Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-02-09

.If any State deems the retail and internal traffic
in ardent spirits injurious TO its citizens, and cacu-
lated to produce dleness, vice. or debauchery, soc
nothing in tho Constitution Of the United States TO
prevent it from regulating or restraining the trac
from prohibiting it altogether II II thinks proper
Chit Justice Iaaey.
nN or before the Ist Of January, 1854, the Execu-
~ tive Committee Of the New York State Temper
Society will issue the first number Of Month
ly Temperance Journal under the title Of The Pro
HIBlTIoEIsT.N M
Irs SIzE--It will be printed on double medium
sheet, making eight quarto pages OF four columns 10
page and, excluding advertisements each number
will contain an amount Of reading matter equal al
least to that furnished by larger sized daily jour
nails to that Of an ordinary duodecimo volume Of
$50 pages.
Irs 0BJEcrsTo advocate the Cause Of Temper
generally and especially the Legislative Prohbi
tion Of the Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages TO pre-
pare tho minds Of the for such Prohibition. by
showing its cxpcdiency and Necessity aud to secure
by all the influence il may legitimatey exert tne
vigorous enforcement Of Prohibtory Laws when OBJ
tanned.
ITs FlGLD.--Deang with general principles, with
arguments alike applicable TO every community whore
the traffic exists and with facts illustrative OF these
arguments and principles the paper will be Ndft0nd
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 SEQ
the Principle Of Prohibition established in State after
State till it becomes the recognised policy OF the Ma
tion. 1t is our ambition to bear part IN this great
work and to this end The PRomBlTioNIsT is estab-
lished not the organ Of society merely, but Of
GREAT REFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT
ITs NEcEssITY.-The existing Temperance Jour
nails 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-
HIBTIoNIsT is designed for circulation tinstead OF
tracts among the Indifferent and the hostile. For
this purpose it is put at price so low as to enable
the friends Of temperance in every school district by
combined action and at an inconsderabo expense
to place copy zach family that will consent to re-
ceive it,
IT'S PRlcE.-One copy for one year so 90
Three. to one address, one year ! ! 90 90
And for each additional four copies, ST. 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 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 abes
and most eminent writer's in the temperance ranks
throughout the Union.
Tho work will be stereotyped, and back numbers
can be supplied to subscribers at any time during
the year.
All orders should bo addressed to 0. Scovill, Pub
Communications for the paper, in relation to the
interests Of the cause generally should be directed
VIM. H. Burlsigh, Corresponding Secretary.
In behalf OF the New York State Temperance 80
ciety EDWARD G. DELAVAN, President.
Eaecutive CoD.mitfee--H Henry Vaudeville Reuben
H Walworth John O. Cole, ]. N. Wyckof, William
Richardson. Edgar B. Day, Hormon Camp B. p.
Staats Oliver Scovill.
U- The Committee request all editors in the uni
tod States to give the above insertion in their
columns To all who comply with this request, we
viii send the Prohibitonist for one year. vithom
exchange unless they choose to add to our obligation
by sending their papers ALSO which would Of course,
| he most thankfully received. Jan. 2-dtf