Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-04-13
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.
PROSPECTUS on rns pRoHIBIrIosIsr

If any State deems tho retail and internal traffic
IA ardent spirits injurious 70 its citizens and calcu-
lated 70 produce dlencss, vice, or dobauchcry 500
nothing IN the Constitution Of the United States to
prevent II from regulating restraining the traffic,
or rom prohibiting it altogether II thinks proper
CHIT Justice Tanay.
ON or before the LIST of January, 1854, tho 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 fno
HIBirIoHiST.n
IRIS SIzE.--It win be printed on double medium
sheet making eight quarto pages OF four columns to
a page; and, excluding advertisements, each number
will contain an amount of reading matter equal nj
Toast to that furnished by larger daily jour
mails, or to that Of ordinary duodocimo volume OF
$50 pages.
ITs OBJEcT--To advocate the Cause Of Temper
ance generally and especially the Legislative Prohibi-
ton of the Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages, to pre-
pare tho minds of the for such Prohibition by
showing its cxpodicncy and Necessity and TO secure
by all the influence it may legitimatey exert tho
vigorous enforcement of Prohihitory Laws when OBJ
tanned.
Irs FKLD.-DoaIing 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 fmtonal
In its spirit in its scope in its purpose, and We trust
1t will BIO National in its circulation and influence.
Such is our aim and expectation. Wo desire to see
tho Principle Of Prohibition established in State after
State till It becomes tho recognised policy OF the Ma
ton 1t Is ambition to bear part IN this great
work, and to this end THE PRoHiBiTiosIsT IS estab-
shed, not as tho organ Of society merely, but OF
GREAT REFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT.
ITs NEcEssITY.-Tho existing temperance Jour
mails have little if any circulation outside OF the Tom
pcrance Ranks. Their prico almost necessarily re-
strcts them to the friends Of tho cause. THR PRo-
HIBITIoNIsT is designed for circulation lnstead OF
tracts among the indifferent and tho hostile For
this purpose it is put ut price so low as to enable
the friends OF Temperance in every school district by
CO.. IL n n
to place copy in each family that will consent to re-
ceiye it.
It's PRIcH.-One copy for ono year so 30
Three, to ono address, one year ! 90
Seven do. do. 90
And for each additional four copies, 500 will BIO
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies
For fifty COPIES to ono address vi oo
For 100 do do 20 90
No subscription received for less than one year,
and in every the order must be accompanied by
tho money.
Tho paper will DO under the general direction Of
the Executive Committee, who have received ample
assurapces of literary aid from not few of the ablest
and most eminent writers in the temperance ranks
throughout the Union
Tho work will be sterootyped, and back numbers
BIO supplied to now subscribers at any time during
the year.
All orders should DO addressed to O. Scovll Pub
fishing Agent, Albany.
Communications for the paper, in relation to the
interests of the generally should be directed TO
VIM H. Burlolgn corresponding Secretary
In behalf Of tho New York State Temperance So
ciety EDWARD G. DELAVAN, President
Exscutice Coumittee--Hcnry Vaudeville, Reuben
ii. Walworth, John o. Cole, /. N. Wyckof, William
Richardson, Edgar B. Day, Hcrmon Camp, b. p.
Stats Oliver Scovil
~ The Committee request all editors in the Uni
ted States to give the above insertion in their
columns To all who comply with this request,
viii send tho Pohibitionst for year scifhout
exchange unless they choose to add to obligation
by sending their papcrs also, which would of course
be most thankfully received Jan. 2-dtf