Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-07-01
PROSPECTUS or THE PROHIBlYIOSIsT,

.If any State deems the retail and informal traic
in ardent spirits injurious 20 It's citixens and caicu
lated to produce dieness, vice. or debauchery, see
nothing in the Constitution of the United States 70
prevent it from regulating restraining the trahc
from prohibiting it altogether II It thinks proper
Cliff Justice Taney.
nN or before tho LIST Of January, 1854, the Execu-
~ tive Committee Of the New York State Temper
Society will issue the first number OF Month
ly temperance Journal under the title Of THx PRo
HIBITIoHlsr." f
IRIS SrzE--It will be printed on double medium
sheet making eight quarto pages Of four columns TO
q page and excluding advertisements each number
will contain an amount OF reading matter equal ~
east to that furnished by larger sized daily jour-
nails TO that Of an ordinary duodecimo volume OF
$50 pages
Irs 0BJEcT-To advocate the Cause Of Temper
ance generally and especially tho Legislative Prohibit
ton Of the Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages 70 pre-
pare the minds of the masses for such Pfohibion by
showing its oxpedoncy and Necessity and to secure
by all the nfuonce 1t may legitimately exert, the
vigorous enforcement of Prohibitory Laws when OBJ
tanned. fs s ss,a
ITs FlRLD.--Dealing with general principles, with
arguments applicable to every community where
the traic exists and with facts illustrative OF these
arguments and principles the paper will DO National
in its spirit in its scope in its purpose and we trust
it will be National in its circulation and nhucnce.
Such Is our aim and expectation. We dcsiro to see
the Principle Of Prohibition established in State after
State till II becomes the recognised policy Of the Ma
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work. and to this end The PRoHIB,TIoNIsT Is estab-
lished not the organ Of society merely, but Of a
GREAT REroRMAToRY MOVEMENT.
IRIS NEcEssITy.-The existing Temperance Jour-
nails have little If any circulation outside OF the Tenn
perance Ranks. Their price almost necessarily re-
stricts them to the friends of the cause The Pro
HBIrIoNIsT is designed for circulation Gnstead Of
tracts among the Indifferent and the hostile For
this purpose it is put ut price low as to enable
the friends of Temperance in every school district by
combined action and ut an inconsderable expense,
to place copyn each family that will consent to re-
ceive it, s
ITs PRrcE.-One copy for one year SO so
Three, to one address, ono year 90
Seven do. do. 2 90
And for each additional four copies $1.OO will be
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies \
For hity copies to ono address ~ ~ 40
No subscription received for less than one year,
and in every casethe order must be accompanied by
the money. N.
the Executive Committee, who have received ample
of literary aid from not few 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.
interests Of the cause generally should be directed to
VIM. H. Burleigh, Corresponding Secretary.
In behalf Of the New York State Temperance So
ciety EDWARD @. DELAVAN, President
Ezecmips Committee.-H Horny Vaudeville Reuben
II Walworth, John o. Cole !. N. Wyokof, William
Richardson Edgar b. Day, Hermon Camp B. p.
Stats, Oliver ScovilI.
To- The Committee request all editors in the uni
tod States to give tho above insertion in their
columns. To all who comply with this request we
viii send the Prohbtionist for one year. scitho an
exchange unless they choose to add to obligation
by sending their papers Also which would of course
be most thankfully received Jan. 2-df