Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-07-12
PROSPECTUS or THE PROHIBITIONIsF

"If any State deems the retail and internal traffic
In ardent spirits injurious to its citixons. and calcu
lated to produce idlcness vice. or debauchery, see
nothing in tho Constitution OF the United states 10
prevent il from regulating restraining the trafhc
from prohibiting 1t altogether lift thinks proper
CHIT Justice Ianey.
/N or before the LIST Of January, 1854, the Execu-
~ tive Committee Of the New York State Temper
rance Society will issue the first number OF Month
y Temperance Journal, under tho title q" TmE PRO
HIBrTIoHisT."
ITs SIzR-It will bo printed on double medium
shoot making eight quarto pages OF four columns TO
page and excluding advertisements each number
will contain amount Of reading matter equal nj
least that furnished by larger sized daily jour
nails or to that of an ordinary duodccimo volume Of
$50 pages
IRIS 0BJscr-To advocate the Cause Of Temper
generally and especially tho Legislative Prohib-
ton of the Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages, to pre-
pare tho minds Of the masses for such Prohibition. by
showing its oxpcdcncy and Necessity and to secure,
by all the influence it may legitimntely exert tho
vigorous enforcement Of Prohibitpry Laws when OBJ
taned.
Irs FIRLD.-Dealing with general principles with
arguments alike applicable to every where
tho traffic exists and with facts illustrative OF these
arguments and principles the paper will BIO National
in its spirit In its scope in its purpose and we trust
it win be National in its circulation and influence
Such Ia our aim and expectation. We desire to see
the Principle Of Prohibition established in State after
State till 1t becomes the recognised policy OF the Ma
work. and to this end THE PRoHIBlTIoEIsT is estab-
lishcd not as tho organ Of society merely, but OF
GREAT REFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT.
ITs NEcEssITy.-The existing temperance Jour
mails have little il any circulation outside OF the Tenn
perancc Ranks Their price almost necessarily re-
stricts them to the friends Of the cause The Pho
HBITIoNlsT is designed for circulation (instead 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 Mt an inconsdcrable expense,
to place copyn each family that will consent to re-
ceive it,
ITs PRIcE-One copy for one year so so
Three, to address, one year ] 90
Seven do do 2 90
And for each additional four copies $l.oo will be
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies
For Any 6nS copies to ono address s "a az az
No subscription received for less than one year,
and in every case the order must DO accompanied by
the money
the Executive Committee, who have received ample
of literary aid from not fow of the ablest
and most eminent writers in tho temperance ranks
throughout the Union.
be supplied to subscribers at any time during
the year.
fishing Agent Albany.
Communications for the paper, or in relation to tho
interests Of the cause generally should be directed to
VIM. II. Burleigh, Corresponding Secretary.
In behalf of the New York State Temperance So
ciety EDWARD @. DELAVAN, President.
Ezceahve Commitfee.- Henry Vaudeville, Reuben
ii. Walworth, John o. Cole, /. N. Wyckof, William
Richardson, Edgar d. Day, Hermon Camp, b. p.
Staats, Oliver Scovill.
~ 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 Prohibitionst for year, acitho,a an
exchange unless they choose to add to obligation
by sending their papers also, which would of course
be most thankfully received. Jan. 2-d6