Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-06-23
PROSPECTUS OF THIS pRoaIBIYfoSIsT.

aIf anv State deems the retail and informal traffic
in ardent spirits injurious to its citizens and cacu
lated to produce idleness vice, or debaucnery SOC
nothing in the Constitution Of the United States 10
prevent 1t from regulating restraining the trafhc,
from prohibiting it altogether II u thinks proper
Chisf Justice Iaaey.
nN or before the LIST OF January 1854 ,'the Execu-
~ tive Committee of the New York State Temper
Society viii issue the first number OF Month
ly Temperance Journal, under the title OF TIE fRo
HIBITIoNisT."
IRIS SIzE.--It will be printed double medium
sheet making eight quarto pages OF four columns 70
page; and, excluding advertisements, each number
win contain amount of reading matter equal az
least to that furnished by our larger daily jour
nails, or to that of an ordinary duodecimo volume 81
$50 pages.
Irs 0BJEcT.-To advocate the Cause Of Temper
generally and especially the Legislative Prohibi-
ton Of the Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages TO pre-
pare the minds of tho for such Prohibition by
showing its cxpediency and Necessity and to secure
by oil tho influence 1t may legitimately exert, tho
vigorous enforcement Of Prohbitory Laws when OBJ
tanned.
ITs FIELD.--Dcaling with general principles, with
arguments alike applicable to every community where
tho traffic exists and with facts illustrative OF these
arguments and principles, the paper will be Nafsonu
in its spirit in its scope in its purpose and We trust
it will be Rational in its circulation and influence
Such is our aim and expectation. Wo dcsirs to see
tho Principle of Prohibition established in State after
State till it becomes the recognised policy Of the Ma
ton. 1t is ambition to bear part IN this great
work, and to this end The PRoHIBlTIosisT is ostab
lshed, not the organ of society merely, but OF
GREAT REFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT.
| ITs 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 Fro
HIBITioNIsT is designed for circulation instead OF
tracts) among tho indifferent and the hostile. For
this purpose it is put at price 80 low as to enable
the friends OF Temperance in every school district ny
combined action and Mt an uncomfortable expense
hath
ceive it.
IT'S PRIcE.-One copy for year SO SO
Three, to one address, ono year ! 90
g. ...h Seven sSai.ons DO ;onr .ons 90 90 viii 10
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies.
For fifty copies to one address $ld w
For 100 do do. 70 90
No subscription received for less than one year
and in every the order must be accompanied by
the money.
The paper will be under the general direction of
the Executive Committee who have received ample
assurances of literary aid from not few OF the abest
and most eminent writer's in the temperance ranks
throughout tho Union.
The work will be stereotyped, and back numbers
be supplied to now subscribers at any time during
All orders should b9Addresscd to o. soovill, Pub
fishing Agent, Albany.
Communications for tho paper, in relation to the
interests of the generally should be directed to
VIM Ill. Burlcigh Corresponding Secretary.
In behalf of the New York State Temperance So
ciety EDWARD @. DELAVAN, President.
Executive Commitfee.--H Horny Vaudeville, Reuben
II. Walworth, John Q. Cole l. N. Wyckof, William
Richardson. Edgar B. Day, Hormon Camp, b. p
Stats, Oliver Scovill.
ny The Committee request all editors in tho Uni
ted States to give the above insertion in their
columns. To all who comply with this request we
will send the Prohibtionist for one year, acittoM an
exchange unless thcy choose to add to obligation
by sending their papers also, which would of course
be most thankfully received. Jan. 2-dn