Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-01-27
PROSPECTUS OF qng PaoHIBITIoSIsr.

If any State deems the retail and internal traffic
In ardent spirits injurious to its citizens, and cacu-
lated to produce dlencss, vice. or debauchery see
nothing in tho Constitution Of the United States 70
prevent it from regulating restraining the traffic,
or from prohibiting II altogether II u thinks proper
Chief Justice Taney.
nN or before the lst of January 1854, the Execu-
~ tive Committee Of the Now York State Temper
Society will issue the first number OF Month
ly temperance Journal under the title of The Pro
HIBiTIoNlsT."
ITs SIzE-It will bo printed on adoublc medium
sheet making eight quarto pages OF four columns TO
page; and. excluding advertisements, each number
will contain an amount Of reading matter equal Mt
least to that furnished by our largersizcd daily jour
nails or to that of an ordinary duodocimo volume OF
$50 pages
Irs 0BJEcr-To advocate the Cause Of Temper.
generally and especially the
tion Of the Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages TO pre-
pare the minds of the for such Prohibition. by
showing its cxpedicncy and Necessity and to secure,
by all the influence it may legitimatciy exert, the
vigorous enforcement of Prohbitory Laws when OBJ
tained.
ITs FlELD-Dcaling with general principles, with
arguments alike applicable to every community where
the traffic exists and with facts illustrative OF these
arguments and principles the paper will be NafioR
in its spirit in its scope in its purpose and we trust
it will BIO National in its circulation and influence
Such is our aim and expectation. Wc desire TO see
the Principle of Prohibition established in State after
State till it becomes the recognised policy of tho Ma
ton. 1t is ambition to bear part in this great
work and to this end THE Prom BTIoNIsT is estab-
lished 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
pcranco Ranks Their price almost necessarily re-
stricts them to the friends of the cause. The PRO-
uB irIoNIsT is designed for circulation (instead OF
tracts) among the indifferent and the hostile. For
this purpose it is put Mt price so low ms to enable
the friends of Temperance in every school district by
combined action and Mt an inconsiderabe expense,
-. hat IN
ceive it,
Irs PRIcE.-0ne copy for one year so so
Three, to address, one year ! 90
And for each additional four copies, S1.00 win be
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies.
For fifty copies to one address $ll 90
For 100 do. do. ~ %
No subscription received for less than one year,
and in every case 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 fcw of the abest
and most eminent writer's in tho temperance ranks
throughout the Union.
Tho work will be stereotyped and back numbers
be supplied to subscribers Mt any time during
the year.
All orders should be addressed to O. Scovill, Pub
lishing Agent, Albany.
COMMUNICATIONS for the paper, in relation to the
interests of the generally should be directed to
VIM IL Burleigh, Corresponding Secretary.
In behalf of the New York State Temperance So
ciety EDWARD O. DELAVAN, President
Ezecaipe Consmifiee.-H Henry Vaudeville, Reuben
IL Walworth, John o. Cole /. N. Wyckof William
Richardson. Edgar b. Day, Hermon Camp, b. p
Staats, Oliver Scovill.
0y- 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 Prohibitionst for one year. arifhoM an
exchange unless they choose TO add to obligation
by sending their papers also, which would of course,
bo most thankfully received. Jan 2-d6