Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-01-07
PROSPECTUS OF rHg pRoHIBIYIosIsr.

If am State deems tho retail and internal traffic
in ardent spirits injurious to its citizens and cac-
lated 10 produce idlenoss, vice, debauchery
nothing an the Constitution OF the United States TO
prevent IL from regulating restraining the traffic.
or from prohibiting it altogether IL it thinks proper"
Chit Justice Ianty.
I'm or before the LIST Of January 1854, the Execu-
~ tive Committee Of the New York State Temper
rance Society will issue the first number of Month
iyTemperance Journal, under the title Of" THE PRo
HIBITIoEIsT.p
Irs SIzE-It will be printed on a double medium
sheet making eight quaro pages, Of four columns to
page; and excluding advertisements, each number
will contain an amount of reading matter equal at
least to that furnished by daily jour
nails. or to that Of an ordinary duodecimo volume OF
$50 pages.
ITs ODJEcT.--To advocate the Cause of Temper
ance generally, and especially the Legislative Prohbi
ton OF the Traffic in intoxicating Beverages to pre-
pare tho minds OF the for such Prohibition by
showing its expectancy and Necessity and TO secure
by all the influence ii may legitimatcly exert the
vigorous enforcement of Prohibitory Laws when OBJ
tanned.
ITs FIELD.-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 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
tion 1t is ambition to bear part IN this great
work, and to this end The PRoHIBlTIoNIsT is estab-
shed, not as the organ OF society merely, but Of
GREAT REFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT.
IRIS NEcEssirY.--The existing Temperance Jour
nails have litte il any circulation outside of tho Tenn
perance Ranks Their price almost necessarily re-
strcts them to the friends of the cause. The PRo-
HIBlrIoNIsT is designed for circulation (instead OF
tracts among the Indifferent and the hostile For
this purpose It Is put at price so low rs to enable
the friends OF Temperance in every school district by
to place copy in each family that will consent to re-
.ceyc it.
ITs PRTcE.-0ne copy for one year so so
Three, to one address, one year ! 90
And for each additional four copies, $l.Oo will be
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies.
For fifty copies to one address S11 90
For 100 do. do. 20 90
No subscription received for less than one year,
and in every 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 not few Of the abest
and most eminent writer's in tho temperance ranks
throughout the Union.
Tho work will be stereotyped and back numbers
can be supplied to new 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 generally should be directed to
VIM. II Burlcgh, Corresponding Secretary.
In behalf of the New York State Temperance So
ciety EDWARD C. DELAVAN President.
Erecutive Committee Henry Vaudeville, Reuben
II. Walworth, John 0. Cole, l. N Wyckoff, William
Richardson. Edgar B Day, Hermon Camp, B. p.
Stats Oliver Scovill.
10 The Committee request all editors in tho Uni
tod States to give the above one insertion in their
columns. To all who comply with this request, we
viii send the Prohibitionst for one year aifhom an
exchange unless they choose add to our obligation
by sending their papers also. which would of course
be most thankfully received. Jan. 2-dtf