Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-03-23
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.



If any State deems tho retail and internal traffic
in ardent spirits injurious to its citizens and calcu-
lated to produce idencss vice, or debaucheryI SEQ
nothing In tho Constitution of the United States to
prevent Il from regulating or restraining tho rafc
from prohibiting II altogether, If it thinks proper
Chisf Jusics Ia,ny
ON or before the list Of January, 1854, the 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 Pao
HIBiTIoHlsT."
ITs Suzx.--It will be printed on a double medium
sheet making eight quarto pages, OF four columns 70
q page and, excluding advertisements, each number
will contain an amount of reading matter equal ut
least to that furnished by larger daily jour
mails, or to that Of ordinary duodecimo volume Of
$50 pages
IRIS OBJEcT-To advocate the Cause Of Temper
generally and especially the Legislative Prohib-
ton Of the Traffic in Intoxicating Boyerages 10 pre-
pare tho minds Of the masses for such Prohibition by
showing its expediency and Necessity and to secure
by all the influence il may legitimately exert tho
vigorous enforcement of Prohbitory 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 VIII be Nafioaf
in its spirit in It's scope in its purpose and we trust
it will be National in its circulation and influence
Such is our aim and expectation. We desire 70 see
the Principle Of Prohibition established in State after
State, till 1t becomes the recognised policy OF the Ma
ton It is our ambition to bear part IN this great
work, and to this end The PRoHIBlTIosIsT is estab-
shed, not as the organ OF society merely, but OF
GREAT RRFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT
IRIS Necessity The existing Temperance Jour
mails have little IL any, circulation outside OF the TEN
perance Ranks Their price almost necessarily re-
stricts them to the friends Of the cause The FRO
HIBITI0NIsT is designed for circulation instead OF
tracts) among the indifferent and the hostile. For
this purpose it is put at price so low rs to enable
the friends of temperance in every school district by
combined action and at an inconsiderabc EXPENSE
to place copy in each family that will consent to re-
ceive it.
IT'S PRIcR.-One copy for one year SO 90
Three, to one address, one year 90
Seven do do %
And for each additional four copies, $500 will be
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies.
For fifty copies to ono address i 81 %
For 100 do. do. 20 90
No subscription received for less than one year
and in every the order must be accompanied by
the money.
Tho paper will BIO under the general direction Of
the Executive Committee, who have received ample
of literary aid from not few Of the abest
and most eminent writer's in the temperance ranks
throughout the Union.
Tho work viii be stereotyped, and back numbers
be supplied to subscribers at any time during
the year.
All orders should BIO addressed to 0. Scovill, Pub
fishing Agent, Albany
Communications for tie paper or in relation to the
interests Of the generally, should be directed to
VIM H. Burleigh, Corresponding Secretary.
In behalf Of tho New York State Temperance So
ciety EDWARD G. DELAvAN, President
Erscutipe Comn.itfse-Henry Vaudeville, Reuben
H. Walworth, John O. Cole, !. N. Wyckof, William
Richardson. Edgar B. Day, Hormon Camp, b. p.
Stats Oliver Scovill.
~ 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 one year, witoM
exchange unless they choose to add to obligation
by sending their papers ALSO which would, Of course,
be most thankfully received. Jan. 2-dH