Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-04-26
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.


II any State deems tho retail and informal traffic
in ardent spirits injurious to its citizens and calcu
lated TO produce idenoss, vice, or debauchery soc
nothing In the Constitution OF tho United States to
prevent It from regulating restraining the traffic.
or from prohibiting 1t altogether II il thinks proper
Chief Justice fancy
ON or before the LIST of january, 1854 the Execu-
~ tive Committee of tho Now York State Temper
rance Society will issue the first number of Month
ly Temperance Journal, under the title OF Tx Pro
HIBITIoNisT."
IRIS SIzE-It will be printed on a double medium
sheet making eight quarto pages, Of four columns to
page; and, excluding advertisements, each number
will contain mn amount Of reading matter equal at
least to that furnished by our larger sized daily jour
nails to that of nm ordinary duodecimo volume OF
$50 pages.
IRIS 0BJRcT--To advocate tho Cause of Temper
ance generally, and especially the Legislative Prohb
ton Of the Traffic in Intoxicating Beyorages to pre-
pare the minds OF the masses for such Prohibition. by
showing its cxpodicncy and Necessity and to SECURE
by all the influence it may legitimatey exert the
vigorous enforcement Of Prohibitory Laws whom OBJ
tanned.
Irs FrKLD. --Dealng with general principles with
arguments aiko applicable to every community where
the traffic exists and with facts illustrative Of these
arguments and principles, the paper will DO National
IN it's spirit in its scope in its purpose and We trust
it will BIO National in its circulation and influence
Such is our aim and expectation. We desire to see
the Principle of Prohibition established in State after
State, till It becomes the recognised policy OF the Ma
ton. 1t Is ambition to boar part IN this great
work. and to this end The PRoHIBiTIoEIsT Is estab-
lished not the organ Of society merely, but Of
GREAT REFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT.
ITs NECESSITY existing Temperance Jour
mails have little If any circulation outside ofthe Tom
perance Ranks Their price almost necessarily re-
stricts them to the friends Of the cause. THE PRo-
HBITIoNIsT is designed for circulation (instead of
tracts among the indifferent and tho hostile. For
this purpose 1t is put ut price so low as TO enable
the friends Of Temperance in evory school district by
combined action and ut an uncomfortable expense
to place copy in zach family that will consent to re-
ceive it.
IRIS PRIoE.-One copy for one year SO 80
Three, to one address, ono year ! 90
Seven do. do. 90
And for each additional four copies $l.00 will be
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies.
For fifty copies to ono address I'll W
For 100 do. do ~ %
No subscription received for less than one year,
and in every case the order must be accompanied by
the money
The paper will be under the general direction of
the Executive Committee, who have received ample
assurances Of literary aid from not few of the abes
and most eminent writer's in tho temperance ranks
throughout the Union.
The work will be stereotyped, and back numbers
be supplied to new subscribers at any time during
the year.
All orders should be addressed to O. Scovill, Pub
fishing Agent Albany.
Communications for the paper, or in relation to the
interests Of the cause generally should be directed to
w IN H. burioign, Corresponding oocIctary.
In behalf Of tho New York State Temperance So
ciety: EDWARD G. DELAVAN President
Easeaaice Comnlitfee.-H Horny Vaudeville Reuben
H. Walworth, John 0. Cole, I. N Wyckof, William
Rchardson Edgar B. Day, Hermon Camp, B. p.
Stats, Oliver Scovill.
10 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 Prohibtionist for one year, scithout
exchange unless they choose to add to obligation
by sending their papers also which would of course,
be most thankfully received. JAN 2-dH