Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-02-13
PROSPECTUS OF THE PROHIBlYIoNIST.

"If any State deems tho retail and internal traffic
in ardent spirits injurious to its citizens and calcu
lated to produce iolcnoss vice. or dcbauchery, 500
nothing in the Constitution of the United States to
prevent it from regulating restraining the trafic
from prohibiting it altogether If II thinks proper
Chief Justice Ianey
nN or before the 1st OF January, 1854, the Execu-
IJ-tive Committee of tho New York State Temper
rance Society will issue the first number OF Month
ly Temperance Journal under the title Of The PRO
HIBITIoNlsT."
Irs SlzE.--It will be printed on double medium
sheet making eight quarto pagos OF four columns to
page; and, excluding advertisements. each number
will contain amount of reading matter equal at
least to that furnished by our daily jour-
nails or to that of an ordinary duodecimo volume OF
100 pages.
ITs 0BJ EcT-To advocate the Cause of Temper
ance generally and especially tho Legislative Prohibi-
ton Of the Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages TO pre-
pare the minds Of the masses for such Prohibiton by
showing its expedcncy and Necessity, and to secure
by all the influence 1t may legitimatcy exert, the
vigorous enforcement Of Prohibitory Laws when OBJ
tanned
IT'S FIgLD.-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 fational
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 it becomes the recognised policy Of the Ma
tion 1t is ambition to bear part IN this great
work, and to this end THE PRoHIBlTIosIsr is estab-
shed, not as the organ OF society merely, but OF
GREAT REFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT
ITs NEcEssITY-The existing Temperance Jour-
mails have little if any, circulation outside ofhe Tenn
perance Ranks. Their price almost necessarily re-
stricts them to the friends of the cause The Pro
HiBITIoNIsr is designed for circulation tinstead of
tracts) among the indifferent and the hostile For
this purpose it is put at price SO low as to enable
the friends Of Temperance in every school district BY
- H. lIa
to place copy in each family that will consent to re-
ceive it.
Irs PRIcE-one copy for one year so SO
Three, to one address, one year 90
Seven do. do. 2 90
And for each additional four copies Sl.O0 viii be
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies.
For fifty copies to one address $ll 90
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
assurances of literary aid from not few of the ablest
and most eminent writers in the temperance ranks
throughout the Union.
The 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 0. Scovil, Pub
fishing Agent, Albany.
Communications for the paper, or in relation to the
interests of the cause generally should be directed to
VIM III. Burlegh, Corresponding Secretary.
In behalf Of the New York State Temperance So
ciety: EDWARD @. DELAVAN, President.
Executive Commitfee.-H Henry Vaudeville, Reuben
H Walworth, John Q. Cole, |. N Wyckoff, William
Richardson, Edgar B. Day Hcrmon Camp, B. P.
Stats Oliver Scovill
1[ Tho 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. sofhom an
exchange unless they choose to add to our obligation
by sending their papers also, which would of course
be most thankfully received Jan. 2-dH