Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-02-11

"If any State deems the retail and internal traffic
in ardent spirits injurious to its citizens, and caieu-
lated to produce idleness vice, debauchery see
nothing in the Constitution Of the United States to
prevent il from regulating restraining the traffic,
from prohibiting il altogether If it thinks proper
Chicf Justice 1aney.
ON or before the lst of January 1854, tho Exeou.
~ 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."
ITs SIzE--It will be printed on double medium
sheet making eight quaro 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 our argerszed daily jour-
nails, or to that of ordinary duodecimo volume OF
$50 pages.
generally and especially the Legislative Prohibi-
ton of the Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages TO pre-
pare the minds of the for such Prohibition by
showing its expediency and Necessity and to secure
by all the influence 1t may legitimatcly exert, the
vigorous enforcement Of Prohibitory Laws when OBJ
tanned.
ITs FlELD.-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
1t will 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 the Ma
ton II is our ambition to bear part this great
work. and to this end THE PRoHIBITIoNIsT is estab-
lished not as tho organ OF society merely but OF
GREAT REFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT.
ITs NEcEssITY.-The existing Temperance jour
nails have little if any circulation outside Of the Tenn
porance Ranks. Their price almost necessarily ro-
strcts them to the friends of the cause. The Pro
HIBITI0NIsT Is designed for circulation (nstead Of
tracts) among the Indifferent and the hostile. For
this purpose 1t is put at price so low as to enablo
the friends Of temperance in every school district by
combined action and at an inconsiderable expense
~ afIxyth n
ceive 1t.
ITs PRIcE.-0ne copy for one year SO 80
Three, to one address, one year | 90 90
seyen ,a1.,. d do 81, I'D DO; !, a. IN 10 %
added for any quantity less than fifty copies.
For fifty copies to ono address $ll 90
For 100 do. do. ~ %
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
of literary aid from not few OF the abes
and most eminent writer's in the temperance ranks
throughout the Union.
The work will be stereotyped, and back numbers
be supplied to new subscribers at any time during
the year.
fishing Agent, Albany.
Communications for the paper, in relation to the
interests Of the generally should be directed to
VIM. Burlsigh, Corresponding Secretary.
cety EDWARD @. DELAVAN, President
Ereeitivs Committee.-H Henry Vaudeville, Reuben
H. Walworth, John o. Cole, l. N Wyckof William
Richardson Edgar B. Day, Hermon Camp B. p,
Staats, Oliver Scovill.
10 The Committee request all editors in tho Uni
ted States to give the above insertion in their
columns. To all who comply with this request, we
will send the Prohibitionst for year, tcittont an
exchange unless they choose to add to our obligation
by sending thor papers also, which would OF course
be most thankfully received. Jan. 2-dH