Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-01-05
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.
Prospectus on THE PRouIDIrIosIsr.

If any State deems tho retail and internal traffic
in ardent spirits injurious to its czens, and cacu
lated TO produce idlencss vice, or debauchery see
nothing in the Constitution Of the United States 10
prevent IL from regulating restraining the traffic
or from prohibiting Il altogether ifit thinks proper
Chit Justice 1a,sy.
ON or before the LIST Of January. 1854. thu Eve
~ tive Committee Of the Now York State Temper
rance Society will issue tho first number Of Month
y Temperance Journal, under the title of THE PRo
HIBITIoSIsT.p
ITs SizE,--It will be printed ON q 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 nj
least to that furnished by larger daily Jour
mails, or to that of an ordinary duodecmo volume OF
$50 pages
IRIS 0HJEcr.--To advocate tho Cause Of Temper-
ance generally and especially the Legislative Prohibi
ton Of the Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages TO pre-
pare the minds Of the masses for such Prohibition by
showing its expedicncy and Necessity and to secure
by all the influence it may legitimateIy exert the
vigorous enforcement Of Prohibitory Laws whom OBJ
tained
Irs 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
it 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 II becomes the recognised policy Of the Ma
ton 1t liz ambition to bear part IN this great
work, and to this end THE PRoHIBiTosIsT is estab-
shed, not as the organ Of society merely, but of
GREAT REFoRMAT0Ry MOVEMENT.
IT'S NEcEssITy-The existing Temperance Jour
mails have little, If any circulation outside of tho TEN
perancc Ranks. Their price almost necessarily re-
stricts them to the friends Of the cause THE PRo-
HIBiTfoNisT is designed for circulation INSTEAD Of
tracts among the indifferent and the hostile For
tins purpose it is put ut price low as to enable
the friends OF Temperance in every school district hy
combined action and Mt an inconsderable expense
to place copy in each family that will consent to re-
ceive ii.
lTs PRicE.-Onc copy for one year 80 so
Three, to one address, one year | 90
Seven do. do 2 90
And for each additional four copies, $1.00 will be
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies
For fifty copies to ono address - $lI 90
For 100 do. do. 20 90
No subscription received for less than ono 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
assurances of literary aid from few of the ablest
and most eminent writers in the temperance ranks
throughout the Union
The work viii be stereotyped and back numbers
can 90 supplied to now Subscribers at 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 the
interests Of the cause generally should be directed to
VIM, II. Buroigh, Corresponding Secretary.
In behalf Of the New York State Temperance So
cioty EDWARD C. DELAVAN, President
Executive COmmutee.-Honry Mandeville Reuben
H. Walworth, John 0. Cole, I. N. Wyckoff William
Richardson. Edgar B. Day, Hcrmon Camp, b. p
Stats, Oliver Scovill.
1- The Committee request all editors in tho Uni
ted States to give tho above one insertion in their
columns To all who comply with this request, we
will send the Prohbitionist for one year, ac,fhom an
exchange, unless they choose add to our obligation
by sending their papers Also which woud Of course,
BIO most thankfully received. Jan 2-dtf