Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-06-26
PROSPECTUS or TUE PROHIBInONIsr

aIf anv State deems tho retail and internal traffic
in ardent spirits injurious to its citIons and calcu
lated to produce iaencss, vice, or debauchery see
nothing in the Constitution OF the United States 70
prevent it from regulating restraining the traffic.
from prohibiting it altogether, II It thinks proper
Chit Justice fancy
nN or before the LIST of January, 1854 the Execn-
~ tive Committee of the New York State Temper
rance Society will issue the first number OF Month
ly temperance Journal under the title OF TnK fhp
HIBITIoNIsT."
IRIS SIzE--It will DO printed on double medium
shoot making eight quarto pages, OF four columns TO
a page; and, excluding advertisements, each number
will contain amount Of reading matter equal Rt
least to that furnished by our larger sized daily jour
nails or to that of ordinary duodecimo volume of
100 pages.
Irs 0ByEcT.-To advocate the Cause Of Temper
ance generally and especially the Legislative Prohb-
ton Of the Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages, TO pre-
pare tho minds Of the for such Prohibition, by
showing its oxpedioncy and Necessity and to secure
by all the influence it may 1egitimatey exert tho
vigorous enforcement Of Prohibit0ry Laws when OBJ
tanned.
Irs FIELD.-Dcaing with general principles with
arguments alike applicable to every community where
the traffic exists and with facts illustrative Of those
arguments and principles, the paper will be Natzo'qa
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
ton, 1t is ambition to bear part IN this great
work, and to this end The PRoHBlTIoNIsT is estab-
lshed, not the organ OF society merely, but of
GREAT REFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT.
IRIS NEcEssITY.-The existing Temperance Jour
mails have little if any circulation outside of tho Tenn
porance Ranks. Thor price almost necessarily rc-
stricts them to the friends of tho cause The Pro-
HIBITIoNfsT is designed for circulation (instcad 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
combined action and ut an inconsderable expense
A. txr
ccve it.
IRIS PRIcE.-One copy for one year so so
Three, to one address, ono year ] 90
Seven do do q 90
And for each additional four copies, s. 90 will BIO
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies.
For fifty copies to ono address $ll 90
For 100 do do. ~ 90
No subscription received for less than ono year
the money
The paper will be under the general direction of
the Executive Committee who have received ample
of literary aid from not few of the abest
and most eminent writer's in tho temperance ranks
throughout the Union.
The work will be stereotyped, Ind back numbers
can be supplied to new subscribers at any time during
the year.
fishing Agent Albany.
Communications for the paper, or in relation to the
interests Of the generally should be directed to
WIN. u Burlsigh' Corresponding Secretary g
cicty EDWARD G. DELAVAN, President.
Eascsaive Comn,iftes.-Henry Vaudeville, Reuben
II. Walworth, John O. Cole, /. N. Wyckof, William
Richardson Edgar b. Day, Hormon Camp, b. p.
Stats, Oliver Scovill.
Gy- Tho Committee request all editors in tho Uni
tod States to give tho above ono insertion in their
columns. To all who comply with this request, we
will send the Prohbitonist for one year, scitI0m 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-dtf