Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-06-10

"If any State deems the retail and internal traffic
in ardent spirits injurious to its citizens, and cacu
lated to produce idlenoss vice, or debauchery 500
nothing In the Constitution of the United States TO
prevent il from regulating restraining the traffic,
from prohibiting it altogether II II thinks proper
chit Justice Ia,,ey.
AN or before the LIST of January 1854, the Execu-
~ tive Committee of tho New York State Temper
Society will issue the first number OF Month
ly temperance Journal, under the title OF "TnE FRO
HIBIrIoNisT.n
Irs SIzE-It will be printed on double medium
sheet making eight quarto pages, OF four columns 70
a page; and, excluding advertisements, each number
will contain an amount of reading matter equal at
least to that furnished by our larger sized daily jour
nails or to that of an ordinary duodocimo volume Oh
$50 pages
Irs 0BJEoT-To advocate tho Cause Of Temper
generally and especially the Legislative Prohibi-
ton Of the Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages, TO pre-
pare tho minds of the for such Prohibition by
showing its cxpedency and Necessity and to secure,
by all the influence it may legitimatey exert, the
vigorous enforcement Of Probibitory Laws when OBJ
tanned.
ITs FiELD-Dcalng 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 DO Nattoaol
in its spirit in its scope, in its purpose, and we trust
it will be iatiOnal in its circulation and influence
Such is our aim and expectation. We desire to SEQ
tho Principle Of Prohibition established in State after
State till il becomes the recognised policy of the Ma
work. and to this end THE PRoHIRiTIosIsT is estab-
lished not as the organ of society merely but OF n
GREAT REFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT.
IRIS NEcEssITY.-The existing Temperance Jour
mails have little If any circulation outside OF the Tcn-
perance Ranks. Their price almost necessarily re-
stricts them to the friends Of the Tux Pho
HBlTIoNIsT is designed for circulation dnstead OF
tracts among tho indifferent and tho hostile For
this purpose 1t is put ut price so low rs to enable
the friends Of temperance in every school district by
combined action and Mt an uncomfortable expense,
place copy in each family that will consent to
ceiyc it,
ITs pRlcE-One copy for one year so so
Three, to one address, ono year 90
Seven do. do 2 90
And for each additional four copies, $500 will BIO
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies.
For fifty copies to ono address s aa o ~
No subscription received for less than one year,
and in every case the order must be accompanied by
the money.
the Executive Committee, who have received ample
of literary aid from not few of the ablest
and most eminent writer's in the temperance ranks
throughout the Union.
The work will be stercotyped, and back numbers
be supplied to subscribers at any time during
the year.
|. All orders should be addressed to 0. Scovl Pub
fishing Agent Albany.
Communications for tho paper, in relation to the
interests of the generally should be directed to
VIM. ii. Burleigh, Corresponding Secretary.
In behalf of the New York State Temperance So
ciety EDWARD z. DELAVAN, President.
Ezocntipe Conanstfee.-H Horny Vaudeville, Reuben
H. Walworth, John o. Cole, l. N Wyckoif, William
Richardson Edgar b. Day. Hermon Caiap, d. p.
Stats Oliver ScoviIl.
10 The Committee request all editors in the Uni
tod States to give tho above one insertion in their
columns. To all who comply with this request, we
will send the Prohibtionst for year, scithout
exchange unless they choose to add to obligation
by sending their papers also, which would of course
DO most thankfully received. Jan. 2-df