Daily national era., 1854-07-08

.If anv State deems the retail and internal traffic
in ardent spirits injurious to its citsens and caicu
lated TO produce idlcncss, vice or dcbaucneIy SEQ
nothing in the Constitution Of the United States 70
prevent it from regulating restraining the traffic.
from prohibiting it altogether, II II thinks proper
Cliff Justice Ia'isy.
nN or before tho lst of January, 1854 the Exccu-
~ tive Committee Of tho New York State Temper
Society will issue the first number Of Month
ly Temperance Journal under the title Of The fHo
HBImoNlsT." .
Irs SIzE-It will be printed on double medium
shoot, making eight quarto pages OF four columns 70
page; and, excluding advertisements, each number
will contain an amount of reading matter equal at
least to that furnished by larger sized daily jour
mails, to that Of an ordinary duodecimo volume OF
$50 pages.
Irs 0BJEcT.--To advocate the Cause Of Temper
generally and especially tho Legislative Prohibi-
tion Of the Traffic in intoxicating Beverages TO pro-
pare tho minds of the for such Prohibition by
showing it's expediency and Necessity and to secure
by all tho influence it may legitimatey exert tho
vigorous enforcement of Prohibitory Laws whom OBJ
tanned.
IT'S FiELD.--Dealing with general principles, with
arguments alike applicable to every community where
tho traffic exists and with facts illustrative OF these
arguments and principles, tho paper viii be Nait0'
in its spirit in its scope in its purpose and we trust
it will be Rational in its circulation and influence
Such is our aim and expectation. We dcsirc to SEQ
the Principle of Prohibition established in State after
State till it becomes the recognised policy OF the Ma
work, and to this end The PRoHIBlTIoSsTi is estab-
shed, not MS the organ OF society merely but OF
GREAT REFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT.
ITs NEcEssITY.-The existing Temperance Jour
mails have little If any, circulation outside OF tho lem
perance Ranks. Their price almost necessarily re-
stricts them to the friends of the The Pro
HIBIrioNIsT is designed for circulation (nstcad Of
tracts) among the Indifferent and tho hostile For
this purpose it is put at price so low as TO enable
the friends Of Temperance in eycry school district by
combined action and Mt an inconsiderablc expense,
to place copy in each family that will consent to re-
ccive it.
ITs PRIcE-One copy for one year so so
Sevon do do 2 90
And for each additional four copies, $500 will be
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies.
For fifty dS copies to ono address ss saa 81 ~ ~
No subscription received for less than one year,
and in every case the order must be accompanied by
the money.
the Executive Committee, who have received ample
of literary aid from not fow of the ablest
and most eminent writer's in tho temperance ranks
throughout the Union
Tho work will be stereotyped, and back numbers
be supplied to subscribers at any time during
the year.
All orders should be addressed to O. Scovill, Pub
fishing Agent, Albany.
Communications for tho paper or in relation to the
interests of the cause generally should be directed to
VIM II. Burloigh, Corresponding Secretary
In behalf of the New York State Temperance So
ciety EDWARD @. DELAVAN, President.
E1ecutive COMMITTEES Henry Vaudeville, Reuben
ii. Walworth, John 0. Cole, /. N. Wyckof, William
Richardson, Edgar B. Day, Hormon Camp, B. P.
Stats, Oliver Scovil
The Committee request all editors in the Uni
tod States to give the above insertion in their
columns. To all who comply with this request, we
will send the Prohibitionist for year, schlo
exchange unless they choose to add to obligation
by sending their papers also which would of course,
be most thankfully received Jan. 2-dtf