Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-01-17

III any State deems the retail and internal traffic
IN ardent spirits injurious 10 its citizens and calcu-
lated 10 produce idleness, vice, debauchery. see
nothing in the Constitution of the United States to
prevent Il from regulating restraining the traffic,
or from prohibiting IT altogether IL il thinks proper
chit Jaatre Ianey.
ON or before the LIST 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 The PRo
HIBITloSisT.n
Irs SIzR.-It will be printed on double medium
sheet making eight quaro pages, OF four columns
n page and excluding advertisements, each number
will contain an amount of reading matter equal at
least to that furnished by larger daily jour
nails. or to that Of nm ordinary duodecimo volume OF
$50 pages
ITs OBJEcTTo advocate the Cause of Temper
generally and especially the Legislative Prohibit
ton Of the Traffic in intoxicating Beverages TO pre-
pare the minds OF the for such Prohibition by
showing its cxpediency and Necessity, and TO secure
by oil tho influence ID may legitimatoly exert, the
vigorous enforcement of Prohibitory Laws when OBJ
tanned
Irs FiELD.--Dcaling 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 and, 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 1t becomes the recognised policy Of the Ma
tion 1t is ambition to bear part in this great
work, and to this end Tux PRoHBiTIoNIsT is estab-
lished not MS the organ Of society merely, but Of
GREAT RKroRMAToRy MOVEMENT.
ITS NEcESsITy.-The existing Temperance Jour
mails have little if any circulation outside Of the Tenn
pcrance Ranks Their price almost necessarily ro-
stricts them to the friends of the cause THE PRo-
HBTloNisT is designed for circulation (instead Of
tracts among the Indifferent and the hostile For
this purpose u is put mt price low as TO enable
the friends Of Temperance in every school district by
combined action and at an inconsiderablc expense
to place copy in each family that will consent to
ceiye it,
ITs PRlcE.-One copy for one year SO 50
Three, to one address, one year 90
Seven do. do 2 90
And for each additional four copies, Sl.O0 will be
added for any quantity less than fifty copies
For fifty copies to ono address 81 90
For 100 do. do. 20 90
No subscription received for less than one year,
and in every the order must be accompanied by
tho money
Tho paper will be under the general direction Of
the Executive Committee, who have received ample
assurances Of literary aid from not few Of the abes
and most eminent writers in the temperance ranks
throughout the Union.
Tho work win be stereotyped, and back numbers
can be supplied to new subscribers at any time during
| the year.
All orders should be addressed to O. Scovill, Pub
| fishing Agent, Albany.
Communications for the paper or in relation to the
interests Of the cause generally should be directed to
VIM II. Bureigh, Corresponding Secretary.
In behalf OF the New York State Temperance So
ciety EDWARD @. DELAVAN President.
| EzecutiUe Committee,--H Henry Vaudeville Reuben
II. Walworth John O. Cole, I. N Wyckoff, William
| Richardson, Edgar B; Day, Hermon Camp B. p.
| Stats Oliver Scov
! &C. The Committee request all editors in the Uni
tod States to give the above one insertion in their
| columns To all who comply with this request, we
will send the Prohibitionst for one year ,cifom an
exchange, unless they choose to add to obligation
by sending their papers also, which would Of course
| be most thankfully received Jan 2-dtf