Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-04-01
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.


If any State deems the retail and informal traffic
In ardent spirits injurious 10 its citizens, and cacu
lated to produce idlencss vice. or debnuchery 500
nothing In the Constitution OF the United States to
prevent II from regulating or restraining the traffic,
or from prohibiting II altogether II II thinks proper
Chit Justice fancy.
an or before the LIST Of January, 1854, tho Exocu-
~ tive Committee of tho New York State Temper
rance Society will issue the first number OF n Month
ly Tempcrancc Journal, under the title OF The PRo
HIBITIoNisrp
IRIS SIzE--It will be printed on a double medium
sheet making eight quaro pages, Of four columns to
page; and, excluding advertisements, each number
will contain amount Of reading matter equal ut
least to that furnished by our daily jour
mails, or to that Of an ordinary duodecimo volume OF
l5O pages.
ITs OBJEcT.-To advocate the Cause Of Temper
ancc generally and especially the Legislative Prohibi
ton Of the Traffic In Intoxicating Beverages TO pre-
pare tho minds Of the for such Prohibition by
showing its oxpediency and Necessity and to secure
by oil the influence it may legitmatcly exert, the
vigorous enforcement Of Prohibitory Laws when OBJ
tanned.
Irs FIELD.-D Dealing 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 National
in its spirit in its scope in its purpose anu We trust
it will be National in its circulation and influence
Such is our aim and expectation We dosiro TO SEQ
tho Principle Of Prohibition established in State after
State till It becomes tho recognised policy OF the Ma
ton. 1t is ambition TO bear part In this great
work, and to this end THE PRoHIBiTIoEIsT is estab-
shed, not Ms the organ OF society merely but OF
GREAT REFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT.
ITs NEcEssITY.-The existing Temperance Jour
mails have little If any, circulation outside OF the Tenn
pcrance Ranks. Their pricc almost necessarily re-
stricts them to tho friends of tho The Pro
mlBlrIoNIsT is designed for circulation dnstead of
tracts among tho Indifferent and the hostile. For
this purpose it is put at price SO low as to enable
tho friends Of temperance In every school district by
combined action and at an uncomfortable expense
to place copy in each family that will consent to re-
cevo it.
IT'S PnIcE.--One copy for one year so so
Three, to one address, one year ] 90
And for each additional four copies, $l.O0 will bo
added, for any quantity loss than fifty copies
For fifty copies to ono address ST 20
For 100 do. do. 70 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 writer's in tho temperance ranks
throughout tho Union.
Tho work will be stercotyped, and back numbers
BIO supplied to now subscribers at any time during
the year.
All orders should be addressed to O. Scovill, Pub
Communications for the paper, in relation to the
interests of the cause generally should be directed to
VIM. ii. Burleigh. Corresponding Secretary.
In behalf of tho New York State temperance So
cioty: EDWARD O. DELAVAN, PRESIDENT
Executive Commodities Henry Vaudeville, Reuben
II. Walworth, John 0. Cole, /. N. Wyckof, William
Richardson, Edgar u. Day, Hcrmon Camp, b. r
Stats Oliver Scovill.
~ Tho 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 Prohbitonist for one year, nchom an
exchange unless they choose to add to obligation
by sending their papers ALSO which would, Of course,
he nost Thankfully received Jan. 2-dtf