Daily national era., 1854-07-10

"If any State deems the retail and internal traffic
In ardent spirits injurious to its citisons, and cacu
lated TO produce idlenoss vice, or debauchery 500
nothing In the Constitution Of the United States TO
prevent It from regulating or restraining the trafc
OF from prohibiting II altogether II 1t thinks proper
Chigr Justice Ianey.
DN or before the lst Of January 1854, the Execu-
~ tive Committee Of tho New York State Temper
rance Society will issue tho first number Of a Month
iy temperance Journal, under the title Of The Pao
HIBITIoHIsT.n
ITs SIzE.-It will be printed on double medium
sheet making eight quaro pages OF four columns TO
page; and, excluding advertisements, each number
will contain amount of reading matter equal at
least to that furnished by argersxed daily jour-
mails or to that Of IN ordinary duodecimo volume OF
$50 pages.
Irs 0BJEcT-To advocate tho Cause Of Temper
generally, and especially the Legislative Prohibit
pare tho minds of tho for such Prohibition by
showing its cxpedicncy and Necessity and to secure,
by all the influence II may legtimately exert, tho
vigorous enforcement Of Prohibitory Laws when OBJ
tanned
Irs FrELD.-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 bc National
in its spirit in its scope in its purpose and we trust
it win bc National in its circulation and influence
Such is our aim and expectation Wo desire to see
the Principle of Prohibition ostabshod in State after
State till it becomes the recognised policy Of tho Ma
tion 1t is ambition to bear part in this great
work, and to this end The PRoHIBirIoNIsT is estab-
lished not as the organ of society merely, but of
GREAT REFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT.
ITs NEcEssITY.-The existing Temperance Jour-
mails have little, if any, circulation outside Of tho Tenn
perance Ranks. Their price almost necessarily ro-
strcts them to the friends Of the cause. THE PRo-
HIBIrIoNIsT is designed for circulation dnstoad Of
tracts among tho indifferent and tho 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 at an inconsiderable expense,
to place copy in each family that will consent to re-
ccivo it.
Irs PRrcE--One copy for one year : so so
Three, to ono address, one year ! 90
Seven do do 2 90
And for each additional four copies, $IO0 will be
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies.
For fifty copies to ono address $ll 90
For 100 do. do. ~ w
No subscription received for less than one year,
and in every the order must bo accompanied by
the money.
Tho paper win bc under the general direction Of
the Executive Committee, who have received ample
assurances Of literary aid from not fow of the ablest
and most eminent writers in the temperance ranks
throughout the Union
can be supplied to subscribers at any time during
the year
All orders should be addressed to o. Scovill, Pub
fishing Agent, Albany.
Communications for the papor in relation to the
interests Of the generally should be directed to
VIM ii. Burieigh, Corresponding Secretary.
In behalf of the New York State Temperance So
ciety EDWARD O. DELAVAN, President.
Eascntipe Committee-Henry Vaudeville, Reuben
II. Walworth John O. Cole, 1. N. Wyckof, William
Richardson, Edgar b. Day, Hcrmon Camp, b. P.
Staats Oliver Scovil
ny- The Committee request all editors in the Uni
ted States to give tho above insertion in their
columns To all who comply with this request, we
will send the Prohibitionist for year aciout
exchange unless they choose to add to obligation
by sending their papers also, which would, of course
be most thankfully received. Jan. 2-dtf