Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-03-01

If any State deems the retail and internal traffic
in ardent spirits injurious to its citizens and calcu
lated TO produce ideness, vice, debauchery, SOC
nothing In the Constitution of the United States TO
prevent II from regulating restraining the rafc
or from prohibiting It altogether if it thinks proper
Chief Justice Ianey
anN or before the lst Of January, 1854 the Execu-
~ tive Committee OF tho New York State Temper
rance Society will issue the first number Of Month
ly Temperance Journal, under the title Of TIE Pro
HIBITIoNIsT."
ITs SIzE--It will bc printed on double medium
sheet making eight quarto pages, OF four columns 70
page; and. excluding advertisements, each number
will contain an amount of reading matter equal at
least to that furnished by larger daily jour
nails or to that Of an ordinary duodocimo volume OF
$50 pages. I
ITs 0BJscT.-To advocate the Cause Of Temper
generally and especially the Legislative Prohibi
tion Of the Traffic in Intoxicating beverages TO pre-
pare tho minds OF the for such Prohibiton by
showing its expcdiency and Necessity and to secure
by all the influence il may legitmateiy exert. tho
vigorous enforcement Of Prohibitory Laws when OBJ
tanned.
Irs FIELD.-Dealng with general principles with
arguments alike applicable to every 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 see
the Principle of Prohibition established in State after
State till becomes the recognised policy Of the Ma
tion. 1t is ambition to bear part IN this great
work. and to this end THE PRoHIBlTIoEIsT is estab-
lished not the organ OF society merely, but OF
GREAT REFoRMAT0RY MOVEMENT.
ITs NEcEssITY.-The existing temperance Jour
mails have ttle if any circulation outside OF the Tenn
perance Ranks Their price almost necessarily re-
stricts them to the friends of the cause The Pro.
HIBITIONIST is designed for circulation Qnstead OF
tracts) among the Indifferent and the hostile For
this purpose 1t is put at price low to enable
the friends Of Temperance in every school district by
combined action and at an inconsderable expense,
to place copy in each family that will consent to re-
ceive it.
Irs PRIcE-One copy for one year 50 50
Three, to one address, one year 90
Seven do. do. 2 90
And for each additional four copies $l.oO will be
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies
For For y sdS copies de to ono address Sa 90 90
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 ablest
and most eminent writers in the temperance ranks
throughout the Union.
The work viii be stereotyped, and back numbers
be supplied to subscribers at any time during
the year.
All orders should be addressed to 0. Scovill Pub
fishing Agent, Albany.
Communications for the paper, in relation to the
interests Of the generally should be directed to
VIM H. Burloigh Corresponding Secretary.
In behalf Of the New York State Temperance So
ciety EDWARD G. DELAVAN, President
Executive Committee--H Henry Vaudeville, Reuben
ii. Walworth John 0. Cole, l. N. Wyckof, William
Richardson, Edgar B. Day, Hermon 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 Prohibitonist for year, sctom al
exchange, uness they choose to add to our obligation
by sending their papers ALSO which would Of course;
be most thankfully received. Jan. 2-dH