Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-04-14
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.
PROSPECTUS or Yag PRoAIBIrIosIsq

II any State deems the retail and internal traffic
Ia ardent spirits injurious TO its citizens, and calcu
lated 70 produce iuiencss vice. or debauchery soc
nothing in the Constitution OF the United States to
prevent It from regulating or restraining the ranc
or from prohibiting it altogether if il thinks proper
Chit Justice Iaaiey.
an or before the lst Of January. 1854, the Execu-
~ tive Committee of tho New York State Temper
rance Society viii issue the first number of Month
ly temperance Journal, under the title OF The Pro
HIBirIoNIsT.v
IRIS SrzE-It will be printed on a double medium
sheet making eight quarto pages, OF four columns to
page; and excluding advertisements, zach number
VIII contain an amount OF reading matter oYuii NJ
least to that furnished by our argerszcd daily Jour
mails, or TO that Of an ordinary duodecmo volume Oh
$50 pages.
ITs ODJEcr--To advocate the Cause of Temper
anco generally and especially tho Legislative Pronibl
ton Of the Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages TO pro-
pare the minds OF the for such Prohibition ny
showing its cxpcdency and Necessity, and to secure
by all the influence 1t may legitmatcly exert, tho
vigorous enlargement of Prohibitory Laws when OBJ
tanned
Irs FIELD.-Dcaling with general principles with
arguments like 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 ana We trust
i will DO National in its circulation and influence
Such is our aim and expectation. Wo doslro TO see
the Principle of Prohibition established in State after
State till 1t becomes the recognised policy of the Ma
ton. 1t is ambition to bear part IN this great
work, and to this end THE PRoHrBlrIosisT is estab-
shed, not tho organ of society merely, but OF
GREAT REPoRMAToRY MOVEMENT.
ITs NEcEssITY.--The existing temperance Jour
nails have little if any, circulation outside OF the Tenn
poranco Ranks. Their price almost necessarily re-
stricfs 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 by
sInrot Ia
to place copy in each family that will consent to
ceive it.
IT'S PRloE.-Onc copy for one year 50 SO
Three, to one address, one year ] 90
And for each additional four copies, $1OO will BIO
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies.
For fifty copies to ono address 81 90
For 100 do do. OOO
No subscription received for less than ono 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 few of the ablest
and most eminent writers 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 O. Scovill Pub
Communications for the paper, in relation to the
interests Of the generally should be directed to
VIM. III. Burlcigh Corresponding Secretary
In behalf Of tho New York State Temperance So
ciety EDWARD 9. DELAVAN, President
Executive Commitfs.-Henry Vaudeville, Reuben
H. Walworth, John 0 Cole, !. N. Wyckoh, William
Richardson, Edgar B. Day, Hcrmon Camp, B. p.
Stats, Oliver Scevill
10 The Committee request all editors in the Uni
ted States to give tho above insertion in their
columns. To all who comply with this request, We
will send the Prohibitionist for one year, tithom
exchange, unless they choose to add to obligation
by sending their papers Also which would, Of course,
be most thankfully received Jan. 2-dH