Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-02-03
PROSPECTUS OF THE PRoHIBITIONIsT.

If any State deems the retail and internal traffic
in ardent spirits injurious to its citizens and calcu-
lated produce ideness, vice. debauchery, 500
nothing in the Constitution of the United States to
prevent it from regulating restraining the traffic,
or from prohibiting it altogether II it thinks proper
Chisf Justice Iaa,ey.
nN or before the lst Of January, 1854 tho Execu-
~ tive Committee Of tho New York State Temper
rance Society will issue the first number OF Month
y Temperance Journal under the title Of The PRo
HIBITIoNIsT."
ITs SIzR.--It will 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 at
least to that furnished by larger sized daily jour
mails, to that of ordinary duodecimo volume OF
$50 pages
ITs OBJEcr.--To advocate the Cause of Temper
generally and especially the Legislative Prohibi-
tion Of the Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages, TO pre-
pare the minds Of the for such Prohibition by
showing s icncy and Necessity, and to secure,
by all the innuencc it may legitimatey exert tho
vigorous enforcement of Prohibtory Laws when OBJ
tanned
IT'S 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 we trust
it win be National in its circulation and influence.
Such is our aim and expectation. We desirs to see
the Principle Of Prohibition established in State after
State, till it becomes the recognised policy OF the Ma
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work, and to this end THE PRoHIBlTIorIsT is estab
shed, not the organ OF a society merely, but of
GREAT REFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT
ITs NEcEssiTY.-The existing Temperance jour
nails have little if any, circulation outside Of tho Tenn
perance Ranks. Their price almost necessarily re-
stricts them to the friends of the cause. The Pro
HiBITIoNIsT Is designed for circulation (instead of
tracs) among the indifferent and the hostile. For
this purpose it is put at price so low as to cnable
the friends Of Temperance in evory school district by
combined action and Mt an inconsiderabe expense,
to place copy in each family that will consent to
ceive it.
ITs PRIcE-0ne copy for ono year so SO
Thrcc, to ono 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 ono address sId 1d 90 90
No subscription received for less than 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 abes
and most eminent writers in the temperance ranks
throughout the Union.
The work will be stereotyped, and back numbers
can be supplied to subscribers at any time during
the year.
All orders should be addressed to 0. Scovill, Pub
lshing Agent, Albany.
Communications for tho paper in relation to tho
interests of the cause generally should DO directed to
VIM H Burl1gh, Corresponding Secretary.
In behalf of tho New York State Temperance So
ciety EDWARD G. DELAVAN, President
Ezscnfips Committse.-H Henry Vaudeville Reuben
H Walworth, John o. Cole I. N. Wyckof William
Richardson. Edgar b. Day, Hermon Camp B. p.
Staats Oliver Scovill.
I The Committee request all editors in the Uni
ted States to give the above one insertion in their
columns. To all who comply with this request, we
will send the Prohibitionist for year. scittoa
exchange unless they choose to add to obligation
by sending their papors also, which would of course
be most thankfully received. Jan. ydn