Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-03-31
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.


II any State deems the retail and Internal trafc
in ardont spirits injurious to its citizens and calcu-
lated to produce idleness vice. or debauchery see
nothing IN the Constitution OF the United otates 20
prevent II from regulating or restraining the frame
or from prohibiting ii altogether II thinks proper
Chssf Justice fancy.
ON or before the Ist of January, 1854, the Execu-
~ tive COMMITTEES OF tho New York State Temper
rance Society will issue the first number OF Month
~ Temperance Journal, under the title Of TIM RIO
HIBITIoNisT."
IRIS SIzK--It will be printed on double medium
sheet, making eight quarto pages Of four columns TO
page; and, excluding advertisements, each number
will contain am amount Of reading matter equal at
least to that furnished by our larger sized daily jour
nails or to that Of an ordinary duodecimo volume OF
$50 pages.
ITs OBJEcT.--To advocate the Cause Of Temper
ancc generally and especially the Legislative frohib-
ton OF the Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages 10 pre-
pare the minds Of the masses for such Prohbton by
showing its cxpodicncy and Necessity and TO secure
by all tho influence II may egtimateIy exert inc
vigorous enforcement Of Prohibitory Laws when OBJ
tanned.
IRIS FrELD.--Dcaling with general principles with
arguments alike applicable to every community where
tho traffic exists and with facts illustrative OF these
arguments and principles tho paper VIII DC Nat1oH4
in its spirit in its scope in its purpose ana We trust
it will be National in its circulation and nnucnce.
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 inc VA
ton. 1t is ambition to bear part IN this great
work. and to this end The PRoHIBlTIoNlsT is estab-
lished not as tho organ OF society merely, but OF
GREAT REFoRMATORY MovEMENr.
IRIS NEcEssITY.-Th0 existing Temperance Jour
nails have little If any circulation outside Of the Tenn
pcrance Ranks. Their price almost necessarily ro-
stricts them to the friends Of the cause THE Pao-
HBITIoNIsT is designed for circulation lnstead OF
tracts among the Indifferent and tho hostile For
this purpose it is put ut price so low as to enable
the friends OF Temperance in every school district by
combined action and at an inc0nsiderable expense,
to place copy in each family that will consent to re-
ceive it,
IRIS PRIcE.-One copy for one year 80 %
Three, to one address, one year ! 90 90
Seven do. do. 2 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 ST w
For 100 do. . do. ~ w
No subscription received for less than one year,
and in every case the order must be accompanied by
the money
The paper will DO 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 writer's in tho temperance ranks
throughout tho Union
The work will be stereotyped, and back numbers
can be supplied to now subscribers at any time during
the year.
All orders should be addressed to 0. scovill Pub
fishing Agent, Albany.
Communications for the paper, or in relation to the
interests of the generally should be directed to
VIM. ii. Burleigh Corresponding Secretary.
In behalf Of tho New York State Temperance So
cioty EDWARD Q. DELAVAN, President.
Executive Henry Vaudeville, Reuben
H. Walworth John O. Cole, I. N. Wyckon, William
Richardson, Edgar B. Day, Hormon Camp, b. +.
Stats, Oliver Scovill.
~ The Committee request all editors in the uni
ted States to give tho above ono insertion in their
columns. 70 all who comply with this request, we
will send the Prohibitionist for year. fosthou an
tfo finn
by sending their papers also which would of course,
he most Thankfully received. Jan. 2--df