Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-01-06
paa,pScYus on The PROHIDIYIONIsr.


If IA State dee ~ tho retail and internal traffic
IN ardent spirits injurious TO its citizens and cacu-
iatei TO ,, oducs idleness vice. or debauchery see
nothing N the Constitution of the United States to
prevent u hom regulating restraining the traffic
or from prohibiting it altogether if II thinks proper
Chisf Justice 1aney,
nN 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
" temperance Journal. under the title Of" THE Pao
HiBITIoNIST.n
Irs SIzs--It will be printed on a double medium
shcet making eight qnarto pages, OF four columns TO
a pagei and, excluding advertisements each number
wiii contain an amount of reading matter equal at
least to that furnished by largerzed daily jour
nas or to that OF an ordinary duodecimo volume OF
100 pages.
lTs OBJEcT.-To advocate the Cause Of Temper
ance generally aud especially the Legislative Prohbi
ton OF the Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages to pre-
pare tho minds OF the masses for such Prohibition, by
showing its cxpcdiency and Necessity and securc
ny all the influence II may legtimateiy exert. the
vigorous enforcement of Prohibitory Laws when OBJ
tanned.
IRIS FiELD.-Dealing 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
u VIII BIO National in its circulation and influence.
Such IS our aim and expectation We desire to see
the Principles Of Prohibition established in State after
State, till it becomes the recognised policy of the Ma
ton IL is our ambition TO bear part in this great
work, and to this end The PRoHiBlTIosIsT is cstab-
lshed, not IA the organ OF society merely but Of
GREAT REPoaMAToRY MOVEMENT
It's NEcEssITY.-The existing Temperance Jour
mails have little if any circulation outside of the Tenn
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 the hostile. For
this purpose 1T is put at price low as to enable
the friends OF Temperance in every school district by
.i.AI -. n.
to place copy in each family that will consent to re-
ccive it.
Irs PRlcE.-0ne copy for ono year 80 SO
Three to one address one year 90
And for each additional four copies, $LoO will be
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies.
For fifty copies to ono address $1l 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 win be under the general direction of
the Executive Committee, who have received ample
assurances OF literary aid from few Of the abest
and most eminent writer's in the temperance ranks
throughout the Union
The work will be sereotyped, and back numbers
can be supplied to subscribers any time during
the year.
All orders should DO addressed to O. scovill, Pub
fishing Agent, Albany.
Communications for the paper or in relation to the
interests Of the generally should be directed to
VIM II Burelgh, corresponding Secretary.
In behalf of the New York State Temperance So
cicty EDWARD C. DELAVAN President
EIecaaice Committee---H Henry Vaudeville, Reuben
IL Walworth John O. Cole, l. N. Wyckoff William
Richardson, Edgar ID, Day, Hermon Camp, b. p.
Stats, Oliver Scovill.
10 Tho Committee request all editors in the u nj
ted States to give the above insertion in their
columns 10 all who comply with this request, we
will send the Prohbitonist for one year, wifhom an
exchange unless they choose to add to our obligation
by sending their papers ALSO which would of course
be most thankfully received. Jan. 2-dtf