Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-01-19

II any State deems the retail and internal traffic
In ardent spirits injurious TO its citizens and calcu
lated TO produce ideness. vico, debauehery SOC
nothing In the Constitution Of the United States to
prevent 1t from regulating restraining the traffic
or rom prohibiting 1t altogether II it thinks proper
Chief Justice 1a,uy.
I'm or before the LIST Of January, 1854 the Execu-
~ tive Committee OF the New York State Temper
rance Society will issue the first number of Month
ly temperance Journal, under the title Of THE Pro
HIBITIoNIsrp
FRS SIzE.It will be printed on double medium
sheet making eight quarto pages Of four columns to
u page; ana, excluding advertisements, each number
will contain an amount of reading matter equal ut
least to TINT furnished by larger sized daily Jour
nails or to that Of an ordinary duodecmo volume Of
$50 pages.
Irs 0BJEoT.--To advocate the Cause of Temper
ance generally, and especially the Legislative Prohib-
ton OF the Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages 10 pro-
pare the minds Of the for such Prohibition by
showing its cxpediency and Necessity, and to secure
by all the influence it may legitmately exert, tho
vigorous enforcement Of Prohibitory Laws when oh
tanned
lTs FiELD.--Dcaling with general principles with
arguments alike applicable to every community whore
the tratiic exists and with facts illustrative Of these
arguments and principles, the paper will DO Naiionai
in its spirit in its scope in its purpose and we trust
i 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 it becomes the recognised policy Of the Ma
ton 1t is ambition TO bear part IN this great
work, and to this cpd The PRoHIBirIoNIsr is estab-
lished not MS the organ Of society merely but Of
GREAT REPoRMAToRY MOVEMENT
IRIS NEcEssiTr.-Th existing Temperance Jour
nails have little any, circulation outside of the Tenn
pcrancc Ranks. Their price almost necessarily re-
stricts them to the friends of the cause THe Pro
HiBIToNIsr is designed for circulation (nstead of
tracts among the indifferent and the hostile For
this purpose il is put Mt price so low to enable
the friends OF Temperance in every school district by
combined action and at nconsderable expense
to place copy in each family that viii to re-
ceive it.
ITs PRIcE.--One copy for one year so so
Three to one address, one year ! 90
Seven do. do 90
And for each additional four copies $l.OO will be
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies
For fifty copies to ono address $ll 90
For 100 do. do 20 90
No subscription received for less than one year,
and in every 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 abest
and most eminent writers in the temperance ranks
throughout the Union
Tho work will be stereotyped, and back numbers
can DO supplied to new subscribers at any time during
the year.
All orders should be addressed to o. Scovl Pub
fishing Agent, Albany
Communications for the paper or in relation to the
interests of the generally should be directed to
VIM. H Burleigh, Corresponding Secretary
In behalf of the New York State Temperance So
ciety EDWARD G. DELAyAN, President.
Erecatioe Commitee--H Henry Vaudeville, Reuben
H Walworth, John O Cole, T. n Wyckof, William
Richardson. Edgar b. Day Hermon Camp, b. p.
Stats, Oliver ScoyilI.
&c The Committee request all editors in tho Uni
ted States to give the above one insertion in their
columns. To all who comply with this request, we
will send the Prohbitonist for one year ac1fhom an
exchange unless they choose to add to our obligation
by sending their papers also which would, Of course,
bo most thankfully received. Jan. 2-dtf