Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-07-19
PROSPECTUS OF THE pReHIBIYIOsIsr.

IF any State deems the retail and internal traffic
IN ardent spirits injurious to its citizens, and calcu
lated to produce idloness vice, or dcbauchery sec
nothing in the Constitution OF tho United states 10
prevent it from regulating restraining tho tlatc,
from prohibiting it altogether If 1t thinks proper
CLIFF Justice Iansy
nN or before the LIST Of january, 1854, tho Execu-
~ tive Committee Of the New York State Temper
Society will issue the first number OF Month
ly Temperance Journal, undor the title OF The Pro
HIBITIoElsT"
Irs SlzE-It will be printed on double medium
sheet making eight quarto pages, OF four columns TO
page; and, excluding advertisements, each number
will contain an amount of reading mnttor equal ut
least to that furnished by largersze daily jour
nails, to that Of ordinary duodccimo volume OF
$50 pages.
IRIS 0ByEcr-To advocate the Cause Of Temper
generally and especially tho Legislative Prohibi-
ton of tho Traffic in Intoxicating beverages, 10 pre-
pare the minds of the for such Prohibition by
showing its oxpodicncy and Necessity and TO secure,
by all tho influence 1t may legitniatey exert, tho
vigorous enforcement Of Prohibitory Laws whom OBJ
tainod
ITs FIELI5--D Dealing with general principles, with
arguments alike applicable to every community where
tho 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 DO National in its circulation and Influence
Such is our aim and expectation. We desire to soc
the Principle Of Prohibition established in State after
Stato till it becomes tho recognised policy OF tho Ma
work, and to this end The PRomIHiTIosIsr Is cstab-
ished, not the organ Of society merely but Of
GREAT REFoRmAToRY MOVEMENT.
IRIS NEcEssITY.-Thc existing Temperance Jour-
mails have little IL any, circulation outside OF tho Tenn
peranco Ranks. Their prico almost necessarily ro-
strcts them to the friends Of tho cause. The Pro-
HIBITIoNIsT is designed for circulation dnstcad OF
tracts among the indifferent and the hostile For
this purpose it is put at pricc so low as TO enable
the friends Of Temperance in every school district by
combined action and at an nconsiderable expense,
to place copy in each family that will consent to re-
ccive it.
Irs pRlcE-Onc copy for one year so so
Three, to ono address, ono year ! 90
Seven do. do 90
And for each additional four copies, $1.OO will be
added, for any quantity loss than fifty copies
For fifty copies to ono address $ll 90
For 100 do. do. ~ W
No subscription received for less than one year,
and in every the order must BIO accompanied by
the money.
the Executive Committee, who have received ample
Of literary aid from not fow Of the abIest
and most eminent writors in tho temperance ranks
throughout tho Union.
Tho work will be sterootyped, and back numbers
can be supplied to subscribers ut any time during
the year.
All orders should be addressed to O. Scovill, Pub
fishing Agent, Albany.
Communications for the paper, or in relation to tho
interests OF the generally should BIO directed to
VIM Ii. Bureigh, Corresponding Secretary.
In behalf Of the New York State Temperance So
ciety EDWARD G. DELAVAN, President
Ezecaaive Henry Vaudeville Reuben
II. Walworth John o. Cole, I. N. Wyckoif William
Richardson, Edgar D. Day, Hcrmon Camp 3. p.
Stats, Oliver Scoyill.
1y- The Committee request all editors In tho Uni
ted States to give tho above insertion in their
columns. To all who comply with this request, we
viii send the Prohibitionist for year, scithoa
exchange unless they choose to add to obligation
by sending thor papers also, which would of course
DO most thankfully received. Jan. 2-dG