Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-03-24
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.


III any State deems the retail and internal traffic
IN ardent spirits injurious its citizens, and calcu
lated TO produce ialcness. vice. or debauchery soc
notning IN the Constitution OF the United States TO
prevent " from regulating or restraining the trafnc,
or nom prohibiting 1t altogether II it thinks proper
Chi5 Justice Iansy.
nN or before the LIST Of January 1854 the Execus
~ tive Committee OF tho New York State Temper
rance Society win issue the first number OF Month
~ temperance Journal, under the title OF The Pro
HIBIrIoNlsT.o
FRS SIzE.-It will be printed on double medium
sheet making eight quarto pages of four columns to
q page and excluding advertisements, each number
will contain an amount of reading matter equal al
least TO that furnished by our argerszed daily jour-
nails, or TO that Of an ordinary duodecmo volume OF
$50 pages.
ITs OBJEcT.-To advocate tho Cause Of Temper
anco generally and especially the Legislative ProhibI-
ton Of the Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages to pre-
pare the minds OF the masses for such Prohibition by
showing its oxpedicncy and Necessity, and to secure
by all the influence it may legtimately exert, the
vigorous enforcement of Prohibitory Laws when OBJ
tanned
IRIS FIELD.--Doaling with general principles, with
arguments alike applicable to every community where
the traffic exists and with facts illustrative OF these
arguments and principles tho paper viii be Ndaaonm
IN Its spirit in its scope, in its purpose and VIC trust
IT will be National in its circulation and influence
Such II our aim and expectation We desire to see
the Principle Of Prohibition established IN state after
State till II becomes the recognised policy OF the Ma
work, and to thse The PRoHIBirioNIsT IL cstab-
shcd, not tho organ of a society merely, but OF
GREAT REFoRMAT0RY MOVEMENT.
'Irs Necessity existing Temperance Jour
mails have little If any circulation outside of tho Tenn
pcrance Ranks. Their price almost necessarily re-
strcts them to the friends of the cause. The Pro
IIBIrioNIsT is designed for circulation Gnstead OF
tracts among the indifferent and the hostile. For
this purpose it is put mt price so low rs TO enable
the friends OF Temperance in every school district by
combined action and mt an inconsiderablo expense,
to place copy in each family that will consent to re-
ccve it.
ITs PRIcE.--One copy for one year so so
Three, to one address one year 90
Seven do do 90
And for each additional four copies, $500 will be-
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies.
For fifty copies to one address 81 90
For 100 do. do. ~ W
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
of literary aid from not few of the abes
and most eminent writers in the temperance ranks
throughout the Union.
Tho work will be sterootyped, and back numbers
DO supplied to now subscribers at any time during
the year
All orders should be addressed to 0. Scovill, Pub
fishing Agent, Albany
Communications for tho paper or in relation to the
interests Of the cause generally should be directed to
VIM. II. Burleigh, Corresponding Secretary.
In behalf of tho New York State Temperance So
ciety EDWARD G. DELAVAN, President
Executivs COMMITTEE. Horny Vaudeville, Reuben
Ii. Walworth, John o. Cole, /. N. Wyckoh, William
Richardson, Edgar b. Day, Hcrmon Camp, b. 7.
Staats Oliver Scovill.
Uy- The Committee request all editors in tho Uni
tod States to give tho above insertion in their
columns To all who comply with this request we
will send the Prohibitonist for year, withom an
exchange unless they choose to add to obligation
by sending thor papers ALSO which would Of course
be most thankfully received. Jan. 2-dW