Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-06-30
PROSPECTUS on rns PaoalBIyloslsg.

"If any State deems the retail and informal traffic
in ardent spirits injurious 10 its citizons and cacu
lated TO produce dlencss, vice, or debauchery soc
nothing in the Constitution Of the United States to
prevent II from regulating or restraining the trafc
from prohibiting il altogether II 10 thinks proper
CHIT Justice Ianey.
nN or before the LIST of January, 1854, the Exeeu-
~ tive Committee OF tho New York State Temper
Society will issue the first number OF Month
ly Temperance Journal under the title OF The PRO
mBiTIoHIsT."
ITs SIzR.--It will be printed on double medium
sheet making eight quarto pages OF four columns 10
page; and, excluding advertisements each number
will contain an amount OF reading matter equai ~
least to that furnished by our larger sized daily jour
nails or to that of nm ordinary duodecimo volume q
100 pages
Irs 0BJEcr--To advocate the Cause Of Temper
ance generally and especially the Legislative Prohibit
ton Of the Traffic Ia Intoxicating Beverages TO pre-
pare tho minds Of the masses for such Prohibition by
showing its expedency and Necessity, and to secure,
by all the influence it may legitimatcly exert, the
vigorous enforcement Of Prohibitory Laws when OBJ
tanned.
Irs FIELD--Dealing 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 Nation
in its spirit in its scope, in its purpose and we trust
it will be National IN its circulation and influence
Such rs our aim and expectation. We desire TO see
the 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 ond TmE PRonIBTloslsr is estab-
lished not tho organ OF society merely, but OF
GREAT REFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT
IRIS NEcEssITY-The existing Temperance Jour
mails have little if any circulation outside OF the Tenn
perance Ranks Their price almost necessarily re-
stricts them to the friends of tho Tue Pro
HBiTIoNIsT is designed for circulation Gnstead OF
tracts among tho Indifferent and the hostile For
this purpose il is put at price so low as 70 enable
the riendsof Temperance in every school district by
combined action and ut an inconsiderable expense,
nlaGe each family that VIII consent To
ccive it,
ITs PRicE.-One copy for one year so 50
Three, TO one address oneyear ! %
Seven do do %
And for each additional four copies, $laO win be
added, for any quantity loss than fifty copies.
For fifty copies to ono address $ll 90
For 100 do. do. ~ w
No subscription received for less than one year,
and in every case the order must be accompanied by
the money.
The paper will BIO under the general direction Of
the Executive Committee, who have received ample
assurances of literary aid from not ow of the ablest
and most eminent writers in tho temperance ranks
throughout the Union
The work will be stereotyped, and back numbers
can bo supplied to subscribers at any time during
the year
All orders should BIO addressed to O. ScovI Pub
fishing Agent, Albany.
Communications for the paper in relation to the
interests of the generally, should be directed to
VIM Ill. Burleigh, Corresponding Secretary.
In behalf of the New York State Temperance So
ciety EDWARD C. DELAVAN, President
Eaecutipe Conlmifise--Honry Vaudeville, Rcubon
H. Walxorth, John o. Cole, l. N. Wyckot, William
Richardson, Edgar b. Day Hermon Camp, B. p.
Staats, Oliver Scovi
~ The Committee request all editors in tho Uni
ted States to give the above one insertion in their
columns To all who comply with this request, we
viii send the Prohibitionst for one year achoa an
exchange, unless they choose to add to obligation
by sending their papers also, which would of course
be most thankfully received. Jan. 2-dH