Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-04-15
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.


II any State deems tho retail and internal traffic
IN ardent spirits injurious TO its ctzons ana calcu
lated to produce idlenoss, vice. or debauchery, 500
nothing in the Constitution of the United States TO
prevent 1t from regulating restraining the traffic,
or from prohibiting it altogether II it thinks proper
CHIT Justice Iasiey.
nN or before the Ist of January, 1854, the Execu-
" two Committee OF the New York State Temper
rance Society will issue tho first number OF Month
~ temperance Journal under the title OF The Pro
nIBiTIoHlsT."
IRIS SIzE.--It will be printed on double medium
Sheet making eight quarto pages of four columns to
. page and, excluding advertisements each number
VIII contain an amount of reading matter equal at
least 10 that furnished by larger sized daily jour
mails, or 10 that OF ordinary duodccimo volume OF
$50 pagos
ITs OBJEcr.-To advocate the Cause Of Temper
anco generally, and especially tho Legislative Prohb
ton OF the Traffic in Intoxicating beverages, TO pro-
pare the minds of the for such Prohibition, by
showing its oxpodicncy and Necessity and to secure
by all the influence it may legitimately exert tho
vigorous enforcement Of Prohbitory Laws when OBJ
tanned.
Irs FIELD--Dealng with general principles, with
arguments alike applicable to overy community where
tho 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 we trust
It will be National IN its circulation and influence
Such is our aim and expectation. We desire to soc
the Principle Of Prohibition established in State ator
State, till It becomes the recognised policy OF tho Ma
IL our umDitl0n TO DeuT part ia tuls 6icuu
work, and to this ond The PRomBirIoHIsT is estab-
shed, not MS tho organ Of society merely but Of
GREAT REFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT
IRIS NECEssITY--The existing Temperance Jour-
mails have ltto If any, circulation outside of the Tenn
poranco Ranks. Their price almost necessarily re-
strcts thom to tho friends of tho cause. The Pro
HiBIrioNisT is designed for circulation instead OF
tracts) among the indifferent and the hostile. For
this purpose it is put at price SO low MS to enable
tho friends Of Temperance every school district by
combined action and at an uncomfortable expense,
to place copy in each family that will consent to re-
ceve it.
ITs PRlcn-ono copy for ono year 50 80 80
Three, to one address, one year ! 90
Seven do. do 90
And for zach additional four copies, $l.OO will be
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies.
For fifty copies to ono address III oo
No subscription received for less than one year,
and in every the order must be accompanied by
tho money.
Tho paper will DO 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 tho temperance ranks
throughout the Union.
Tho work will be stereotyped, and back numbers
be supplied to now subscribers at any time during
the year.
All orders should bo addressed to O. Scovill, Pub
fishing Agent, Albany.
Communications for the paper, in relation to the
interests Of the generally should DO directed to
VIM H. Burlegh, Corresponding Secretary.
In behalf Of tho New York State Temperance So
cicty EDWARD o. DELAVAN, President
Ezecutive Commitfee.--H Henry Vaudeville, Reuben
ii. Walworth, John 0. Cole, I. N. Wyckof William
Richardson, Edgar B. Day, Hcrmon Camp, B. P,
Staats Oliver Scovill.
o. 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 Prohibitonist for year. aoithoa
exchange unless they choose to add to obligation
by sending their papers Also which would of course,
be most thankfully received. Jan. 2-dH