Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-01-20
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.
pRq pafrus OF The PROHIBITloyIsr.

II any State deems the retail and internal traffic
in ardent spirits injurious to its citizens and caleu
lated TO produce dleness vice, or debauchery SEQ
nothing in the Constitution OF the United States to
prevent II from regulating restraining the traffic
or from prohibiting altogether iii thinks proper
Chit Justice 1anoy
ON 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
HIBITIoNIsT.n
IRIS SIzE-It will BIO printed on double medium
sheet making eight quarto pages. OF four columns TO
a page; and excluding advertisements, each number
will contain an amount of reading matter equal at
least to that furnished by larger sized daily jour
nails, or to that of ordinary duodecmo volume OF
100 pages
IRIS 0DJEcT-To advocate the Cause of Temper
ance generally and especially the Legislative Prohibit
ton of the Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages to pre-
pare the minds of the masses for such Prohibition by
showing its expedcncy and Necessity and to secure
by all the influence il may legtmatey exert the
vigorous enforcement Of Prohibitory Laws when OBJ
tanned
Irs FIELD Dealing with general principles with
arguments alike applicable to every community where
the 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
it will DO 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 end THE PRoHIBl ZIONIST is estab
shed, not as the organ of a society merely but Of
GREAT REFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT.
It's NEcEssIrY-The ex istng Temperance Jour
nails have little, If any, circulation outside Of the Tenn
pcrancc Ranks Their price almost necessarily re-
strcts them to the friends Of the The PRo-
HIBfrIoNIsT is designed for circulation (instead of
tracts) among tho Indifferent and the hostile. For
this purpose IT is put ut price low to enable
the friends Of Temperance in every school district by
md tt,nA s1Ar 1Inn
to place copy in each family that will consent to re-
ceve it.
IT'S PRrcE.-One copy for one year so so
Three to one address, one year ] 90
And for zach additional four copies, 500 will be
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies
For fifty copies to one address 81 90
For Ivy 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 few of the ablest
and most eminent writer's in the temperance ranks
throughout the Union.
The 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. Scoyill, Pub
fishing Agent, Albany.
Communications for the paper, or in relation to the
interests Of the cause generally should be directed
WIN, u Duriclgn, corresponding Secretary.
In behalf of the New York State Temperance So
.ciety EDWARD G. DELAVAN, President
Erecutive COMMITTEE. Horny Vaudeville, Reuben
II. Walworth, John 0. Cole, I. N. Wyckoff, William
Richardson. Edgar B. Day, Hormon Camp B. P.
Staats Oliver Scovill.
10 The Committee request all editors in the Uni
tod States to give the above one insertion in their
columns. To all who comply with this request, we
will send the Prohibitionst for one year ,citlo an
exchange unless they choose add to our obligation
by sending thor papers also which would of course
BIO most thankfully received. jan 2-dtf