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

aIf any State deems the retail and internal traffic
in ardent spirits injurious TO its citizens, and cacu
lated to produce dleness, vice. or debauchery, see
nothing In the Constitution Of the United States 70
prevent il from regulating or restraining the traffic
Chief Justice 1aney,
NN or hefore the lst Of January. 1854, the Execn-
~ tive Committee OF the New York State Temper
rance Society will issue the first number Of Month
ly Temperance Journal under tbs title Of The Pho
HIBiTioHIsT.' .
Irs SIzE.---It will be printed on double medium
sheet making eight quarto pages OF four columns 70
d page; and excluding advertisements each number
will contain an amount Of reading mattcr equal ut
loast to that furnished by larger sized daily Jour-
nals or to that Of ordinary daodecimo volume o.
100 pages NJ
Lrs 0Bs ITO advocate the Cause Of Temper
ancc generally md especially the Legislative Prohib
ton Of the TRAFFIC Ia Intoxicating Beverages, 70 pre-
pare the minds Of the masses for such Prohibition, by
showing It's expcdcncy and Necessity and TO secure,
by all the influence it may egitimately exert the
vigorous enforcement Of Prohbitory Laws when OBJ
tanned
ITs FlRLp-Dealing with general principles with
arguments ali applicable TO every community where
the traffic exists and with facts illustrative Of these
arguments and principles the paper will be Nionaf
in its spirit in its scope in its purpose and, we trust
it win 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 tho Ma
ton It is our ambition to bear part In this great
work, and to this end The PRoHIBlTIoEIsT is estab-
lshed not the organ Of society merely, but OF
GREAT REFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT.
Irs NECESSITY The existing Temperance Jour
nails have little if any circulation outside Of Tenn
perance Ranks. Their price almost necessarily re-
stricts them to the friends Of the The PRo-
HIBlTI0NrsT is designed for circulation unstead OF
tracts) among the Indifferent and the hostile For
this purpose II is put at price so low as 70 enable
the friends of temperance in every school district BY
combined action and at an inconsiderable expense,
TO place copy in each family that will consent to re-
ceive it.
ITs PRIcE--One copy for one year 80 80
si Three, to one address, one year 90
Seven do do a. .I z 90
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies.
For fifty copies to one address 81 % oo
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 writer's in the 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 be addressed TO o. Scovill, Pub
fishing Agent, Albany
Communications for the paper or IN RELATION 70 tne
interests Of the generally, should be directed to
VIM. ii. Burlcgh, Corresponding Secretary.
In behalf Of tho New York State Temperance So
ciety EDWARD .. DELAVAN, PRESIDENT
Executive CoDlmiftee.-H Henry Vaudeville, Reuben
H. Walworth, John 0. Cole, l. N. Wyckof William
Richardson, Edgar B. Day, Hermon Camp b. r.
Staats, Oliver Scovill.
0- The Committee request all editors In the Uni
ted States 10 give the above insertion in their
columns. To al who comply with this request, We
will send the Prohibitionst for year, eIfhom 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-da