Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-08-04
PROSPECTUS or TRR PROHIBITI0NIsT.


"If any State deems the retail and internal traffic
in ardent spirits injurious to its citizens, and cacu
lated to produce idleness vice, debauchery, 500
nothing in the Constitution Of the United States to
prevent it from regulating or restraining the trattc.
or from prohibiting II altogether if it thinks proper
CAig Justics fancy.
nN or before the LIST Of January, 1854, the Execu-
~ tive Committee Of tho Now York State Temper
rance Society will issue the first number Of Month
ly Temperance Journal, under the title OF The FRO
mBITIoNIsT"
IT'S SrzE-It will BIO printed on a double medium
sheet making eight quaro pages, Of four columns to
page; and, excluding advertisements each NUMBER
win contain an amount Of reading matter equal at
least to that furnished by our daily jour-
mails, or to that of an ordinary duodecimo volume o.
$50 pages.
ITs 0nJEcT--To advocate the Cause Of Temper
generally and especially tho Legislative Prohibi-
ton Of the Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages TO pre-
pare the minds OF the for such Pohibiuon by
showing its expediency and Necessity and to secure,
by all the influence 1t may legtimately exert, tho
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 those
arguments and principles the paper will be National
in its spirit in ts scope in its purpose and, We trust
IL will be National in its circulation and influence
Such is our aim and expectation We desire to see
tho Principle of Prohibition established In State after
State till 1t becomes the recognised policy OF the Ma
ton. 1t Is ambition to bear part IN this great
work, and to this end THE PRoHrBiTIoSIsT is estab-
lished not the organ Of society merely, but Of
GREAT REFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT.
IRIS NEcEssITY.-The existing Temperance jour
mails have little, if any, circulation outside OF tho Tenn
porance Ranks Thor price almost necessarily ro-
stricts them to the friends Of the cause The PRo-
HIBITIoNIsT Is designed for circulation INSTEAD OF
tracts) anong the indifferent and the hostile. For
this purpose it is put at price SO low as to enable
the friends Of Temperance in every school district BY
oafio and MI nm inn
to place copy each family that will consent to re-
ceive it.
ITs PRIcE.-One copy for one year so so
Three, to one On address, o. one year J GO GO
And for each additional four copies $l.0O will be
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies.
For fifty copies to ono address Sll 90
For loo do DO. ~ w
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 few of the abest
and most eminent writers in the temperance ranks
throughout the Union.
The work will be stereotyped and back numbers
be supplied to new subscribers at any time during
the year.
All orders should be addressed to 0. Scovill, Pub
fishing Agent Albany.
Communications for tho paper, in relation to the
interests Of the generally should be directed to
VIM III. Burleigh, Corresponding Secretary.
In behalf of the New York State Temperance So
ciety EDWARD 9. DELAVAN, President
Eaecaaive Commitfee.-H Henry Vaudeville Reuben
II. Walworth, John 0. Cole, /. N. Wyckof, William
Richardson Edgar b. Day, Hermon Camp D. p.
Stats, Oliver Scoyill.
10 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 tho Prohibitionist for year, scathosa
exchange unless they choose to add to obligation
by sending their papors also, which would of course
BIO most thankfully received. JAN 2-dH