Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-02-04

"If any State deems the retail and internal traffic
in ardent spirits injurious to its citizens and cac
lated to produce idlenoss vice, debauchery see
nothing in the Constitution Of tho United States TO
prevent it from regulating or restraining the trafc
or from prohibiting it altogether II II thinks proper
Chief Justice Ianey.
nN or before the 1st Of January, 1854, the Execu-
~ tive Committee Of the New York State Temper
rance Society will issue the first number OF Month
ly lyTempcrance Journal, under tho title Of The PRO
HIBITIoElsT."
Irs SIzE-It will be printed on a double medium
sheet making eight quaro pages, OF four columns to
n page; and excluding advertisements, each number
will contain an amount Of reading matter equal ut
least that furnished by daily jour
nails, TO that of an ordinary duodccimo volume oi
$50 pages.
ITs OBJEcT.-To advocate the Cause Of Temper
generally, and especially the Legislative Prohoi-
tion Of the Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages to pre-
pare the minds OF the masses for such Prohibition by
showing its cxpediency and Necessity and to secure
by oil the influence II may egitilnately exert, tho
vigorous enforcement Of Prohibitory Laws when OBJ
tanned.
Irs FiELD.--Dcaling with general principles, with
arguments alike applicable to every community where
tho traffic exists and with facts illustrative OF these
arguments and principles the paper will be Natsona
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
work, and to this end The PRoHIBlTiosIsT is estab-
lshed, not the organ OF society merely, but OF
GREAT REFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT.
ITs NEcEssIry.-The existing Temperance Jour
nails have little if any circulation outside OF the Tenn
perance Ranks. Their price almost necessarily re-
stricts them to the friends of the cause. THE FRO
HIBITIoNIsT is designed for circulation INSTEAD Of
tracts) among the indifferent and the hostile. For
this purpose it is put ut price so low us to enable
the friends Of Temperance in every school district by
combined action and at an inconsiderabe expense
to ace copy in each family that will consent to re-
ssve it
ITs PRIcE.-one copy for one year so so
Three, to one address, one year ! %
Seven do. do 90
And for each additional four copies, $1.00 will be
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies.
For fifty copies to one address Saa W
For 100 do. do. 20 90
No subscription received for less than one year,
and in every the order must be accompanied by
the money.
The paper will be under the general direction of
the Executive Committee, who have received ample
assurances of literary aid from not few Of the abest
and most eminent writers in the temperance ranks
throughout the Union.
The work will be stereotyped and back numbers
be supplied to new subscribers ut any time during
the year.
All orders should be addressed to 0. Scovill, Pub
lshing Agent, Albany.
Communications for the paper, in relation to the
interests of the generally should be directed to
WIN. IL. Burielgn, corresponding oecrethry.
In behalf of the New York State Temperance So
ciety; EDWARD G. DELAVAN President
Erscutive COMMITTEE Henry Vaudeville Reuben
ii. Walworth, John o. Cole, /. N. Wyckof, William
Richardson, Edgar B. Day, Hermon Camp b. P.
Staats Oliver Scovill.
10 The Committee request all editors in the Uni
ted States to give tho above one insertion in their
columns To all who comply with this request, we
will send the Prohibitionst for year. iDithout
exchange unless thoy choose to add to obligation
by sending thcr papers also, which would of
be most thankfully received. Jan. 2-dU