Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-02-25
PROSPECTUS OF The PRoHIBIYIONlSL

If any State deems the retail and internal traffic
in ardent spirits injurious to its citizens, and caicu-
lated to produce idleness, vice. or debauchery see
nothing in the Constitution of the United States 70
prevent it from regulating restraining the trafc
from prohibiting it altogether II i thinks proper
Chief Justice 1a,1y-
lN Or before the lst of january, 1854, the Execn-
" tive Committee Of the Now York State Temper
rance Society will issue the first number OF Month
ly Temperance Journal, under the title Of The Pao
HIBlTIoEisT &.e,4
Irs Srzs--It viii be printed on a double medium
sheet making eight quarto pages, Of four columns to
page; and, excluding advertisements, each number
will contain an amount of reading matter equal ut
least to that furnished by our daily jour
nails, or to that of an ordinary duodecmo volume oi
$50 pages.
ITs OBJEcT-To advocate the Cause Of Temper
ance generally and especially the Legislative Prohibi-
tion Of the Traffic in Intoxicating beverages TO pre-
pare tho minds OF the for such Prohibition BY
showing its expediency and Necessity and to secure
by all the influence it may legtimately exert, the
vigorous enforcement Of Prohibitory Laws when OBJ
tanned 3K...
Irs Dealing with general principles, with
arguments alike applicable to every community wnero
tho 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 1t becomes the recognised policy Of the Ma
ton It is our ambition to bear part this great
work, and to this end The PRoHIBlTIoNIsT is estab
shed, not as the organ OF society merely but OF
GREAT REFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT.
ITs NEcRssITY.--The existing Temperance jour
nails have little any, circulation outside OF the Tenn
perance Ranks. Their price almost necessarily re-
stricts them to the friends of the cause The Pro
HIBITIoNIsT is designed for circulation nstead 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 Dy
combined action and at an Uncomfortable expense,
to place copy in each family that will consent to re-
ceive it.
ITs PRIcH.-0ne copy for one year so 80
Three, to one address, one year ! % 90
Seven do do 90
And for each additional four copies, $loo win be
added. for any quantity less than fifty copies.
For fifty copies to one address $ll w
\ For 100 do. do. 70 %
No subscription received for less than one year,
and in every the order must be accompanied by
the money.
The paper win 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 tho 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 O. Scovill, Pub
fishing Agent, Albany.
Communications for the paper in relation to the
interests Of the cause generally should DO directed to
VIM H. Burleigh. Corresponding Secretary.
In behalf of the New York State Temperance So
cisty EDWARD c. DELAvAN, President.
EzecstiUe Commiffse Horny Vaudeville, Reuben
H. Walworth, John o. Cole, I. N, Wyckof, William
Richardson. Edgar B. Day, Hermon Camp b. p.
Staats Oliver Scovin.s u
DZ 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 We
viii send the Prohbitonist for one year, scfosn an
exchange unless they choose to add to obligation
by sending their papers Also which would, Of course,
be most thankfully received. Jan. 2Edu