Daily national era., 1854-06-07
PROSPECTUS OF THE pRouIBIrIOSIsr

If any State deems the retail and internal trafhc
in ardent spirits injurious to its citisens and calcu-
lated to produce dleness, vice. or debauchery, see
nothing in tho Constitution Of the United States TO
prevent il from regulating restraining tho traffic,
from prohibiting it altogether II u thinks proper
Chit Justice 1aney.
(lN or before the LIST of January, 1854, the Exccu
Y tive Committee of the New York State Temper
rance Society will issue the first number OF Month
ly Temperance Journal under the title OF The FRO
HIBIrIoNIsT."
IRIS SIzR--It will be printed 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 that furnished by argersized daily jour-
nals or to that of ordinary duodecimo volume OF
$50 pages
Irs 0BJEcr-To advocate the Cause Of Temper
generally and especially tho Legislative Prohbi-
tion of the Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages TO pre-
pare the minds Of the for such Prohibition. by
showing its expedency and Necessity and to secure,
by all the influence 1t may egitimatcly exert, tho
vigorous enforcement Of Prohibitory Laws when OBJ
tanned.
IT'S FlKLD.-Dealing with general principles, with
arguments alike applicable every community where
tho traffic exists and with facts illustrative OF these
arguments and principles the paper Will be Nafio"n
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 desiro to see
the Principle of Prohibition established in State after
State till II becomes the recognised policy OF the Ma
work, and to this end THE PRoHiBlTIoSIsr is estab
lished not the organ OF a society merely, but OF
GREAT REFoRMAroRY MOVEMENT.
ITs NEcEssITY.-The existing Temperance Jour
nails have little if any circulation outside OF the Tenn
porance Ranks Their prcc almost necessarily rc-
stricts them to the friends of the cause The Pro-
HiBIrioNIsT is designed for circulation Qnstead OF
tracts among the Indifferent and the hostile, For
this purpose it is put at price low rs to enable
the friends Of temperance in every school district by
combined action aud at an inconsderablc EXPENSE
to place copy in each family that will consent to re-
ceivc it. :
ITs PRIcE.-<Onc copy for one year so so
Three, to address, one year ! 90
Seven do. do. 90
And for each additional four copies, $l.Oo will bo
added for any quantity less than fifty copies.
For 6flSy 6fSy copies to ono address y, vi 1a 40 40
No subscription received for loss than year,
and in every the order must be accompanied by
the money.
the Executive Committee, who have received ample
assurances of literary aid from not few Of the abest
and most eminent writer's in tho temperance ranks
throughout the Union.
Tho work will be sterootyped, and back numbers
can be supplied to subscribers at any time during
the~year.
All orders should be addressed to 0. Scovill, Pub
fishing Agent, Albany
Communications for the paper or in relation to the
interests of the cause generally should be directed to
VIM. Ill. Burleigh, Corresponding Secretary.
In behalf of the New York State Temperance So
cicty EDWARD O. DELAVAN, President.
Erecntive Committee.--Honry Vaudeville, Reuben
ii. Walworth. John o. Cole, /. N. Wyckof, William
Richardson, Edgar B. Day, Hermon Camp, b. T.
Staats Oliver Scovill.
10 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
will send the Prohibitonist for year, sD,flo
exchange unless they choose to add to obligation
by sending their papers aso which would, of course,
be most thankfully received. Jan. 2-dtf