Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-06-15
PROSPECTUS OF THR PROHlBIYIOSIsq

eff any State deems tho retail and internal traffic
in ardent spirits injurious to its citisens and calcu
lated to produce ideness vice. or debauchery, 500
nothing in the Constitution OF the United States to
prevent it from regulating restraining the traffic
from prohibiting It altogether if il thinks proper
Chisf Jststice Ianey
nN or before the LIST of January 1854, the Execu-
~ tive Committee Of the New York State Temper
Society will issue tho first number OF Month
y temperance Journal, under the title OF The Pro
IRIS SIzE-It will be printed on double medium
sheet, making eight quarto pages, OF four columns 70
page; and, excluding advertisements, each number
viii contain an amount OF reading matter equal al
least to that furnished by our largersized daily jour
nails to that of ordinary duodccimo volume Of
$50 pages.
FRS 0BJEcT.-To advocate tho Cause of Temper
generally and especially the Legislative Prohib
tion Of the Traffic in Intoxicating beverages TO pre-
pare the minds of the for such Prohibition. by
showing its cxpodicncy and Necessity and to secure
by all the influence II may legtimatcly exert the
vigorous enforcement Of Prohibitory Laws when OBJ
tanned.
IRIS FrELD.-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 NaffoHai
in its spirit in its scope in its purpose and VIC trust
it will be National in its circulation and influence
Such is our aim and expectation. We desire TO see
tho Principle of Prohibition established in State after
State till it becomes the recognised policy OF the Ma
LII Is amDltlon TO Dear phrt III BIcsit
work. and to this end THE PRoHIBlTIoEIsT is ostab-
lished not the organ OF society merely, but OF
GREAT REFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT
IRIS NEcEssITY.-Th existing temperance Jour
mails have little if any circulation outside Of Tenn
perance Ranks. Their price almost necessarily re-
stricts them to tho friends of the cause The PKo-
HBiTIoNIsT is designed for circulation (instead OF
tracts among the Indifferent and the hostile. For
this purpose it is put Mt price so low as to enable
the friends Of Temperance in every school district by
combined action and Mt an uncomfortable expense,
to place copyin each family that will consent to rc-
coive it.
IT'S PRrcE.-One copy for one year SO 90
Three to address, one year 90
Seven do do. 2 90
And for each additional four copies, 500 will be
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies
For fifty copies to ono address $ad w
For 100 do do. 20 90
No subscription received for less than one 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
of literary aid from not fcw of the abes
and most eminent writer's in the 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 0. Scovill, Pub
fishing Agent, Albany.
Communications for the paper in relation to tho
interests Of the generally should DO directed to
w m. II. DurIoign corresponding occIcthfy-
In behalf Of tho New York State Temperance So
ciety: EDWARD G. DELAVAN, President
EzecaaiUe Committee-Honry Vaudeville, Reuben
H. Walworth, John o Cole, /. N. Wyckof, William
Richardson, Edgar d. Day, Hermon Camp, B. p.
Staats, Oliver Scovil
1y- The Committee request all editors in tho Uni
ted States to- give the above insertion in their
columns. To all who comply with this request, we
will send the Prohibitionist for year, acithon
exchange unless they choose to add to obligation
by sending their papers ALSO which would, of course
be most thankfully received. Jan. 2-dH