Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-04-18
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.
PROSPECTUS or THE PRoHIBIrIosIsr

IF any State deems the retail and internal traffic
IN ardent spirits injurious to its citizens and calcu
lated TO produce idlcncss vice. debauchery, SOC
nothing In the Constitution Of the United States to
prevent il from regulating restraining the traffic
or from prohibiting 1t altogether If 1t thinks proper
Chisf Justice Ianey.
ON or before the LIST of January, 1854, the Execu
~ 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 Pro
HIBITIoHIsrr
IRIS SIzE-It will DO printed on double medium
sheet making eight quarto pages OF four columns 70
page; and, excluding advertisements zach number
Will contain nm amount OF reading matter equal III
least to that furnished by larger sized daily jour
mails, or TO that of ordinary duodecimo volume OF
$50 pages.
ITs OBJEcT.~-To advocate the Cause Of Temper
generally and especially tho Legislative Prohibit
ton of the Traffic in intoxicating Beverages To pre-
pare the minds of the for such Prohibition by
showing its cxpodicncy and Necessity and to secure
ny oil the influence ii may legitimateiy exert, tho
vigorous enforcement of Prohbitory Laws when OBJ
tanned.
Irs Field Dealing with general principles, with
arguments alike applicable to every community where
tho traffic exists aud with facts illustrative oil these
arguments and principles the paper will be National
in its spirit in its scope, in its purpose ana we trust
il will DO National its circulation and influence
Such is our aim and expectation We dosire to see
the Principle of Prohibition established in State after
State till it becomes the recognised policy OF tho Ma
ton. 1t Is our ambition to bear part In this great
work. and to this cpd Tux PRoHIBlTIosIsT is estab-
lished not the organ OF society merely, but OF
GREAT REFoRAlATORY MOVEMENT
ITs NEcEssIry.--Thc existing temperance jour
nails have little ii any circulation outside OF the Tenn
perance Ranks Their price almost necessarily re-
stricts them TO the friends of tho cause The Pro
nIBiTIoNIsT is designed for circulation tinstead OF
tracts) among the indifferent and the hostile For
this purpose it is put ut price SO low rs to enable
the friends of Temperance in every school district by
combined action and Mt an inconsiderable EXPENSE
| M in Ivf hat
ceiye it,
ITs PRlcE.-One copy for one year so 90
Three, to one address, one year 90
And for each additional four copies, $l.00 will be
added for any quantity less than fifty copies
For fifty copies to ono address $1l 90
For 100 do. do. ~ W
No subscription received for less than one year,
and in every case the order must be accompanied by
the money.
The paper will DO under the general direction Of
the Executive Committee who have received ample
assurances of literary aid from not fow of the abest
and most eminent writers in the temperance ranks
throughout the Union.
Tho work will be stsreotyped and back numbers
be supplied to now subscribers ut any time during
the year.
All orders should be addressed to o. Scovill, Pub
fishing Agent Albany.
Communications for the paper or in relation to the
interests of the generally should be directed to
VIM H. Burloigh Corresponding Secretary.
In behalf of tho New York State Temperance So
ciety EDWARD G. DELAVAN, President
EaecutiUe Comn,itfes-Hcnry Vaudeville, Reuben
H. Walworth, John o. Cole l. N. Wyckof William
Richardson Edgar b. Day, Hermon Camp, d. p.
Stats, Oliver Scoviu.
~ Tho Committee request all editors in tho Uni
tod States to give tho above insertion in their
columns. To all who comply with this request, we
will send tho Prohibitionist for one year, WlthoM an
exchange unless they choose to add to our obligation
by sending their papers also, which would Of course
be most thankfully received. Jan. Z-du