Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-03-30
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.


eff any State deems the retail and internal traffic
IN ardent spirits injurious TO its citizens and caicu
lated to Produce ideness vice. or debauchery, see
nothing in the Constitution of tho United States TO
prevent 1t from regulating restraining the trafhc
or from prohibiting ii altogether, II 1t thinks proper
CAisf Justice Ianey.
nN or before the LIST Of January 1854, the Execu-
~ tive Committee OF the New York State Temper
rance Society will issue the first number OF Month
~ Temperance Journal under the title OF The Pro
HIBITIoNlsT.n
ITs EIzE.-It win BIO printed on double medium
sheet, making eight quart0 pages OF four columns 10
. page and, excluding advertisements, zach number
Will contain an amount OF reading matter oquai at
least to that furnished by largerszed daily jour-
mails, or to that Of ordinary duodocmo volume Oh
$50 pages
ITs 0ByEcr.-To advocate the Cause of Temper
generally and especially the Legislative Prohibi-
ton Of the Traffic in Intoxicating Bevcrages 70 pre-
pare the minds Of the for such Prohibition ny
showing its cxpedency and Necessity, and to secure,
by all the influence it may legtmately exert, tho
vigorous enforcement Of Prohibitory Laws when OBJ
TUNED.
Irs FIRLD-Dealing with general principles, with
arguments alike applicable to cyery community where
tho traffic exists and with facts illustrative OF these
arguments and principles the paper will bo National
in its spirit in its scope in its purpose, and We trust
It will be National in its circulation and influence
Such ia our aim and expectation. We desire to 500
tho Principle Of Prohibition established in State after
State till 1t becomes tho recognised policy Of tho Ma
work, and to this end The PRoHIBiTIoNIsT is esab-
ished not as tho organ Of society merely, but Of
GREAT REFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT.
IRIS NEcEssITY.-Tho existing Temperance Jour
mails have little If any, circulation outside Of tho Tenn
perance Ranks. Their prico almost necessarily rc-
strcts them to the friends Of the cause. The PRo-
HIBITIoNIsT is designed for circulation dnstead OF
tracts among tho indifferent and the hostlic FOR
this purpose it is put Mt price so low as TO enable
the friends Of Temperance in every school district by
combined action and Mt an uncomfortable expense,
to place copy in each family that will consent to re-
ceivc it.
IT'S PRrcE.-Onc copy for one year so so
Three, to one address, ono year | 90
Seven do do 90
And for zach additional four copies, $500 will be
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies.
For f f6Sy copies to one address s % 90
No subscription received for less than ono year,
and in every case the order must DO accompanied by
the money.
the Executive COMMITTEES, who have received ample
assurances Of literary aid from not few Of the abest
and most eminent writers in tho temperance ranks
throughout the Union.
The work will be stereotyped, and back numbers
can be supplied to new subscribers at any time during
the year
All orders should be addressed to 0. Scovill, Pub
fishing Agent, Albany.
Communications for the paper in relation to the
interests of tho generally should BIO directed to
VIM II. BurIeigh. Corresponding Secretary.
In behalf of the New York State Temperance So
ciety EDWARD O. DELAVAN, President
Ezeeutipe COMMITTEE. Horny Vaudeville, Reuben
H. Walworth, John o. Cole, I. N. Wyckof, William
Richardson. Edgar B. Day, Hermon Camp B. p,
Staats Oliver ScoviIl.
10 The Committee request all editors in tho uni
ted States to give tho above one insertion in their
columns To all who comply with this request we
will send the Prohibitonist for year, acitoM an
exchange unless they choose to add to our obligation
by sending their papers ALSO which would of course,
be most thankfully received. Jan. 2-dH