Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-03-20
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.
PROSPECTUS OF TIE PRonIBlYIOsIsT


II any State deems tho retail and internal traffic
IN ardent spirits injurious to its citizons and calcu
lated to produce idoness, vice. or dobauchory, 500
nothing in tho Constitution of tho United States to
prevent Il from regulating or restraining the afnc
or from prohibiting 1t altogether, II it thinks proper
Chief Justice Iaaey
0N or before tho lat Of January, 1854, tho Execu-
~ tive Committee OF tho Now York State Temper
rance Society will issue tho first number OF Month
~ temperance Journal under the title OF The Pao
HIBIrIonisT."
Irs SIxE.-It viii DO printed on double medium
shoot making eight quarto pages Of four columns 70
. page; and, excluding advertisements, oach number
will contain an amount of reading mattcr equal at
least to that furnished by our argerszed daily jour
mails, or to that Of ordinary duodocimo volume Of
$50 pages
ITS OBJEcr--To advocate tho Cause Of Temper
anco generally and especially tho Legislative Prohbi
ton Of tho Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages 20 pre-
pare tho minds of tho masses for such Prohibiion ny
showing its expectancy and Necessity, and to secure
by all tho influence it may legtimatoly exert, tho
vigorous enforcement Of Prohibitory Laws whom OBJ
tanned
Irs FIELD.-D Dealing with gonoral principles, with
arguments alike applicable every community where
tho traffic exists and with facts illustrative Of these
arguments apd principles tho paper will DO National
In its spirit, in its scope in its purpose and wc trust
1t will be National in its circulation and influence
Such is our aim and expectation. We dosIro to see
tho Principle of Prohibition established in State after
State till Il becomes the recognised policy OF tho Ma
ton 1t is our ambition to bear part IN this great
work, and to this end The PRoHIBlTIoNIsr Is ostab-
lshcd, not as the organ OF society merely but OF
GREAT RErORMAToRY MOVEMENT.
IRIS NRcEssITy.-Tho existing Temperance Jour
mails have ltto If any circulation outside OF tho Tenn
poranoe Ranks. Thor prico almost necessarily re-
stricts them to the friends of tho The Pho
HIBiTIoNIsr liz designed for circulation Gnstead of
tracts) among the indifferent and tho hostile. For
this purpose it is put ut price so low us to onabo
the friends OF Temperance in evory school district by
In
to placo copy in Zach fmiy that will consent to
coivo it.
ITs PalcR.-Ono copy for one year so so
Three, 70 one address, ono year ] 90 90
And for each additional four copies, $l0O will DO
added for any quantity loss than fifty copies
For fifty copies to ono address $ll 90
For 100 do do ~ % I
No subscription received for loss than one Year,
and in every case tho order must BIO accompanied by
tho money
Tho paper will BIO under the general direction OF
the Executive Committee, who have received ample
Of literary aid from not cw OF the ablest
and most eminent writer's in tho temperance ranks
throughout tho Union,
The work will be sterootyped, and back numbers
can be supplied toncw subscribers at any time during
the year.
All orders should be addressed to 0. Scovi Pub
fishing Agent Albany.
Communications for tho paper, or in relation to the
interests of tho generally should be directed to
VIM. III. Burloigh, Corresponding Secretary.
In behalf of tho New York State Temperance So
ciety EDWARD G. DELAVAN, President
Eaec,tttre Commiffe1.-H Henry Vaudeville, Reuben
H. Waiworth, John 0. Cole, |. N Wyckof, William
Richardson, Edgar B. Day, Hcrmon Camp, d. ?.
Stats, Oliver Scovill.
07- Tho Committee request al editors in tho Uni
tod States to give tho above insertion in their
columns. To all who comply with this request, we
will send the Prohihitonist for year, scSttoa
exchange unless thoy choose to add to our obligation
by sending their papers also, which would of course
be most thankfully received. Jan. 2-dH