Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-06-24

nIf any State deems tho retail and internal traffic
in ardent spirits injurious TO its citisens and cacu
lated to produce idiencss vice, or dobauchery see
nothing in the Constitution Of the United States TO
prevent il from regulating or restraining the franc,
or from prohibiting ii altogether If II thinks proper
Chief Justice 1aney.
nN or before the LIST of January 1854, tho Execu-
" tive Committee OF tho New York State Temper
rance Society will issue the first number OF Month
ly Temperance Journal, under the title OF THE FRO
HIBITIoNIsT."
IRIS SIzE.--It will be printed on double medium
sheet making eight quarto pages OF four columns 70
q page; and excluding advertisements, each numoor
win contain an amount Of reading matter equal at
least to that furnished by our sized daily jour
mails, or TO that OF an ordinary duodeclmo voumo 81
$50 pages.
ITs 0BJEcT-To advocate the Cause Of Temper
ancc generally and especially the Legislative Prohbi-
ton Of tho Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages to pre-
pare tho minds Of the for such Prohibition by
showing its cxpedicncy and Necessity and to secure
by all the influence 1t may legitimately exert, the
vigorous enforcement Of Prohibitory Laws whom OBJ
tanned.
IT'S FIELD--Dealing 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 DO NatfonI
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 SEQ
tho Principle of Prohibition established in State after
State till it becomes tho recognised policy Of the Ma
liz Il
work. and TO this end The PRoHrBlrloNIsT is cstab-
lishcd not the organ Of society merely, but OF
GREAT REFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT.
ITs NECESSITY THE existing temperance Jour
nails have little If any circulation outside OF the Tenn
perance Ranks. Their price almost necessarily re-
stricts them to tho friends of tho cause The Pro
HBIrioNIsT il designed for circulation Unstead 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
combined action and Mt an uncomfortable expense,
to place copy in each family that will consent to
ceive it,
Irs PRIcE.-One copy for ono year so 50
Three to one address, one year 90
Seven do do. 2 90
And for each additional four copies $l.OO will BIO
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies
For hity copies to ono address s % ~
No subscription received for less than ono year,
and in every case the order must be accompanied by
the money
The paper will BIO under the general direction of
the Executive Committee, who have received ample
assurances of literary aid few Of the ablest
and most eminent writers in tho temperance ranks
throughout the Union.
be supplied to subscribers ut any time during
the year.
All orders should be addressed to Q. Scoyill, Pub
fishing Agent Albany.
Communications for tho paper, or in relation to tho
interests of the generally should be directed to
VIM IL Burlcigh. Corresponding Secretary
In behalf of the New York State Temperance So
cicty EDWARD q. DELAVAN, President
ErecasiVs COMMITTEES Henry Vaudeville Reuben
III Walworth, John 0. Cole, i. N. Wyckoif William
Richardson. Edgar b. Day, Hormon Caap, B. p.
Staats, Oliver Scovill.
1y- The Committee request all editors in tho Uni
tod States to give the above insertion in their
columns. To all who comply with this request we
will send tho Prohibtionist for year, withom
exchange unless they choose to add to obligation
by sending their papers also, which would Of course
be most thankfully received. Jan. 2-df