Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-04-03
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.
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II any State deems the retail and internal traffic
In ardent spirits injurious to its citizens, and cacu-
lated TO produce dleness, vice. or debauchery, soc
nothing In the Constitution Of the United States to
prevent II from regulating restraining the trafhc
or from prohibiting it altogether II II thinks proper
Chit Justice Iaaey.
ON or before the LIST of January 1854, the Execu-
~ tive Committee OF tho New York State Temper
rance Society will issue the first number OF Month
~ temperance Journal under the title OF The PRO
mBlTIoNlsT.n
Irs SIzE.-It will BIO printed on double medium
sheet, making eight quarto pages OF four columns to
page; and excluding adv ertisemcnts, each number
wiz contain an amount OF reading matter equai AZ
least TO that furnished by argersi daily jour
nails or to that of ordinary duodecimo volume OF
$50 pages
ITs OByEcT.--To advocate the Cause Of Temper
ance generally and especially the Legislative Prohibi
ton of the Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages 10 pre-
pare the minds of the for such Prohibition ny
showing its expodiency and Necessity and to secure
by all the influence it may legtimately exert, tho
vigorous enforcement Of Prohibitory Laws when OBJ
tanned.
ITs FiELD.--Dealng with general principles, with
arguments alike applicable to every community where
the traffic exists and with facts illustrative o. these
arguments and principles the paper Will DO National
in its spirit in its scope in its purpose and we trust
it will BIO National in its circulation and influence
Such is our aim and expectation We desire 10 see
the Principle Of Prohibition established in State after
State till 1t becomes the recognised pocy Oh the Ma
6.
work, and to this end The PRoHIBTIoHIsT is estab-
lished not as the organ OF society merely but OF
GREAT RKFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT.
IRIS NEcEssITY.The existing Temperance Jour
mails have little, If any circulation outside OF tho Tenn
pcrancc Ranks. Their price almost necessarily re-
stricts them to the friends of the cause. The PRo-
HIBIrIoNIsT is designed for circulation tinstcad OF
tracts among tho Indifferent and the hostile For
this purpose ii is put at price low as to enable
the friends of Temperance in every school district by
combined action and at an uncomfortable expense,
to place copy in each family that will consent to re-
ceiye it.
ITs PRIcE.-One copy for one year, so so
Three, to one address, one year %
And for each additional four copies, $lOO will be
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies.
For my dn6 copies to ono address % az az
No subscription received for less than one year.
and in every the order must be accompanied by
the money.
the Executive Committee, who have received ample
assurances Of literary aid from not few of the abes
and most eminent writer's in tho temperance ranks
throughout the Union.
The work will be stereotyped, and back nu nbcrs
be supplied to new subscribers at any time during
the year
All orders should BIO addressed to O. Scoyill; Pub
fishing Agent, Albany.
Communications for the paper, in relation to the
interests of the generally should be directed to
VIM. IL. Bnrleigh, Corresponding Secretary.
In behalf of the New York State Temperance So
ciety: EDWARD @. DELAVAN, President
E1ecutire Henry Vaudeville, Reuben
H. Walworth, John o. Cole, /. N. Wyckof, William
Richardson, Edgar B. Day, Hcrmon Camp, b. p
Staats Oliver Scovill.
C. The Committee request all editors in the 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, acithom
exchange unless they choose to add to obligation
by sending their papers Also which would of course,
be most thankfully received. Jan. 2-dtf