Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-07-06

ar any State deems the retail and Internal traffic
in ardent spirits injurious to its citizens and cacu
lated to produce idcncss, vice, or dobauchcry SEQ
nothing in tho Constitution of tho United States 70
prevent from regulating restraining the traffic.
or from prohibiting It altogether II it THINKS
Chsef Jxstice Taney.
(lN or before the LIST of January, 1854 the Execu-
~ tive Committee Of tho New York State Temper
rance Society will issue tho first number OF Month
ly Temperance Journal, under the title Of The PRO
HIBITIoHIsT.n
Irs SIzE-It win BIO printed on a double medium
shoot making eight quart0 pages, OF four columns 70
page; and, excluding advertisements, each number
will contain an amount Of reading matter equal NJ
least to that furnished by daily jour
mails, or 70 that Of an ordinary daodecimo volume OF
100 pages.
ITs 08yEcT.-To advocate the Cause of Temper
generally, and especially the Legislative Prohih-
ton Of the Traffic in Intoxicating beverages to pre-
pare tho minds of the masses for such Prohibition, by
showing its cxpediency and Necessity and to secure
by all tho influence ii may legitmatoly exert the
vigorous enforcement OF Prohibitory Laws whom ODD
tanned.
IRIS FIELD.--Doaling with general principles with
argumcntsalikc applicable to every community where
the traffic exists and with facts illustrative OF these
arguments and principles, tho paper will DO Nafsoal
in its spirit in its scope in its purpose, and trust
it will be Rational in its circulation and influence
Such is our aim and expectation. We desire TO SEQ
the Principle Of Prohibition established in State after
State till it becomes the recognised policy Of the Ma
ton 1t is ambition to bear part this great
work, and to this end THE PRoHIBlTIoNIsT Is estab-
ishod, not tho organ Of society merely but OF
| GREAT REFoRMAToRy MOVEMENT.
IRIS NEcEssiTY.--The existing Temperance Jour-
nails have little if any circulation outside of the Tenn
perance Ranks. Their price almost necessarily re-
strcts them to the friends of tho cause. The Pro-
HIBITIoNIsT is designed for circulation instead oil
| tracts) among the Indifferent and the hostile For
this purpose 1t is put at price SO low rs to enable
the friends Of Temperance in every school district by
combined action and at an inconsiderablo expense,
to place copyin each family that will consent to re-
| ceiye it.
| Irs PRIcE.-One copy for one year SO SO
Three, to one address, one year ] 90 90
And for each additional four copies, $l0O will BIO
| added, for any quantity less than fifty copies
! For fifty copies to ono address 81 90
| For 100 do. do. 20 %
| 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 ablest
and most eminent writer's in tho temperance ranks
| throughout the Union
| The work will be stereotyped, and back numbers
be supplied to new subscribers Mt any time during
| the year.
An orders should be addressed to O. Scovill Pub
| fishing Agent, Albany
Communications for tho paper or in relation to the
interests of the generally should be directed to
| VIM. H. Burleigh, Corresponding Secretary.
In behalf of the New York State Temperance So
| cicty EDWARD G. DELAVAN, President.
Eaecmive Committes-H Horny Vaudeville, Reuben
II. Walworth, John 0. Cole, T. N. WyckoH, William
| Richardson. Edgar b. Day, Hermon Camp, B. r.
| Stats Oliver Scovill.
IT, The 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 Prohibitonist for year. scifhou
exchange unless they choose to add to our obligation
by sending their papers also which would, Of course
| be most thankfully received. Jan. 2-df