben
H. Walworth, John O. Cole, /. N. Wyckof, William
Richardson. Edgar d. Day, Hermon Camp, d. p.
Stats, Oliver Scovill
10 The Committee request all editors in tho Uni
ted States to give the above insertion in their
columns. To all who comply with this request, we
will send the Prohibitionst for year. rcithom
exchange unless they choose to add to obligation
by sending their papers also, which would of course
be most thankfully received Jan. 2-dH