Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-07-31
PROSPECTUS or THE PROHIBIYIOsIsT.

sIf any State deems tho retail and internal traffic
in ardent spirits injurious to its citizens and calcu
lated to produce idleness vice, or debauchery soc
nothing in the Constitution OF the United states 70
prevent il from regulating restraining tho traftc,
from prohibiting 1t altogether If Il thinks proper
CAief Justice fancy.
OlN or before the LIST Of January 1854, tho Execu-
~ tive Committee Of tho New York State Temper
Society will issue the first number OF Month
y Temperance Journal, under the title OF The FRO
HIBITIoHIsT."
ITs SIzE.-It will be printed on double medium
sheet making eight quaro pages Of four columns TO
page and excluding advertisements, each number
will contain amount Of reading matter equal at
least to that furnished by our daily jour
mails, or to that Of an ordinary duodecimo volume q
$50 pages
ITs 0ByEcT-To advocate tho Cause Of Temper
generally and especially the Legislative Prohibi-
ton Of the Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages to pre-
pare tho minds Of the masses for such by
showing its expedcncy and Necessity, and to secure,
by all the influence 1t may legitimately exert, the
vigorous enforcement Of Prohibitory Laws when OBJ
tanned.
Irs FIELD.-Dealing 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 National
in its spirit in its scope in its purpose and We trust
it will be National in its circulation and influence
Such is 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 our ambition to bear part this great
work. and to this end The PRoHiBiTIosisT Is estab
lishod not the organ Of society merely, but OF
GREAT REFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT
IRIS NEcEssITY.--The existing Temperance jour
nails have little if any, circulation outside of tho Tenn
perance Ranks. Their price almost necessarily re-
stricts them to the friends of the cause The Pro-
HBITIoNIsT is designed for circulation Gnstcad OF
tracts among the Indifferent and the hostile. For
this purpose it is put at price SO low Us to enable
the friends Of Temperance In every school district by
combined action and at an inconsiderable expense,
to place copy in each family that will consent to re-
ceive it.
IRIS PRIcE.-One copy for one year SO 30
Three, to one address, one year ] 60
Seven do. do 90
And for each additional four copies, $l.OO will be
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies
For fifty copies to one address ST 90
No 70 subscription received for loss 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
of literary aid from not few of the abest
and most eminent writers in the temperance ranks
throughout the Union.
The work will be stercotyped and back numbers
BIO supplied to subscribers at any time during
the year.
All orders should be addressed to 0. soovill, Pub
Communications for the paper, in relation to the
interests Of the cause generally should be directed to
VIM. H. Burleigh, Corresponding Secretary.
In behalf of tho New York State Temperance So
cety EDWARD G. DELAVAN, President.
Ezecutipe Commutee.-Henry Vaudeville, Reuben
H. Waworth, John 0. Cole, !. N. Wyckof, William
Richardson Edgar B. Day, Hermon Camp, b. p
Stats, Oliver Scovill.
10 The Committee request all editors in the Uni
ted States to give the above insertion in their
columns. To all who comply with this request, we
will send the Prohibtionist for year, Utthom
exchange unless they choose to add to obligation
by sending their papers also which would of course,
be most thankfully received. Jan. 2-df