Daily national era., 1854-07-07

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eff any State deems tho retail and internal traffic
in ardent spirits injurious to its citizens, and caicu
lated to produce idlencss vice, or debauchery SEQ
nothing in the Constitution Of the United States 10
prevent 1t from regulating or restraining the frafc,
or from prohibiting It altogether II Il thinks proper
CHIT Justice Iansy.
(lN or before the lst Of January, 1854, the Execu
~ tive Committee of tho Now York State Temper
rance Society win issue the first number OF Month
Iy Temperance Journal, under the title OF Tx Pro
HIBITIoNIsT."
Irs SIzE--It viii bo printed on q double medium
sheet making eight quaro pagcs OF four columns 10
pago; and, excluding advertisements, each number
will contain an amount Of reading matter equal at
least TO that furnished by our sized daily jour-
nails, or TO that OF an ordinary duodecmo volume OF
$50 pages.
Irs 0BJEcT-To advocate tho Cause of Temper
generally, and especially the Legislative Prohibi-
ton Of the Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages, TO pre-
pare the minds of tho for such Prohibition by
showing It's oxpodiency and Necessity and to secure
by all tho influence 1t may legitmately exert, the
vigorous enforcement Of Prohibitory Laws when OBJ
tainod 'fM
ITs 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 will be ational
In its spirit in its scope in its purpose, and we trust
it will be National in its circulationsand infinence
Such is our aim and expectation. We dcsirs to 500
the Principle of Prohibition established in State alter
State till 1t becomes the recognised policy OF the Ma
tion 1t is our ambition to bear part IN this great
work, and to this end The PRoHIBITIorIsT Is estab-
lishod not the organ OF society merely but OF
GREAT REF oRMATORY MOVEMENT,
ITs NEcEssITY.-The existing Temperance jour
nails have little any, circulation outside Of the Tenn
pcrance Ranks. Their price almost necessarily re-
stricts them to the friends of the cause. The Pro
HIBITIoNsT is designed for circulation Gnstcad Of
tracts among the indifferent and tho hostile. For
this purpose 1t is put ut price 80 low as to enable
tho friends Of Temperance in every school district by
I'm pad etio md Qt an
to place copy in each family that will consent to re-
ccive it,
Irs PRIcE.-One copy for one year 50 so
ssSss Enrss' e one So address da Sne year 90 90
And for each additional four copies, $lOO will be
added for any quantity less than fifty copies.
For fifty copies to ono address VI 10
No subscription received for less than one year,
and in every case the order must be accompanied by
the money.
Tho paper will be under the general direction Of
the Executive Committee, who have received ample
assurances Of literary aid from not ew Of the ablest
and most eminent writers in the temperance ranks
throughout tho Union.
Tho work will be stereotyped, and back numbers
can be supplied to new subscribers at any timc during
the year.
All orders should be addressed to o. Scovill Pub
fishing Agent, Albany.
Communications for the paper in relation to the
interests of the generally should bc directed to
VIM. II. Burleigh, Corresponding Secretary.
In behalf of the New York State Temperance So
cioty EDWARD c. DELAVAN, President
Executive Comnsitfee-- Horny Vaudeville, Reuben
II. Walworth, John o. Cole, T. N. Wyckof, William
Richardson, Edgar d. Day, Hormon Camp, B. P.
Staats Oliver Scovill.
10 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 Prohibitionist for year. acihout
exchange, unless they choose to add to obligation
by sending their papers also, which would of course
be most thankfully received Jan. 2-dH