Daily national era., 1854-02-08

eff any State deems the retail and internal traffic
In ardent spirits injurious TO its citizens and calcu
lated to produce deness, vice, or dcbanchery, see
nothing in the Constitution Of the United States to
prevent it from regulating restraining the rafhc
from prohibiting it altogether il it thinks proper
Chisf Justice Ianey.
nN or before the lst 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
HIBITIoElsT.p
ITs SIzE,-It will be printed on a double medium
Sheet making eight quarto pages OF four columns to
page and excluding advertisements, each number
will contain amount of reading matter equal at
least to that furnished by our larger daily jour
mails or to that Of an ordinary duodecimo volume Of
100 pages
ITs OBJEcT-To advocate the Cause of Temper
ance generally and especially the Legislative Prohib
tion Of the Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages, to pre-.
pare the minds of the for such Prohibtion by
showing its cxpedency and Necessity, and to secure,
by all the influence 1t may legitimatey exert, tho
vigorous enforcement Of Prohibtory Laws when OBJ
tanned.
ITs FIELD--Dealing with general principles, with
arguments alike applicable to every community where
the trac exists and with facts illustrative of these
arguments and principles, the paper will be Nattonal
in its spirit in its scope, in its purpose, and we trust
it will be National in its circulation and influence.
Such is aim and expectation. We desire TO see
the Principle of Prohibition established in State alter
State till it becomes the recognised policy OF the Ma
ton 1t is our ambition to bear part In this great
work, and to this end The PRoHIBlTroSIsT is estab
lished not the organ Of society merely, but OF a
GREAT REFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT
ITs NECEssITY.-The existing Temperance Jour
nails have little if any circulation outside ofthe Tenn
porance Ranks. Their price almost necessarily rc-
stricts them to the friends of the cause The Pro.
HiBIToNIST is designed for circulation (instead OF
tracts) among the Indifferent and the hostile For
this purpose it is put at price low as to enable
the friends OF Temperance in every school district by
combined action and at an inconsderable expense,
to place copy in each family that will consent to re-
ceive it.
ITs PRIcE.-Onc copy for one year SO so
Three, to one address, one year ! 90 90
Seven do. do. 90
And for each additional four copies $l.O0 viii be
added for any quantity less than fifty copies
For fifty copies to address $ll W
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 paper will be under the general direction of
the Executive Committee, who have received ample
assurances Of literary aid from not few OF the ablest
and most eminent writer's in the temperance ranks
throughout the Union.
The work will be stereotyped, and back numbers
be supplied to subscribers at any time during
the year.
All orders should be addressed to O. Scovi Pub
fishing Agent Albany.
Communications for the paper or in relation to the
interests Of the generally should be directed to
VIM. H. BurIeigh Corresponding Secretary
In behalf of the New York State Temperance So
ciety EDWARD O. DELAVAN, President
Ereeutipe Commitfee-Hc Henry Vaudeville, Reuben
H. Walworth, John 0. Cole, L N. Wyckof, William
Richardson, Edgar B. Day, Hermon Camp, B. p.
Staats Oliver Scovill.
10 The Committee request oil editors in tho uni
ted States to give the above one insertion in their
columns. To all who comply with this request we
will send the Prohbitonist for year, Withom an
exchange unless they choose to add to obligation
by sending their papers ALSO which would, Of course
be most thankfully received. Jan. 2-dN