Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-04-25
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.
PROsPEcYus on YHE PROnIBIYIONIsr.


II any State deems tho retail and informal traffic
in ardent spirits injurious to its citizens and caicu-
lated 10 produce idleness vice. debauchcry, see
nothing ia the Constitution of the United States TO
prevent Il from regulating or restraining tho rac
or from prohibiting Ii altogether if thinks proper"
Chisf Justice Ianey
nN 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
~ Temperance Journal under the title Of The Pro
HIBITIoHIsT.n
ITs SrzE-It will be printed on double medium
Sheet making eight quarto pages, OF four columns TO
page; and, excluding advertisements each number
Will contain mn amount of reading matter equal nj
least to that furnished by largersizod daily jour
nads or 70 that Of an ordinary duodecimo volume Oh
100 pages.
ITs ODJEcT.--To advocate the Cause Of Temper
ance generally and especially the Legislative Prohb
ton Of the Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages TO pre-
pare the minds Of the masses for such Prohibition by
showing its cxpedicncy and Necessity and TO secure
ny all the influence 1t may egitimately exert, the
vigorous enforcement Of Prchibitory Laws when OBJ
tanned.
Irs FIELD.-Deaing 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 Nafsona
in its spirit in its scope in its purpose and we trust
i Will DO National in its circulation ana influence
Such is our aim and expectation We desire to see
the Principle of Prohibition established in State alter
State till 1t becomes the recognised policy Of the Ma
ton. 1t is our ambition to bear part IN this great
work, and to this end The PRoHIBlTioSIsT is estab-
lished not as tho organ OF society merely but OF
GREAT REFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT
IRIS NEcEssiTY.--The existing Temperance Jour
mails have little if any circulation outside OF the Tenn
perance Ranks Their price almost necessarily re-
stricts Thorn to the friends of the cause. THE PRo
HIBITIoNIsT is designed for circulation Gnstead 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
nAH nth and ut tVnnn Ql1 ary
to place copy in each family that will consent to re-
ceive it.
ITs PRIcE-One copy for year so SO
Three, to one address one year J 90
And for each additional four copies, $l.00 will be
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies.
For fifty copies to one address 81 90
For 100 do. do. ~ W
No subscription received for less than one year,
and in every case the ordenmus BIO accompanied by
the money.
The paper will be under the general direction Of
the Executive Committee, who have received ample
and most eminent writer's in tho temperance ranks
throughout the Union.
The work will be stereotyped, and back numbers
be supplied to new subscribers at any time during
the year
All orders should be addressed to O. Scovill, Pub
fishing Agent, Albany
Communications for the paper, in relation to the
interests Of the cause generally, should be directed to
VIM. II. Burlcigh, Corresponding Secretary.
In behalf of the New York State Temperance So
ciety: EDWARD c. DELAVAN, President
Ezscutive Committee Horny Vaudeville, Reuben
II. Walworth, John 0. Cole, I. N. Wyckof, William
Richardson, Edgar b. Day, Hcrmon Camp, b. p.
Staats Oliver Scovill.
10 The Committee request al editors in tho Uni
ted States to give the Shove insertion in their
columns. To all who comply with this request we
will send the Prohbitonist for one 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-dtf