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


in ardent spirits injurious TO its citizens and caleu-
lated TO produce idleness, vice. or debauchery see
nothing in the Constitution Of the United States to
prevent il from regulating restraining the trac
or from prohibiting 1t altogether if thinks proper
Chief Jasice Ia,ny
nN or before the lst Of January, 1854; tho Exeeu-
~ 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
HIBITioNlsTn
Irs SIzs-It will bc printed on double medium
Sheet making eight quarto pages, OF four columns TO
page; and excluding nd dvertisements, each number
will contain mn amount Of reading matter equal at
least to that furnished by larger sized daily jour
mails, to that Of ordinary dnodccimo volume oil
$50 pages.
Irs 0BJEc,r,- To advocate tho Cause Of Temper
generally and especially the Legislative Prohibi-
t0n of the Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages, to pre-
pare tho minds of the for such Prohibition by
showing its expcdiency and Necessity, and to secure,
by NIL the influence il may legmately exert, the
vigorous enforcement of Prohibitory Laws when OBJ
tanned
ITs FIELD.--Dcaling 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 Nattonaf
in its spirit in its scope IN It's purpose, and we trust
it win be National in its circulation and influence
Such is aim and expectation. We desire to sec
the Principle of Prohibition established in State after
State till it becomes the recognised policy Of tho Ma
ton 1t is ambition to bear part IN this great
work, and to this end The PRoHIBlTIoNIsT is estab-
shed, not MS the organ OF a society merely, but OF
GREAT REPoRMAToRY MOVEMENT.
Irs NEcEssITY.-The existing Temperance Jour
nails have little if any circulation outside Of the Tenn
perance Ranks. Their price almost necessarily re-
strcts them to the friends of the cause. The Pro
HIBITIoNIsT is designed for circulation (insead 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 ut an inconsiderable expense,
to place copy in each family that will consent to re-
ceivc it.
Irs PRIcE-One copy for one year SO so
Three, to one address, one year ! 90
Seven do do. 2 90
And for each additional four copies, $l00 will be
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies
For ifty copies to ono address $ll 90
For 100 do. do. 70 %
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
assurances of literary aid from not fow of the ablest
and most eminent writer's in tho temperance ranks
throughout the Union.
The 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
fishing Agent, Albany.
Communications for the paper OF in relation to the
interests Of the generally should be directed to
VIM IL. Burleigh, Corresponding Secretary
In behalf of the New York State Temperance So
ciety EDWARD c. DELAyAN, President
Executive Committes.--H Horny Vaudeville, Reuben
ii. Walworth, John 0. Cole, /. N. Wyckof, William
Richardson, Edgar b. Day, Hermon Camp, b. r.
Staats, Oliver Scovill.
1y- The Committee request all editors in the Uni
ted States to give the above insertion in their
columns. To all who comply with this request we
wild send the Prohibitionst for year, cithom nm
exchange unless they choose add to obligation
by sending their papers also, which would of course
be most thankfully received. Jan. 2--dH